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Clay, Bill
Bill Clay
- Title:
- Defense Analyst
Bill Clay has spent nearly a half-century coaching football and has served as defensive coordinator at seven Division I schools, including Oklahoma State from 2001-04.Â
He joined the OSU staff as a defensive analyst in February of 2015 after being out of football for three seasons.Â
During his distinguished career, Clay held the defensive coordinator title at Southern Mississippi, SMU, Temple, Mississippi State, UTEP, UAB and Oklahoma State. Additionally, he served as an assistant at Virginia, Virginia Tech, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Louisiana Tech, Texas A&M, Samford and Blinn College.
Clay is a native of Marianna, Ark., and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1963. He was a two-year letterman for the Razorbacks.
Personal
Clay and his wife, Marimarlene, have four grown daughters, Christina Long, Kimberly Bennett, Amanda Donohue and Kelly Atwood.
Year By Year
1965-68: Granby HS - Coach
1969-71: Virginia - Assistant Coach
1972: Virginia Tech - Linebackers
1973-74: South Carolina - Linebackers
1976-79: Southern Mississippi - Assistant Coach
1980-81: Southern Mississippi - Defensive Coordinator
1982-86: SMU - Defensive Coordinator
1987: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Defensive Assistant
1988: Temple - Defensive Coordinator
1989-90: Mississippi State - Assistant Coach
1991-95: Mississippi State - Defensive Coordinator
1996: UTEP - Defensive Coordinator
1997-2000: UAB - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
2001-04: Oklahoma State - Defensive Coordinator
2005: Louisiana Tech - Inside Linebackers
2006-07: Texas A&M - SafetiesÂ
2008-10: Samford - Linebackers
2011: Blinn College - Defensive Coordinator
2015-pres.: Oklahoma State - Defensive Analyst
Bowl Games
1980Â Â Â Independence Bowl
1981Â Â Â Tangerine Bowl
1982Â Â Â Cotton Bowl
1983Â Â Â Sun Bowl
1984Â Â Â Aloha Bowl
1991Â Â Â Liberty Bowl
1993Â Â Â Peach Bowl
1994Â Â Â Peach Bowl
2002Â Â Â Houston Bowl
2003Â Â Â Cotton Bowl
2004Â Â Â Alamo Bowl
2006Â Â Â Holiday Bowl
2016Â Â Â Sugar Bowl
2016 Â Â Alamo Bowl
2017Â Â Â Camping World Bowl
2018   Liberty Bowl
2019Â Â Â Houston Bowl
2020Â Â Cheez-It Bowl
2021Â Â Â Fiesta Bowl
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He joined the OSU staff as a defensive analyst in February of 2015 after being out of football for three seasons.Â
During his distinguished career, Clay held the defensive coordinator title at Southern Mississippi, SMU, Temple, Mississippi State, UTEP, UAB and Oklahoma State. Additionally, he served as an assistant at Virginia, Virginia Tech, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Louisiana Tech, Texas A&M, Samford and Blinn College.
Clay is a native of Marianna, Ark., and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1963. He was a two-year letterman for the Razorbacks.
Personal
Clay and his wife, Marimarlene, have four grown daughters, Christina Long, Kimberly Bennett, Amanda Donohue and Kelly Atwood.
Year By Year
1965-68: Granby HS - Coach
1969-71: Virginia - Assistant Coach
1972: Virginia Tech - Linebackers
1973-74: South Carolina - Linebackers
1976-79: Southern Mississippi - Assistant Coach
1980-81: Southern Mississippi - Defensive Coordinator
1982-86: SMU - Defensive Coordinator
1987: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Defensive Assistant
1988: Temple - Defensive Coordinator
1989-90: Mississippi State - Assistant Coach
1991-95: Mississippi State - Defensive Coordinator
1996: UTEP - Defensive Coordinator
1997-2000: UAB - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
2001-04: Oklahoma State - Defensive Coordinator
2005: Louisiana Tech - Inside Linebackers
2006-07: Texas A&M - SafetiesÂ
2008-10: Samford - Linebackers
2011: Blinn College - Defensive Coordinator
2015-pres.: Oklahoma State - Defensive Analyst
Bowl Games
1980Â Â Â Independence Bowl
1981Â Â Â Tangerine Bowl
1982Â Â Â Cotton Bowl
1983Â Â Â Sun Bowl
1984Â Â Â Aloha Bowl
1991Â Â Â Liberty Bowl
1993Â Â Â Peach Bowl
1994Â Â Â Peach Bowl
2002Â Â Â Houston Bowl
2003Â Â Â Cotton Bowl
2004Â Â Â Alamo Bowl
2006Â Â Â Holiday Bowl
2016Â Â Â Sugar Bowl
2016 Â Â Alamo Bowl
2017Â Â Â Camping World Bowl
2018   Liberty Bowl
2019Â Â Â Houston Bowl
2020Â Â Cheez-It Bowl
2021Â Â Â Fiesta Bowl
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