Bill Clark (American football)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UAB |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Record | 6–6 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 28, 1968 Anniston, Alabama |
| Alma mater | Jacksonville State University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1991 | Piedmont HS (AL) (assistant) |
| 1992–1994 | Tuscaloosa County HS (AL) (DC) |
| 1995–1996 | Coffee HS (GA) (DC) |
| 1997–1998 | Dothan HS (AL) (DC) |
| 1999–2007 | Prattville HS (AL) |
| 2008–2012 | South Alabama (DC) |
| 2013 | Jacksonville State |
| 2014–present | UAB |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–10 (college) 106–11 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
Bill Bradford Clark (born June 28, 1968) is an American football coach for the UAB Blazers. After he served as an assistant coach at several high schools, Clark got his first head coaching job at Prattville High School in Prattville, Alabama. During his tenure at Prattville, Clark compiled an overall record of 106 wins to only 11 losses (106–11) and won back-to-back Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) state championships for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. In 2008, Clark was hired to serve as the first defensive coordinator at South Alabama. He stayed in that role through the 2012 season when he was hired as head coach at Jacksonville State. During his only season as head coach at Jacksonville State, Clark led the Gamecocks to their first playoff victories, 49 school records, 13 OVC records and three NCAA records. In January 2014, Clark was hired to serve as the fifth head coach at UAB following the resignation of Garrick McGee.
On December 2, 2014, UAB president Ray L. Watts announced that, after commissioning an in-depth inspection of UAB's athletic budget and revenue and how the elimination of football from the athletic program would affect those, UAB had decided to close down the football program in order to save money. On June 1, 2015 news reported that the UAB Blazers football program would be reinstated In September 2015, Clark and UAB agreed to a five-year contract extension.
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