 Miles in 2007 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1953 Elyria, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1975 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1981 | Michigan (GA) |
| 1982–1986 | Colorado (OL) |
| 1987–1994 | Michigan (OL) |
| 1995–1997 | Oklahoma State (OC/OL) |
| 1998–2000 | Dallas Cowboys (TE) |
| 2001–2004 | Oklahoma State |
| 2005–2016 | LSU |
| 2019–2020 | Kansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 108–73[n 1] |
| Bowls | 6–6[n 1] |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 national (2007) 2 SEC (2007, 2011) 3 SEC Western Division (2005, 2007, 2011) | |
| Awards | |
| Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2011) Home Depot Coach of the Year Award (2011) Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award (2011) AFCA FBS Coach of the Year (2011) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2011) | |
Leslie Edwin Miles (born November 10, 1953) is a former American football coach.[1] He most recently served as the head coach at Kansas. His head coaching career began with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he coached from 2001 to 2004. Following that, he coached LSU from 2005 to 2016. Miles is nicknamed "the Hat" for his signature white cap, as well as "the Mad Hatter" for his eccentricities and play-calling habits.[2] Prior to being a head coach, he was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State as well as at the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Miles led the 2007 LSU Tigers football team to a win in the BCS National Championship Game, defeating Ohio State.
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- ^ "Les Miles named football coach at Kansas". Kansas Jayhawks. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Mandel, Stewart (October 3, 2010). "Maddening, eccentric, mocked – Miles a coach in a league of his own". SI.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.