He coached in the 1980 Independence Bowl, 1981 Tangerine Bowl, 1982 Cotton Bowl, 1983 Sun Bowl, 1984 Aloha Bowl, 1991 Liberty Bowl, 1993 Peach Bowl, 1994 Peach Bowl, 2002 Houston Bowl, 2003 Cotton Bowl, 2004 Alamo Bowl and 2006 Holiday Bowl.Ĭlay, a native of Marianna, Ark., is a 1963 graduate of the University of Arkansas. In his career, Clay has coached in 12 bowl games. He worked as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech in 1972 and Virginia from 1969-71.Ĭlay began his coaching career at Ganby High School in Norfolk, Va., from 1965-68. He was also an assistant coach at Southern Mississippi from 1976-79 before his promotion to defensive coordinator in 1980.įrom 1973-74 Clay served as an assistant coach at South Carolina. Year: Result: 1982: Auburn 33, Boston College 26: 1981: Missouri 19, So Mississippi 17: 1980: Florida 35, Maryland 20: 1979: LSU 34, Wake Forest 10: 1978: No Carolina. The game was the fourth annual Tangerine Bowl, now known as the Citrus Bowl, and saw the Saint Vincent defeat the Emory and Henry, 76. Prior to his time at Texas A&M, he spent the 2005 season coaching inside linebackers at Louisiana Tech.Ĭlay has served as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State (2001-04), UAB (1997-2000), UTEP (1996), Mississippi State (1991-95), Temple (1988), SMU (1981-86) and Southern Mississippi (1980-81).Ĭlay worked at Mississippi State as an assistant coach from 1989-90 prior to being named defensive coordinator in 1991. The 1950 Tangerine Bowl was an American college football bowl game played after the 1949 season, on January 2, 1950, at the Tangerine Bowl stadium in Orlando, Florida. He spent the last two seasons coaching safeties at Texas A&M. He will be a tremendous addition to our football program, and we can't wait until he gets here."Ĭlay will serve as an assistant on the defense, Sullivan added.Ĭlay comes to Samford with a tremendous amount of coaching experience. "He is one of the most respected coaches in the country. "We are excited to have Bill Clay join our staff," Sullivan said. Samford has hired Bill Clay as an assistant football coach, head coach Pat Sullivan announced on Friday.
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