Arthur Burnham Woodford (October 7, 1861 – November 3, 1946)[1] was an American economist, university professor, college football coach, and grammar school rector.

He attended public schools and Williston Seminary before entering Yale University as an undergraduate.

Teaching at Indiana in 1885, Woodford was the first instructor in the United States to carry an official title containing the word "sociology.

[5][6][7] Moving to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Woodford served there as an assistant professor of political economy from 1891 to 1892.

[8] On the Use of Silver as Money in the United States: An Historical Study, 1893 The Economic Primer, 1895 # denotes interim head coach