Jay Mills
| 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) | |
Jay Mills is an American former college football coach and pastor. He is the executive pastor at Pleasant Valley Community Church in Owensboro, Kentucky. Mills 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 coaching record of 51–85.
Playing career[edit]
Mills played football at the Western Washington University before graduating in 1984.
Coaching career[edit]
Jay Mills is from a family of coaches, he spent thirty years coaching college football (thirteen of which has a head coach).
He first served as the head football coach for the 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]
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.[2]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- ^ a b c 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[edit]
- ^ "Jay Mills Announces Retirement". Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ "Minnesota Morris Coaching Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2007.