Tim Johnson (American football coach)

Tim Johnson (born May 15, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. He played college football at William Jewell College from 1981 to 1984. He was an All-American linebacker and Academic All-American. He was inducted into the William Jewell College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. In 1999 Johnson was hired by Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri to start the school's football program. He served as head football coach at Avila from 2000 until 2004, compiling a record of 17–30. In 2004, he took Avila to the Wheat Bowl, its first bowl game, losing to Midland Lutheran by a score of 31–9. Johnson's 2003 team went 5–5, completing the only non-losing season in Avila's history as a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) participant.