| Jay Mills | |
| Player Years1: | 1981–1983 |
| Player Team1: | Western Washington |
| Coach Years1: | 1984–1986 |
| Coach Team1: | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1987–1992 |
| Coach Team2: | Boise State (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1993–1995 |
| Coach Team3: | Minnesota–Morris |
| Coach Years4: | 1996–2002 |
| Coach Team4: | Harvard (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2003–2012 |
| Coach Team5: | Charleston Southern |
| Overall Record: | 51–85 |
| 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.
Mills played football at the Western Washington University before graduating in 1984.
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]