Jay Mills is anAmerican former

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

coach and pastor. He is the executive pastor at Pleasant Valley Community Church in

Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about southwest of Lou ...

. Mills served as the head football coach at University of Minnesota Morris from 1993 to 1995 and at

Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern University (CSU) is a private Baptist university in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention ( Southern Baptist Convention). History Charleston Southern University was ch ...

from 2003 to 2012, compiling a career

coaching record of 51–85.

Playing career

Mills played football at the Western Washington University before graduating in 1984.

Coaching career

Jay Mills is from a family of coaches, he spent thirty years coaching college football (thirteen of which has a head coach). Coach Mills served at premier institutions like Notre Dame and Harvard and was mentored by some of the greatest coaches of our generation, such as Lou Holtz. Jay has taught a university course on coaching motivation, received the Mike Campbell Lifetime Achievement award for his coaching career, and even had the pleasure of coaching a Heisman winner. He first served as the head football coach for the University of Minnesota Morris from 1993 to 1995 and 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. Before arriving at

, Mills was

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of an American football or Canadian football team who is in charge of the team's offense. Generally, along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, this coach re ...

for seven seasons at Harvard University. He 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 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to NCAA Division II.

Head coaching record

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Jay 1961 births Living people Boise State Broncos football coaches Charleston Southern Buccaneers football coaches Harvard Crimson football coaches Minnesota Morris Cougars football coaches Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches Western Washington Vikings football players