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Jimmy Johnson

James William Johnson

Born: July 16, 1943 in Port Arthur, TX
College: Arkansas   (school history)

Coaching Results

Year Age Tm Lg G W L T W-L% G plyf W plyf L plyf W-L% Rank Notes
1989 46 Dallas Cowboys NFL 16 1 15 0 .063 5
1990 47 Dallas Cowboys NFL 16 7 9 0 .438 4
1991 48 Dallas Cowboys NFL 16 11 5 0 .688 2 1 1 .500 2
1992 49 Dallas Cowboys NFL 16 13 3 0 .813 3 3 0 1.000 1 Super Bowl Champions
1993 50 Dallas Cowboys NFL 16 12 4 0 .750 3 3 0 1.000 1 Super Bowl Champions
1996 53 Miami Dolphins NFL 16 8 8 0 .500 4
1997 54 Miami Dolphins NFL 16 9 7 0 .563 1 0 1 .000 2
1998 55 Miami Dolphins NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 2 1 1 .500 2
1999 56 Miami Dolphins NFL 16 9 7 0 .563 2 1 1 .500 3
9 yrs 144 80 64 0 .556 13 9 4 .692 2.7 Avg Finish
5 yrs DAL 80 44 36 0 .550 8 7 1 .875 2.6
4 yrs MIA 64 36 28 0 .563 5 2 3 .400 2.8

Games over .500: 16
Super Bowl Wins: 2
Overall Championships: 2
Conference Championships: 2
Division Championships: 2

Team's Ranks

Team Ranks in various categories, Lower ALWAYS indicates better performance.
Overall Offense Rushing Off Passing Off Defense Rushing Def Passing Def
Year Tm Tms WL% T/G Pts± Yds± Yds Pts GvA Att Yds TD Y/A FL Att Yds TD Int NY/A Yds Pts TkA Att Yds TD Y/A FR Att Yds TD Int nY/A
1989 DAL 28 28 28 28 26 27 28 25 27 24 27 15 15 14 27 24 25 26 20 24 28 27 18 21 6 26 9 20 14 28 24
1990 DAL 28 15 16 21 20 28 26 17 22 23 14 22 2 14 27 28 26 27 10 15 16 20 18 23 15 2 11 2 2 25 2
1991 DAL 28 5 14 10 13 9 7 5 16 13 12 14 4 14 8 14 4 7 17 17 25 7 8 12 14 21 25 23 11 22 20
1992 DAL 28 2 7 2 1 4 2 4 4 5 2 9 2 12 5 5 6 3 1 5 18 1 1 11 3 13 16 5 8 17 4
1993 DAL 28 1 8 2 2 4 2 4 6 2 2 3 18 24 7 13 1 3 10 2 17 10 11 5 18 11 21 10 4 17 5
1996 MIA 30 15 4 13 15 14 13 2 15 19 10 21 14 20 11 12 1 3 17 17 6 5 7 9 12 4 19 24 29 12 25
1997 MIA 30 10 8 14 17 11 13 2 21 29 5 30 5 6 2 22 9 5 26 16 17 14 17 4 20 2 17 25 18 28 29
1998 MIA 30 8 7 10 8 16 16 14 13 24 19 30 15 9 10 12 15 12 3 1 4 5 6 1 12 23 13 6 3 1 3
1999 MIA 31 9 23 21 6 20 13 21 13 22 25 28 18 4 13 17 24 20 5 19 20 10 8 2 7 21 4 5 7 14 7
9 yrs %tile 68 59 57 62 53 57 67 51 42 59 38 68 58 61 47 61 63 62 59 45 65 67 69 62 56 51 57 67 40 58
5 yrs DAL 67 51 59 59 52 57 64 50 56 63 59 74 48 51 44 59 56 62 59 29 57 64 52 64 51 45 61 76 26 64
4 yrs MIA 69 69 56 65 53 58 71 52 26 55 13 60 71 74 51 63 71 61 60 65 75 72 90 61 62 59 53 56 58 50

Coaching History

Year Age Level Employer Role
1989 46 NFL Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
1990 47 NFL Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
1991 48 NFL Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
1992 49 NFL Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
1993 50 NFL Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
1996 53 NFL Miami Dolphins Head Coach
1997 54 NFL Miami Dolphins Head Coach
1998 55 NFL Miami Dolphins Head Coach
1999 56 NFL Miami Dolphins Head Coach

Employed

NFL head coaches who worked under this coach.
Name Role
Dave Campo Defensive Assistant, Defensive Backs
Butch Davis Defensive Line, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
David Shula Offensive Coordinator
Norv Turner Offensive Coordinator/QBs
Dave Wannstedt Defensive Coordinator