. "yes"@en . "2"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "1"^^ . . . "1951-12-23"^^ . . . . "4"^^ . . "1971"^^ . . . "Winnsboro, South Carolina"@en . . "American football coach"@en . . . "7"^^ . "4"^^ . "3173"^^ . . . . "coach"@en . "both"@en . . "0"^^ . . "2012"^^ . "two"@en . . . "Alabama"@en . . "single"@en . "Spartanburg HS"@en . . . . "2002"^^ . . "2003"^^ . . "2001"^^ . . . . . . "Johnson began his coaching career following his graduation from The Citadel in 1975, as the defensive ends coach at his alma mater under Bobby Ross in 1975. In 1976, Johnson accepted an assistant coaching position at Gaffney High School. He served as an assistant at Gaffney through the 1978 season before taking the defensive coordinator position at Spartanburg High School in 1979. After one season as defensive coordinator at Spartanburg, Johnson was promoted to head coach in 1980 and held the position through the 1981 season. As head coach he led the Vikings to a pair of playoff appearances and an overall record of 16 wins and eight losses (16\u20138). Johnson resigned his position to take the linebackers coach position at The Citadel. After his one season at Gardner\u2013Webb, Johnson served as an assistant at Appalachian State, East Carolina and Southern Miss before being hired at Alabama by Gene Stallings for the 1990 season. At Alabama, Johnson served as linebackers coach and was on the staff that won the 1992 national championship. He resigned from Alabama after the 1993 season to become the defensive coordinator at Clemson. After only two years at Clemson, Johnson returned to Alabama in January 1997 to serve as defensive coordinator for head coach Mike DuBose. He served at Alabama through the 2000 season when he was hired as head coach at The Citadel. After his three-year tenure with The Citadel, Johnson served as defensive coordinator at both Mississippi State (2004\u20132007) and South Carolina (2008\u20132011). In December 2011, Johnson took the head coaching position at Southern Miss. After one season, Johnson was fired from that position following the school's only zero-win season. After his dismissal from Southern Miss, on December 5, 2012, Johnson was hired as the defensive coordinator at Auburn."@en . . . . . . "9"^^ . "1975"^^ . "1976"^^ . "800000.0"^^ . . "T\u20133rd"@en . "1979"^^ . "1980"^^ . . "yes"@en . "1982"^^ . "1983"^^ . "1983"^^ . . "7"^^ . "Johnson began his coaching career following his graduation from The Citadel in 1975, as the defensive ends coach at his alma mater under Bobby Ross in 1975. In 1976, Johnson accepted an assistant coaching position at Gaffney High School. He served as an assistant at Gaffney through the 1978 season before taking the defensive coordinator position at Spartanburg High School in 1979. After one season as defensive coordinator at Spartanburg, Johnson was promoted to head coach in 1980 and held the position through the 1981 season. As head coach he led the Vikings to a pair of playoff appearances and an overall record of 16 wins and eight losses (16\u20138). Johnson resigned his position to take the linebackers coach position at The Citadel."@en . . . "1984"^^ . "1985"^^ . . "Johnson, Ellis"@en . . . "1988"^^ . "yes"@en . "1990"^^ . "yes"@en . . . "1995"^^ . "2003"^^ . . "Ellis Johnson"@en . "1997"^^ . . . . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . "2001"^^ . "6"^^ . "2004"^^ . . "5"^^ . . . "1983"^^ . "2008"^^ . . "Southern Miss"@en . "2012"^^ . "12"^^ . "Southern Miss"@en . . "2013"^^ . . . . . . "17"^^ . "17"^^ . "T\u20134th"@en . "2001"^^ . . . "Ellis Johnson (American football coach)"@en . . "The Citadel"@en . "1951-12-23"^^ . . . "The Citadel"@en . "2012"^^ . "Gardner\u2013Webb"@en .