| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1892-04-09)April 9, 1892 |
| Died | March 31, 1987(1987-03-31) (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 1SIAA (1932) | |
Ernest Ray Miller (April 9, 1892 – March 31, 1987)[1] was an American educator and coach offootball,basketball, andbaseball. He served as the head football coach atDefiance College inDefiance, Ohio from 1923 to 1924,Alfred University inAlfred, 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 asWestern Kentucky University) in 1932.[4][5]
Miller attendedOhio University and graduated fromRio Grande College—now known as theUniversity of Rio Grande—inRio Grande, Ohio.[6] In 1977, Miller earned aDoctor of Education degree from theUniversity of Cincinnati at the age of 81.[7] He died on March 31, 1987, at a hospital inPompano Beach, Florida.[8]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
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