Football
- Title:
- Assistant Coach, Offensive Line
- Email:
- UNTFootball@unt.edu
- Alma Mater:
- Stephen F. Austin, 1989
Clements comes to UNT following a long career as one of the top offensive line coaches in the country. From 2010-20, he was part of nine offenses that ranked among the top 13 in the country including three straight No. 1 ranked units from 2013-15 at Baylor.
Clements most recently served as run game coordinator/offensive line coach at Ole Miss in 2020. While in Oxford, the Rebels paced the SEC in total offense (555.5 ypg) and broke the conference record for total offense in conference play (562.4 ypg).
He was offensive line coach at Florida State in 2019 and completed a one-year, second stint at Houston in 2019. That season UH averaged 43.9 points per game, ranking fifth in the nation, and 512.3 yards of total offense, the seventh-highest total in FBS. He spent 2017 at NAIA Southeastern University leading the offensive line as the unit scored 55.1 ppg and averaged 557.4 ypg.
A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, he served as offensive line coach at Baylor from 2008-16, holding the co-offensive coordinator title from 2008-11 and serving as run game coordinator from 2012-16. He produced the Big 12's Offensive Lineman of the Year four straight seasons from 2012-15.
Clements helped elevate the Baylor program to historic heights, including back-to-back Big 12 championships, behind a record-setting offense. While with the Bears, he coached linemen who earned a combined 13 All-Big 12 accolades and six All-America recognitions, including three unanimous selections.
The Bears led the nation in both total offense and scoring for three consecutive years from 2013-15, becoming only the second team in FBS history to accomplish that feat and the first since BYU from 1979-81.
Prior to Baylor, Clements spent five seasons at Houston from 2003-07. The UH offense was consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most prolific. The Cougars ranked No. 4 nationally in total offense (513.2) in 2007, boasted the country’s No. 6 offense (446.1 ypg) in 2006 en route to a Conference USA title. The 2004 offense finished the year No. 12 (458.3 ypg) in FBS.Â
Clements went to Houston after 12 highly successful seasons at Stephenville (Texas) High School, where he served as offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and head power lifting coach. After earning All-Conference honors at Tyler Junior College, Clements transferred to Stephen F. Austin where he played on the Lumberjacks’ 1988 team which went 10-2 and reached the I-AA quarterfinals. He began his coaching career at SFA as a student assistant (1986-87) and then later received his bachelor’s degree in education from SFA in 1989.
He and his wife, Polly, have two children, Jordan and Jayson.
Coaching History
1986-87:Â Stephen F. Austin, offensive line
1990-99:Â Stephenville HS, offensive line
1991-02:Â Stephenville HS, head powerlifting coach
2000-02:Â Stephenville HS, offensive coordinator
2003-07:Â Houston, offensive line
2008-11:Â Baylor, co-offensive coordinator/line
2012-16:Â Baylor, running game coordinator/line
2017:Â Southeastern University, offensive line
2018:Â Houston, run game coordinator/offensive line
2019:Â Florida State, offensive line
2020:Â Ole Miss, run game coordinator/offensive line
2021:Â North Texas, volunteer
2022-current:Â North Texas, offensive line
