Eldon Miller

Alma Mater: 

Wittenberg (OH)

Class of: 
Hometown: 
Gnadenhutten, OH
  • Coach of 1986 NIT champion and 1979 NIT fourth-place team
  • Coach of 1990 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament champion
  • Coach of NCAA Division II Tournament runner-up in 1963
  • Northern Iowa's all-time winningest coach
  • Assistant coach at Wittenberg (OH) under Ray Mears for one season in 1961-62
  • Final Division I Top 20 Rankings (three: AP/UPI/USA)--1976 (10/19), 1980 (10/9) and 1983 (NR/NR/17)
  • Final Division II Top 10 Rankings (two)--1963 (1) and 1964 (7)
  • Major-College All-Americans (three): Ohio State's Clark Kellogg (1982), Kelvin Ransey (1979 and 1980) and Herb Williams (1980 and 1981).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1962-63

Wittenberg

26-2

14-0

1st

OAC

DII (4-1)

1963-64

Wittenberg

18-5

13-1

1st

OAC

DNP

1964-65

Wittenberg

17-5

12-2

T-1st

OAC

DNP

1965-66

Wittenberg

12-11

7-7

8th

OAC

DNP

1966-67

Wittenberg

17-7

12-1

1st

OAC

DNP

1967-68

Wittenberg

13-13

8-5

6th

OAC

DNP

1968-69

Wittenberg

19-6

11-2

T-1st

OAC

DII (0-2)

1969-70

Wittenberg

20-6

11-2

2nd

OAC

DNP

1970-71

Western Michigan

14-10

5-5

3rd

Mid-American

DNP

1971-72

Western Michigan

10-14

5-5

4th

Mid-American

DNP

1972-73

Western Michigan

8-18

2-10

7th

Mid-American

DNP

1973-74

Western Michigan

13-13

5-7

6th

Mid-American

DNP

1974-75

Western Michigan

16-10

8-6

5th

Mid-American

DNP

1975-76

Western Michigan

25-3

15-1

1st

Mid-American

NCAA (1-1)

1976-77

Ohio State*

9-18

4-14

10th

Big Ten

DNP

1977-78

Ohio State

16-11

9-9

6th

Big Ten

DNP

1978-79

Ohio State

19-12

12-6

4th

Big Ten

NIT (2-2)

1979-80

Ohio State

21-8

12-6

2nd

Big Ten

NCAA (1-1)

1980-81

Ohio State

14-13

9-9

T-5th

Big Ten

DNP

1981-82

Ohio State

21-10

12-6

T-2nd

Big Ten

NCAA (0-1)

1982-83

Ohio State

20-10

11-7

T-2nd

Big Ten

NCAA (1-1)

1983-84

Ohio State

15-14

8-10

6th

Big Ten

NIT (0-1)

1984-85

Ohio State

20-10

11-7

T-3rd

Big Ten

NCAA (1-1)

1985-86

Ohio State

19-14

8-10

7th

Big Ten

NIT (5-0)

1986-87

Northern Iowa

13-15

7-7

5th

Mid-Continent

DNP

1987-88

Northern Iowa

10-18

4-10

T-6th

Mid-Continent

DNP

1988-89

Northern Iowa

19-9

8-4

2nd

Mid-Continent

DNP

1989-90

Northern Iowa

23-9

6-6

T-3rd

Mid-Continent

NCAA (1-1)

1990-91

Northern Iowa

13-19

8-8

T-3rd

Mid-Continent

DNP

1991-92

Northern Iowa

10-18

6-12

T-7th

Missouri Valley

DNP

1992-93

Northern Iowa

12-15

8-10

6th

Missouri Valley

DNP

1993-94

Northern Iowa

16-13

10-8

5th

Missouri Valley

DNP

1994-95

Northern Iowa

8-20

4-14

T-9th

Missouri Valley

DNP

1995-96

Northern Iowa

14-13

8-10

T-7th

Missouri Valley

DNP

1996-97

Northern Iowa

16-12

11-7

T-4th

Missouri Valley

DNP

1997-98

Northern Iowa

10-17

4-14

9th

Missouri Valley

DNP

* Record in his first season with Ohio State is 11-16 overall and 6-12 in the Big Ten if include two forfeit victories awarded over Minnesota.

  • 36-Year Coaching Record: 566-421 (.573) overall
  • 142-55 (.721) in eight years at Wittenberg (OH)
  • 86-68 (.558) in six years at Western Michigan
  • 174-120 (.592) in 10 years at Ohio State
  • 164-178 (.480) in 12 years at Northern Iowa
  • 88-20 (.815) in Ohio Athletic Conference
  • 40-34 (.541) in Mid-American Conference
  • 96-84 (.533) in Big Ten Conference
  • 33-35 (.485) in Mid-Continent Conference
  • 51-75 (.405) in Missouri Valley Conference
  • 3-2 (.600) in Mid-Continent Tournament
  • 3-6 (.333) in MVC Tournament
  • 4-3 (.571) in NCAA Division II Tournament
  • 5-6 (.455) in NCAA Division I Tournament
  • 7-3 (.700) in NIT