Noel Thorpe

Noel Thorpe
Montreal Alouettes
Thorpe with the Alouettes in 2022
Born:1970 (age 5455)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Defensive coordinator
Defensive backs coach
CollegeSt. Cloud State
Career history
As coach
1996–2000UBC Thunderbirds
(Defensive coordinator,
defensive backs coach)
2001Simon Fraser Clan
(Defensive backs coach)
20022007Montreal Alouettes
(Special teams coordinator)
20032007Montreal Alouettes
(Defensive backs coach)
20082010Edmonton Eskimos
(Special teams coordinator, defensive backs coach)
20092010Edmonton Eskimos
(Assistant head coach)
2011Montreal Carabins
(Special teams coordinator)
2012Canadian national junior team
(Head coach)
2012Montreal Carabins
(Defensive coordinator)
20132017Montreal Alouettes
(Defensive coordinator)
20142017Montreal Alouettes
(Assistant head coach)
20182019Ottawa Redblacks
(Defensive coordinator)
20202021Edmonton Elks
(Defensive coordinator)
2022–presentMontreal Alouettes
(Defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach)
Career highlights and awards

Noel Thorpe is a professional Canadian football coach who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup, Vanier Cup, and IFAF World Cup champion. He played college football for the St. Cloud State Huskies.