Dave Johnson is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia from 2007 to 2013.[1] Johnson oversaw the program's transition from the CIS to NCAA Division II.[2] Under Johnson, the Clan would finish the 2008 season going 5–3, losing in the Hardy Trophy game; the 2012 team finished 5–6, which would be the program's best record while competing in the NCAA.
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1984–1987 | Simon Fraser |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998 | British Columbia (interim) |
| 2007–2013 | Simon Fraser |
| 2015 | Arizona Christian (DC/LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–44 |
Johnson was drafted by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in the 6th round of the 1988 CFL Draft.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | CIS# | AFCA° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser Clan (Canada West) (CIS) (2007–2009) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Simon Fraser | 0–8 | 0–8 | 7th | |||||
| 2008 | Simon Fraser | 5–3 | 5–3 | 4th | L Hardy Trophy | 8 | |||
| 2009 | Simon Fraser | 1–6 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| Simon Fraser Clan (Great Northwest Conference) (NCAA Division II) (2010–2013) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Simon Fraser | 1–9 | 0–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Simon Fraser | 3–7 | 2–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2012 | Simon Fraser | 5–6 | 4–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2013 | Simon Fraser | 3–7 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
| Simon Fraser: | 18–44 | 15–44 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Dave Johnson". Simon Fraser Clan football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Tsumura, Howard (November 19, 2013). "SFU football: Johnson fired following 3-7 GNAC season, coaching search now set to begin". The Province. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Dave Johnson". Arizona Christian Firestorm football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.