caption tournament_record player_team coach_years championships birth_place player_positions overall_record player_years coach_team awards cfbdwid bowl_record sport birth_date image article_title name
johnson in 2007 versus auburn 3 -- 3 -lrb- ncaa d-i-aa playoffs -rrb- clemson 1976 1992 1993 1994 -- 2001 2002 -- 2010 1977 -- 1979 1981 -- 1983 1983 -- 2 southern conference -lrb- 1999 , 2001 -rrb- columbia , south carolina wide receiver , cornerback 89 -- 102 1969 -- 1972 furman -lrb- db -rrb- furman -lrb- dc -rrb- clemson -lrb- dc -lrb- -rrb- furman vanderbilt de -rrb- furman -lrb- db -rrb- furman sec coach of the year -lrb- 2008 -rrb- 2660 1 -- 0 football 8 february 1951 bobbyjohnson-vandyhc . jpg bobby johnson
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bobby johnson

robert alan johnson -lrb- born february 8 , 1951 -rrb- is a retired american football coach and former player .
he was most recently the head football coach at vanderbilt university , a position he held from the 2002 season until his retirement in 2010 .
in december 2001 , johnson became the commodores ' head coach , after leading furman university to the division i-aa national championship game .
he coached the paladins between 1994 -- 2001 , leading the team to a 60 -- 36 overall record during his eight years .
prior to his hiring at furman , johnson was also the defensive coordinator for the clemson tigers .
in 2008 , johnson led vanderbilt to its first winning season since 1982 .
his team went 7 -- 6 with a 16 -- 14 win over boston college in the music city bowl , vanderbilt 's first bowl victory since 1955 and only their second in school history at the time .
