Stephen C. Miller (August 26, 1943) is a former

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player, coach of football,

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, and

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, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Carroll College—now known as

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—in

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from 1972 to 1976, Morningside College in

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from 1977 to 1979, and

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from 1987 to 2001, compiling a career

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record of 121–94–2. Miller was also the head basketball coach at Cornell during the 1982–83 season and again from 1984 to 1988, tallying a mark of 49–61. He was named

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coach of the year while coaching football at Cornell.

Playing career

Miller played

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from 1961 until 1964 and was awarded all-conference his senior year.

Coaching career

Carroll

Miller's first head coaching position was as the 23rd head football coach a

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and he held that position for five seasons, from 1972 until 1976. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 30–15–1.

Morningside

After coaching at Carroll, Miller became head football coach for the Morningside College in

. He held that position for three seasons, from 1977 until 1979. His coaching record at Morningside was 4–24–1.

Cornell

Miller moved to

, in

, in 1980 to work as an assistant football coach under Jerry Clark. He succeeded Clark as head football coach in 1987 and served in that capacity until 2001, when he was replaced by Ray Reasland. While at Cornell, he was awarded Division III Coach of the Year, served twice as the school's

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, and was head coach of six sports at the school, including

. Miller's football teams compiled a record of 87–55, including an undefeated 10–0 season in 1992.

Later life

As of 2009, Miller still works with Cornell in the alumni office as the Associate Director of Development, Major & Planned Gifts.Cornell College
Steve Miller

Head coaching record

Football

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Steve 1943 births Living people American football quarterbacks Basketball coaches from Iowa Carroll Pioneers football coaches Cornell Rams athletic directors Cornell Rams baseball coaches Cornell Rams football coaches Cornell Rams football players Cornell Rams men's basketball coaches Morningside Mustangs football coaches People from Jefferson, Iowa