Bill Miller (American football coach, born 1931)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
1931 Goldthwaite, Texas |
| Died | February 20, 2006 (aged 74) |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1956 | Southwest Texas State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1961–1963 | Southwest Texas State (assistant) |
| 1964–1978 | Southwest Texas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1972–1992 | Southwest Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 94–53–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Lone Star Conference (1971) | |
Bill Miller (1931 – February 20, 2006) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Texas State University now—Texas State University—from 1964 to 1978, compiling a record of 94–53–3. Miller was also the athletic director at Southwest Texas State from 1972 to 1992.
Life and career
Miller was born in Goldthwaite, Texas in 1931. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War before enrolling at Texas State, then called Southwest Texas State College, playing football under coach Milton Jowers.
He was appointed as an assistant coach in 1961 and became co-head coach with Jowers in 1964. He was football coach for 15 years, the second longest term at Texas State and has the best record at 94–53–3. Miller retired as athletics director at Texas State in 1992.[1]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Lone Star Conference) (1964–1978) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Southwest Texas State | 8–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1965 | Southwest Texas State | 8–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Southwest Texas State | 7–2–1 | 4–2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Southwest Texas State | 9–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1968 | Southwest Texas State | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1969 | Southwest Texas State | 3–6–1 | 3–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1970 | Southwest Texas State | 6–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1971 | Southwest Texas State | 8–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Southwest Texas State | 7–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Southwest Texas State | 4–6 | 3–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1974 | Southwest Texas State | 6–4 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1975 | Southwest Texas State | 7–3 | 7–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1976 | Southwest Texas State | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Southwest Texas State | 5–4 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1978 | Southwest Texas State | 6–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Southwest Texas State: | 94–53–3 | 69–43–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 94–53–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References
- ↑ AP (February 21, 2006). "Former Texas State football coach dies at 74". ESPN. Retrieved April 28, 2014.