Bill Shanahan should not be confused with William Shanahan.
| Bill Shanahan | |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Huron University (BS) Adams State University (MA) University of Utah (PhD) |
| Player Years1: | 1956–1959 |
| Player Team1: | Huron |
| Player Positions: | Center |
| Coach Years1: | 1964–1965 |
| Coach Team1: | Western State (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1966–1968 |
| Coach Team2: | Northern Colorado (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1969–1972 |
| Coach Team3: | Western New Mexico |
| Coach Years4: | 1973–1974 |
| Coach Team4: | Utah (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1975 |
| Coach Team5: | Western Illinois (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1976–1978 |
| Coach Team6: | Western Illinois |
| Overall Record: | 25–37–1 |
| Championships: | 1 RMAC Mountain Division (1970) |
Bill Shanahan (born July 27, 1938) is a former American 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 until 1978, compiling a career college football coaching record of 25–37–1.[1]