Jay Mills
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| 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 |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big South (2005) | |
| Awards | |
| Big South Coach of the Year (2005) | |
Jay Mills (born December 2, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Charleston Southern University, a position held for ten seasons. He retired from coaching on January 3, 2013 to pursue a new career path in athletic administration.[1] Mills served as the head football coach at University of Minnesota Morris from 1993 to 1995.
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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 also had 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 NAIA to NCAA Division II.[2]
Head coaching record
| 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 | |||||||||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mills coached only the first three games of the season. The remaining seven games were coached by Steve Barrows.
