Bill Johnson
Coaching Record
| Years Coached | Record | Win % | Playoff record | Playoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 245-257-8 | 48.82% | 4-10 | 28.57% |
Coaching Tree
Parents:
Frankie Albert, Paul Brown, Jack Christiansen, Red Hickey, Norman "Red" Strader
Children:
Biography
Career Summary
Bill Johnson was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1955 to 1990, finishing his career as the tight ends coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. Over his thirty-six years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 245-257-8. He was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals from 1976 until the 1978 season, during which time the Bengals went 22-22-0. During his career he was a head coach for three seasons.
Bill Johnson Coaching Tree
Before he was a head coach, Johnson served as an assistant coach for Norman "Red" Strader, Frankie Albert, Red Hickey, Jack Christiansen, Paul Brown, John McKay, Monte Clark, and Sam Wyche. Eight of these years were spent on Brown's coaching staff. One assistant coach from his coaching staffs, Homer Rice, was eventually hired as a head coach. After coaching on Bill Johnson's coaching staff, he was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals for one season where he combined for a regular season record of 4-12-0 and 0-0 in the playoffs.
History
| Year | Position | Record | Playoff record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Cincinnati Bengals | Tight Ends Coach | 9-7-0 | 1-1 |
| 1989 Cincinnati Bengals | Tight Ends Coach | 8-8-0 | 0-0 |
| 1988 Cincinnati Bengals | Tight Ends Coach | 12-4-0 | 2-1 |
| 1987 Cincinnati Bengals | Tight Ends Coach | 4-11-0 | 0-0 |
| 1986 Cincinnati Bengals | Tight Ends Coach | 10-6-0 | 0-0 |
| 1985 Cincinnati Bengals | Tight Ends Coach | 7-9-0 | 0-0 |
| 1984 Detroit Lions | Offensive Backfield Coach | 4-11-1 | 0-0 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions | Offensive Backfield Coach | 9-7-0 | 0-1 |
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Offensive Line Coach | 5-4-0 | 0-1 |
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Offensive Line Coach | 9-7-0 | 0-1 |
| 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Offensive Line Coach | 5-10-1 | 0-0 |
| 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Offensive Line Coach | 10-6-0 | 1-1 |
| 1978 Cincinnati Bengals | Head Coach | 4-12-0 | 0-0 |
| 1977 Cincinnati Bengals | Head Coach | 8-6-0 | 0-0 |
| 1976 Cincinnati Bengals | Head Coach | 10-4-0 | 0-0 |
| 1975 Cincinnati Bengals | Offensive Line Coach | 11-3-0 | 0-1 |
| 1974 Cincinnati Bengals | Offensive Line Coach | 7-7-0 | 0-0 |
| 1973 Cincinnati Bengals | Offensive Line Coach | 10-4-0 | 0-1 |
| 1972 Cincinnati Bengals | Offensive Line Coach | 8-6-0 | 0-0 |
| 1971 Cincinnati Bengals | Offensive Line Coach | 4-10-0 | 0-0 |
| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals | Offensive Line Coach | 8-6-0 | 0-1 |
| 1969 Cincinnati Bengals | Offensive Line Coach | 4-9-1 | 0-0 |
| 1968 Cincinnati Bengals | Offensive Line Coach | 3-11-0 | 0-0 |
| 1967 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 7-7-0 | 0-0 |
| 1966 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 6-6-2 | 0-0 |
| 1965 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 7-6-1 | 0-0 |
| 1964 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 4-10-0 | 0-0 |
| 1963 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 2-12-0 | 0-0 |
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 6-8-0 | 0-0 |
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 7-6-1 | 0-0 |
| 1960 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 7-5-0 | 0-0 |
| 1959 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 7-5-0 | 0-0 |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 6-6-0 | 0-0 |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 8-4-0 | 0-1 |
| 1956 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 5-6-1 | 0-0 |
| 1955 San Francisco 49ers | Chief of Offense | 4-8-0 | 0-0 |
Coach history guide
| Seasons with a championship win | Seasons with a conference championship |
Coach facts
- Years as head coach: 3
- Conference Championships won: 1988
- Third in winning percentage for the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Past teams coached for: Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers
- College Attended: Texas A&M Aggies
- Position Played: Center