| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Vanderbilt |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 15–30 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 11, 1981 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2004 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006 | UCLA (GA) |
| 2007 | South Dakota State (LB) |
| 2008 | South Dakota State (RC/LB) |
| 2009 | UCLA (GA) |
| 2010–2011 | UCLA (LB) |
| 2012 | Bowling Green (LB) |
| 2013–2015 | Syracuse (LB) |
| 2016 | Wake Forest (LB) |
| 2017 | Notre Dame (LB) |
| 2018–2020 | Notre Dame (DC) |
| 2021–present | Vanderbilt |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–30 |
Clark Lea (born November 11, 1981) is an American football coach who has been the head football coach at Vanderbilt since 2021. He previously served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Notre Dame from 2018 to 2020. Lea began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2006 and went on to serve as an assistant coach at South Dakota State University, Bowling Green State University, Syracuse University, and Wake Forest University.