Clay Helton
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive Coordinator |
| Team | USC |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 24, 1972 |
| Alma mater | Houston |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1992 | Auburn |
| 1993–1994 | Houston |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995 | Duke (GA) |
| 1996 | Duke (RB) |
| 1997–1999 | Houston (RB) |
| 2000–2002 | Memphis (RB) |
| 2003–2006 | Memphis (WR) |
| 2007–2009 | Memphis (OC/QB) |
| 2010–2011 | USC (QB) |
| 2012 | USC (PGC/QB) |
| 2013–present | USC (OC/QB/interim HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–0 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
Clay Helton (born June 24, 1972) is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the USC Trojans football team. He was hired to be the team's quarterbacks coach in 2010.[1] In 2013 he was promoted to offensive coordinator.[2] He served as the team's interim head coach during their bowl game after their previous interim head coach, Ed Orgeron, quit. Became head coach after local lush Sarkisian took a leave of absence.
He has also been a coach for Duke Blue Devils, Houston Cougars and Memphis Tigers. His father Kim Helton, has coached teams in college, the National Football League and the Canadian Football League since 1973.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Trojans (Pacific-12 Conference) (2013) | |||||||||
| 2013 | USC | 1–0* | W Las Vegas | ||||||
| USC: | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–0 | ||||||||
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- Lane Kiffin coached the first 5 games, Ed Orgeron coached the next 8 games but resigned after head coach Steve Sarkisian was hired. Helton coached USC in the Las Vegas Bowl.