Paul Johnson

School: Georgia Southern (SoCon member 1991-2014)

Sport: Football (Coach)

Years Competed: 1997-2001

Relevant Statistics

Ranks first in SoCon history with 12.4 wins per season … Posted 62 wins from 1997-2001 … Winning percentage (86.1 percent) is second best in conference history behind Tennessee head coach Robert Neyland (1926-1932) and tops in the modern era … 62-10 overall record … Went 36-4 in SoCon play … Led Eagles to five consecutive SoCon Championships … Won national titles in 1999 and 2000 … Ranked in the top 10 of the final national poll all five years as head coach … One of only four head coaches in Division I football history to record at least 50 wins in their first four seasons as head coach.           

Team Record(s)/Finishes

1997: 10-3, 7-1 SoCon (1st) - I-AA Quarterfinals
1998: 14-1, 8-0 SoCon (1st) - I-AA Finals
1999: 13-2, 7-1 SoCon (t-1st) - I-AA National Championship
2000: 13-2, 7-1 SoCon (1st) - I-AA National Championship
2001: 12-2, 7-1 SoCon (t-1st) - I-AA Semifinals

Conference Honors/Awards

Named SoCon Coach of the Year by coaches and media in 1997 and 1998.

National Honors/Awards

Eddie Robinson Award winner (I-AA National Coach of the Year) in 1998 ... AFCA National I-AA Coach of the Year in 1998 and 1999.

Professional Career