Shawn Clark
Shawn Clark (born August 16, 1975) is an American football coach who is the head football coach at Appalachian State University. He had been an assistant with the program since 2016, and was promoted to head coach following the departure of Eliah Drinkwitz.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Appalachian State |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Record | 35–18 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 16, 1975 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Appalachian State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1998 | Appalachian State |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2002 | Louisville (GA) |
| 2003–2008 | Eastern Kentucky (OL) |
| 2009–2012 | Purdue (OL) |
| 2013–2015 | Kent State (OL) |
| 2016–2018 | Appalachian State (co-OC/OL) |
| 2019 | Appalachian State (AHC/OL) |
| 2020–present | Appalachian State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–18 |
| Bowls | 3–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Sun Belt East Division (2021) | |
Clark has cited the "culture, traditions, and family" of Appalachian State football being its greatest characteristics, and it is hoped that Clark will bring back some Jerry Moore-esque stability to a program that had lost Scott Satterfield to Louisville and Drinkwitz to Missouri in consecutive years, 2018 and 2019, as those coaches used successful tenures at Appalachian as stepping stones into "power conference" programs. In a nod to the Boone legend, Clark said at his introductory press conference there will always be a place for Jerry Moore at the Appalachian State football program as long as Clark is the coach.