Dennis Miller (American football)
Biographical details | |
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Alma mater | St. Cloud State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1977–1978 | Cathedral HS (MN) (DC) |
1980–1983 | St. Cloud State (DC/LB) |
1984–1985 | BYU (WR/LB) |
1986–1997 | Northern State |
2000–2012 | Wisconsin Lutheran |
2014–2019 | Wisconsin Lutheran |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 147–164 |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 NIC/NSIC (1990, 1992) 1 NACC (2014) | |
Awards | |
3× NIC/NSIC Coach of the Year (1986, 1990, 1992) | |
Dennis Miller is a former American football coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Wisconsin Lutheran College, from 2000 to 2012 and again from 2014 to 2019.[1] Miller had a brief one-year retirement during the 2013 season.[2]
Miller previously served as the head coach of Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota from 1986 to 1997, leading a once-moribund team to national prominence and a playoff appearance in 1988.[3]
As an assistant coach at Brigham Young University, Miller was part of the staff that won a national title in 1984.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Northern State Wolves (Northern Intercollegiate Conference / Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (1986–1997) | |||||||||
1986 | Northern State | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
1987 | Northern State | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1988 | Northern State | 8–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Division I First Round | ||||
1989 | Northern State | 8–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1990 | Northern State | 7–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
1991 | Northern State | 6–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
1992 | Northern State | 6–5 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
1993 | Northern State | 6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1994 | Northern State | 5–6 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
1995 | Northern State | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
1996 | Northern State | 7–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
1997 | Northern State | 4–7 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
Northern State: | 77–55 | 48–24 | |||||||
Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors (NCAA Division III independent) (2000–2001) | |||||||||
2000 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 3–7 | |||||||
2001 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 4–5 | |||||||
Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2002–2006) | |||||||||
2002 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 3–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
2003 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
2004 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
2005 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 1–9 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
2006 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 0–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors (Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference) (2007–2012) | |||||||||
2007 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2–8 | 1–6 | ||||||
2008 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
2009 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 5–5 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
2010 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
2011 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
2012 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors (Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference) (2014–2019) | |||||||||
2014 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
2015 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 5–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
2016 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 5–5 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
2017 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 3–7 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
2018 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
2019 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 2–8 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
Wisconsin Lutheran: | 72–117 | 48–65 | |||||||
Total: | 149–172 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Miller Returns To Sidelines As Head Football Coach". wlcsports.com. May 7, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Warriors' First And Only Head Football Coach, Dr. Dennis Miller, Steps Down". d3football.com. December 11, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Deb (October 2, 2012). "New coach showed immediate faith in struggling Wolves". Aberdeen News. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Dennis Miller". wlcsports.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.