| Shawn Clark | |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.[1] |
| Alma Mater: | Appalachian State University |
| Player Years1: | 1994–1998 |
| Player Team1: | Appalachian State |
| Player Positions: | Offensive lineman |
| Coach Years1: | 2001–2002 |
| Coach Team1: | Louisville (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2003–2008 |
| Coach Team2: | Eastern Kentucky (OL) |
| Coach Years3: | 2009–2012 |
| Coach Team3: | Purdue (OL) |
| Coach Years4: | 2013–2015 |
| Coach Team4: | Kent State (OL) |
| Coach Years5: | 2016–2018 |
| Coach Team5: | Appalachian State (co-OC/OL) |
| Coach Years6: | 2019 |
| Coach Team6: | Appalachian State (AHC/OL) |
| Coach Years7: | 2019–2024 |
| Coach Team7: | Appalachian State |
| Overall Record: | 40–24 |
| Bowl Record: | 3–1 |
| Championships: | Sun Belt East Division (2021) |
Shawn Clark (born August 16, 1975) is an American college football coach who was most recently the head football coach at Appalachian State University from 2020 to 2024. He had been an assistant with the program since 2016, and was promoted to head coach following the departure of Eliah Drinkwitz.
An offensive lineman in college, Clark was a two-time All-American (1996 and 1998) and three-time all-conference selection (1995, 1996, 1998) for teams that went a combined 45–16 during his first five years in Boone. In fact, as a player during the 12–0 start in 1995 and a coach for the 2019 team that has set a single-season record for wins by an FBS program in the state of North Carolina, Clark has been part of the two App State teams to post 11 regular-season victories.
Clark graduated from App State with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 1998 and earned a master's degree in education from Louisville in 2003.
Clark joined the Appalachian staff as offensive line coach in 2016 under head coach Scott Satterfield, then becoming an assistant head coach in 2019. Upon the departure of Eliah Drinkwitz for Missouri, Clark became the 22nd head coach in program history on December 13, 2019. Clark led the Mountaineers in their bowl game that year to a 31–17 victory over UAB Blazers in the New Orleans Bowl. Clark's first full season as head coach of the Mountaineers was met with complications from the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused many changes to schedules and football operations around the country. The team persevered and Clark finished 9–3 and lead the team in the inaugural Myrtle Beach Bowl and defeated the North Texas Mean Green with a dominating 56–28 performance.[2]
Clark was fired following a 5-6 season in 2024. [3]