Alex Miller - Assistant Coach (OL)/Run Game Coordinator - Football Coaches

Alex Miller

Title:
Assistant Coach (OL)/Run Game Coordinator
Email:
alex.miller@unh.edu
Phone:
603-862-1852

In 2019, Alex Miller is in his ninth season as an assistant coach at UNH and currently serves as co-offensive coordinator alongside Mike Ferzoco. Miller has been in charge of the entire offensive line since 2011 and is in command of game-planning with an emphasis on the running game.

In 2017, the rushing attack, despite a season-long injury to captain Trevon Bryant, helped the Wildcats rank No. 2 in the CAA in time of possession, second in first downs and third in fourth down conversion percentage.

The 2016 Wildcats averaged 379.2 yards and 28.5 points per game, both of which ranked third in the CAA. Miller’s O-line and run game scheme paved the way for senior running back Dalton Crossan, who had a year for the record books with 233 carries for 1,281 yards; those numbers rank No. 10 and No. 6 on the respective single-season list of UNH superlatives. Senior center Tad McNeely was named to the All-CAA Football First Team and classmate Andrew Lauderdale was a Third Team selection.

In 2015, UNH averaged 358.8 yards/game (fifth in CAA), which included 211.8 passing yards/game (fourth) and 146.9 rushing yards/game. The Wildcats scored 23.9 points/game (fourth) and totaled 35 TDs (fourth).

Miller mentored a unit that did not use the same starting lineup more than two games in a row the entire season and dealt with an injury that held 2014 All-CAA Second Team guard Tad McNeely to only two games. In his first season at left tackle, Austin Heter earned All-CAA First Team and All-New England Team accolades in his senior campaign.

The 2014 line featured senior center Mike Coccia, who garnered Walter Camp All-America First Team, A.P. All-America Second Team and Beyond Sports Network All-America Third Team in addition to All-CAA and All-New England honors. The Wildcats ranked second in the CAA in scoring offense (36.0 points/game), third in rushing offense (169.5 yards/game), and third in passing offense (269.0 yards/game).

In 2013, the offensive line was led by All-Conference Second Team selection Ricky Archer and Third Team honoree Seamus O’Neill.

After serving as the centers/guards coach in 2011, Miller added the responsibility of tackles to his coaching title in 2012. The ‘12 season featured All-CAA First Team left tackle O’Neill, Second Team center Mike Coccia and Third Team left guard Chris Zarkoskie.

Prior to joining the Wildcats, Miller served a three-year tenure at the University of Oregon. As a student-athlete, Miller starred as a center at the University of Massachusetts, where he started all 50 games of his collegiate career from 2003-06. He was feted as an All-America in his senior campaign and was a two-time member of the All-Atlantic 10 First Team.