| W. J. Monilaw | |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1874 |
| Death Place: | Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | ? |
| Player Team2: | Drake |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1903–1904 |
| Coach Team2: | Drake |
| Coach Years3: | 1906–1908 |
| Coach Team3: | Missouri |
| Coach Sport4: | Track and field |
| Coach Years5: | 1907–1910 |
| Coach Team5: | Missouri |
| Admin Years1: | 1897 |
| Admin Team1: | Drake |
| Admin Years2: | 1909–1910 |
| Admin Team2: | Missouri |
| Overall Record: | 28–13–1 (football) |
William James Monilaw (July 22, 1874 – July 18, 1964) was an American football and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served at the head football coach at Drake University from 1903 to 1904 and at the University of Missouri from 1906 to 1908, compiling a career college football record of 28–13–1. Every year he coached, his teams posted a winning record.[1]
Molinaw attended Cedar Rapids High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was later accepted into Drake University.
Monilaw got his first coaching job as the seventh head coach for his alma mater, Drake University, for two seasons, from 1903 until 1904. His coaching record at Drake was 10–7.[2]
From 1906 to 1908, he served as the head football coach at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where he compiled an 18–6–1 record.[3] Monilaw was the 12th head coach for Mizzou.