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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 20, 1917 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 2009 (aged 91) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1937–1939 | Tennessee |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1941 | Tennessee (assistant) |
| 1946–1949 | Arkansas (assistant) |
| 1950–1958 | UCLA (assistant) |
| 1958–1964 | UCLA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–34–3 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 AAWU (1959, 1961) | |
William F. Barnes (October 20, 1917 – April 23, 2009) was an American college football player and coach. He was the head football coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1958 to 1964. Barnes guided his UCLA Bruins teams to a 31–34–3 (.478) record, including two seven-win seasons in 1960 and 1961 and an appearance in the 1962 Rose Bowl.