Gus Miller
{{Short description|American basketball coach (1900–1992)}}
{{about||the Australian politician|Gus Miller (politician)|the cricketer|Gus Miller (cricketer)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Gus Miller
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1900|8|3}}
| birth_place = Pine Grove, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|2|16|1900|8|3}}
| death_place = Denton, Texas, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1919
| player_team2 = West Texas State
| player_positions =
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1923–1926
| coach_team2 = Slaton HS (TX)
| coach_years3 = 1927–1936
| coach_team3 = Trinidad HS (CO)
| coach_years4 = 1937–1941
| coach_team4 = Texas Wesleyan
| coach_years5 = 1942–1946
| coach_team5 = West Texas State
| coach_sport6 = Basketball
| coach_years7 = 1937–1942
| coach_team7 = Texas Wesleyan
| coach_years8 = 1942–1957
| coach_team8 = West Texas State
| admin_years1 = 1946–1957
| admin_team1 = West Texas State
| overall_record = 41–32–3 (college football)
283–154 (college basketball)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = Basketball
4–3 (NAIA)
0–1 (NCAA)
| championships = Football
1 Texas Conference (1940)
Basketball
4 Texas Conference (1938, 1940–1942)
3 Border (1943, 1952, 1955)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
William Augustus Miller (August 3, 1900 – February 16, 1992) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Texas Wesleyan College—now known as Texas Wesleyan University—in Fort Worth, Texas from 1937 to 1941 and West Texas State Teachers College—now known as West Texas A&M University—in Canyon, Texas–from 1942 to 1946, compiling a career college football coaching record of 41–32–3. Miller was also the head basketball coach at Texas Wesleyan from 1947 to 1942 and West Texas State from 1942 to 1957, tallying a career college basketball coaching mark of 283–154. His basketball teams won three Border Conference championships and made an appearance in the 1955 NCAA basketball tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://issuu.com/wtathletics/docs/2012-13_mbb_record_book?e=2056006/3072660|title=2012–13 Men's Basketball Record Book}}
Miller coached at Trinidad High School in Trinidad, Colorado for 10 years before he was hired at Texas Wesleyan in 1937.{{cite news |last=King |first=Dub |title=Miller Appointed Rams' Head Coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83355035/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=July 2, 1937 |page=12 |access-date=August 13, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=West Texas Buffaloes Add Miller to Coaching Staff |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83345527/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |agency=Associated Press |date=February 13, 1942 |page=11 |access-date=August 13, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Gilstrap |first=Harry |title=Miller Takes Over WTS Athletic Director Duties |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83362239/amarillo-daily-news/ |newspaper=Amarillo Daily News |location=Amarillo, Texas |date=October 23, 1946 |page=8 |access-date=August 13, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=College Announces Changes In Coaching Staff, PE Department |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83345527/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=The Canyon News |location=Canyon, Texas |date=April 10, 1957 |page=1 |access-date=August 13, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Miller was born in Pine Grove, Texas. He received a bachelor's degree from West Texas State and a master's degree from Texas Tech University. He died on February 16, 1992, at a hospital in Denton, Texas.{{cite news |author= |title=William A. Miller |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83363469/obituary-for-william-augustus-miller/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=February 18, 1992 |page=15 |access-date=August 13, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Head coaching record
=College football=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Texas Wesleyan Rams
| conf = Texas Conference
| startyear = 1937
| endyear = 1941
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1937
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 6–3
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1938
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 3–4–1
| conference = 2–3
| confstanding = 6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1939
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 4–5–2
| conference = 2–2–1
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1940
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1941
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 5–3
| conference = 5–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 25–17–3
| confrecord = 17–9–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = West Texas State Buffaloes
| conf = Border Conference
| startyear = 1942
| endyear = 1946
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1942
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1943
| name = No team—World War II
| overall =
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1944
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 4–3
| conference = 1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1945
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 2–6
| conference = 0–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1946
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 3–4{{#tag:ref|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 Conference play, placing fifth.|group=n|name=1946season}}
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 16–15
| confrecord = 8–8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 41–32–3
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
=College basketball=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Texas Wesleyan Rams
| conference = Texas Conference
| startyear = 1937
| endyear = 1941
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1937–38
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 13–1
| conference = 12–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1938–39
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 19–7
| conference = 9–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1939–40
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 20–3
| conference = 12–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1940–41
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 21–2
| conference = 12–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1941–42
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 13–4
| conference = 12–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NAIA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Texas Wesleyan
| overall = 86–17 ({{Winning percentage|86|17}})
| confrecord = 57–2 ({{Winning percentage|57|2}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = West Texas State Buffaloes
| conference = Border Conference
| startyear = 1942
| endyear = 1957
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1942–43
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 16–7
| conference = 12–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1943–44
| name = No team—World War II
| overall =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1944–45
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 16–10
| conference = 5–3
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1945–46
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 19–8
| conference = 9–3
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1946–47
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 13–11
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1947–48
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 11–13
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1948–49
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 16–7
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1949–50
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 19–10
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1950–51
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 14–12
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1951–52
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 19–8
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1952–53
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 8–13
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1953–54
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 13–7
| conference = 9–3
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1954–55
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 15–7
| conference = 9–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1955–56
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 12–10
| conference = 6–6
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1956–57
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 6–14
| conference = 3–7
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = West Texas A&M
| overall = 197–137 ({{Winning percentage|197|137}})
| confrecord = 110–72 ({{Winning percentage|110|72}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 283–154 ({{Winning percentage|283|154}})
}}
Notes
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References
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External links
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{{Texas Wesleyan Rams football coach navbox}}
{{West Texas A&M Buffaloes football coach navbox}}
{{West Texas A&M Buffaloes basketball coach navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Gus}}
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