Cam Clark joined the Georgia State football staff in January 2026 as the Panthers’ co-defensive coordinator.
Clark brings more than 15 years of coaching experience to Atlanta, including five seasons as a defensive coordinator at the Division I level. Over his career, he has been part of five bowl games (2011 and 2012 GoDaddy.com, 2013 BCS National Championship, 2014 Outback and 2024 Gator), won the 2013 SEC Championship at Auburn and helped Arkansas State capture back-to-back Sun Belt Conference titles in 2011 and 2012.
Prior to arriving at Georgia State, Clark spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons on the Duke coaching staff as a senior analyst, working primarily with the quarterbacks. In his first year in Durham, he helped guide quarterback Maalik Murphy to a record-setting campaign. Murphy completed 254-of-421 (.603) passes for 2,933 yards and 26 touchdowns, setting or matching multiple Duke single-season records, including touchdown passes, multi-touchdown games, 200-yard passing performances and wins by a starting quarterback.
Clark came to Duke following a two-year stint (2022-23) as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Thomas County Central High School in Thomasville, Ga. During his tenure, the Yellow Jackets compiled a 27-1 overall record, capped by a perfect 15-0 season and the 6A Georgia state championship in 2023. That championship defense limited opponents to just 9.6 points per game while ranking well above national averages in tackles, sacks, quarterback hurries and interceptions.
Before returning to Georgia, Clark served as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Western Illinois University from 2020-21. There, he mentored safety Darius Joiner to FCS All-America honors in 2021. Joiner led the FCS in total tackles (142) and solo tackles (79) and finished sixth in voting for the Stats Perform FCS Buck Buchanan Award.
Clark spent three seasons (2017-19) as co-defensive coordinator at Lamar University, coaching safeties in 2017 and linebackers in 2018 and 2019. During that span, Lamar improved from a two-win season to a 7-5 record and earned its first FCS playoff appearance in program history. He also helped develop linebacker Chaston Brooks, an Honorable Mention All-Southland Conference selection in 2018.
From 2015-16, Clark was the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Faulkner University, adding special teams coordinator duties in his final season. In 2015, Faulkner led the nation in sacks, and Clark coached eight All-Mid-South Conference selections. He began his coaching career at Faulkner, serving in multiple roles from 2008-11.
Clark also spent two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant at Auburn University (2013-14) under head coach Gus Malzahn, working with the safeties, nickels and special teams units. He was part of Auburn’s 2013 SEC Championship run and the Tigers’ appearance in the BCS National Championship Game, followed by a berth in the 2014 Outback Bowl.
Earlier in his career, Clark worked at Arkansas State from 2011-12 under head coaches Hugh Freeze and Malzahn. The Red Wolves won consecutive Sun Belt titles and made back-to-back GoDaddy.com Bowl appearances, including a 2012 bowl victory over No. 25 Kent State.
A four-year letterwinner at Harding University, Clark played safety and cornerback from 2004-07 and earned the 2007 Iron Bison of the Year Award. He also lettered four seasons in track and field.
A native of Calhoun, Ga., Clark earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and social sciences from Harding in 2007 and a master’s degree in adult education from Auburn in 2014. Clark and his wife, Dana, have two children, Hutch and Davis.
