Trent Miles
Trent Miles went 29–74 as a head coach, 2008–2016, at Indiana State and Georgia State. Share
Five seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 2008–12 at Indiana State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 29–74 career
- Seasons
- 9
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Jul 29, 1963
- Alma mater
- Indiana State 1987
- Best season
- 2015 6–7
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Indiana State * | 0–12 | 9th | |||
| 2009 | Indiana State * | 1–10 | 8th | |||
| 2010 | Indiana State * | 6–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 2011 | Indiana State * | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 2012 | Indiana State * | 7–4 | T–3rd | |||
| 2013 | Georgia State | 0–12 | 8th | |||
| 2014 | Georgia State | 1–11 | 11th | |||
| 2015 | Georgia State | 6–7 | 4th | Cure Bowl L | ||
| 2016 | Georgia State coached 10 of 12 games | 2–8 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Conference games | 29 | 6–23 | 21% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 2–12 | 14% |
| At home | 22 | 4–18 | 18% |
| On the road | 22 | 4–18 | 18% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 7 | 3–4 | 43% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 40 | 6–34 | 15% |
His own 47 games on file, 2013–2016, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Jones 2013–2016 | 1–3 | South Alabama | 4 | |
| Dennis Franchione 2013–2015 | 1–2 | Texas State | 3 | |
| Mark Hudspeth 2013–2015 | 0–3 | Louisiana | 3 | |
| Blake Anderson 2014–2016 | 0–3 | Arkansas State | 3 | |
| Scott Satterfield 2014–2016 | 0–3 | App State | 3 |
Trent Miles’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| South Alabamaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Troyseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Louisianaseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| App Stateseries | 3 | 0–3 |
| New Mexico Stateseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Georgia Southernseries | 2 | 1–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Indiana State | Graduate assistant | |
| 1988–89 | New Mexico | Graduated assistant | |
| 1990 | Oklahoma | Graduate assistant | |
| 1991–93 | Northern Illinois | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1994 | Northern Illinois | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1995 | Hawaii | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1996 | Hawaii | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1997–99 | Fresno State | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2000 | Green Bay Packers NFL | Wide receivers coach and quality control coach | |
| 2001 | Stanford | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2002–04 | Notre Dame | Wide receivers coach | |
| 2005–07 | Washington | Running backs coach | |
| 2008–12 | Indiana State | Head coach | |
| 2013–16 | Georgia State | Head coach | |
| 2017–21 | Philadelphia Eagles NFL | Offensive quality control and assistant running backs coach | |
| 2022–23 | LSU | Senior offensive analyst | |
| 2024–present | Notre Dame | Senior offensive analyst |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Dennis RaetzIndiana State
- Mike SheppardNew Mexico
- Gary GibbsOklahoma
- Charlie SadlerNorthern Illinois
- Bob WagnerHawai’i
- Fred VonappenHawai’i
- Pat HillFresno State
- Mike ShermanGreen Bay Packers
- Tyrone WillinghamStanford, Notre Dame, Washington
- Kent BaerNotre Dame
- Brian KellyLSU
- Marcus FreemanNotre Dame
Assistants who became head coaches
- Rick MinterCincinnati, Marshall
- Steve EnglehartRose Hulman, Florida Tech, Presbyterian, West Georgia
- Jeff JagodzinskiBoston College, Omaha Nighthawks
- Jesse MinterMichigan, Baltimore Ravens
- Tim LappanoGeorgia State
- Tony SamuelNew Mexico State, Southeast Missouri State
Worked under (12)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Raetz | Indiana State | 1987 | Graduate assistant | |
| Mike Sheppard | New Mexico | 1988–89 | Graduated assistant | |
| Gary Gibbs | Oklahoma | 1990 | Graduate assistant | |
| Charlie Sadler | Northern Illinois | 1991–94 | 1991–93: wide receivers coach; 1994: defensive backs coach | |
| Bob Wagner | Hawai’i | 1995 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Fred Vonappen | Hawai’i | 1996 | Defensive backs coach | |
| Pat Hill | Fresno State | 1997–99 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Mike Sherman | Green Bay Packers NFL | 2000 | Wide receivers coach and quality control coach | |
| Tyrone Willingham | Stanford | 2001 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Tyrone Willingham | Notre Dame | 2002–04 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Kent Baer | Notre Dame | 2004 | Wide receivers coach | |
| Tyrone Willingham | Washington | 2005–07 | Running backs coach | |
| Brian Kelly | LSU | 2022–23 | Senior offensive analyst | |
| Marcus Freeman | Notre Dame | 2024–26 | Senior offensive analyst |
Coached under him, later head coaches (6)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Minter | Indiana State, 2010: linebackers coach; Georgia State, 2016: defensive line coach | Cincinnati, Marshall | |
| Steve Englehart | Indiana State, 2010: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Rose Hulman, Florida Tech, Presbyterian, West Georgia | |
| Jeff Jagodzinski | Georgia State, 2013–15: offensive coordinator; 2016: assistant head coach | Boston College, Omaha Nighthawks | |
| Jesse Minter | Georgia State, 2013–16: defensive coordinator | Michigan, Baltimore Ravens | |
| Tim Lappano | Georgia State, 2014–16: wide receivers coach | Georgia State | |
| Tony Samuel | Georgia State, 2014: outside linebackers coach; 2015: defensive line coach | New Mexico State, Southeast Missouri State |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Denbrock | Indiana State, 2009: assistant head coach and special teams and linebackers coach | |
| Troy Walters | Indiana State, 2009: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and wide receivers coach | |
| Luke Huard | Georgia State, 2013–16: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Chris O’Leary | Georgia State, 2015–16: graduate assistant |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Pay
| Year | School | Job | Contract pay | State payroll | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia State | head coachbonuses up to $362,500; $56,000 in bonuses paid | $539,405 USA Today | $505,430 | |
| 2015 | Georgia State | head coachbonuses up to $362,500; $9,500 in bonuses paid | $527,500 USA Today | ||
| 2014 | Georgia State | head coachbonuses up to $381,500 | $510,000 USA Today | $25,000 |
USA Today’s coaches salary database (2014–17, from public-records requests to the schools; Rachel Ehlers’ copy): the season’s contract pay, school pay plus outside money, before bonuses.
Open Georgia (State of Georgia, unaudited): salary paid in the fiscal year from July to June, shown against the season inside it.
Contract pay and the state payroll differ by design: one is the season’s contract, the other what the state paid in a calendar or fiscal year, so a December hire’s short first year, bonuses and camp money paid as special payments, and pay that ran on after he left all show in the payroll.
Pay of public employees in their public job only: head coaches, and assistants in the seasons our records name them a coordinator, at public universities.
How he coached
Miles’s teams went for it on 16% of fourth downs and on 29% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 58% of plays and took 23.3 seconds a play, 2013–2016.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 12 g | 22 of 114 19% | 35% | 57% | 20.1 | −0.01 | |
| 2014 10 g | 13 of 69 19% | 30% | 58% | 24.9 | −0.01 | |
| 2015 13 g | 9 of 93 10% | 20% | 59% | 24.5 | +0.02 | |
| 2016 12 g | 14 of 98 14% | 27% | 58% | 23.7 | −0.07 | |
| All 47 g | 58 of 374 16% | 29% | 58% | 23.3 | −0.02 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.