Alfred B. Miles
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| Head coaching record | |
|---|---|
| Overall | 36–14–4 (football) 27–6 (basketball) |
Alfred B. Miles was a biology and physiology professor and an American football, basketball, and baseball coach for Middle Tennessee State University. He was its second football coach, second baseball coach, and first basketball coach. The 1914 football season led by Miles was its first undefeated season.[1]
The First Fifty Years: A History of Middle Tennessee State College recalls this story of Jess Neely's days playing for Middle Tennessee State Normal and coach Miles: "Jess Neely, a brilliant half-back and a handsome man on the campus, is remembered for his popularity among members of the opposite sex and for an incident that occurred just prior to a football game with Southern Presbyterian in Clarksville. Miles had done an exceptionally good job in mentally preparing his team for the game. He climaxed the pre-game, locker-room exhortation with a soaring call for courage and deathless allegiance to "dear Ol' Normal." Neely was greatly affected by the words of his coach for he leaped to his feet and, roaring like an angry bull, led the team in a rush to the doorway opening to the field. He misjudged the extremely low entrance, and his head received the full impact of the strip of wall above the doorway. He was revived shortly before the kickoff, but he never quite knew where he was, frequently huddling and aligning himself with the enemy."[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (Independent) (1913–1916) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Middle Tennessee State | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| 1914 | Middle Tennessee State | 5–0–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Middle Tennessee State | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | Middle Tennessee State | 5–2 | |||||||
| Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders (Independent) (1919–1923) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Middle Tennessee State | 6–0 | |||||||
| 1920 | Middle Tennessee State | 4–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | Middle Tennessee State | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| 1922 | Middle Tennessee State | 2–6 | |||||||
| 1923 | Middle Tennessee State | 3–1 | |||||||
| Middle Tennessee State: | 36–14–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 36–14–4 | ||||||||
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Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State (Independent) (1913–1924) | |||||||||
| 1913–14 | Middle Tennessee State | 1–2 | |||||||
| 1914–15 | Middle Tennessee State | 2–2 | |||||||
| 1922–23 | Middle Tennessee State | 11–1 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Middle Tennessee State | 13–1 | |||||||
| Middle Tennessee State: | 27–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | 27–6 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Stone, India (June 20, 2003). "The Heritage of Champions". GoBlueRaiders.com. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ Homer Pittard. The First Fifty Years: A History of Middle Tennessee State College. p. 73.
- ^ 2009 Middle Tennessee State Football Media Guide. Middle Tennessee Athletics. p. 167.