Ernest R. Miller

Ernest R. Miller

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 1 SIAA (1932)

Ernest Ray Miller (April 9, 1892 – March 31, 1987) 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, Kentucky Wesleyan College from 1926 to 1927, Ohio Northern University from 1929 to 1930, and Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in 1932.

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

Head coaching record

College football

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