Paul Johnson on the HOF ballot

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Coach Johnson has an overall record of 189-100 (.654) between stints at Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech. At Georgia Southern he won two FCS (then called Division I-AA) national championships. At Navy, he brought along his triple-option offense, took the Mids to five bowl games and went a combined 11-1 against Army and Air Force, winning five straight C.I.C. trophies. At Georgia Tech, Johnson’s Yellow Jackets won the ACC in 2009, and the Orange Bowl in 2014.

“It’s quite an honor to be on the ballot and in my mind it’s a reflection of all the people I had a chance to work with,” Johnson said in a statement.

Other coaches on the ballot this year include Mark Richt, Frank Solich, Darryl Rogers, Ralph Friedgen, Larry Coker, Larry Blakeney, Jim Carlen and Pete Cawthorn.

Daily Debrief: Former Navy coach Paul Johnson on the HOF ballot

Johnson has an overall record of 189-100 between stints at Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech.

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[00Burdell]

First (only) Navy Coach to beat ND.

 

[BainbridgeJacket]

First (only) Navy Coach to beat ND.

Incorrect

 

[GTFLETCH]

First (only) Navy Coach to beat ND.

In 2007, Paul Johnson coached the Midshipmen to their first win over rival Notre Dame since 1963, winning 46–44 in triple-overtime.

 

[00Burdell]

Incorrect

I stand corrected.

 

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From AJC Article:

Coach Johnson compiled a career record of 189-99 (.656) in 22 seasons as a head coach, including an 82-60 record in 11 seasons at Georgia Tech (2008-18). His 82 wins are the fourth-most in Tech history, behind only College Football Hall of Famers Bobby Dodd (165), William Alexander (134) and John Heisman (102). Johnson’s .577 winning percentage with the Yellow Jackets ranks fifth in program history, behind only Heisman (.764), Dodd (.713), George O’Leary (.612) and Alexander (.580). He led the Jackets to nine bowl appearances and three ACC championship games. He was named ACC Coach of the Year three times (2008, 2009 and 2014).

Richt, Johnson, Hearst on ballot for College Football Hall of Fame

Former Georgia head coach Mark Richt and former Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson are on the ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023, the National Football Foundation announced on Monday. In addition, Georgia’s former All-America running back Garrison Hearst is...

www.ajc.com

 

[Diseqc]

Larry Coker also being nominated shows you how prestigious this award is

 

[gtchief]

Misquoting the article with a former title that does not carry with him. You're a bad newsfeed

 

[BigDanT]

First (only) Navy Coach to beat ND.

Only alive coach. Their current coach beat them too I think

Which would mean what I said about the alive thing isn’t true

 

[BigDanT]

I stand corrected.

In fact they’ve beat ND 3 times since then.

 

[WracerX]

Larry Coker also being nominated shows you how prestigious this award is

I’ll take a natty.

 

[thegtstunner08]

Well deserved.

 

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[1982Jacket]

It would be cool if he went in with Ralph.

 

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[The Champ]

While not the biggest name, he Seems to be the most deserving of that group. No?

 

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He was this close to putting up a 15-0 mark in just his second season as a head coach.
Seven f---ing fumbles later, and a defense that simply could not stop the run, and it was 14-1 instead with one of the best offenses he ever had.

I went up to him a few weeks after that and said, "I still don't get it. What the hell happened?"
He said it was the football gods getting them back for 85 when Southern beat a better Furman team for the I-AA NC.

 

[swampsting]

The guy holding his cord was named Will, I think. Ran into him one day at the Tech hotel bar before a Tech game. He had come to a Tech game to see PJ.