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Assistant coach Randy Clements begins his fifth season at the University of Houston. This past spring Clements picked up Co-Offensive Coordinator duties to go along with his offensive line chrores. Not only did the Cougar offense finish sixth in the nation and first in Conference USA in 2006, but three offensive linemen under Clements' guidance where named to Conference USA teams. Senior center Sterling Doty was named to the Conference USA First Team by both the media and C-USA head coaches, while junior Jeff Akeroyd was a consensus Second-Team pick. Junior Dustin Dickinson picked up both Third Team (media) and Honorable Mention (coaches) accolades. In 2005, Clements had a hand in the Cougars returning to the postseason, as the offensive line opened holes for a 1,000-yard rusher (Ryan Gilbert) and protected a 3,000-yard passer (Kevin Kolb) en route to an appearance in the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl. Two of Clements' charges, senior David Douglas and sophomore SirVincent Rogers, were named to the Conference USA Third Team, as the Cougars generated 438 total yards and 28 points per game. Clements recruits the Golden Triangle, East Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. In 2003, Clements tutored an offensive line that was a major factor in the Cougars reaching the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl. Not only did Clements coach center Rex Hadnot-a First Team, All-Conference USA selection and a sixth-round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins-but he also tutored an offensive line that helped make the Cougar offense one of the most potent in the nation. The Cougars finished 12th in the nation in rushing offense (215.54 yards per game) and total offense (458.31 ypg.), and 16th nationally in scoring offense (34.46 points per game.) The offensive unit topped 500 yards of total offense six times and was over 400 yards 10 of its 13 games. The Cougars topped 40 points seven times, including the final three games of the year. UH was one of only three Division I schools (Texas and Texas Tech were the others) to score more than 40 points in at least seven different games. Clements joined the Cougar football program after a successful coaching tenure at Stephenville High School. Alongside current Houston coaches Art Briles and Philip Montgomery, Clements served as offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and head power lifting coach over a span of 12 seasons at Stephenville. While serving as offensive coordinator, the Stephenville offense averaged 390 yards and 31 points per game en route to a 10-2 season in 2002. Clements coached the offensive line to four AAAA/Division II state championships (1993, '94, '98 and '99) in nine years. Clements tutored 17 all-state athletes and 11 Division I signees on his offensive line including All-Big 12 honoree Curtis Lowery (Texas Tech), Shalor Pryor (Iowa), Kris Terrill (West Point), Bryan Kegans (Texas Tech) and Sterling Doty (West Point). In addition to coaching football, Clements served as head power lifting coach at Stephenville from 1991-2002 and led his squad to 12 consecutive regional championships and a state championship title in 2001. A native of Wichita Falls, Texas, Clements attended Hirschi High School and continued his football career at Tyler Junior College from 1984-85, earning all-conference honors as a center in 1985. He transferred to Stephen F. Austin in 1986 and was a member of the Lumberjack squad that went 10-2 and was a NCAA Division I-AA quarterfinalist in 1988. Clements began his coaching career at SFA as a football student assistant from 1986-87. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from SFA in 1989 and began teaching world history at Stephenville soon after. In his spare time, Clements enjoys fishing, playing golf and working out. He and his wife, Polly, have two children, Jordan and Jayson. They live in Pearland. |
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