Jim Miller (American football coach)

Jim Miller

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	c. 1920 Massillon, Ohio
Playing career
1939–1941	Purdue
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1950	Niagara
1951	Buffalo (assistant)
1954–1958	Purdue (line)
1959–1961	Detroit
1962–1967	Boston College
Head coaching record
Overall	52–34 (excluding Niagara)

James H. "Jim" Miller (born c. 1920) is a former American football player and coach. A native of Massilon, Ohio,^[1] he served as at the head football coach at Niagara University from 1949 to 1950, at the University of Detroit from 1959 to 1961, and at Boston College from 1962 to 1967. Before going to Detroit, he worked for five years as an assistant coach at Purdue University, where he had played as a guard.^[2] After an 8–2 season at Boston College in 1962, Miller signed a new three-year contract with a substantial pay hike. On December 7, 1967, after a 4–6 record, he resigned as Eagles head coach.

Early life and playing career

Miller played high school football at Massillon Washington High School under Paul Brown.^[3]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Detroit Titans (NCAA University Division independent) (1959–1961)
1959	Detroit	6–4
1960	Detroit	7–2
1961	Detroit	5–4
Detroit:		18–10
Boston College Eagles (NCAA University Division independent) (1962–1967)
1962	Boston College	8–2
1963	Boston College	6–3
1964	Boston College	6–3
1965	Boston College	6–4
1966	Boston College	4–6
1967	Boston College	4–6
Boston College:		34–24
Total:		52–34

References

1. http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/debris&CISOPTR=24637&REC=15
2. UPI (January 13, 1959). "MILLER WILL COACH DETROIT U. ELEVEN". The New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
3. AP (January 13, 1959). "Duplication of Dorais' Days Detroit Desire; Signs Miller". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

External links

• Jim Miller at the College Football Data Warehouse