Les Miles
Title	Head coach
College	LSU
Sport	Football
Conference	SEC
Team record	34-6 (. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern 850)
Born	November 10, 1953 (1953-11-10) (age 54)
Place of birth	Elyria, Ohio
Career highlights
Overall	62–27 (. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 697)
Bowls	4–2
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Championships
2007 - SEC championship 2007 - BCS and AP National Championship
Playing career
1974-1975	Michigan
Position	OL
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980-1981 1982-1986 1987-1994 1995-1997 1998-2000 2001-2004 2005-present	Michigan (GA) Colorado (OL) Michigan (OL) Oklahoma State (OC) Dallas Cowboys (TE) Oklahoma State LSU

Leslie Edwin "Les" Miles (born November 10, 1953 in Elyria, Ohio) is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Louisiana State University football team. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Prior to holding that position, he was head coach at Oklahoma State. He was formerly an assistant at Oklahoma State University as well as with the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado and the Dallas Cowboys. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Miles has held the head coaching position at LSU since January 2005 and has an agreement to coach LSU through 2012. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Miles coached the Tigers to a win in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State, 38-24. The 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio.

Playing and assistant coaching career

Miles earned all-state honors in football at Elyria High School in Ohio as well as letters in baseball and wrestling. ^[1] He attended the University of Michigan where he was a two year letterman under Coach Bo Schembechler from 1974 to 75. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr ( April 1 1929 &ndash November 17 2006) was an American College football In 1980, Miles returned to Michigan as an assistant coach to Schembechler. He left Michigan in 1982 to coach at the University of Colorado where fellow Michigan assistant Bill McCartney had just been named head coach. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University William Paul McCartney (born August 22, 1940 in Riverview Michigan) is the founder of the Promise Keepers men's ministry and a former college Ironically, one of his fellow assistants on the Colorado staff was another future LSU head coach, Gerry DiNardo, who coached at LSU from 1995-99. Gerry DiNardo (born Gerard DiNardo November 10 1952) is a former All-American guard at the University of Notre Dame, and also a former College

He returned to Michigan in 1987 and helped lead the team to eight consecutive winning seasons and bowl appearances, including four Rose Bowl appearances. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose After Gary Moeller's resignation, Miles left Michigan again to join former Colorado assistant Bob Simmons staff at Oklahoma State as offensive coordinator. Gary O Moeller (born in Lima Ohio) is an American football coach best known for being head coach at the University of Michigan from 1990 to 1994 Bob Simmons is a former football Head coach for Oklahoma State University. During the 1998 through 2000 seasons he was the tight ends coach for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National

Head coaching career

Oklahoma State

Miles returned to Oklahoma State in 2001 as head coach. In the three years prior to Miles's arrival in Stillwater, the Cowboys finished 5-6, 5-6, and 3-8. Oklahoma State posted another losing record (4-7) in Miles' first season at the helm, but subsequently achieved winning records during each of the following three seasons - 8-5, 9-4, and 7-5, respectively. His last three seasons at Oklahoma State ended in invitations to the Houston, Cotton, and Alamo Bowls, respectively.

During the last game of Miles' first season as head coach, OSU faced Oklahoma, who was ranked #4 in the nation. Despite the fact that OSU was facing Oklahoma on the road, Miles led his team to a 16-13 upset victory over the Sooners (who ended up finishing the season ranked #6 after winning the Cotton Bowl).

During Miles's second season, OSU again ended the regular season with a game against Oklahoma. This time Oklahoma was ranked the #3 team in the country. And yet again, Miles led his team to a 38-28 upset victory over the Sooners (who ended up finishing the season ranked #5 after winning the Rose Bowl). As a result of his performance during his second year, Miles was named the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year by the Associated Press in 2002. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio

LSU

Les Miles congratulates Trindon Holliday after his kickoff return for a touchdown versus Ole Miss on November 17, 2007. Trindon Holliday (born April 27, 1986) is a top ranked American sprinter currently competing for Louisiana State University.

In January of 2005, Miles was named the head coach of Louisiana State University. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational He replaced Nick Saban, who had left LSU to take over the Miami Dolphins. Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban (born October 31, 1951, in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American College football coach and The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. In August of 2005, days before Miles was to make his debut as the coach of LSU, Hurricane Katrina struck south Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America LSU's first game, a home date against North Texas, was postponed until later in the season. The Tigers second game, against Arizona State, was moved from Baton Rouge to Tempe because the LSU campus was still serving as an emergency center for Hurricane Katrina relief. Arizona State University ( ASU) is the largest public Research university in the United States under a single administration with total student Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The conference opener against the University of Tennessee was also delayed, this time because of Hurricane Rita. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense Tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico The game was played two days late.

In his first season as coach LSU won the 2005 SEC Western Division title with a 10-1 regular season record -- including wins over #15 Arizona State (9/10/05), #11 Florida (10/15/05), #16 Auburn (10/22/05) and #4 Alabama (11/12/05). The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern LSU's only regular season loss was an upset at home to #10 Tennessee (9/26/05). In the Tennessee game, after building a 21-0 lead at halftime, the Tigers failed to score another touchdown and lost to UT 30-27 in overtime. In the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Georgia, the #3-ranked LSU Tigers, though favored, lost to #13 Georgia 34-14. The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the LSU recovered to win the 2005 Peach Bowl with a 40-3 romp of the #9-ranked Miami Hurricanes. The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida, UM, or just The U) is a private non-sectarian University founded in 1925 Miles finished his first season at LSU with an 11-2 record, a #6 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll, and a #5 ranking in the AP Poll. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I

In 2006, LSU finished the regular season with ten wins (10-2), and ended the season with six straight wins. 2006 marked the first time in LSU history that the Tigers finished with back-to-back 10-win seasons. Miles was able to do this in spite of his team playing its four toughest games on the road. All four games were against teams ranked in the top eight when the game took place, with three of the teams in the top five (Auburn, Florida, Arkansas). LSU split those four games, losing to Auburn and Florida, but beating Tennessee and Arkansas. Auburn University ( AU or Auburn) is a State university located in Auburn, Alabama, U The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university LSU did not win the SEC West title, finishing one game behind Arkansas. However, the Tigers were ranked ahead of Arkansas at the end of the regular season, and were rewarded with an invitation to face Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl where they defeated the Irish 41-14. LSU finished the 2006 season ranked #3 overall in both the AP and ESPN polls.

Les Miles celebrates his team's victory in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game. The 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

In 2007, Miles gained national attention due to numerous unconventional play calls during nationally televised games. LSU was ranked #1 twice during the regular season, but lost its final regular season game at home to unranked Arkansas 50-48 in triple-overtime. Despite the loss, LSU would go on to the SEC championship game. The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern On the day of the SEC championship game, Kirk Herbstreit reported on ESPN's College GameDay that Les Miles had accepted an offer to succeed Lloyd Carr as the head coach at the University of Michigan. Kirk Herbstreit (born August 19 1969, Centerville Ohio) is an analyst for ESPN 's College GameDay, a television program ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to College GameDay is an ESPN show covering College football. It first aired in 1987 with Tim Brando as host and Lee Corso and Lloyd H Carr (born July 30, 1945) is the former Head coach of the University of Michigan football team, a job he held from 1995 ^[2] Despite the media distractions, LSU won the 2007 SEC title, beating Tennessee 21-14. The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The night of LSU's SEC title victory, the teams then ranked number one and two lost allowing LSU to be ranked #2 in the AP, Coaches, Harris, and BCS polls. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I The Harris Interactive College Football Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision College football teams The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national LSU beat the Buckeyes in the 2008 BCS Championship giving Les Miles his first national championship.

As of the end of the 2007 regular season, which featured victories over six different coaches with national championships, Miles' record as head coach at LSU is 34-6.

Les Miles has become known as "The Hat," in reference to the way he wears a white LSU baseball cap on the sidelines during LSU football games. The phrase "Fear the Hat" has become an unofficial slogan for LSU football under Miles in some circles. During the 2007 season, he also received the nickname "The Mad Hatter," in reference to his outspoken nature and defiant attitude.

Michigan Head Coach Speculation

Throughout the 2007 season, there was speculation that Les Miles would be a top candidate for the University of Michigan head coaching position if it became available. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research On the day of the SEC championship game, Kirk Herbstreit reported on ESPN's College GameDay that Les Miles had accepted an offer to succeed Lloyd Carr as the head coach at the University of Michigan. Kirk Herbstreit (born August 19 1969, Centerville Ohio) is an analyst for ESPN 's College GameDay, a television program ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to College GameDay is an ESPN show covering College football. It first aired in 1987 with Tim Brando as host and Lee Corso and Lloyd H Carr (born July 30, 1945) is the former Head coach of the University of Michigan football team, a job he held from 1995 ^[2] Miles cleared up any confusion himself in a last minute press conference to reporters saying,

“There was some misinformation on ESPN and I think it’s imperative that I straighten it out. I am the head coach at LSU. I will be the head coach at LSU. I have no interest in talking to anybody else. I’ve got a championship game to play, and I am excited about the opportunity of my damn strong football team to play in it. That’s really all I’d like to say. It was unfortunate that I had to address my team with this information this morning. With that being done, I think we’d be ready to play. There will be no questions for me. I represent me in this issue. Please ask me after. I’m busy. Thank you very much. Have a great day. ”^[3]

The speculation resurfaced two weeks later when The Detroit Free Press reported that Michigan athletic director Bill Martin and university president Mary Sue Coleman spoke with Miles directly over the phone a few days after he signed a contract extension with LSU. Mary Sue Coleman (born October 2, 1943 in Kentucky is the current president of the University of Michigan, having served since 2002 ^[4] In response to the report, Miles issued a statement acknowledging the conversation, but claimed that he was merely offering advice and assistance to Martin on Michigan's search and that he is not a candidate for the vacancy. Miles reaffirmed his commitment to stay at LSU, declaring "I'm going to be the coach at LSU next season. " ^[5] Any remaining speculation that Miles would still consider the job ended on December 16, 2007 when West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez accepted the head coaching job at Michigan. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of College football. Rich "Rod" Rodriguez (born May 24, 1963 in Grant Town, West Virginia) is the head football coach at the University ^[6]

Controversies

Miles has generated some controversy in the media during his tenure at LSU. During LSU's "Recruiting Bash" in February 2007, he reportedly used the f-word in reference to Alabama, which had recently hired Nick Saban, Miles' predecessor at LSU. Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban (born October 31, 1951, in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American College football coach and ^[7] Later in the year, Miles angered the Pac 10 when he suggested that USC had an easier road to the BCS Championship Game than teams in other conferences. The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States.

They’re going to play real knockdown, drag-outs with UCLA and Washington, Cal-Berkeley, Stanford — some real juggernauts. . . . And they’re going to end up, it would be my guess, in some position so if they win a game or two, that they’ll end up in the title (game). I would like that path for us. ^[8]

On May 2, 2008, Miles dismissed player Ryan Perrilloux for "not fulfilling his obligation" as an LSU student-athlete criteria. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ryan Anthony Perrilloux (born January 1, 1987 in LaPlace Louisiana) is an American football player currently playing for the Jacksonville ^[9]

Head coaching record

References

External links

• Official Les Miles LSU website
• Videos of Les Miles on mReplay
• Les Miles facts and information.