From Lakeville to the U: The Jay Johnson file
August 7, 2016 at 2:40PM
![Minnesota Gophers Offensive Coordinator Jay Johnson in his office, Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Bierman Field in Minneapolis, MN. ] (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE) ELIZABETH FLORES • eflores@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/G3XJLINP7ZC7CIETKNQFI2A2DE.jpg?&w=712)
Age: 46
Job: Gophers offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
Hometown: Lakeville
Playing days: Played quarterback for Lakeville High School and Northern Iowa. He went 31-8 as a starter at UNI and was a three-time All-Gateway Conference selection, finishing his career with more than 8,000 passing yards and 58 touchdowns.
Coaching career: Johnson started as an assistant at Columbia (Mo.) Hickman. As a graduate assistant at Missouri, he worked with Dirk Koetter, who is now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' head coach, and Marty Mornhinweg, a longtime NFL offensive coordinator. Johnson also coached at Kansas, Southern Miss, Louisville, Central Michigan and Louisiana-Lafayette
Previous stop: Johnson spent five years as the offensive coordinator at Louisiana-Lafayette. The Ragin' Cajuns set school records for total offense (5,914 yards) and points (461) in 2012. They went 9-4 in Johnson's first four seasons but slipped to 4-8 last year with inexperience at quarterback and an injury-depleted offensive line.
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Johnson’s record was 56-71 overall and 22-57 in Big Ten play, which included finishing 13th or lower in the conference three times.
