Tight ends coach Steve Clark moves into his eighth season at BYU in 2023. Clark is currently the longest-tenured assistant on the Cougars’ offensive staff, having joined on January 25, 2016, bringing two decades of coaching experience from Weber State, Southern Utah, Utah, BYU, Saint Mary’s College and Provo High School.
Through seven seasons at BYU, Clark has helped the Cougar offense average 420 total yards per game, with a high of 522 in 2020.
Over the last two seasons, Cougar tight ends under Clark's mentoring have combined for 89 receptions, 1,006 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Clark helped BYU go 11-1 in 2020 and earn a No. 11 final ranking while boasting a top-10 offense. In 2020, after losing All-America candidate senior Matt Bushman in fall camp, Clark helped redshirt freshman Isaac Rex step into the starting role and become a 2020 Freshman All-American finishing No. 3 in the nation in receiving touchdowns (12), which tied for No. 1 among tight ends with Florida All-American Kyle Pitts.
Under Clark's tutelage, Bushman was named a Freshman All-American in 2017 and was BYU's leading receiver in 2017, 2018 and 2019 before his season-ending injury in 2020. Bushman had the most production by a BYU tight end since Consensus All-American Dennis Pitta in 2009 and joined Pitta and Hall of Fame tight end Gordon Hudson as the only BYU players at that position to have 500 or more receiving yards for three consecutive seasons.
Prior to Clark's return to Provo, the BYU graduate was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Weber State the prior two seasons.
Clark was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern Utah for six seasons from 2008-13. Clark’s offenses helped lead the Thunderbirds to their first FCS playoff berth in school history in 2013 and a Great West Conference championship in 2010.
Prior to going to SUU, Clark was at BYU from 2005-07, working with the offensive line and special teams as a graduate assistant. He helped the Cougars to back-to-back 11-win seasons in 2006 and 2007 and three consecutive bowl games.
He spent the 2004 season as a defensive assistant under Urban Meyer at Utah, helping the Utes to a 12-0 season and Fiesta Bowl championship. In 2003, Clark worked at Saint Mary’s College as the passing game coordinator and was the director of football operations at Utah in 2002. He also spent time at Provo High School from 1994-2000, including three seasons as the offensive coordinator before joining the college ranks.
