Denver Johnson

Bowlegs High School

Class of 1976

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Denver Johnson - Class of 1976 - Bowlegs High School

First Name	Denver
Last Name	Johnson
Graduation Year	Class of 1976
Gender	Male
Current Location	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Hometown	Seminole, Oklahoma
Relationship Status	Married
About Me	A 1981 Tulsa graduate, Denver Johnson returns to his alma mater and will coach the Golden Hurricane offensive line. Johnson was named to the Tulsa coaching staff on January 18, 2011. Johnson spent the past two seasons as the offensive line coach at the University of Colorado (2009-10). The Buffs' offensive unit jumped 66 spots in NCAA stats for fewest sacks allowed in 2010, ranking 51st nationally. Before that, Johnson spent a total of 12 years as a head coach at two Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools, including nine years at Illinois State (2000-08) and the three seasons before that at Murray State (1997-99). He compiled an overall 69-66 career head coaching mark. Johnson recorded a 21-12 record at Murray State and won 48 games at Illinois State. His 2006 team registered a 9-4 mark, the second most wins in school history, advanced to the FCS quarterfinals and finished the season with a No. 8 national ranking. At Illinois State, his teams produced some of the most prolific offensive campaigns in school history by establishing 28 offensive records, including most points and the most rushing, passing and total yards in a single season. Before his first head coaching stop, Johnson spent 11 years as an assistant coach after beginning his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State in 1985. He coached three years at Tennessee-Martin (1986-88), four years at Oklahoma State (1989-92), three years at Mississippi State (1993-95) and one year at Oklahoma (1996), coaching the offensive line at all four schools. Johnson has spent a total of 26 years coaching college football. An all-Missouri Valley Conference offensive lineman as a senior for the Golden Hurricane, Johnson was an eighth round draft choice by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1981. He spent two years with the Bucs and three years in the USFL. He was born October 17, 1958 in Seminole, Okla. He is married to the former Danita Kay Powell, and the couple has two grown daughters, Taylor and Kelsey. He collects vintage cars and guitars, has skydived and lists water skiing as one of his hobbies. Johnson's father, the late Luke Johnson, was a decorated veteran of World War II, and his mother, Claudia, still resides in Seminole, Okla., near the farm on which the family lived. Throughout his career, he has been a public speaker in high demand, as he is known for an interesting delivery style featuring home spun humor with his natural southern drawl. TOP PLAYERS COACHED-All-Big 12 Conference Performers (1): Nate Solder. All-Missouri Valley Conference Performers (67; too numerous to list). NFL Players/Draft Picks (7): Boomer Grigsby, Brent Hawkins, Laurent Robinson (SIU), Brian Anderson, Melvin Hayes, Pervis Hunt, Jesse James (MSU). RECORD-He has been a part of 285 game days in the collegiate coaching ranks across three divisions. He has coached in 101 Division I-A games as a full-time coach (15-17-2 at Mississippi State, 12-30-2 at Oklahoma State, 3-8 at Oklahoma, 3-9 at Colorado); OSU was 8-4 the year he was a graduate assistant (1985). He has coached in two bowl games (one New Year's Day). He was head coach for 135 Division I-AA games, guiding Murray State and Illinois State to a 69-66 record, and UT Martin was 22-15 in three seaso...(read more)