Sport(s) | Football |
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Current position | |
Title | Wide receivers coach |
Team | Oregon |
Conference | Pac-12 |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Los Angeles, California |
May 2, 1967
Playing career | |
1985–1986 | Arizona State |
1987 | Mesa CC |
1988–1989 | Akron |
1991–1992 | San Antonio Riders |
1992–1993 | British Columbia Lions |
1994 | Orlando Predators |
1994–1995 | Shreveport Pirates |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1997–1998 | Oregon State (WR) |
1999 | Oregon State (QB) |
2000–2001 | San Diego Chargers (QB) |
2002 | Atlanta Falcons (WR) |
2003–2005 | Atlanta Falcons (QB) |
2006–2007 | Baltimore Ravens (WR) |
2009–2010 | San Francisco 49ers (QB) |
2010 | San Francisco 49ers (OC) |
2011 | UCLA Bruins (OC) |
2011 | UCLA Bruins (interim HC) |
2014-2016 | The King's Academy |
2017-present | Oregon (WR) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 0–1 |
Michael Eric Johnson (born May 2, 1967) is an American football coach and former quarterback, and current wide receivers coach at the University of Oregon. He was the interim head coach for the UCLA Bruins football team after serving as their offensive coordinator. Previously, he spent two years with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Johnson was hired along with former offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye by San Francisco head coach Mike Singletary on February 6, 2009. Raye was fired on September 27, 2010 and Johnson was promoted. For the 2016 season he served as head coach of The King's Academy Knights in Sunnyvale, California.
Johnson was a backup quarterback at Arizona State University from 1985 to 1986. In 1987, Johnson was a Junior College All-American at Mesa Community College. In 1988 and 1989, Johnson played at the University of Akron. Johnson was named Akron's Athlete of the Year in 1990.
In 1991 and 1992, Johnson played quarterback for the San Antonio Riders of the World League. In 1992 and 1993, Johnson played for the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. From 1994 to 1995, Johnson quarterbacked the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League.
At Oregon State University, Johnson and the wide receiver coach from 1997 to 1998 and the quarterback coach in 1999. Johnson was the San Diego Chargers quarterbacks coach for the 2000 and 2001 seasons. Johnson served as the quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons from 2003 to 2005 where he worked with Quarterback Michael Vick. In 2003, Mike Johnson was the offensive coordinator for the last two games of the season under interim head coach Wade Phillips.