 KU Jayhawks HC Les Miles in 2018 game | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 10 1953 Elyria, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 144–57 |
| Bowls | 8–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
1 National (2007) 2 SEC (2007, 2011) 3 SEC Western Division (2005, 2007, 2011) | |
| Awards | |
|
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2011) Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2011) Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award (2011) AFCA FBS Coach of the Year (2011) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2011) | |
Leslie Edwin "Les" Miles (born November 10, 1953) is a former football coach who served as the head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys (2001-2004), the LSU Tigers (2005-2016) and the Kansas Jayhawks (2019-2020).
Miles is nicknamed "The Hat" for his signature white cap, as well as "The Mad Hatter" for his eccentricities and play-calling habits.[1] Prior to being a head coach, he was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State as well as at the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Miles led the 2007 LSU Tigers to a win in the BCS National Championship Game, defeating Ohio State.
Coaching Record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference) (2001–2004) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Oklahoma State | 4–7 | 2–6 | 5th (South) | |||||
| 2002 | Oklahoma State | 8–5 | 5–3 | T–3rd (South) | W Houston | ||||
| 2003 | Oklahoma State | 9–4 | 5–3 | 3rd (South) | L Cotton | ||||
| 2004 | Oklahoma State | 7–5 | 4–4 | 5th (South) | L Alamo | ||||
| Oklahoma State: | 28–21 | 16–16 | |||||||
| LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2016) | |||||||||
| 2005 | LSU | 11–2 | 7–1 | 1st (Western) | W Peach | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2006 | LSU | 11–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Western) | W Sugar † | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2007 | LSU | 12–2 | 6–2 | 1st (Western) | W BCS NCG † | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | LSU | 8–5 | 3–5 | 3rd (Western) | W Chick-fil-A | ||||
| 2009 | LSU | 9–4 | 5–3 | 2nd (Western) | L Capital One | 17 | 17 | ||
| 2010 | LSU | 11–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Western) | W Cotton | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2011 | LSU | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st (Western) | L BCS NCG † | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | LSU | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd (Western) | L Chick-fil-A | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2013 | LSU | 10–3 | 5–3 | 3rd (Western) | W Outback | 14 | 14 | ||
| 2014 | LSU | 8–5 | 4–4 | T–4th (Western) | L Music City | ||||
| 2015 | LSU | 9–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd (Western) | W Texas | 17 | 16 | ||
| 2016 | LSU | 2–2 | 1–1 | (Western) | |||||
| LSU: | 114–34 | 62–28 | |||||||
| Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Kansas | 2–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Kansas: | 2–2 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 144–57 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Maddening, eccentric, mocked – Miles a coach in a league of his own", CNN, October 3, 2010.
