Clay Helton
Head Coach, Georgia Southern Eagles- Record
- 74-52
- Win percentage
- .587
- Games
- 126
- Seasons
- 132013–2026
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 1-3 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -7.3 | SP+ -8.6 | Offense 23.0 | Defense 31.4 |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 7-6 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -8.6 | SP+ -9.4 | Offense 28.3 | Defense 37.7 |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -2.5 | SP+ -1.7 | Offense 26.5 | Defense 30.1 |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 6-7 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -8.6 | SP+ -5.2 | Offense 30.8 | Defense 36.5 |
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 6-7 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -4.8 | SP+ -6.4 | Offense 34.3 | Defense 40.3 |
| 2021 |  USC | 1-1 | AP preseason #15 | AP final — | SRS 0.4 | SP+ -0.6 | Offense 32.3 | Defense 33.4 |
| 2020 | USC | 5-1 | AP preseason #17 | AP final #21 | SRS — | SP+ 12.4 | Offense 38.0 | Defense 25.5 |
| 2019 | USC | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 9.5 | SP+ 13.1 | Offense 39.0 | Defense 26.7 |
| 2018 | USC | 5-7 | AP preseason #15 | AP final — | SRS 1.3 | SP+ 9.7 | Offense 31.7 | Defense 22.5 |
| 2017 | USC | 11-3 | AP preseason #4 | AP final #12 | SRS 11.9 | SP+ 17.9 | Offense 38.5 | Defense 20.0 |
| 2016 | USC | 10-3 | AP preseason #20 | AP final #3 | SRS 19.4 | SP+ 23.6 | Offense 39.2 | Defense 17.1 |
| 2015 | USC | 5-4 | AP preseason #8 | AP final — | SRS 13.6 | SP+ 16.8 | Offense 38.6 | Defense 23.3 |
| 2013 | USC | 1-0 | AP preseason #24 | AP final #19 | SRS 15.7 | SP+ 22.5 | Offense 36.6 | Defense 12.5 |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021– | Georgia Southern | Head Coach |
| 2015–2021 | USC | Head Coach |
| 2010–2015 | USC | Offensive Coordinator (under Lane Kiffin) |
| 2007–2009 | Memphis | Offensive Coordinator |
| 2000–2009 | Memphis | Assistant Coach (Offense) (under Rip Scherer) |
| 1997–1999 | Houston | Running Backs Coach |
| 1996 | Duke | Running Backs Coach (under Mike Krzyzewski) |
| 1995 | Duke | Graduate Assistant (under Mike Krzyzewski) |
Notable staff
Assistants who went on to run a program of their own.
| Years | Coach | Role | Head coach at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2017 | Tyson Helton | Quarterbacks Coach | Head coach at Western Kentucky 2018– |
| 2018–2019 | Kliff Kingsbury | Offensive Coordinator | Head coach at Arizona NFL 2019–2022 |