Tommy Mills

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Tommy Mills

| image = New Georgetown Coach. Tom Mills, new Georgetown University Football Coach, snapped as he arrived at the Hilltop today to assume his newly acquired duties. Mills, who succeeds Lou Little, was LCCN2016889586.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|4|5}}

| birth_place = Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1944|2|25|1883|4|5}}

| death_place = Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = {{Circa|1904}}

| player_team2 = Beloit

| player_positions = Halfback

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1915–1919

| coach_team2 = Omaha HS (NE)

| coach_years3 = 1915–1919

| coach_team3 = Creighton

| coach_years4 = 1920–1925

| coach_team4 = Beloit

| coach_years5 = 1926–1929

| coach_team5 = Notre Dame (assistant)

| coach_years6 = 1930–1932

| coach_team6 = Georgetown

| coach_years7 = 1934–1935

| coach_team7 = Arkansas State

| coach_sport8 = Basketball

| coach_years9 = 1916–1920

| coach_team9 = Creighton

| coach_years10 = 1920–1926

| coach_team10 = Beloit

| coach_years11 = 1935–1936

| coach_team11 = Arkansas State

| coach_sport12 = Baseball

| coach_years13 = 1921–1924

| coach_team13 = Beloit

| coach_years14 = 1927–1929

| coach_team14 = Notre Dame

| admin_years1 = 1920–1926

| admin_team1 = Beloit

| admin_years2 = 1934–1935

| admin_team2 = Arkansas State

| overall_record = 63–45–12 (college football)
119–41 (college basketball)
72–40–2 (college baseball)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = Football
2 MWC (1923, 1925)

Basketball
2 MWC (1923–1924)

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}}

Thomas Emmet Mills (April 5, 1883 – February 25, 1944) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Creighton University (1915–1919), Beloit College (1920–1925), Georgetown University (1930–1932), and Arkansas State College (1934–1935), compiling a career college football record of 63–45–12. Mills was the head baseball coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1927 to 1929, during which time he was also an assistant football coach at the school under Knute Rockne. In addition, Mills was the head basketball coach at Creighton (1916–1920), Beloit (1920–1926), and Arkansas State (1935–1936), amassing a career college basketball record of 119–41. Mills died at the age of 60 on February 25, 1944, of a heart attack at the Rockne Memorial Field House in Notre Dame, Indiana. He served as the director of the field house for the four years before his death.{{cite news |title=Thomas E. Mills; Director of Rockne Field House at Notre Dame, Once Aide to Coach |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/02/26/85148674.pdf |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 26, 1944 |accessdate=July 12, 2011}}

Head coaching record

=College football=

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Creighton Blue and White

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1915

| endyear = 1919

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1915

| name = Creighton

| overall = 3–3–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1916

| name = Creighton

| overall = 4–1–2

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1917

| name = Creighton

| overall = 6–2–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1918

| name = Creighton

| overall = 3–0

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1919

| name = Creighton

| overall = 4–0–2

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Creighton

| overall = 20–6–6

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Beloit Gold

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1920

| endyear = 1921

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1920

| name = Beloit

| overall = 5–3

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1921

| name = Beloit

| overall = 5–2–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Beloit Gold / Blue Devils

| conf = Midwest Conference

| startyear = 1922

| endyear = 1925

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1922

| name = Beloit

| overall = 3–3–1

| conference = 0–1–1

| confstanding = 7th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1923

| name = Beloit

| overall = 6–1–1

| conference = 4–0

| confstanding = T–1st

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1924

| name = Beloit

| overall = 3–3–1

| conference = 1–3–1

| confstanding = 7th

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1925

| name = Beloit

| overall = 6–2

| conference = 3–0

| confstanding = T–1st

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Beloit

| overall = 28–14–4

| confrecord = 8–4–2

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Georgetown Hoyas

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1930

| endyear = 1932

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

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| year = 1930

| name = Georgetown

| overall = 5–5

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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| year = 1931

| name = Georgetown

| overall = 4–5–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1932

| name = Georgetown

| overall = 2–3{{#tag:ref|Mills resigned as head coach after five games. Jack Hagerty served as head coach for the final four games of the 1932 season, leading Georgetown to a record of 0–3–1. Georgetown finished the year with an overall record of 2–6–1.{{cite news |author= |title=Mills Resigns Coaching Post at Georgetown |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30913492/the_decatur_herald/ |newspaper=The Decatur Herald |location=Decatur, Illinois |agency=Associated Press |date=October 31, 1932 |page=2 |access-date=April 24, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}|group=n|name=1932season}}

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Georgetown

| overall = 11–13–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Arkansas State Indians

| conf = Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference

| startyear = 1934

| endyear = 1935

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1934

| name = Arkansas State

| overall = 2–5–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1935

| name = Arkansas State

| overall = 2–7

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Arkansas State

| overall = 4–12–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 63–45–12

| bowls = no

| poll = no

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{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Thomas E. "Tommy" Mills; Football |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/12591?sport_code=MFB |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=March 7, 2025 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2024 Arkansas State Football Media Guide |url=https://astateredwolves.com/documents/2024/8/1/2024_Arkansas_State_Football_Guide.pdf |publisher=Arkansas State University Athletics |pages=165, 184, 238 |access-date=March 7, 2025 }}

=College basketball=

{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Creighton Bluejays

| conference = Independent

| startyear = 1916

| endyear = 1920

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1916–17

| name = Creighton

| overall = 17–3

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1917–18

| name = Creighton

| overall = 11–0

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1918–19

| name = Creighton

| overall = 10–0

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1919–20

| name = Creighton

| overall = 15–3

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Creighton

| overall = 53–6

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Beloit Gold

| conference = Independent

| startyear = 1920

| endyear = 1922

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1920–21

| name = Beloit

| overall = 5–8

| conference =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1921–22

| name = Beloit

| overall = 12–0

| conference =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Beloit Gold / Blue Devils

| conference = Midwest Conference

| startyear = 1922

| endyear = 1926

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1922–23

| name = Beloit

| overall = 13–2

| conference = 9–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1923–24

| name = Beloit

| overall = 14–0

| conference = 9–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1924–25

| name = Beloit

| overall = 7–5

| conference = 5–4

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1925–26

| name = Beloit

| overall = 1–11

| conference = 1–11

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Beloit

| overall = 52–26

| confrecord = 24–15

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Arkansas State Indians

| conference = Independent

| startyear = 1935

| endyear = 1936

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1935–36

| name = Arkansas State

| overall = 14–9

| conference =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Arkansas State

| overall = 14–9

| confrecord =

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = 119–41

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Thomas E. "Tommy" Mills; Men's Basketball |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/12591?sport_code=MBB |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=March 7, 2025 }}{{cite book|title=2012-13 Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball Media Guide|year=2012|publisher=Creighton University|page=160|url=http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/mediaguide/mensbb/1213mbbguide160-obc.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=1000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230005953/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/mediaguide/mensbb/1213mbbguide160-obc.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=1000|archive-date=December 30, 2012}}{{cite book|title=2012-13 Beloit College Men's Basketball Media Guide|year=2012|publisher=Beloit College|page=18}}{{cite book|title=2012-13 Arkansas State Men's Basketball Reference Guide|year=2012|publisher=Arkansas State University|page=72|url=http://www.astateredwolves.com//pdf8/997042.pdf}}