Clarence Thomas (American football)
Clarence "Motts" Thomas (October 17, 1945 – February 20, 2011)[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bowie State University from 1974 to 1975, Morgan State University from 1978 to 1980, and at Pomona-Pitzer in Claremont, California from 1982 to 1993, compiling a career college football coaching record of 52–96–3.[2][3][4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1945 |
| Died | February 20, 2011 (aged 65) |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1965 | Morgan State |
| Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 | Morgan State (DL) |
| 1973 | Montgomery Blair HS (MD) |
| 1974–1975 | Bowie State |
| 1976–1977 | Williams (assistant) |
| 1978–1980 | Morgan State |
| 1982–1993 | Pomona-Pitzer |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–96–3 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| MEAC Coach of the Year (1979) | |
Thomas played college football at Morgan State as a center and linebacker for head coach Earl Banks. He was an assistant at Morgan State in 1972 under Banks, coaching the defensive line. In 1973, Thomas was the appointed the head football coach at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, becoming the first African-American head football coach in Montgomery County.[5]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie State Bulldogs (NCAA Division III independent) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Bowie State | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1975 | Bowie State | 9–1 | |||||||
| Bowie State: | 14–4–1 | ||||||||
| Morgan State Bears (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1978) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Morgan State | 4–6–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| Morgan State Bears (NCAA Division II independent) (1979–1980) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Morgan State | 9–2 | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||||
| 1980 | Morgan State | 4–7 | |||||||
| Morgan State: | 17–15–1 | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1982–1993) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Pomona-Pitzer | 1–7 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1983 | Pomona-Pitzer | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1984 | Pomona-Pitzer | 1–6–1 | 0–4–1[n 1] | 6th | |||||
| 1985 | Pomona-Pitzer | 1–7 | 1–4[n 1] | 5th | |||||
| 1986 | Pomona-Pitzer | 3–6 | 1–3–1[n 1] | 5th | |||||
| 1987 | Pomona-Pitzer | 3–6 | 0–4–1[n 1] | 6th | |||||
| 1988 | Pomona-Pitzer | 0–8 | 0–5[n 1] | 6th | |||||
| 1989 | Pomona-Pitzer | 1–7 | 0–5[n 1] | 6th | |||||
| 1990 | Pomona-Pitzer | 3–5 | 2–3[n 1] | 4th | |||||
| 1991 | Pomona-Pitzer | 2–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1992 | Pomona-Pitzer | 4–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1993 | Pomona-Pitzer | 1–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Pomona-Pitzer: | 21–77–1 | 8–51–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 52–96–3 | ||||||||
Notes
- From 1984 to 1990, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) football schedule included multiple head-to-head meetings each season. In 1984 and 1985, each conference member played two other conference members twice. From 1986 to 1990, each conference member played one other conference member twice. A head-to-head sweep of the two games in one season counted as one win for the winner and one loss for the loser in the conference standings. A split of the two games counted as a tie for each team.
References
- "Clarence R Thomas". Fold3. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- "Clarence Thomas". Bowie State Bulldogs. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- "Clarence Thomas". Frederick Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- "Motts Thomas". Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- "Thomas to coach at Bowie State". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. June 14, 1974. p. C6. Retrieved December 27, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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