American Football Coach Mike Johnson

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. Beginning in 2014 he served for three seasons as head coach of The King's Academy Knights in Sunnyvale, California, before being hired as wide receiver coach by the University of Oregon in 2017.

Mike Johnson

Johnson with the San Francisco 49ers in 2009
Current position
Title	co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight End Coach
Team	Syracuse
Conference	ACC
Biographical details
Born	(1969-05-02) May 2, 1969 (age 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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 (OC)
2011	UCLA (interim HC)
2014–2016	The King's Academy
2017–2018	Oregon (WR)
2019	Mississippi State (WR)
2021	Florida Atlantic (co-OC/QB)
2022–2023	Syracuse (WR)
2024–present	Syracuse (co-OC/TE)
Head coaching record
Overall	0–1

College

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.

Professional

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.

Before joining the 49ers, Mike Johnson was the wide receivers coach for the Baltimore Ravens in 2006 and 2007. On September 27, 2010, Johnson was named offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers, replacing Jimmy Raye.

After the end of the 2010 season, Johnson was not retained by the new head coach Jim Harbaugh. He was later hired as an assistant coach at UCLA in January 2011. He was named UCLA's interim head coach after the firing of Rick Neuheisel. He coached the final game of the season at the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.

Johnson was not retained by new UCLA coach Jim L. Mora in 2012.

On April 15, 2014, Johnson was announced as the new development director and Head Football Coach at The King's Academy in Sunnyvale, CA. After three seasons there, he was hired as wide receiver coach by the University of Oregon Ducks.

Johnson was hired as Syracuse's outside wide receivers coach on February 9, 2022.