Clark Lea
Head Coach at Vanderbilt since 2021.
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- Seasons coached
- 22
- First season
- 2005
- Teams
- 9
Career
11 stints
- 2005Harvard-Westlake SchoolAssistant Coach
- 2006UCLAGraduate Assistant
- 2007–2008South Dakota StateLinebackersRecruiting Coordinator
- 2009UCLA (GA)Head Coach
- 2010–2011UCLALinebackers
- 2012Bowling GreenLinebackers
- 2013–2015SyracuseLinebackers
- 2016Wake ForestLinebackers
- 2017Notre DameLinebackers
- 2018–2020Notre DameDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2021–presentVanderbiltHead Coach
Coaching tree
8 mentors, 74 protégés, 2 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
84
- 2026Adam MorrisMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Adetokunbo OgundejiMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Andrea CainMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Andrew GachkarMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Barton SimmonsMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Bella LePakMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Ben CauthenMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Buddy O’DellMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Carson CasarahiMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Chas PetroneMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Demetrius KempMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026DJ StewardMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Forrest ManersMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Gary VeachMentored · Vanderbilt
- 2026Grace ShawMentored · Vanderbilt
69 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
13
- 2021Derek MasonSucceeded · Vanderbilt
- 2021Marcus FreemanSucceeded by · Notre Dame
- 2021Todd FitchSucceeded · Vanderbilt
- 2021Todd FitchSucceeded · Vanderbilt
- 2018Mike ElkoSucceeded · Notre Dame
- 2017Mike ElstonSucceeded · Notre Dame
- 2016Warren BelinSucceeded · Wake Forest
- 2013Rob NeviaserSucceeded by · Bowling Green
- 2013Steve MorrisonSucceeded · Syracuse
- 2007Tony WhiteSucceeded by · UCLA
- 2006Brian CallahanSucceeded by · UCLA
- 2006Keith CarterSucceeded · UCLA
- 2006Mike RutenbergSucceeded by · UCLA
Tenure
22 seasons
- VanderbiltHead coach · 2021–2026 · current6
- Notre DameCoordinator · 2018–20203
- SyracusePosition coach · 2013–20153
- UCLAPosition coach · 2010–20112
- South Dakota StatePosition coach · 2007–20082
- Notre DamePosition coach · 20171
- Wake ForestPosition coach · 20161
- Bowling GreenPosition coach · 20121
- UCLA (GA)Head coach · 20091
- UCLAAnalyst · 20061
- Harvard-Westlake SchoolPosition coach · 20051
Pipeline
2 of 14 coordinators
- 5 seasonsJesse Minterunder at Vanderbilt 2021 · head coach at Baltimore Ravens2026
- 3 seasonsDavid Raihunder at Vanderbilt 2021 · head coach at Washington Commanders2024
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Clark Lea. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.