Coaches
Paul Johnson
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Paul Johnson
alma mater (CFBD): Western Carolina
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-1980 | Avery County HS (NC) (HS) | OC | OC/OL | not known |
| 1981-1982 | Lees–McRae | OC | OC | not known |
| 1983-1984 | Georgia Southern | Position | DL | not known |
| 1985-1986 | Georgia Southern | OC | OC | not known |
| 1987-1994 | Hawai'i | OC | OC | not known |
| 1995-1996 | Navy | OC | OC | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 1997-2001 | Georgia Southern | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2002-2007 | Navy | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2008-2018 | Georgia Tech | 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 | Navy | 2-10 | - → - | - | - | -16.8 | 0% wins | 117 |
| 2003 | Navy | 8-5 | - → - | - | - | -3.8 | 17% wins | 117 |
| 2004 | Navy | 10-2 | - → 24 | 7 | 79 | -3.4 | 62% wins | 119 |
| 2005 | Navy | 8-4 | - → - | 9 | 104 | -2.1 | 83% wins | 119 |
| 2006 | Navy | 9-4 | - → - | 14 | 74 | -1.9 | 67% wins | 119 |
| 2007 | Navy | 8-4 (12 of 13) | - → - | 6 | 100 | -9.8 | 69% wins | 119 |
| 2008 | Georgia Tech | 9-4 | - → 22 | 73 | 27 | 8.6 | 54% wins | 120 |
| 2009 | Georgia Tech | 11-3 | 15 → 13 | 15 | 87 | 9.7 | 69% wins | 120 |
| 2010 | Georgia Tech | 6-7 | 16 → - | 42 | 59 | 2.9 | 79% wins | 120 |
| 2011 | Georgia Tech | 8-5 | - → - | 8 | 59 | 5.1 | 46% wins | 120 |
| 2012 | Georgia Tech | 7-7 | - → - | 18 | 68 | 6.0 | 62% wins | 124 |
| 2013 | Georgia Tech | 7-6 | - → - | 18 | 84 | 11.4 | 50% wins | 125 |
| 2014 | Georgia Tech | 11-3 | - → 8 | 4 | 93 | 11.2 | 54% wins | 128 |
| 2015 | Georgia Tech | 3-9 | 16 → - | 42 | 60 | 9.0 | 79% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 9-4 | - → - | 32 | 98 | 7.8 | 25% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 5-6 | - → - | 58 | 63 | 8.9 | 69% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 7-6 | - → - | 23 | 109 | 0.3 | 46% wins | 130 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Georgia Southern | FCS | 10-3 |
| 1998 | Georgia Southern | FCS | 14-1 |
| 1999 | Georgia Southern | FCS | 13-2 |
| 2000 | Georgia Southern | FCS | 13-2 |
| 2001 | Georgia Southern | FCS | 12-2 |
Worked under
- Charlie Weatherbie · Navy 1995-1996 (OC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 16
- Brian Bohannon · Navy 2002-2007 (Position)
- Buddy Green · Navy 2002-2007 (DC, Position)
- Ivin Jasper · Navy 2002-2007 (Position)
- Jeff Monken* · Navy 2002-2007 (Position, ST coord.)
- Ken Niumatalolo* · Navy 2002-2007 (Other, Position)
- Kevin Kelly · Navy 2002-2005 (Position, ST coord.)
- Charles Kelly* · Georgia Tech 2008-2012 (DC, Position)
- Dave Wommack · Georgia Tech 2008-2009 (DC)
- Lamar Owens · Georgia Tech 2008-2018 (Other, ST coord.)
- Nathan Burton · Georgia Tech 2008 (GA)
- Chris Hampton · Georgia Tech 2009-2010 (GA)
- Al Groh · Georgia Tech 2010-2012 (DC)
- Andy McCollum · Georgia Tech 2010-2018 (Other, Position)
- Ted Roof · Georgia Tech 2013-2017 (DC)
- Nate Woody · Georgia Tech 2018 (DC)
- Shiel Wood · Georgia Tech 2018 (Position)
Level 2: on their staffs · 30
- Ashley Ingram · Navy 2008-2022 (Position) · under Ken Niumatalolo
- Shaun Nua · Navy 2012-2017 (Position) · under Ken Niumatalolo
- Brent Davis · Army 2014-2022 (OC) · under Jeff Monken
- Danny Verpaele · Army 2014-2026 (Analyst, Position) · under Jeff Monken
- Jay Bateman · Army 2014-2018 (DC) · under Jeff Monken
- Jovan Dewitt · Army 2014-2015 (Position, ST coord.) · under Jeff Monken
- Dale Pehrson · Navy 2015-2018 (DC) · under Ken Niumatalolo
- Chad Wilt · Army 2016-2018 (Position) · under Jeff Monken
- David Corley Jr. · Army 2017 (Position) · under Jeff Monken
- Brian Newberry* · Navy 2019-2022 (DC, Position) · under Ken Niumatalolo
- Brian Norwood · Navy 2019 (DC, Position) · under Ken Niumatalolo
- John Loose · Army 2019 (DC) · under Jeff Monken
- Matt Drinkall* · Army 2019-2024 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Jeff Monken
- Greg Gasparato · Army 2020 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Monken
- Scot Sloan · Army 2022-2026 (DC, Position) · under Jeff Monken
- Drew Thatcher · Army 2023 (OC) · under Jeff Monken
- Chandler Burks · Kennesaw State 2024 (OC, Position) · under Brian Bohannon
- Cody Worley · Army 2024-2026 (OC) · under Jeff Monken
- Craig Stutzmann · San José State 2024-2026 (OC) · under Ken Niumatalolo
- Derrick Odum · San José State 2024-2025 (DC, Other) · under Ken Niumatalolo
- Greg Harris · Kennesaw State 2024 (DC) · under Brian Bohannon
- Kevin McGiven · San José State 2024 (Other, Position) · under Ken Niumatalolo
- Stewart Cook · Kennesaw State 2024 (OC) · under Brian Bohannon
- Bojay Filimoeatu · San José State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Ken Niumatalolo
- Brian Williams · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Charles Kelly
- Clint Trickett · Jacksonville State 2025 (OC, Position) · under Charles Kelly
- Lawrence Dawsey · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Charles Kelly
- Maxwell Thurmond · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (Position, ST coord.) · under Charles Kelly
- Taylor Housewright · Jacksonville State 2025-2026 (OC, Position) · under Charles Kelly
- Daryl Dixon · Army 2026 (DC) · under Jeff Monken
Level 3: on their staffs · 8
- Grant Chesnut · Navy 2023 (OC) · under Brian Newberry
- P. J. Volker · Navy 2023-2025 (DC) · under Brian Newberry
- Ricky Brown · Navy 2023-2026 (DC, Position, ST coord.) · under Brian Newberry
- Drew Cronic · Navy 2024-2026 (OC) · under Brian Newberry
- Derek Fulton · Central Michigan 2025-2026 (OC) · under Matt Drinkall
- Jim Chapin · Central Michigan 2025-2026 (OC) · under Matt Drinkall
- Sean Cronin · Central Michigan 2025-2026 (DC) · under Matt Drinkall
- Eric Lewis · Navy 2026 (DC) · under Brian Newberry
Coached together
- Robert Anae · Hawai'i 1987 · him OC, them GA
- Jeff Monken* · Hawai'i 1989-1990 · him OC, them GA
- Ken Niumatalolo* · Hawai'i 1990-1994 · him OC, them GA
- Brian Norwood · Navy 1995-1996 · him OC, them Position
- Charlie Weatherbie · Navy 1995-1996 · him OC, them Head coach
- Dick Bumpas · Navy 1995-1996 · him OC, them DC
- Gary Patterson · Navy 1995 · him OC, them Position
- Ivin Jasper · Navy 1995-2007 · him Head coach, OC, them Position
- Ken Niumatalolo* · Navy 1995-2007 · him Head coach, OC, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Brian Bohannon · Georgia Southern 1997-2001 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jeff Monken* · Georgia Southern 1997-2001 · him Head coach, them Position
- Ivin Jasper · Georgia Southern 1999-2001 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dawson Odums · Georgia Southern 2000 · him Head coach, them Position
- Brian Bohannon · Navy 2002-2007 · him Head coach, them Position
- Buddy Green · Navy 2002-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jeff Monken* · Navy 2002-2007 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Kelly · Navy 2002-2005 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Brian Bohannon · Georgia Tech 2008-2012 · him Head coach, them Position
- Charles Kelly* · Georgia Tech 2008-2012 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Dave Wommack · Georgia Tech 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jeff Monken* · Georgia Tech 2008-2009 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Lamar Owens · Georgia Tech 2008-2018 · him Head coach, them Other, ST coord.
- Nathan Burton · Georgia Tech 2008 · him Head coach, them GA
- Chris Hampton · Georgia Tech 2009-2010 · him Head coach, them GA
- Al Groh · Georgia Tech 2010-2012 · him Head coach, them DC
- Andy McCollum · Georgia Tech 2010-2018 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Ted Roof · Georgia Tech 2013-2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Nate Woody · Georgia Tech 2018 · him Head coach, them DC
- Shiel Wood · Georgia Tech 2018 · him Head coach, them Position