Coaches
Bobby Johnson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Bobby Johnson
Played at Clemson 1969-1972
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Furman | Position | DE | not known |
| 1977-1979 | Furman | Position | DB | not known |
| 1981-1983 | Furman | Position | DB | not known |
| 1983-1992 | Furman | DC | DC | not known |
| 1993 | Clemson | DC | DC | Ken Hatfield |
| 1994-2001 | Furman | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2002-2009 | Vanderbilt | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Vanderbilt | 2-10 | - → - | - | - | -6.7 | 18% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Vanderbilt | 2-10 | - → - | - | - | -8.6 | 17% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Vanderbilt | 2-9 | - → - | 44 | 96 | -6.2 | 17% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Vanderbilt | 5-6 | - → - | 90 | 8 | -3.8 | 18% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Vanderbilt | 4-8 | - → - | 69 | 73 | 1.9 | 46% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Vanderbilt | 5-7 | - → - | 111 | 53 | 2.5 | 33% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Vanderbilt | 7-6 | - → - | 115 | 44 | -2.0 | 42% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Vanderbilt | 2-10 | - → - | 120 | 65 | -5.5 | 54% wins | 120 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Furman | FCS | 3-8 |
| 1995 | Furman | FCS | 6-5 |
| 1996 | Furman | FCS | 9-4 |
| 1997 | Furman | FCS | 7-4 |
| 1998 | Furman | FCS | 5-6 |
| 1999 | Furman | FCS | 9-3 |
| 2000 | Furman | FCS | 9-3 |
| 2001 | Furman | FCS | 12-3 |
Worked under
- Ken Hatfield · Clemson 1993 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Bruce Fowler · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 (DC)
- Jamie Bryant · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 (DC, Position, ST coord.)
- Robbie Caldwell · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 (Position)
- Ted Cain · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 (OC, Position, ST coord.)
- Desmond Kitchings · Vanderbilt 2008-2009 (Position, ST coord.)
Level 2: on their staffs · 2
- Herb Hand · Vanderbilt 2010 (Position) · under Robbie Caldwell
- Jimmy Kiser · Vanderbilt 2010 (OC) · under Robbie Caldwell
Coached together
- Ted Cain · Furman 1977-1985 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Robbie Caldwell · Furman 1978-1985 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Bruce Fowler · Furman 1984-2001 · him DC, Head coach, them Other
- Clay Hendrix · Furman 1988-2001 · him DC, Head coach, them Other, Position
- George Quarles · Furman 1989-1990 · him DC, them GA
- Ken Hatfield · Clemson 1993 · him DC, them Head coach
- Rick Stockstill · Clemson 1993 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Scot Sloan · Clemson 1993 · him DC, them GA
- Tommy West · Clemson 1993 · him DC, them Head coach
- Bruce Fowler · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jamie Bryant · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 · him Head coach, them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Robbie Caldwell · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ted Cain · Vanderbilt 2002-2009 · him Head coach, them OC, Position, ST coord.
- Desmond Kitchings · Vanderbilt 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
Played together
- Charlie Taaffe · Clemson 1969