| R. C. Johnson | |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coach Years1: | 1963–1964 |
| Coach Team1: | Iowa (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1965–1966 |
| Coach Team2: | Northern Iowa (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1967–1968 |
| Coach Team3: | Youngstown State (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1969–1973 |
| Coach Team4: | Mankato State (assistant) |
| Admin Years1: | 1974–1980 |
| Admin Team1: | Northern Iowa (associate AD) |
| Admin Years2: | 1980–1988 |
| Admin Team2: | Eastern Illinois |
| Admin Years3: | 1989–1994 |
| Admin Team3: | Miami (OH) |
| Admin Years4: | 1994–1995 |
| Admin Team4: | Temple |
| Admin Years5: | 1996–2012 |
| Admin Team5: | Memphis |
Robert Carroll Johnson is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at Eastern Illinois University (1980–1988), Miami University (1989–1994), Temple University (1994–1995), and the University of Memphis (1996–2012).[1] [2] [3]
In November 2009, Johnson contract with Memphis was extended to run through June 2013.[4] In November 2011, Johnson announced his plans to leave the athletic director's position on June 30, 2012. He will be paid beyond that date as per his contract extension.