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Not to be confused with James O. Mills.
Jay Mills
Biographical details
Bornc. 1959 or 1960 (age 64–65)
Michigan City, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materWestern Washington University (1984)
Playing career
1980–1981Illinois State
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982Central Catholic HS (IL) (OC)
1983Western Washington (QB)
1984 (spring)Western Washington (AHC/QB)
1984–1986Notre Dame (GA)
1987–1988Boise State (QB)
1989–1991Boise State (RB)
1992Boise State (QB)
1993–1995Minnesota–Morris
1996–1999Harvard (co-OC/QB)
2000–2002Harvard (OC/QB)
2003–2012Charleston Southern
Head coaching record
Overall51–84
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

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Mills grew up in Michigan City, Indiana, and attended Michigan City High School.[1] Mills played football for Illinois State before graduating in 1980 and 1981.[2] He served as the Redbirds scout quarterback, learning every opponent's offense every week.[2] He stated that it had helped him in becoming a coach.[2]

Coaching career

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Mills opted to forgo his final two years of eligibility and joined Central Catholic High School as the team's offensive coordinator.[2] In 1983, he began coaching for Western Washington, where he was enrolled and pursuing his bachelor's degree, as the team's quarterbacks coach alongside assisting with recruiting.[1] In the spring of 1984, he was promoted to assistant head coach. Despite the promotion, Mills opted instead to join Notre Dame as a graduate assistant.[1] In his three seasons with the Fighting Irish, Mills worked with the quarterbacks in 1984, tight ends and special teams in 1985, and the defensive backs in 1985.[3]

In 1987, Mills was hired as the quarterbacks coach for Boise State.[3] He spent two seasons working with the quarterbacks before shifting to the running backs coach position when Jim Zorn was hired.[4] He returned to coaching the quarterback's upon Zorn's departure prior to the 1992 season.[4]

In 1993, Mills was hired as the head football coach for the University of Minnesota Morris.[5] After back-to-back nine-loss seasons, he opened his third season winning zero of the team's first three games.[6] Following a total of record 3–21, Mills resigned as the team's head coach.[6] Mills then spent 1996 to 1999 as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Harvard. In 2000, he took over the sole position of offensive coordinator.

Mills was the head coach 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.[7]

Head coaching record

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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 1–9 0–6 7th
1995 Minnesota–Morris 0–3[n 1] 0–1[n 1] [n 1]
Minnesota–Morris: 3–21 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: 51–84
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Mills headed as coach to Notre Dame". The Pantagraph. May 19, 1984. p. 13. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ex-Redbird quarterback Mills helping Central offense click". The Pantagraph. November 20, 1982. p. 13. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Poore, Jim (December 10, 1986). "BSU's Hall hires two coaches". The Idaho Statesman. p. 17. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Phil (February 15, 1992). "Broncos' shuffle brings in Minter". The Idaho Statesman. p. 14. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  5. ^ Smith, Phil (February 7, 1993). "Former Bronco assistant lands head coaching job". The Idaho Statesman. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "UM-Morris coach resigns; has 3-23 mark". West Central Tribune. September 29, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  7. ^ "Jay Mills Announces Retirement". Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Jay Mills". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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