Jay Mills
Jay Mills (born December 2, 1961) is former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Minnesota Morris from 1993 to 1995 and at Charleston Southern University from 2003 to 2012, compiling a career college football record of 51–85. Mills retired from coaching on January 3, 2013 to pursue a new career path in athletic administration.[1] He now resides in Northern California where is the Executive Pastor of a local church.[2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | December 2, 1961 |
Playing career | |
1981–1983 | Western Washington |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1984–1986 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
1987–1992 | Boise State (assistant) |
1993–1995 | Minnesota–Morris |
1996–2002 | Harvard (assistant) |
2003–2012 | Charleston Southern |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51–85 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 Big South (2005) | |
Awards | |
Big South Coach of the Year (2005) |
Playing career
Mills played football at the Western Washington University before graduating in 1984.
Coaching career
Before arriving at Charleston Southern University, Mills was offensive coordinator for seven seasons at Harvard University. He served as head coach at the University of Minnesota Morris, where he posted a 3–22 record as he helped the school transition from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to NCAA Division II.[3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Minnesota–Morris Cougars (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (1993–1995) | |||||||||
1993 | Minnesota–Morris | 2–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
1994 | Minnesota–Morris | 1–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
1995 | Minnesota–Morris | 0–3[n 1] | 0–1[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
Minnesota–Morris: | 3–22 | 1–12 | |||||||
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (Big South Conference) (2003–2012) | |||||||||
2003 | Charleston Southern | 1–11 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
2004 | Charleston Southern | 5–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
2005 | Charleston Southern | 7–4 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
2006 | Charleston Southern | 9–2 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2007 | Charleston Southern | 5–6 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
2008 | Charleston Southern | 7–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2009 | Charleston Southern | 6–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
2010 | Charleston Southern | 3–8 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
2011 | Charleston Southern | 0–11 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
2012 | Charleston Southern | 5–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
Charleston Southern: | 48–63 | 18–31 | |||||||
Total: | 51–85 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Notes
- Mills coached only the first three games of the season. The remaining seven games were coached by Steve Barrows. Minnesota–Morris finished the year with an overall record of 0–10, placing seventh in the conference with a mark of 0–6.
References
- "Jay Mills Announces Retirement". Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- "Staff | Southwinds Church of Tracy". southwinds.org. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- "Minnesota Morris Coaching Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2007.