Bill Shanahan
American football player and coach (born 1938)
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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.
BornJuly 27, 1938
Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S.
Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S.
EducationHuron University (BS)
Adams State University (MA)
University of Utah (PhD)
Adams State University (MA)
University of Utah (PhD)
1956–1959Huron
PositionsCenter, linebacker
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1938 Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Education | 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) | |
Shanahan attended Genoa High School in Genoa, Nebraska.[1] He played college football at Huron College—later known as Huron University—in Huron, South Dakota as a center and linebacker.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western New Mexico Mustangs (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969–1972) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Western New Mexico | 1–7 | 1–4 | 6th (Mountain) | |||||
| 1970 | Western New Mexico | 5–4 | 5–1 | T–1st (Mountain) | |||||
| 1971 | Western New Mexico | 3–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd (Mountain) | |||||
| 1972 | Western New Mexico | 3–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Western New Mexico: | 12–21 | 12–11 | |||||||
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (NCAA Division II independent) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Western Illinois | 7–3–0 | |||||||
| 1977 | Western Illinois | 3–7–0 | |||||||
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Association of Mid-Continent Universities) (1978) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Western Illinois | 3–6–1 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| Western Illinois: | 13–16–1 | 1–3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–37–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
