Ken Miller (born October 15, 1941) is currently an offensive consultant for the

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of the

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. He previously served in the league as head coach and vice president of football operations for the

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. He served as the Roughriders head coach between

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and 2010, leading the team to appearances in the Grey Cup in 2009 and 2010. Miller returned as head coach of the Roughriders on August 19, 2011, after the firing of Greg Marshall after a 1–7 start to the 2011 CFL season. Miller was the club's offensive coordinator under head coach

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when they captured the 95th Grey Cup in 2007. He had previously served on the coaching staffs of the

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, Dickinson State, and

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Coaching career

Miller started his coaching career in 1966 as a student assistant coach with Dickinson State. He spent the next three season coaching high school football in Oregon before becoming head coach at

in 1970. He joined the University of Redlands as a part-time offensive line coach in 1977 and in 1984 he was promoted to the head coaching position. In 1988 Miller was demoted to offensive coordinator. In 1994, Miller switched to defensive coordinator. He moved back to the offensive side of the ball in 1995 and held the offensive coordinator position until his retirement after the 2000 football season. Miller was also the head baseball coach at Redlands from 1986 to 2000. As Redlands' baseball coach, Miller accumulated a 250–235–2 record and led the Bulldogs to a

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title in 1991. In 2002, Miller started his

coaching career when he became the Toronto Argonauts quarterbacks coach. From 2003– 2005, Miller was the Argo's offensive line coach. In 2004, Miller's offensive line helped the Argonauts win the

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and

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win the league's Most Outstanding Player award. In 2006 Miller was moved to the defensive side of the ball where he handled the defensive line. In 2007, Miller was hired by former Argonauts assistant

to become the offensive coordinator of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Miller's offensive, led by MOP

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scored the second most points in the CFL and led the Riders to victory in the 95th Grey Cup. After the season, Miller was promoted to head coach when Austin left after one season to become the offensive co-ordinator at the

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. On December 2, 2010, Ken Miller resigned as head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was originally to remain vice-president of football operations. On August 19, 2011, Miller was reinstated as head coach after the firing of head coach Greg Marshall following the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1–7 start to the 2011 season. Following the second last week of the

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Ken Miller announced that he will be stepping down as the team's head coach and vice-president of football operations.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Ken 1941 births Living people Dickinson State Blue Hawks football coaches Redlands Bulldogs baseball coaches Redlands Bulldogs football coaches Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches Toronto Argonauts coaches High school football coaches in California Dickinson State University alumni People from The Dalles, Oregon People from Yucaipa, California