| Bill Schmitz | |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Coast Guard Academy |
| Coach Years1: | 1981–1983 |
| Coach Team1: | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1984–1985 |
| Coach Team2: | Rice (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1986–1988 |
| Coach Team3: | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1989 |
| Coach Team4: | Vanderbilt (OC/WR) |
| Coach Years5: | 1991 |
| Coach Team5: | Eastern Michigan (OC) |
| Coach Years6: | 1992 |
| Coach Team6: | London Monarchs (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years7: | 1993–1996 |
| Coach Team7: | Coast Guard |
| Coach Years8: | 1997–2002 |
| Coach Team8: | Austin Peay |
| Coach Years9: | 2003–2004 |
| Coach Team9: | Jesuit HS (FL) |
| Coach Years10: | 2005 |
| Coach Team10: | UAB (TE/HB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2006 |
| Coach Team11: | UAB (WR) |
| Coach Years12: | 2007–2008 |
| Coach Team12: | Penn (OC/TE) |
| Coach Years13: | 2011–2013 |
| Coach Team13: | Land O' Lakes HS (FL) (OC) |
| Overall Record: | 39–65 |
| Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Awards: | FFC Coach of the Year (1996) |
Bill Schmitz (March 30, 1954 – August 26, 2013) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy from 1993 to 1996 and Austin Peay State University from 1997 to 2002, compiling a career college football record of 39–65.[1]
Schmitz served as the quarterbacks and receivers coach of the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football for the 1992 season.[2]
Schmitz died August 26, 2013 after he jumped from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.[3]