David Clark, Jr. is in his third year as an assistant football coach at Hampden-Sydney College during 2025-26, serving as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach. He previously served as the linebackers coach. Clark had served as the defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) member Averett University from 2018-22. He is a 2011 graduate of ODAC member Guilford (NC) College, where he was a two-year team member before serving as a student assistant coach for three years (2009-11) and an assistant coach for five years (2012-16).
H-SC had two defensive players on the 2024 All-ODAC Team, including one Second Team selection at linebacker. The Tigers led the ODAC in (fewest) passing yards allowed per game (180.8) during 2023, while placing four defensive players on the All-ODAC Team, including one First Team selection. H-SC was second in the conference in first downs defense (197), and had one defensive player (Will Pickren '23) earn 2023 All-America and All-Region honors, as well.
At Averett, Clark implemented the defensive schemes and game-planning for all opponents over the past four seasons while developing the defensive playbook and linebacker manual for the program. The 2022 Cougars led the ODAC in (fewest) passing yards allowed per game, while placing three defensive players on the All-ODAC Team. AU had nine All-USA South defensive selections during the spring and fall of 2021, following a record-breaking 2019 campaign with five all-conference honorees (four linebackers), while leading the league in scoring defense, third down defense and sacks (school-record 37) among top three team rankings in 11 stat categories.
Clark served as the special teams coordinator/linebackers coach at AU from 2016-18. The Cougars led NCAA Division III in net punting in 2018, while second nationally in defensive punt return average and third in kickoff return average—featuring the top individual kickoff return average in DIII. AU had eight All-USA South special teams' selections, three All-Region honorees and one All-American during these three years, and the Cougars led the conference in scoring defense and takeaways during 2017 and 2018. He coached three linebackers to all-conference honors, including one All-American and All-Region honoree.
Clark also served as an assistant coach at his alma mater (Guilford) from 2012-16, including as the running backs coach in 2012, before becoming the linebackers coach from 2013-16. He helped the Quakers to a share of the 2014 ODAC regular season title, and coached five linebackers to all-conference honors from 2013-15, including an All-Region choice in 2014. A GC running back earned all-conference accolades in 2012.
A native of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, David earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in exercise and sports studies at Guilford.
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