Bill Shanahan
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1938 Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Huron University (BS) Adams State University (MA) University of Utah (PhD) |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1959 | Huron |
| Positions | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964–1965 | Western State (CO) (assistant) |
| 1966–1968 | Northern Colorado (assistant) |
| 1969–1972 | Western New Mexico |
| 1973–1974 | Utah (assistant) |
| 1975 | Western Illinois (DE/LB) |
| 1976–1978 | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–37–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 RMAC Mountain Division (1970) | |
Bill Shanahan (born July 27, 1938) is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico from 1969 to 1972 and Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois from 1976 to 1978, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 25–37–1.
Shanahan attended Genoa High School in Genoa, Nebraska. He played college football at Huron College—later known as Huron University—in Huron, South Dakota as a center and linebacker on teams coached by Gil Peterson.