Josh Miller begins his first season as offensive coordinator at Midwestern State in 2022. He is also charged with mentoring quarterbacks.
Miller led Saginaw Valley State to a 7-4 overall record in his first season as an offensive coordinator in 2021. The Cardinals ranked third in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in scoring offense (27.6 points) and were fifth averaging 311.7 yards per game.
Miller, who was also in charge of quarterbacks and running backs at SVSU, mentored GLIAC Offensive Back of the Year Tommy Scott, who rushed for 1,048 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2021.
Miller gained coaching experience on both the sides of the ball during his career.
He served as linebacker coach and recruiting coordinator helping Ferris State to the NCAA Division II semifinals in 2019.
Miller coached All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) receiver Scott Miller during one-year stop at NCAA Division I Bowling Green (Ohio) in 2018. Scott Miller finished the season with 71 receptions for 1,148 yards and nine touchdowns under his direction. Scott Miller was drafted by the Tampa Bay in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft and was a member of the Buccaneers' Super Bowl winning team in 2020.
Miller began his coaching career spending four seasons at his alma mater from 2014-17.
He served as quarterbacks coach in 2014 and 2015 helping the Cougars to NAIA national semifinalist showings before broadening his horizons as a linebacker coach during St. Francis' NAIA national championship seasons in 2016 and 2017.
Playing Career
Miller was a four-year letter winner and three-year captain for St. Francis from 2009-13.
The two-time All-Mid-States Football Association selection was named NAIA National Player of the Week for Sept. 21, 2013 after leading SFU to a 38-37 win against No. 7-ranked St. Ambrose (Iowa). In that game, Miller completed 25-of-37 passes for a career-high 412 yards with 18 of his 25 completions going for first downs.
Miller was also a two-time academic all-conference academic choice during his collegiate career.
Personal
Miller graduated from St. Francis with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a minor in Social Work. He earned his master's degree in Organizational Leadership from St. Francis in 2015.Â
He is married to his high school sweetheart, Abigail.
The Miller File
Assistant Coach (QB) at Saint Francis - 2014-15
Assistant Coach (LB) at Saint Francis - 2016-17
Assistant Coach (WR) at Bowling Green - 2018
Assistant Coach (LB) at Ferris State - 2019
Offensive Coordinator (QB/RB) at Saginaw Valley State - 2020-21
Offensive Coordinator (QB) at Midwestern State - 2022-
