Clarence McKinney
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas Southern |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 4–21 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 26, 1970 Houston, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1991 | Montana State |
| 1991–1993 | Mary |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2003 | Booker T. Washington HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | North Shore HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2005–2007 | Yates HS |
| 2008–2009 | Houston (RB) |
| 2010–2011 | Houston (RB/RC) |
| 2012 | Texas A&M (RB) |
| 2013 | Texas A&M (OC/RB) |
| 2014–2017 | Texas A&M (RB) |
| 2018 | Arizona (AHC/RB) |
| 2019–present | Texas Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–21 (college) |
Clarence McKinney (born December 26, 1970) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Texas Southern University.
Early years[]
McKinney played football at Montana State for three years before transferring to the University of Mary, where he achieved a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
Coaching career[]
McKinney's first head coaching job was at Jack Yates High School in Houston, Texas, where he compiled a record of 30–8.[1] McKinney then began a long tenure as an assistant for Kevin Sumlin, being on Sumlin's staffs at Houston, Texas A&M, and Arizona.[2]
McKinney was named the head coach of Texas Southern on December 3, 2018.[3]
Influences[]
In addition to Kevin Sumlin, McKinney said he learned from Dana Holgorsen and Kliff Kingsbury.[4]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Southern Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Texas Southern | 0–11 | 0–7 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2020 | Texas Southern | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2021 | Texas Southern | 3–8 | 2–6 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Texas Southern: | 4–21 | 3–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–21 | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ Young, Matt (2018-12-03). "TSU names Clarence McKinney head football coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Clarence McKinney drawn home to coach TSU". Houston Chronicle. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Clarence McKinney named head football coach at Texas Southern". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "McKinney learned from some greats on his way to TSU". KTRK-TV. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
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