| Bill Michael | |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Rienzi, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1956–1958 |
| Player Team1: | Arkansas |
| Coach Years1: | 1959 |
| Coach Team1: | Arkansas (freshmen) |
| Coach Years2: | 1960–1961 |
| Coach Team2: | Thomas Jefferson (TX) (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1962 |
| Coach Team3: | Sherman HS (TX) (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1963 |
| Coach Team4: | Caprock HS (TX) (line) |
| Coach Years5: | 1964–1966 |
| Coach Team5: | Texas Western (DC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1967–1968 |
| Coach Team6: | Oklahoma (DE) |
| Coach Years7: | 1969–1972 |
| Coach Team7: | Oklahoma (OL) |
| Coach Years8: | 1977–1981 |
| Coach Team8: | UTEP |
| Coach Years9: | 1982-1985 |
| Coach Team9: | South Carolina (DL) |
| Coach Years10: | 1986 |
| Coach Team10: | Texas (LB) |
| Coach Years11: | 1987-1990 |
| Coach Team11: | Purdue (TE/OT) |
| Coach Years12: | 1991 |
| Coach Team12: | Southern Miss (DL) |
| Coach Years13: | 1992–1993 |
| Coach Team13: | Oklahoma State (OC) |
| Coach Years14: | 1994 |
| Coach Team14: | North Texas (DC) |
| Coach Years15: | 1995–1997 |
| Coach Team15: | North Texas (asst. HC) |
| Coach Years16: | 1998–1999 |
| Coach Team16: | North Texas (DC) |
| Coach Years17: | 2000 |
| Coach Team17: | North Texas (OL/TE) |
| Overall Record: | 5–43 |
Billy Gene Michael (February 28, 1935 – March 4, 2016) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1977 to 1981. He compiled a 5–43 (.104) record,[1] which eventually led to his firing in 1981.[2] He lost 10 consecutive games twice, in periods from 1977 to 1978 and 1979 to 1980.[3]
Michael's coaching career began at his alma mater, Arkansas, in 1959 when he coached the freshmen team. In 1960 and 1961 he worked as an assistant football coach at Thomas Jefferson High School, in Port Arthur, Texas, under head coach Clarence Underwood. In 1962 Michael moved to Sherman High School to serve as an assistant to Dave Smith. The following year, he joined the staff at the newly-formed Caprock High School, in Amarillo, Texas, as line coach.[4]
Michael coached at Oklahoma.[5] He served as a defensive coach at the University of South Carolina starting in 1982.[6]