| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1908 Hudson, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1971 (aged 63) Missoula, Montana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1928–1930 | Montana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1932–1941 | Billings HS (MT) |
| 1942 | Montana |
| 1946–1949 | Montana State |
| 1953–1955 | Gallatin County HS (MT) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–28–2 (college) |
| Bowls | 0–0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 RMC (1946) | |
Clyde Fitch Carpenter (April 17, 1908 – December 5, 1971) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Montana in 1942 and Montana State University from 1946 to 1949, compiling a career college football coach record of 13–28–2. Carpenter was the head football coach at Billings High School in Billings, Montana from 1932 to 1941.[1] Carpenter was born on April 17, 1908, in Hudson, South Dakota. He died on December 5, 1971, at a hospital in Missoula, Montana.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Grizzlies (Pacific Coast Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Montana | 0–8 | 0–6 | 10th | |||||
| Montana: | 0–8 | 0–6 | |||||||
| Montana State Bobcats (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Montana State | 5–3–2 | 2–0–1 | 1st | T Harbor | ||||
| 1947 | Montana State | 4–5 | 1–0 | ||||||
| 1948 | Montana State | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1949 | Montana State | 2–5 | |||||||
| Montana State: | 13–20–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 13–28–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
