Milton Martin Olander (January 25, 1899 – December 30, 1961) was an American college football player and coach.

[2] He next enrolled at the University of Illinois where he played at the tackle position for Robert Zuppke's Fighting Illini football teams from 1918 to 1921.

"[3] At the time of the 1920 United States census, Olander was working as a laborer in a warehouse and living in Rockford with his mother, his older brother Clarence, and his younger sister Alice.

In his first year as a head coach, he led Western State to a perfect 6–0 record as his team outscored its opponents 160 to 0.

[5] In April 1924, Olander signed a contract to return to the University of Illinois as the freshman football coach.