Chuck Mills
Morton J. "Chuck" Mills (born December 1, 1928) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Pomona College (1957–1961), Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1962–1963), the United States Merchant Marine Academy (1964), Utah State University (1967–1972), Wake Forest University (1973–1977), Southern Oregon University (1980–1988), and the United States Coast Guard Academy (1997).
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1, 1928 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951 | Chicago Mount Carmel HS (IL) (assistant) |
| 1952–1953 | Mendel Catholic HS (IL) |
| 1954 | North Chicago HS (IL) |
| 1955 | Loyola HS (CA) |
| 1956 | Citrus JC (line) |
| 1957–1958 | Pomona (assistant) |
| 1959–1961 | Pomona |
| 1962–1963 | Indiana State (PA) |
| 1964 | Merchant Marine |
| 1965 | Arizona (assistant) |
| 1966 | Kansas City Chiefs (assistant) |
| 1967–1972 | Utah State |
| 1973–1977 | Wake Forest |
| 1980–1988 | Southern Oregon |
| 1997 | Coast Guard |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1978–1980 | Blue–Gray Football Classic (exec. dir.) |
| 1980–1989 | Southern Oregon |
| 1989–? | Coast Guard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 132–133–5 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 FFC (1997) | |
Education
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Mills graduated from Illinois State University in 1950.
Coaching career
During his six years as Utah State's head coach, his teams went 38–23–1; 8–3 marks in 1971 and 1972 were the best. Mills took the first American collegiate football team to Japan. The Japanese equivalent of the Heisman Award, known as the "Mills Trophy," is presented to the top collegiate football player in Japan each year.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona Sagehens (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1959–1961) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Pomona | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1960 | Pomona | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1961 | Pomona | 5–4 | |||||||
| Pomona-Pitzer: | 12–15 | ||||||||
| Indiana State Indians (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1962–1963) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Indiana State | 5–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd (West) | |||||
| 1963 | Indiana State | 7–1–1 | 5–1 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| Indiana State: | 12–3–2 | 9–2–1 | |||||||
| Merchant Marine Mariners (NCAA College Division independent) (1964) | |||||||||
| 1964 | Merchant Marine | 3–7 | |||||||
| Merchant Marine: | 3–7 | ||||||||
| Utah State Aggies (NCAA University Division independent) (1967–1972) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Utah State | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1968 | Utah State | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1969 | Utah State | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1970 | Utah State | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1971 | Utah State | 8–3 | |||||||
| 1972 | Utah State | 8–3 | T–17 | ||||||
| Utah State: | 38–23–1 | ||||||||
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1973–1977) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Wake Forest | 1–9–1 | 0–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1974 | Wake Forest | 1–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1975 | Wake Forest | 3–8 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1976 | Wake Forest | 5–6 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Wake Forest | 1–10 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Wake Forest: | 11–43–1 | 6–23–1 | |||||||
| Southern Oregon Raiders (Evergreen Conference) (1980–1984) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Southern Oregon | 2–7 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1981 | Southern Oregon | 6–4 | NA | NA | |||||
| 1982 | Southern Oregon | 6–4 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1983 | Southern Oregon | 9–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1984 | Southern Oregon | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| Southern Oregon Raiders (Columbia Football League) (1985–1987) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Southern Oregon | 2–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th (Southern) | |||||
| 1986 | Southern Oregon | 4–5 | 2–4 | T–4th (Southern) | |||||
| 1987 | Southern Oregon | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd (Southern) | L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| Southern Oregon Raiders (Columbia Football Association) (1988) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Southern Oregon | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd (Mount Hood) | |||||
| Southern Oregon: | 47–40–1 | 24–22–1 | |||||||
| Coast Guard Bears (Freedom Football Conference) (1997) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Coast Guard | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Coast Guard: | 9–2 | 6–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 132–133–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||