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Tommy Mills
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Biographical details
Born(1883-04-05)April 5, 1883
Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 1944(1944-02-25) (aged 60)
Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1904 Beloit
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1919 Omaha HS (NE)
1915–1919 Creighton
1920–1925 Beloit
1926–1929 Notre Dame (assistant)
1930–1932 Georgetown
1934–1935 Arkansas State
Basketball
1916–1920 Creighton
1920–1926 Beloit
1935–1936 Arkansas State
Baseball
1921–1924 Beloit
1927–1929 Notre Dame
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1920–1926 Beloit
1934–1935 Arkansas State
Head coaching record
Overall63–45–12 (college football)
119–41 (college basketball)
72–40–2 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MWC (1923, 1925)

Basketball
2 MWC (1923–1924)

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. [1]

Contents

Head coaching record

College football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Creighton Blue and White (Independent)(1915–1919)
1915 Creighton 3–3–1
1916 Creighton4–1–2
1917 Creighton6–2–1
1918 Creighton3–0
1919 Creighton4–0–2
Creighton:20–6–6
Beloit Gold (Independent)(1920–1921)
1920 Beloit5–3
1921 Beloit5–2–1
Beloit Gold / Blue Devils (Midwest Conference)(1922–1925)
1922 Beloit3–3–10–1–17th
1923 Beloit6–1–14–0T–1st
1924 Beloit3–3–11–3–17th
1925 Beloit 6–23–0T–1st
Beloit:28–14–48–4–2
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent)(1930–1932)
1930 Georgetown 5–5
1931 Georgetown 4–5–1
1932 Georgetown 2–3 [n 1]
Georgetown:11–13–1
Arkansas State Indians (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference)(1934–1935)
1934 Arkansas State 2–5–1
1935 Arkansas State 2–7
Arkansas State:4–12–1
Total:63–45–12
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

[3] [4]

College basketball

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Creighton Bluejays (Independent)(1916–1920)
1916–17Creighton 17–3
1917–18Creighton 11–0
1918–19Creighton 10–0
1919–20Creighton 15–3
Creighton:53–6
Beloit Gold (Independent)(1920–1922)
1920–21Beloit 5–8
1921–22Beloit 12–0
Beloit Gold / Blue Devils (Midwest Conference)(1922–1926)
1922–23Beloit 13–29–01st
1923–24Beloit 14–09–01st
1924–25Beloit 7–55–44th
1925–26Beloit 1–111–119th
Beloit:52–2624–15
Arkansas State Indians (Independent)(1935–1936)
1935–36Arkansas State 14–9
Arkansas State:14–9
Total:119–41

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[5] [6] [7] [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas E. Mills; Director of Rockne Field House at Notre Dame, Once Aide to Coach" (PDF). The New York Times . February 26, 1944. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Mills Resigns Coaching Post at Georgetown". The Decatur Herald . Decatur, Illinois. Associated Press. October 31, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved April 24, 2019– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Thomas E. "Tommy" Mills; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2024 Arkansas State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas State University Athletics. pp. 165, 184, 238. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Thomas E. "Tommy" Mills; Men's Basketball". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ 2012-13 Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Creighton University. 2012. p. 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2012.
  7. ↑ 2012-13 Beloit College Men's Basketball Media Guide. Beloit College. 2012. p. 18.
  8. ↑ 2012-13 Arkansas State Men's Basketball Reference Guide (PDF). Arkansas State University. 2012. p. 72.
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