Coaches
Denver Johnson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Denver Johnson
Played at Tulsa 1976-1980
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Oklahoma State | GA | GA | not known |
| 1986-1988 | UT Martin | Position | AHC/OL | not known |
| 1989-1992 | Oklahoma State | Position | OL | not known |
| 1993-1995 | Mississippi State | Position | OL | Jackie Sherrill |
| 1996 | Oklahoma | Position | OL | not known |
| 1997-1999 | Murray State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2000-2008 | Illinois State | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2009-2010 | Colorado | Position | OL | Dan Hawkins |
| 2011-2014 | Tulsa | Position | OL | Bill Blankenship |
| 2014 | Tulsa | OC | Offensive coordinator · season pages | Bill Blankenship |
| 2015-2018 | Missouri Southern | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2020- | Lindenwood | Position | OL | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Murray State | FCS | 7-4 |
| 1998 | Murray State | FCS | 7-4 |
| 1999 | Murray State | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2000 | Illinois State | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2001 | Illinois State | FCS | 2-9 |
| 2002 | Illinois State | FCS | 6-5 |
| 2003 | Illinois State | FCS | 6-6 |
| 2004 | Illinois State | FCS | 4-7 |
| 2005 | Illinois State | FCS | 7-4 |
| 2006 | Illinois State | FCS | 9-4 |
| 2007 | Illinois State | FCS | 4-7 |
| 2008 | Illinois State | FCS | 3-8 |
| 2015 | Missouri Southern | Division II | 1-10 |
| 2016 | Missouri Southern | Division II | 2-9 |
| 2017 | Missouri Southern | Division II | 0-11 |
| 2018 | Missouri Southern | Division II | 0-3 |
Worked under
- Jackie Sherrill · Mississippi State 1993-1995 (Position)
- Dan Hawkins · Colorado 2009-2010 (Position)
- Bill Blankenship · Tulsa 2011-2014 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Houston Nutt · Oklahoma State 1985-1989 · him GA, Position, them Position
- Kevin Steele · Oklahoma State 1985 · him GA, them Position
- Larry Coker · Oklahoma State 1985-1989 · him GA, Position, them OC
- Reggie Herring · Oklahoma State 1985 · him GA, them Position
- Todd Berry · Oklahoma State 1985 · him GA, them GA
- Todd Berry · UT Martin 1986-1988 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Brent Guy · Oklahoma State 1989-1991 · him Position, them Position
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 1989-1991 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Jeff Bower · Oklahoma State 1990 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 1990-1992 · him Position, them Position
- Rick Christophel · Mississippi State 1993-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Bill Young · Oklahoma 1996 · him Position, them DC
- Chris Thurmond · Oklahoma 1996 · him Position, them Position
- George Barlow · Oklahoma 1996 · him Position, them GA
- Zac Roper · Oklahoma 1996 · him Position, them Other
- Paul Randolph · Illinois State 2000 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Steve Wilks · Illinois State 2000 · him Head coach, them Position
- Justin Fuente · Illinois State 2001-2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Brad Cornelsen · Illinois State 2003-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Holmon Wiggins · Illinois State 2006-2008 · him Head coach, them Position
- Rod Carey · Illinois State 2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brian Cabral · Colorado 2009-2010 · him Position, them Head coach, Position
- Bush Hamdan · Colorado 2009 · him Position, them GA
- Dan Hawkins · Colorado 2009-2010 · him Position, them Head coach
- Eric Kiesau · Colorado 2009-2010 · him Position, them OC
- Greg Brown · Colorado 2009-2010 · him Position, them Position
- Lee Marks · Colorado 2009 · him Position, them Strength
- Ron Collins · Colorado 2009-2010 · him Position, them DC
- Ryan Walters · Colorado 2009 · him Position, them Other
- Robert Prince · Colorado 2010 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Bill Blankenship · Tulsa 2011-2014 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Brent Guy · Tulsa 2011-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Greg Peterson · Tulsa 2011-2013 · him Position, them OC
- Holmon Wiggins · Tulsa 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Jason Semore · Tulsa 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Van Malone · Tulsa 2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Jed Stugart · Lindenwood 2020-2026 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dusty Hovorka · Lindenwood 2022-2026 · him Position, them OC
- Eric Inama · Lindenwood 2022-2026 · him Position, them DC
Played together
- Bill Blankenship · Tulsa 1976-1979
- David Rader · Tulsa 1976-1978