Coach Profile
2002-2018 • Georgia Tech, Navy
2 schools coached, anchored by Georgia Tech.
Paul Johnson coached 17 seasons, won 59.0%, and posted an average SRS of 4.5. Best season: 2014 Georgia Tech. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Dossier
The profile below keeps the headline numbers visible, then moves into tenure shape, school impact, and full season detail.
Primary school anchor
Georgia Tech
Offense-First profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 81.3.
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
11-3 • SRS 18.5 • SP Overall 11.2
Win %
78.6%
YoY SRS
+10.4
SP Off / Def
44.1 / 32.0
Finish
#8
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Georgia Tech
2008-2018 • 11 seasons
Avg SRS 7.7 • Win % 58.0%
Navy
2002-2007 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS -1.4 • Win % 60.8%
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Paul Johnson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Paul Johnson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Paul Johnson
Above average
Above average
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2008-2018 • 83-60
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 6.7 baseline
+0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.7 during vs 6.5 baseline
+1.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
7.3 during vs 10.3 baseline
-3.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
27.3% during vs 0.0% baseline
+27.3%
2002-2007 • 45-29
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 3.2 baseline
+4.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-1.4 during vs -8.9 baseline
+7.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-6.3 during vs -10.8 baseline
+4.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline
+16.7%
High Points
Best Season
Georgia Tech 2014
11-3 • SRS 18.5
Biggest Improvement
Navy 2003
8-5 • 15.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Georgia Tech 2014
11-3 • SP Off 44.1
Best Defensive Season
Georgia Tech 2008
9-4 • SP Def 18.9
Setbacks
Worst Season
Navy 2002
2-10 • SRS -14.2
Biggest Drop
Georgia Tech 2010
6-7 • -16.2 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Georgia Tech | 2018 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 3.4 | 0.3 | 33.0 | 33.9 | -5.3 | +8.4% |
| Georgia Tech | 2017 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 8.7 | 8.9 | 34.9 | 25.1 | +1.4 | -23.8% |
| Georgia Tech | 2016 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 7.3 | 7.8 | 35.0 | 28.5 | +2.7 | +44.2% |
| Georgia Tech | 2015 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% | #16 | — | 4.6 | 9.0 | 33.1 | 25.4 | -13.9 | -53.6% |
| Georgia Tech | 2014 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | — | #8 | 18.5 | 11.2 | 44.1 | 32.0 | +10.4 | +24.7% |
| Georgia Tech | 2013 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% | — | — | 8.1 | 11.4 | 35.3 | 24.9 | +2.7 | +3.9% |
| Georgia Tech | 2012 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 5.4 | 6.0 | 36.1 | 28.1 | +2.0 | -11.5% |
| Georgia Tech | 2011 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 3.4 | 5.1 | 32.6 | 26.3 | +2.8 | +15.4% |
| Georgia Tech | 2010 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | #16 | — | 0.6 | 2.9 | 30.4 | 27.9 | -16.2 | -32.4% |
| Georgia Tech | 2009 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.6% | #15 | #13 | 16.8 | 9.7 | 35.4 | 25.8 | +8.7 | +9.3% |
| Georgia Tech | 2008 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #22 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 29.5 | 18.9 | +10.3 | +2.6% |
| Navy | 2007 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | -2.2 | -9.8 | 32.6 | 41.6 | -6.7 | -2.6% |
| Navy | 2006 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 4.5 | -1.9 | 27.0 | 28.3 | +3.6 | +2.6% |
| Navy | 2005 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 0.9 | -2.1 | 32.4 | 34.5 | -0.7 | -16.7% |
| Navy | 2004 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | #24 | 1.6 | -3.4 | 27.0 | 30.2 | +0.6 | +21.8% |
| Navy | 2003 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 1.0 | -3.8 | 31.2 | 34.7 | +15.2 | +44.9% |
| Navy | 2002 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16.7% | — | — | -14.2 | -16.8 | 29.6 | 42.3 | — | — |
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