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Bill Miller - Linebacker Coach
Bill Miller is in the first season of his second go-round on the University of Minnesota coaching staff. Miller will hold the title of assistant head coach and is responsible for coaching the linebackers.
A 32-year collegiate coaching veteran, Miller most recently coached the linebackers and served as the co-defensive coordinator for the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2009 season.
His previous experience at Minnesota was from 1986-88, when he served as the Gophers' defensive backs coach. Miller coached the linebackers at Louisville in 2008 and had been promoted to defensive coordinator before accepting the aforementioned position at Kansas. Miller was the defensive coordinator at Western Michigan in 2007. He was the defensive coordinator at Arizona State from 2005-06. In 2003-04, Miller was the associate head coach and linebackers coach at Florida. He spent 1999-2002 at Michigan State as the Spartans' defensive coordinator. From 1995-98, he ran the defense for Miami (Fla.). From 1989-94, Miller was the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State. He coordinated the defense at Nevada from 1983-85. His first full-time job in collegiate coaching was in 1981, when he coached the secondary at Drake for two seasons. Miller got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Texas-Arlington in 1978. He followed that with a stint as a graduate assistant for two seasons at Oklahoma State.
Miller has been on staff with five teams that have won conference championships. He has coached in 10 bowl games. Miller is a graduate of Hutchinson (Kan.) High School. He played two years at Hutchinson Junior College in 1974-75. He then finished his collegiate career playing safety at Texas-Arlington in 1976-77. He earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from UTA in 1978. Miller has coached under head coaches such as Jimmy Johnson, Pat Jones, Chris Ault, Butch Davis, Nick Saban, Ron Zook and Dirk Koetter.
Miller and his wife Lisa have two children, Cole and Jackson.
