Ernest R. Miller

Ernest R. Miller
Biographical details
Born	April 9, 1892
Died	March 31, 1987 (aged 94); Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Cincinnati (1977, Ed.D.)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1920	Ironton HS (OH)
1922	Wittenberg (assistant)
1923–1924	Defiance
1925	Alfred
1926	Kentucky Wesleyan (line)
1927	Kentucky Wesleyan
1929–1930	Ohio Northern
1932	Western Kentucky State Teachers
Basketball
1923–1925	Defiance
1927–1928	Kentucky Wesleyan
Baseball
1923	Wittenberg
1924–1925	Defiance
1930–1931	Ohio Northern
Head coaching record
Overall	30–27–2 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 SIAA (1932)

Ernest Ray Miller (April 9, 1892 – March 31, 1987)^[1] was an American educator and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio from 1923 to 1924, Alfred University in Alfred, New York in 1925,^[2] Kentucky Wesleyan College from 1926 to 1927,^[3] Ohio Northern University from 1929 to 1930, and Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in 1932.^[4]^[5]

Miller attended Ohio University and graduated from Rio Grande College—now known as the University of Rio Grande—in Rio Grande, Ohio.^[6] In 1977, Miller earned a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Cincinnati at the age of 81.^[7] He died on March 31, 1987, at a hospital in Pompano Beach, Florida.^[8]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Defiance Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923	Defiance	3–4–1
1924	Defiance	7–1
Defiance:		10–5–1
Alfred Saxons (Independent) (1925)
1925	Alfred	1–7
Alfred:		1–7
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927)
1927	Kentucky Wesleyan	6–3
Kentucky Wesleyan:		6–3
Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1929–1930)
1929	Ohio Northern	2–6–1	0–4–1	15th
1930	Ohio Northern	3–5	1–4	11th
Ohio Northern:		5–11–1	1–8–1
Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932)
1932	Western Kentucky State Teachers	8–1	6–0	1st
Western Kentucky State Teachers:		8–1	6–0
Total:		30–27–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ "Ernest Miller". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "Many Changes In Faculty" (PDF). Fiat Lux. Alfred University. September 29, 1925. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ "Kentucky Wesleyan Coach To Succeed Newton At O. N. U." Lima News. August 21, 1928. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^ "1933 Talisman". Western Kentucky University. 1933. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ "Hilltoppers Open Season Sept 24". Messenger-Inquirer. Owensboro, Kentucky. August 30, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Coach At Wittenberg". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. October 3, 1922. p. 17. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Cusick, Dennis (June 13, 1977). "UC Doctorate Takes 44 Years". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. C1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ernest R. Miller". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. April 3, 1987. p. C9. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .