Tom Clark begins his seventh season as the Keydets' defensive coordinator and will assume inside linebackers responsibility for the third year.
Under his tutelage, VMI defensives have posted sizable improvements in yards and points allowed and played a big role in the Keydets’ 2020-21 championship season. VMI led the league last season in red zone defense (.800).
In 2017, Clark was promoted to Assistant Head Coach and coached the VMI secondary for four seasons (2015-18). He is the longest serving assistant on the Wachenheim coaching staff since coming to Lexington in 2015.
Clark came to VMI from William & Mary where he coached Tribe defensive backs for three years (2012-14) and was also promoted to special teams coordinator in 2014. He coached two All-American defensive backs at William & Mary who made it to the NFL ranks and was also William & Mary defensive coordinator from 2001-2003 and Liberty defensive coordinator for six seasons where the Flames posted a 47-20 mark and claimed four Big South titles and his defenses were ranked in the Top 25 in scoring defense four times.
Clark served as Catholic University head coach during two stints (1994-2000) and (2004-05) and was 56-14-1 in his first stint as Catholic head coach and had three consecutive playoff appearances (1997, 98, 99).
A native of Washington, D.C. and earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Maryland in 1986.
