Steve Johnson | |
Birth Date: | 25 May 1956 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1974–1977 |
Player Team1: | Bethel (MN) |
Player Positions: | Defensive lineman |
Coach Years1: | 1980–1981 |
Coach Team1: | St. Cloud State (GA) |
Coach Years2: | 1982–1985 |
Coach Team2: | Cathedral HS (MN) |
Coach Years3: | 1986 |
Coach Team3: | Minnesota (GA/RB) |
Coach Years4: | 1987–1988 |
Coach Team4: | Montana State (WR) |
Coach Years5: | 1989–2023 |
Coach Team5: | Bethel (MN) |
Overall Record: | 252–110–1 (college) 20–17 (high school) |
Tournament Record: | 13–12 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Championships: | 6 MIAC (2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2013, 2023) 3 MIAC Skyline Division (2021–2023) |
Awards: | 6× MIAC Coach of the Year (1989, 2000, 2006–2007, 2013, 2023) |
Steve Johnson (born May 25, 1956) is an American former college football coach. He was the head football coach at Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minnesota from 1989 to 2023.
A native of Chicago, Johnson played college football at Bethel, starting for four seasons as a defensive lineman. He served as the head football coach at Cathedral High School in St. Cloud, Minnesota from 1982 to 1985, compiling a record of 20–17. In 1986, he was a graduate assistant at the University of Minnesota under head football coach John Gutekunst. Johnson then coached wide receivers at Montana State University, before returning to Bethel as head football coach in 1989.[1] [2]