Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott is an American college soccer coach who has served as the head coach of the University of West Florida Argonauts men's soccer team since 1995.

Playing career Elliott began his soccer career at Hixson High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he served as senior captain and led the team to a second-place finish in the state championship.

He went on to play NCAA Division I soccer for the University of Tennessee Volunteers, while earning his bachelor's degree in business administration (1991) and master's degree in recreation and sports management (1993).

Following college, Elliott played semi-professional soccer in the United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) with the Chattanooga Express, contributing to their runner-up finish at the 1993–94 Indoor Soccer National Championships. In 1997, he joined the USL II Mobile Revelers as a player (starting the season) before being promoted mid-season to player-head coach. The following year, in 1998, he played and served as an assistant coach for the Pensacola Barracudas.

Elliott has earned 8 GSC Coach of the Year awards (men's), 3 South Region Coach of the Year honors, and was named GSC Coach of the Decade for 2010–2019.

He led UWF to an undefeated 2024 GSC regular season (7–0–4) and the 2025 GSC Championship (2–0 win over Mississippi College).

Chattanooga FC Beyond college, Elliott coached Chattanooga FC in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) from 2012 to 2018 (plus later roles), achieving a 97-28-34 record, seven Southeast Conference titles, three South Region titles, and three national finalist appearances. He won the NPSL Alexander Arellano Memorial Trophy three times (2014–2016) and was inducted into the Chattanooga FC Hall of Legends in 2024.