Mike Milligan (coach)
Biographical details | |
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Born | May 27, 1904 |
Died | January 1, 1979 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 74)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1929–1931 | Pittsburgh |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1934–1938 | Pittsburgh (freshmen) |
1939–1940 | Florida (assistant) |
1941–1945 | Tulsa (assistant) |
1946 | Pittsburgh (line) |
1947–1949 | Pittsburgh |
1950 | USC (assistant) |
1951–1952 | Purdue (assistant) |
1953–1955 | Nebraska (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1942–1943 | Tulsa |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 13–14 (football) 0–10 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Walter Scott "Mike" Milligan (May 27, 1904 – January 1, 1979)[3] was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1947 to 1949 and for one season as the head basketball coach at the University of Tulsa (1942–43).
Playing days
Milligan played high school football at
Coaching career
As a coach, Milligan held several assistant football coaching positions during his career, in which he typically specialized in coaching the
Early years
Milligan became an assistant coach at Pitt under head coach Jock Sutherland in 1934. He remained a coach at the university, where he served as the coach of the football program's freshman squad,[10] until he quit shortly after the resignation of Sutherland in 1938. From there Milligan took an assistant coaching position at Florida which was followed by an assistant position at Tulsa where he served as the offensive line coach.[11]
Tulsa basketball head coach
While at Tulsa, Milligan took over head basketball coaching duties from Tex Ryon who left in 1942 after his second stint coaching the team. Milligan was winless in his basketball coaching tenure at Tulsa, where he went 0–10 during the 1942-43 season. Milligan was replaced as the Tulsa's basketball coach the following year by Woody West.[12]
Pitt football head coach
"[Milligan] is, in my lifetime, the least appreciated Pitt football coach."
Alex Kramer, Pitt football historian[9]
Milligan returned to his alma mater in 1946 as a top assistant for Pitt under head coach
Later years
Following his stint as the Pitt head coach, Milligan took a series of assistant football coaching positions and was a highly regarded as a line coach. He spent a year as an assistant at USC in 1950, was an assistant at Purdue from 1951 to 1952, and then moved to an assistant position at Nebraska beginning from 1953 to 1955.[15][16]
Death
Milligan died on January 1, 1979, at a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[17]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Pittsburgh Panthers (NCAA independent) (1947–1949) | |||||||||
1947 | Pittsburgh | 1–8 | |||||||
1948 | Pittsburgh | 6–3 | |||||||
1949 | Pittsburgh | 6–3 | |||||||
Pittsburgh: | 13–14 | ||||||||
Total: | 13–14 |
Men's basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Missouri Valley Conference) (1942–1943) | |||||||||
1942–43 | Tulsa | 0–10 | 0–10 | 6th | |||||
Tulsa: | 0–10 (.000) | ||||||||
Total: | 0–10 (.000) |
References
- ^ a b "The Owl". Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. 1950. p. 256. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Quip Hall to Induct 6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. 1974-01-10. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ a b Sell, Jack (1950-01-28). "Year-to-Year Pact Unsatisfactory, So Job Is Now Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA.
- ^ Sell, Jack (1950-08-30). "Milligan Accepts Coaching Job with Coast School". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "Pitt-Tech Comparisons". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. 1930-11-06. Retrieved 2009-09-14. [dead link]
- ^ a b University of Pittsburgh 1975 football media guide. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. 1975. p. 54. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ a b "Pittsburgh All National Championships: Pittsburgh Total National Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ISBN 978-0-7948-2653-6.
- ^ ISBN 1-58261-198-X. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ Sell, Jack (1937-03-23). "Alec Fox, Eddie Schultz Added To Panthers' Gridiron Staff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2009-09-14. [dead link]
- ^ "Southern California's Stock Rises With Return Of Several Injured Players". Hartford Courant. 1944-12-27.
- ^ Bonham, Chad. Golden Hurricane Basketball at the University of Tulsa. Chicago: Arcadia, 2004, pg. 19
- ^ "The Owl". Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. 1949. p. 253. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "The Owl". Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh. 1950. p. 260. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ a b Sell, Jack (1953-10-08). "A Story of Three Coaches". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "Assistant Football Coaches at Nebraska - 1926 to Present". Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
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- ^ "Mike Milligan". NCAA statistics. Retrieved January 15, 2024.