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Les Miles

Leslie Edwin Miles (born November 10, 1953) is an American former football coach. He most recently served as the head coach at Kansas. His head coaching career began with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he coached from 2001 to 2004. Following that, he coached LSU from 2005 to 2016. Miles is nicknamed "the Hat" for his signature white cap, as well as "the Mad Hatter" for his eccentricities and play-calling habits. Prior to being a head coach, he was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State as well as at the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Miles led the 2007 LSU Tigers football team to a win in the BCS National Championship Game, defeating Ohio State.

Infobox

Born
(1953-11-10) November 10, 1953 (age 72)Elyria, Ohio, U.S.
1972–1975
Michigan
Position
Guard
1980–1981
Michigan (GA)
1982–1986
Colorado (OL)
1987–1994
Michigan (OL)
1995–1997
Oklahoma State (OC/OL)
1998–2000
Dallas Cowboys (TE)
2001–2004
Oklahoma State
2005–2016
LSU
2019–2020
Kansas
Overall
108–73[n 1]
Bowls
6–6[n 1]

Tables

· Head coaching record
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference) (2001–2004)
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference) (2001–2004)
Year
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference) (2001–2004)
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
Oklahoma State
Overall
4–7
Conference
2–6
Standing
5th (South)
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
Oklahoma State
Overall
8–5
Conference
5–3
Standing
T–3rd (South)
Bowl/playoffs
W Houston
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
Oklahoma State
Overall
9–4
Conference
5–3
Standing
3rd (South)
Bowl/playoffs
L Cotton
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
Oklahoma State
Overall
7–5
Conference
4–4
Standing
5th (South)
Bowl/playoffs
L Alamo
Oklahoma State:
Oklahoma State:
Year
Oklahoma State:
Team
28–21
Overall
16–16
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2016)
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2016)
Year
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2016)
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
LSU
Overall
11–2
Conference
7–1
Standing
T–1st (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
W Peach
Coaches#
5
AP°
6
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
LSU
Overall
11–2
Conference
6–2
Standing
T–2nd (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
W Sugar†
Coaches#
3
AP°
3
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
LSU
Overall
12–2
Conference
6–2
Standing
1st (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
W BCS NCG†
Coaches#
1
AP°
1
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
LSU
Overall
8–5
Conference
3–5
Standing
3rd (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
W Chick-fil-A
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
LSU
Overall
9–4
Conference
5–3
Standing
2nd (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
L Capital One
Coaches#
17
AP°
17
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
LSU
Overall
11–2
Conference
6–2
Standing
T–2nd (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
W Cotton
Coaches#
8
AP°
8
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
LSU
Overall
13–1
Conference
8–0
Standing
1st (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
L BCS NCG†
Coaches#
2
AP°
2
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
LSU
Overall
0–3
Conference
0–2
Standing
T–2nd (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
L Chick-fil-A
Coaches#
12
AP°
13
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
LSU
Overall
0–3
Conference
0–3
Standing
3rd (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
V Outback
Coaches#
14
AP°
14
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
LSU
Overall
0–5
Conference
0–4
Standing
T–4th (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
L Music City
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
LSU
Overall
0–3
Conference
0–3
Standing
T–3rd (Western)
Bowl/playoffs
V Texas
Coaches#
17
AP°
16
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
LSU
Overall
2–2
Conference
1–1
LSU:
LSU:
Year
LSU:
Team
77–34
Overall
42–28
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2019–2020)
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2019–2020)
Year
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2019–2020)
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
Kansas
Overall
3–9
Conference
1–8
Standing
10th
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
Kansas
Overall
0–9
Conference
0–8
Standing
10th
Kansas:
Kansas:
Year
Kansas:
Team
3–18
Overall
1–16
Total:
Total:
Year
Total:
Team
108–73
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
Year
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
mw- .mw- †Indicates BCS bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.
mw- .mw- †Indicates BCS bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.
Year
mw- .mw- †Indicates BCS bowl. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Coaches#
AP°
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big 12 Conference) (2001–2004)
2001
Oklahoma State
4–7
2–6
5th (South)
2002
Oklahoma State
8–5
5–3
T–3rd (South)
W Houston
2003
Oklahoma State
9–4
5–3
3rd (South)
L Cotton
2004
Oklahoma State
7–5
4–4
5th (South)
L Alamo
Oklahoma State:
28–21
16–16
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2016)
2005
LSU
11–2
7–1
T–1st (Western)
W Peach
5
6
2006
LSU
11–2
6–2
T–2nd (Western)
W Sugar†
3
3
2007
LSU
12–2
6–2
1st (Western)
W BCS NCG†
1
1
2008
LSU
8–5
3–5
3rd (Western)
W Chick-fil-A
2009
LSU
9–4
5–3
2nd (Western)
L Capital One
17
17
2010
LSU
11–2
6–2
T–2nd (Western)
W Cotton
8
8
2011
LSU
13–1
8–0
1st (Western)
L BCS NCG†
2
2
2012
LSU
0–3
0–2
T–2nd (Western)
L Chick-fil-A
12
13
2013
LSU
0–3
0–3
3rd (Western)
V Outback
14
14
2014
LSU
0–5
0–4
T–4th (Western)
L Music City
2015
LSU
0–3
0–3
T–3rd (Western)
V Texas
17
16
2016
LSU
2–2
1–1
LSU:
77–34
42–28
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2019–2020)
2019
Kansas
3–9
1–8
10th
2020
Kansas
0–9
0–8
10th
Kansas:
3–18
1–16
Total:
108–73
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
mw- †Indicates BCS bowl. from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

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  2. Miles was fired after the first four games of the 2016 season. Ed Orgeron served as interim head coach for the remainder
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