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]

Clarence Thomas
Biographical details
Born(1945-10-17)October 17, 1945
DiedFebruary 20, 2011(2011-02-20) (aged 65)
Playing career
c. 1965Morgan State
Position(s)Center, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972Morgan State (DL)
1973Montgomery Blair HS (MD)
1974–1975Bowie State
1976–1977Williams (assistant)
1978–1980Morgan State
1982–1993Pomona-Pitzer
Head coaching record
Overall52–96–3 (college)
Tournaments0–1 (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 ConferenceStanding 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 4–6–12–3–14th
Morgan State Bears (NCAA Division II independent) (1979–1980)
1979 Morgan State 9–2L NCAA Division II First Round
1980 Morgan State 4–7
Morgan State: 17–15–12–3–1
Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1982–1993)
1982 Pomona-Pitzer 1–70–56th
1983 Pomona-Pitzer 1–80–56th
1984 Pomona-Pitzer 1–6–10–4–1[n 1]6th
1985 Pomona-Pitzer 1–71–4[n 1]5th
1986 Pomona-Pitzer 3–61–3–1[n 1]5th
1987 Pomona-Pitzer 3–60–4–1[n 1]6th
1988 Pomona-Pitzer 0–80–5[n 1]6th
1989 Pomona-Pitzer 1–70–5[n 1]6th
1990 Pomona-Pitzer 3–52–3[n 1]4th
1991 Pomona-Pitzer 2–61–45th
1992 Pomona-Pitzer 4–43–3T–3rd
1993 Pomona-Pitzer 1–70–67th
Pomona-Pitzer: 21–77–18–51–3
Total:52–96–3

Notes

  1. 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

  1. "Clarence R Thomas". Fold3. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. "Clarence Thomas". Bowie State Bulldogs. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. "Clarence Thomas". Frederick Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. "Motts Thomas". Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  5. "Thomas to coach at Bowie State". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. June 14, 1974. p. C6. Retrieved December 27, 2018 via Newspapers.com open access.
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