Paul Johnson (American football coach)
Johnson on the sidelines facing Clemson in 2008
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Georgia Tech |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 70–48 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 20, 1957 Newland, North Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1980 | Avery County (NC) HS (OC/OL) |
| 1981–1982 | Lees–McRae (OC) |
| 1983–1984 | Georgia Southern (DL) |
| 1985–1986 | Georgia Southern (OC) |
| 1987–1994 | Hawaii (OC) |
| 1995–1996 | Navy (OC) |
| 1997–2001 | Georgia Southern |
| 2002–2007 | Navy |
| 2008–present | Georgia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 177–87 |
| Bowls | 5–7 |
| Tournaments | 14–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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| Awards | |
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Eddie Robinson Award (1998) 2x AFCA Division I-AA Coach of the Year (1999-2000) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (2004) 2× SoCon Coach of the Year (1997–1998) 3× ACC Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2014) |
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Paul Clayton Johnson (born August 20, 1957) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a position he has held since the 2008 season.
Previously, Johnson served as the head coach at Georgia Southern University from 1997 to 2001 and at the United States Naval Academy from 2002 to 2007. Johnson's Georgia Southern Eagles won consecutive NCAA Division I-AA Football Championships in 1999 and 2000.
He is noted for his use of the flexbone spread option style of offense. As of October 10, 2016, Paul Johnson has the fifth most wins of any active coach in Division 1 College football
Johnson earned his bachelor of science degree in physical education from Western Carolina University in 1979, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. He did not play college football. He also earned a master of science in health and physical education from Appalachian State University in 1982.
Johnson started his college career at Georgia Southern University in 1983, where he served as offensive coordinator for consecutive NCAA Division I-AA National Football Championships teams in 1985 and 1986. From 1983–1986 they would win 40 games and score 619 points in 15 games in 1986. Those teams were led by QB Tracy Ham who would go on to be a successful QB in the Canadian Football League.
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