Greg Johnson (American football coach) explained

Greg Johnson
Birth Date:c. 1960
Alma Mater:Northwestern Oklahoma State[1]
Coach Years1:1983
Coach Team1:Oklahoma Panhandle State (assistant)[2]
Coach Years2:1984–1985
Coach Team2:Tennessee Tech (assistant)
Coach Years3:1986–1990
Coach Team3:Langston (assistant)
Coach Years4:1991–1996
Coach Team4:Langston
Coach Years5:1997–1998
Coach Team5:Prairie View A&M
Coach Years6:2004–2010
Coach Team6:Langston
Coach Years7:2012
Coach Team7:Texas Southern (assoc. HC / co-DC / CB)
Overall Record:82–76
Tournament Record:1–2 (NAIA D–I playoffs)
1–2 (NAIA playoffs)
Championships:2 OIC (1993, 1994)
3 CSFL (2005, 2007–2008)

Greg Johnson (born c. 1960) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Langston University from 1991 to 1996 at and Prairie View A&M University from 1997 to 1998, compiling a career college record of 36–49.

On January 31, 2012 it was announced that Johnson has been hired by Texas Southern to be the associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, and cornerbacks coach.[3]

Coaching career

Johnson was the 19th head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1997 until 1998. His record at Prairie View was 1–19.[4] [5]

Johnson lost the first 12 games of his career—part of an 80-game losing streak over parts of 10 seasons, the longest in NCAA history.[6] However, it was in the fourth game of his second season as head coach when the streak was broken by a 14–12 victory over Langston.[7] [8] [9] Tensions over the losing streak had grown so high at the school that the entire marching band was suspended by the conference the week before as a result of fighting between marching bands.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Colon . Langston hires football coach . News OK . December 18, 2003 . December 3, 2016.
  2. Web site: Murray Evans . Langston Coach Johnson Resigns Takes Prairie View A&M Job . News OK . February 6, 1997 . December 3, 2016.
  3. Web site: New Team of TSU Football Coaches now on Board . Texas Southern Athletics . January 13, 2012 . January 10, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110160816/http://www.tsuball.com/news/2012/1/31/FB_0131121133.aspx?path=football . dead .
  4. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a&m/coaching_records.php Prairie View A&M University coaching records
  5. Web site: Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory . The Sports Network . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525193829/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fteams%2Fdirect582.htm . May 25, 2011 .
  6. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/gallery.losingstreaks/content.4.html Sports Illustrated
  7. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/news/1998/09/26/prairieview_wins/ Sports Illustrated
  8. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DXK/is_1998_Oct_29/ai_53257749 Black Issues in Higher Education
  9. Web site: Prairie View 1998 schedule results . 2008-05-17 . 2011-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525201101/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=4558&year=1998 . dead .
  10. http://www.onnidan.com/98-99/news/swac0921.htm SWAC Suspends PVAMU and SU Marching Bands