# Tommy Mills

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For the Welsh footballer, see [Tommy Mills (footballer)](/source/Tommy_Mills_(footballer)).

American football player & coach (1883–1944)

Tommy Mills Biographical details Born (1883-04-05)April 5, 1883 Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S. Died February 25, 1944(1944-02-25) (aged 60) Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S. Playing career Football c. 1904 Beloit Position 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 Overall 63–45–12 (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](/source/American_football) player, coach of football, [basketball](/source/Basketball), and [baseball](/source/Baseball), and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at [Creighton University](/source/Creighton_University) (1915–1919), [Beloit College](/source/Beloit_College) (1920–1925), [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University) (1930–1932), and [Arkansas State College](/source/Arkansas_State_University) (1934–1935), compiling a career [college football](/source/College_football) record of 63–45–12. Mills was the head baseball coach at the [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) from 1927 to 1929, during which time he was also an assistant football coach at the school under [Knute Rockne](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Notre_Dame%2C_Indiana). He served as the director of the field house for the four years before his death.[1]

## Head coaching record

### College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Creighton Blue and White (Independent) (1915–1919) 1915 Creighton 3–3–1 1916 Creighton 4–1–2 1917 Creighton 6–2–1 1918 Creighton 3–0 1919 Creighton 4–0–2 Creighton: 20–6–6 Beloit Gold (Independent) (1920–1921) 1920 Beloit 5–3 1921 Beloit 5–2–1 Beloit Gold / Blue Devils (Midwest Conference) (1922–1925) 1922 Beloit 3–3–1 0–1–1 7th 1923 Beloit 6–1–1 4–0 T–1st 1924 Beloit 3–3–1 1–3–1 7th 1925 Beloit 6–2 3–0 T–1st Beloit: 28–14–4 8–4–2 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

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### College basketball

Record table Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Creighton Bluejays (Independent) (1916–1920) 1916–17 Creighton 17–3 1917–18 Creighton 11–0 1918–19 Creighton 10–0 1919–20 Creighton 15–3 Creighton: 53–6 Beloit Gold (Independent) (1920–1922) 1920–21 Beloit 5–8 1921–22 Beloit 12–0 Beloit Gold / Blue Devils (Midwest Conference) (1922–1926) 1922–23 Beloit 13–2 9–0 1st 1923–24 Beloit 14–0 9–0 1st 1924–25 Beloit 7–5 5–4 4th 1925–26 Beloit 1–11 1–11 9th Beloit: 52–26 24–15 Arkansas State Indians (Independent) (1935–1936) 1935–36 Arkansas 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

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## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1932season_3-0)** Mills resigned as head coach after five games. [Jack Hagerty](/source/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. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Thomas E. Mills; Director of Rockne Field House at Notre Dame, Once Aide to Coach"](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1944/02/26/85148674.pdf) (PDF). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. February 26, 1944. Retrieved July 12, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Mills Resigns Coaching Post at Georgetown"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30913492/the_decatur_herald/). *[The Decatur Herald](/source/Herald_%26_Review)*. [Decatur, Illinois](/source/Decatur%2C_Illinois). [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). October 31, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) .

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["NCAA Statistics; Coach; Thomas E. "Tommy" Mills; Football"](https://stats.ncaa.org/people/12591?sport_code=MFB). [National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association). Retrieved March 7, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2024 Arkansas State Football Media Guide"](https://astateredwolves.com/documents/2024/8/1/2024_Arkansas_State_Football_Guide.pdf) (PDF). Arkansas State University Athletics. pp. 165, 184, 238. Retrieved March 7, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["NCAA Statistics; Coach; Thomas E. "Tommy" Mills; Men's Basketball"](https://stats.ncaa.org/people/12591?sport_code=MBB). [National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association). Retrieved March 7, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2012-13_Creighton_Media_Guide_7-0)** [*2012-13 Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball Media Guide*](https://web.archive.org/web/20121230005953/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/mediaguide/mensbb/1213mbbguide160-obc.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=1000) (PDF). Creighton University. 2012. p. 160. Archived from [the original](http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/mediaguide/mensbb/1213mbbguide160-obc.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=1000) (PDF) on December 30, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2012-13_Beloit_Media_Guide_8-0)** *2012-13 Beloit College Men's Basketball Media Guide*. Beloit College. 2012. p. 18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2012-13_Ark._St._Media_Guide_9-0)** [*2012-13 Arkansas State Men's Basketball Reference Guide*](http://www.astateredwolves.com//pdf8/997042.pdf) (PDF). Arkansas State University. 2012. p. 72.

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Parks (c. 1912) Tom Dandelet (1921–1924) Herbert Schwartz (1925–1931) Tommy Mills (1934–1935) Herbert Schwartz (1935–1943) Ike Tomlinson (1945–1969) Don Floyd (1969–1975) Dean Pryor (1975–1979) Larry Lacewell (1979–1990) Charley Thornton (1990–1993) Brad Hovious (1993–1996) Barry Dowd (1996–2000) Joe Hollis # (2000–2001) Paul Griffin (2001–2002) Dean Lee (2002–2012) Terry Mohajir (2012–2021) Rich Zvosec # (2021) Tom Bowen (2021–2022) Jeff Purinton (2022–2025) Chris Pezman (2025– ) # denotes interim athletic director v t e Arkansas State Red Wolves head football coaches F. T. Parks (1911–1912) Clint Young (1913) Earl W. Brannon (1914–1917) No team (1918) Foy Hammons (1919–1920) Tom Dandelet (1921–1923) Basil Stanley (1924) Herbert Schwartz (1925–1930) Jack Dale (1931–1932) Elza Renfro (1933) Tommy Mills (1934–1935) Leslie Speck (1936–1938) Bill Adams (1939–1941) No team (1942–1944) Ike Tomlinson (1945) Forrest England (1946–1953) Glen Harmeson (1954) Gene Harlow (1955–1957) Hugh Taylor (1958–1959) King Block (1960–1962) Bennie Ellender (1963–1970) Bill Davidson (1971–1978) Larry Lacewell (1979–1989) Al Kincaid (1990–1991) Ray Perkins (1992) John Bobo (1993–1996) Joe Hollis (1997–2001) Steve Roberts (2002–2010) Hugh Freeze (2011) David Gunn # (2011) Gus Malzahn (2012) John Thompson # (2012) Bryan Harsin (2013) John Thompson # (2013) Blake Anderson (2014–2020) Butch Jones (2021– ) # denotes interim head coach v t e Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball head coaches F. T. Parks (1911–1913) Herbert Schwartz (1924–1931) Jack Dale (1931–1933) H. F. 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