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Chuck Mills
Biographical details
Born	December 1, 1928; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 18, 2021 (aged 92); Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma mater	Illinois State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951	Chicago Mount Carmel HS (IL) (assistant)
1952–1953	Mendel Catholic HS (IL)
1954	North Chicago HS (IL)
1955	Loyola HS (CA)
1956	Citrus (line)
1957–1958	Pomona (assistant)
1959–1961	Pomona
1962–1963	Indiana State (PA)
1964	Merchant Marine
1965	Arizona (assistant)
1966	Kansas City Chiefs (assistant)
1967–1972	Utah State
1973–1977	Wake Forest
1980–1988	Southern Oregon
1997	Coast Guard
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1978–1980	Blue–Gray Football Classic (exec. dir.)
1980–1989	Southern Oregon
1989–1999	Coast Guard
Head coaching record
Overall	132–133–5 (college)
Tournaments	1–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs); 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 FFC (1997)

Morton J. "Chuck" Mills (December 1, 1928 – January 18, 2021) was an American college football coach. He served as the head coach at Pomona College (1957–1961), Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1962–1963), the United States Merchant Marine Academy (1964), Utah State University (1967–1972), Wake Forest University (1973–1977), Southern Oregon University (1980–1988), and the United States Coast Guard Academy (1997).

Education

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Mills graduated from Illinois State University in 1950.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Coaching career

Hired in February 1967 at Utah State University, Mills was previously the offensive coordinator with the Kansas City Chiefs,^[5]^[6] the champions of the American Football League (AFL). Previous USU head coach Tony Knap had resigned in January for an assistant coaching position with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL).^[7]^[8]

During his six seasons at Utah State, Mills' Aggies went 38–23–1 (.621); 8–3 marks in 1971 and 1972 were the best. He took the first American collegiate football team to Japan in December 1971;^[9] the Japanese equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, known as the "Mills Trophy," is presented to the top collegiate football player in Japan each year.^[10]

Death

In mid-January 2021, Mills was hospitalized in a Honolulu hospital for pneumonia and organ failure. He died on the morning of January 18, 2021, at age 92.^[10]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#
Pomona Sagehens (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1959–1961)
1959	Pomona	5–4	3–2	3rd
1960	Pomona	2–7	1–4	5th
1961	Pomona	5–4	1–3	4th
Pomona:		12–15	5–0
Indiana State Indians (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1962–1963)
1962	Indiana State	5–2–1	4–1–1	T–2nd (West)
1963	Indiana State	7–1–1	5–1	2nd (West)
Indiana State:		12–3–2	9–2–1
Merchant Marine Mariners (NCAA College Division independent) (1964)
1964	Merchant Marine	3–7
Merchant Marine:		3–7
Utah State Aggies (NCAA University Division independent) (1967–1972)
1967	Utah State	7–2–1
1968	Utah State	3–7
1969	Utah State	7–3
1970	Utah State	5–5
1971	Utah State	8–3
1972	Utah State	8–3				T–17
Utah State:		38–23–1
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1973–1977)
1973	Wake Forest	1–9–1	0–5–1	7th
1974	Wake Forest	1–10	0–6	7th
1975	Wake Forest	3–8	3–3	T–3rd
1976	Wake Forest	5–6	3–3	3rd
1977	Wake Forest	1–10	0–6	7th
Wake Forest:		11–43–1	6–23–1
Southern Oregon Raiders (Evergreen Conference) (1980–1984)
1980	Southern Oregon	2–7	2–3	4th
1981	Southern Oregon	6–4	NA	NA
1982	Southern Oregon	6–4	3–1	3rd
1983	Southern Oregon	9–2	5–2	T–2nd
1984	Southern Oregon	6–4	4–3	4th
Southern Oregon Raiders (Columbia Football League) (1985–1987)
1985	Southern Oregon	2–6–1	1–4–1	6th (Southern)
1986	Southern Oregon	4–5	2–4	T–4th (Southern)
1987	Southern Oregon	7–4	4–2	T–2nd (Southern)	L NAIA Division I Quarterfinal
Southern Oregon Raiders (Columbia Football Association) (1988)
1988	Southern Oregon	5–4	3–3	T–3rd (Mount Hood)
Southern Oregon:		47–40–1	24–22–1
Coast Guard Bears (Freedom Football Conference) (1997)
1997	Coast Guard	9–2	6–0	1st	L NCAA Division III First Round
Coast Guard:		9–2	6–0
Total:		132–133–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ Vickie Fulkerson, Coast Guard coach, athletic director Chuck Mills left a legacy of wisdom, laughter, The Day, January 23, 2021, accessed June 12, 2024.
^ Hoffmann, Doug (January 19, 2021). "Former Utah State head football coach Chuck Mills dies at age 92". Cache Valley Daily. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Judd, Brandon (January 19, 2021). "Former Utah State football coach Chuck Mills dies". Deseret News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Burglund, Matthew (January 19, 2021). "Former IUP football coach Mills dies at 93". The Indiana Gazette. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "Ags name grid coach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). February 9, 1967. p. D1.
^ Ferguson, George (February 10, 1967). "USU grid coach maps battle plan". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
^ Miller, Hack (January 18, 1967). "Aggies' Tony Knap resigns". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B2.
^ "Tony Knap resigns". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 19, 1967. p. 11.
^ Flannery, John S. (December 20, 1971). "Ceremony impressive". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). (Utah State University Athletics). p. B6.
^ ^a ^b Nagatsuka, Kaz (January 19, 2021). "Chuck Mills, who inspired Japan's college football to flourish, dies at 92". Japan Times. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.