Clay Hendrix
American football player and coach (born 1963)
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Clay Hendrix (born July 16, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Furman University, a position he assumed in December 2016. Known for his extremely disciplined offensive lines, Clay notably served as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at the United States Air Force Academy, helping lead them to four Commander-in-Chief Titles, nine bowl games, and the 2015 Mountain West Championship Game. In all, Hendrix has coached and mentored over 200+ student-athletes and military officers who went on to numerous professional ranks.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Furman |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Record | 60–43 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 16, 1963 Commerce, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1985 | Furman |
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–1987 | NC State (GA) |
| 1988–2000 | Furman (OL) |
| 2001–2007 | Furman (AHC/OL) |
| 2007–2009 | Air Force (co-OC/OL) |
| 2010–2013 | Air Force (co-OC/AHC/OL) |
| 2014–2016 | Air Force (AHC/OL) |
| 2017–present | Furman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 60–43 |
| Tournaments | 3–4 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SoCon (2018, 2023) | |
| Awards | |
| 2x SoCon Coach of the Year (2017, 2023) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Furman | 8–5 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 22 | 25 | ||
| 2018 | Furman | 6–4 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 2019 | Furman | 8–5 | 6–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I First Round | 21 | 19 | ||
| 2020–21 | Furman | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2021 | Furman | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2022 | Furman | 10–3 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division I Second Round | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2023 | Furman | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | Furman | 3–8 | 2–5 | 8th | |||||
| 2025 | Furman | 6–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Furman: | 60–43 | 45–25 | |||||||
| Total: | 60-43 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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