Steve Miller (American football coach) explained

Steve Miller (American football coach) should not be confused with Steven Miller (gridiron football).

Steve Miller
Birth Date:26 August 1943
Birth Place:Jefferson, Iowa, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1961–1964
Player Team2:Cornell (IA)
Player Positions:Quarterback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1966–1967
Coach Team2:Cornell (IA) (OB)
Coach Years3:1968–1969
Coach Team3:Cornell (IA) (DB)
Coach Years4:1970–1971
Coach Team4:Cornell (IA) (DC)
Coach Years5:1972–1976
Coach Team5:Carroll (WI)
Coach Years6:1977–1979
Coach Team6:Morningside
Coach Years7:1980–1986
Coach Team7:Cornell (IA) (assistant)
Coach Years8:1987–2001
Coach Team8:Cornell (IA)
Coach Sport9:Basketball
Coach Years10:1982–1983
Coach Team10:Cornell (IA)
Coach Years11:1984–1988
Coach Team11:Cornell (IA)
Coach Sport12:Baseball
Coach Years13:1967–1973
Coach Team13:Cornell (IA)
Overall Record:121–94–2 (football)
49–61 (basketball)
Tournament Record:Football
0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Championships:Football
1 CCIW (1976)
2 MWC (1992, 1995)
4 MWC South Division (1992, 1994–1996)
Awards:Football
IIAC Coach of the Year (2001)

Stephen C. Miller (August 26, 1943) is a former American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Carroll College—now known as Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 1972 to 1976, Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa from 1977 to 1979, and Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1987 to 2001, compiling a career college football record of 121–94–2. Miller was also the head basketball coach at Cornell during the 1982–83 season and again from 1984 to 1988, tallying a mark of 49–61. He was named NCAA Division III coach of the year while coaching football at Cornell.

Playing career

Miller played quarterback at Cornell College from 1961 until 1964 and was awarded all-conference his senior year.[1]

Coaching career

Carroll

Miller's first head coaching position was as the 23rd head football coach a Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he held that position for five seasons, from 1972 until 1976. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 30–15–1.[2]

Morningside

After coaching at Carroll, Miller became head football coach for the Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. He held that position for three seasons, from 1977 until 1979.[3] His coaching record at Morningside was 4–24–1.[4]

Cornell

Miller moved to Cornell College, in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in 1980 to work as an assistant football coach under Jerry Clark. He succeeded Clark as head football coach in 1987 and served in that capacity until 2001, when he was replaced by Ray Reasland.[5] While at Cornell, he was awarded Division III Coach of the Year,[6] served twice as the school's athletic director, and was head coach of six sports at the school,[7] including basketball.[8] Miller's football teams compiled a record of 87–55, including an undefeated 10–0 season in 1992.[9]

Later life

As of 2009, Miller still works with Cornell in the alumni office as the Associate Director of Development, Major & Planned Gifts.[10]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. http://www.midwestconference.org/football/archive/A64.pdf Midwest Conference
  2. http://athletics.cc.edu/geninfo/pdf/Football_Individual_Records_Coaching_Records.pdf Carroll College/University
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cE8NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5323,1941871&dq=carroll-college+football Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  4. Web site: DeLassus. David. Morningside Coaching Records. College Football Data Warehouse. November 4, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020034754/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/naia/gpac/morningside/coaching_records.php. October 20, 2012.
  5. http://www.iowaconference.com/news/2005-06/1109cornell_reasland.htm Cornell College
  6. http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032808aab.html Hawkeye Sports
  7. https://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=6128 NCAA Record
  8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y0UWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HBsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1613,511181&dq=steve-miller+cornell The Sun
  9. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/athletics/mens-sports/football/pdf/FootballScores1.pdf Cornell College
  10. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/giving/ask-our-staff/staff-directory/steve-miller.shtml Cornell College