Gus Miller
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
|---|---|
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | West Texas State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1942–1946 | West Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1942–1957 | West Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
16–15 (football) 197–137 (basketball) |
| Tournaments |
Basketball 0–1 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Basketball BIAA (1943, 1952, 1955) | |
W. A. "Gus" Miller was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at West Texas State Teachers College—now known as West Texas A&M University—from 1942 to 1946, compiling a record of 16–15. Miller was also the head basketball coach at West Texas State from 1942 to 1957, talking a mark of 197–137. His basketball teams won three Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships and made an appearance in the 1955 NCAA Basketball Tournament.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1942–1946) | |||||||||
| 1942 | West Texas State | 7–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | West Texas State | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1945 | West Texas State | 2–6 | 0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1946 | West Texas State | 3–4[n 1] | 2–3[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| West Texas State: | 16–15 | 8–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–15 | ||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1942–1957) | |||||||||
| 1942–43 | West Texas State | 16–7 | 12–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1943–44 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944–45 | West Texas State | 16–10 | 5–3 | ||||||
| 1945–46 | West Texas State | 19–8 | 9–3 | ||||||
| 1946–47 | West Texas State | 13–11 | 8–8 | ||||||
| 1947–48 | West Texas State | 11–13 | 7–9 | ||||||
| 1948–49 | West Texas State | 16–7 | 7–7 | ||||||
| 1949–50 | West Texas State | 19–10 | 9–5 | ||||||
| 1950–51 | West Texas State | 14–12 | 9–7 | ||||||
| 1951–52 | West Texas State | 19–8 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1952–53 | West Texas State | 8–13 | 5–9 | ||||||
| 1953–54 | West Texas State | 13–7 | 9–3 | ||||||
| 1954–55 | West Texas State | 15–7 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1955–56 | West Texas State | 12–10 | 6–6 | ||||||
| 1956–57 | West Texas State | 6–14 | 3–7 | ||||||
| West Texas A&M: | 197–137 (.590) | 110–72 (.604) | |||||||
| Total: | 197–137 (.590) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
- 1 2 3 Miller resigned after the first seven games of the 1946 season. Windy Nicklaus replaced Miller as head coach and led West Texas State to a record of 2–1 over the final three games of the season. The team finished 5–5 overall and 4–5 in Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association play, placing fifth.