He and his wife, Danita Kay, have two daughters: Taylor and Kelsey. Johnson's USFL tenure included playing stints with NFL Hall of Fame quarterbacks Jim Kelly and Steve Young. Johnson earned his bachelor's degree in business management from Tulsa in 1981. He spent two years (1981-82) with the Bucs and three seasons in the USFL, playing two years (1983-84) with the Los Angeles Express and the 1985 season with the Houston Gamblers. An All-Missouri Valley Conference offensive lineman as a senior for Tulsa, Johnson was an eighth round draft choice by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1981. In the summer of 2012, Johnson was awarded the Merv Johnson Integrity in College Coaching Award by the Jim Thorpe Association. Johnson has been the head coach at two Division I institutions garnering a 69-66 overall record in 12 seasons at Murray State and Illinois State. In 2012, Tulsa's offense ranked fourth nationally for fewest sacks allowed, ninth for rushing offense, 21st for fewest tackles for lost yardage allowed and 28th for total offense. Johnson has spent a total of 30 years coaching college football. Tyler Holmes was an honorable mention performer in 2011 and spent the 2012 season with the Minnesota Vikings. Johnson coached an offensive line that helped pave the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in two of his final three seasons at Tulsa. In his four seasons at Tulsa, four of his offensive linemen earned first-team all-league accolades, including Stetson Burnett (2013), Brian DeShane and Jared Grigg (2012) and Clint Anderson (2011). He comes to Southern after serving four seasons at the University of Tulsa as the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator. Lions on Facebook : /mososportsĭenver Johnson was named the 13th head coach in Missouri Southern history on April 1, 2015. MSSU Radio : FM 99.7 Real American Country - Mike McClure, Play-by-Play, Scott Boudreaux, Color
Team Records: MSSU - 1-6, 1-6 MIAA | LWU - 2-5, 2-5 MIAAAĬoaches : Denver Johnson (1-6 at MSSU, 70-72 overall) | Patrick Ross (103-50 overall/89-47 at Lindenwood)
The game, which will be televised as the MIAA Game of the Week, will kick off at 2:37 pm from Fred G. The Missouri Southern football team will play host to Lindenwood University this Saturay as the two teams tangle on Homecoming.
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