The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Bill Clark Announces Retirement as UAB Football Head Coach
6/24/2022 11:47:00β―AM | Football
BIRMINGHAM β After eight years and six seasons as the UAB Football Head Coach, Bill Clark has announced his retirement, effective Aug. 1, 2022.
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Clark, who turns 54 next week, steps aside after guiding the Blazers to a 49-26 record in six seasons, along with leading UAB to two Conference USA Championships and the first two bowl game victories in program history.
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Clark also led the Blazers to their triumphant return to the playing field in 2017. UAB finished 8-5 in its first year back and has been bowl eligible all six seasons under his direction.
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Under the leadership of Bill Clark, UAB Football also galvanized a community that achieved record fundraising, which included the opening of the Football Operations Center and Legacy Pavilion in 2017.
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In addition, the unprecedented momentum at UAB aided in the opening of Protective Stadium on Oct. 2, 2021.
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In 2018, Coach Clark was named the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year for leading UAB to an 11-3 overall record, the program's first Conference USA Championship and bowl game victory in school history. Β Β
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His accolades also include:
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Clark, who turns 54 next week, steps aside after guiding the Blazers to a 49-26 record in six seasons, along with leading UAB to two Conference USA Championships and the first two bowl game victories in program history.
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Clark also led the Blazers to their triumphant return to the playing field in 2017. UAB finished 8-5 in its first year back and has been bowl eligible all six seasons under his direction.
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Under the leadership of Bill Clark, UAB Football also galvanized a community that achieved record fundraising, which included the opening of the Football Operations Center and Legacy Pavilion in 2017.
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In addition, the unprecedented momentum at UAB aided in the opening of Protective Stadium on Oct. 2, 2021.
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In 2018, Coach Clark was named the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year for leading UAB to an 11-3 overall record, the program's first Conference USA Championship and bowl game victory in school history. Β Β
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His accolades also include:
- 2017 Conference USA Coach of the Year
- 2017 and 2018 CBS Sports National Coach of the Year
- 2018 Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year
- 2018 and 2020 Conference USA Champions (first two in program history)
- 2018 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl Champions (first bowl victory in program history)
- C-USA record three-straight West Division titles (2018-2020)
- 2021 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Champions
- 31-28 victory over No. 13 BYU β Highest ranked victory in program history
- 60-30 overall record as a Division I Head Coach
- 2014: 6-6
- 2017: 8-5
- 2018: 11-3 (C-USA Champions)
- 2019: 9-5
- 2020: 6-3 (C-USA Champions)
- 2021: 9-4
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