Greg Johnson (American football coach)
American football coach (born c. 1960)
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Greg Johnson (born c. 1960) is an American former 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.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1960 |
| Alma mater | Northwestern Oklahoma State[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Oklahoma Panhandle State (assistant)[2] |
| 1984–1985 | Tennessee Tech (assistant) |
| 1986–1990 | Langston (assistant) |
| 1991–1996 | Langston |
| 1997–1998 | Prairie View A&M |
| 2004–2010 | Langston |
| 2012 | Texas Southern (assoc. HC / co-DC / CB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 82–76 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NAIA D–I playoffs) 1–2 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 OIC (1993, 1994) 3 CSFL (2005, 2007–2008) | |
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]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langston Lions (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1991–1996) | |||||||||
| 1991 | Langston | 2–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1992 | Langston | 4–6 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1993 | Langston | 9–3 | 4–1 | 1st | L NAIA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1994 | Langston | 10–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Division I Semifinal | ||||
| 1995 | Langston | 4–6 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1996 | Langston | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Langston: | 35–30 | 13–17 | |||||||
| Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Prairie View A&M | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1998 | Prairie View A&M | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| Prairie View A&M: | 1–19 | 0–16 | |||||||
| Langston Lions (Central States Football League) (2004–2005) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Langston | 6–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2005 | Langston | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Langston Lions (NAIA independent) (2006) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Langston | 5–4 | |||||||
| Langston Lions (Central States Football League) (2007–2010) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Langston | 5–4 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2008 | Langston | 10–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2009 | Langston | 7–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NAIA First Round | ||||
| 2010 | Langston | 6–4 | 4–2 | ||||||
| Langston: | 46–27 | 26–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 82–76 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||