title: Clarence Thorpe (American football)
text: # Clarence Thorpe (American football)
  
  Clarence DeWitt Thorpe (December 14, 1887 – December 22, 1959) was an American football player and coach and a college faculty member. He served as the first head football coach at Northern Arizona Normal School—now known as Northern Arizona University—from 1915 to 1917, compiling a record of 9–5. During that time, Thorpe was also the head of the school's English department. Thorpe later served as a faculty member at the University of Arizona, the University of Oregon, and the University of Michigan.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  | Year | Team | Overall |
  | - | - | - |
  | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (Independent) (1915–1917) ||||||
  | 1915 | Northern Arizona | 2–4 |
  | 1916 | Northern Arizona | 5–1 |
  | 1917 | Northern Arizona | 2–0 |
  | Northern Arizona: | Northern Arizona: | 9–5 |
  | Total: | Total: | 9–5 |
  