Coaches
Jeff Mills
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jeff Mills
Played at Western Washington 1984-1987
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Western Washington | Position | OL | not known |
| 1989 | Drake | Position | TE | not known |
| 1990-1991 | Washington | GA | GA | not known |
| 1992-1994 | Montana State | Position | DB | not known |
| 1995-1997 | Idaho | Position | DB | Chris Tormey (1996-1997) |
| 1998-1999 | Idaho (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2000-2003 | Nevada | DC | DC | Chris Tormey |
| 2004-2005 | Idaho | Position | AHC/S | Nick Holt |
| 2006 | Idaho (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2006 | Idaho | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Dennis Erickson |
| 2007-2008 | Youngstown State | DC | DC | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Washington | Position | DB | Steve Sarkisian*+ |
| 2012-2013 | New Mexico | DC | DC✓ | Bob Davie |
| 2014 | Indiana State | Position | DL | not known |
| 2015-2016 | New Mexico Highlands | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2018-2020 | Houston Christian | DC | DC/S | not known |
| 2021- | Iowa State | Other | senior QC | Matt Campbell* (2021-2025), Jimmy Rogers* (2026) |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | New Mexico | Defensive coordinator | 123 | 113 | 118 | 119 | 124 |
| 2013 | New Mexico | Defensive coordinator | 125 | 124 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | New Mexico Highlands | Division II | 2-9 |
| 2016 | New Mexico Highlands | Division II | 0-11 |
Worked under
- Chris Tormey · Idaho 1996-1997 (Position)
- Chris Tormey · Nevada 2000-2003 (DC)
- Nick Holt · Idaho 2004-2005 (Other, Position)
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 (DC)
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2009-2011 (Position)
- Bob Davie · New Mexico 2012-2013 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Jay Niemann · Drake 1989 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Tormey · Washington 1990-1991 · him GA, them Position
- Dave Christensen · Washington 1990 · him GA, them Position
- Gary Pinkel · Washington 1990 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jim Michalczik · Montana State 1992-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Drevno · Montana State 1993-1994 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Tormey · Idaho 1995-1997 · him Position, them Head coach
- Kasey Dunn · Idaho 1995 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Holt · Idaho 1995-2005 · him Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Chris Tormey · Nevada 2000-2003 · him DC, them Head coach
- Kim McCloud · Nevada 2000-2003 · him DC, them Position
- Derek Sage · Nevada 2003 · him DC, them GA
- Jason Eck* · Idaho 2004-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Johnny Nansen · Idaho 2004-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Jonathan Smith · Idaho 2004-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them Position
- Nate Kaczor · Idaho 2004-2005 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Kiffin · Idaho 2005-2006 · him DC, Other, Position, them Other
- Dan Cozzetto · Idaho 2006 · him DC, them OC
- Dennis Erickson · Idaho 2006 · him DC, them Head coach
- Brian Wright · Youngstown State 2007-2008 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Jon Heacock · Youngstown State 2007-2008 · him DC, them Head coach
- Doug Nussmeier · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Jimmie Dougherty · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Joel Thomas · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Position
- Johnny Nansen · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Marques Tuiasosopo · Washington 2009-2010 · him Position, them Position, Strength
- Mike Cox · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Position
- Nick Holt · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them DC, Other
- Steve Sarkisian*+ · Washington 2009-2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Donte Williams · Washington 2011 · him Position, them GA
- Bob Davie · New Mexico 2012-2013 · him DC, them Head coach
- Bob DeBesse · New Mexico 2012-2013 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Coleman Hutzler · New Mexico 2012-2013 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
- Kevin Cosgrove · New Mexico 2012-2013 · him DC, them Position
- Apollo Wright · New Mexico 2013 · him DC, them Position
- Brian Cabral · Indiana State 2014 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Mike Sanford Sr. · Indiana State 2014 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ben Arbuckle · Houston Christian 2018-2019 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Vic Shealy · Houston Christian 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Zach Kittley* · Houston Christian 2018-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position