| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Co-offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach |
| Team | Kent State |
| Conference | MAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Morris, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2000 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
| 2001–2003 | Southeastern Oklahoma State |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Southeastern Oklahoma State (WR) |
| 2006 | Tarleton State (WR) |
| 2007–2012 | Texas A&M–Kingsville (OC/QB) |
| 2013–2015 | Trinity Valley (OC/QB) |
| 2016–2017 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
| 2018–2021 | Minnesota (TE) |
| 2022 | Colorado (TE) |
| 2022 | Colorado (OC/TE) |
| 2023 | South Florida (TE) |
| 2024–present | Kent State (co-OC/WR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–8 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (SWJCFC playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SWJCFC (2017) | |
Clay Patterson is an American college football coach. He is the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for Kent State University, positions he has held since 2024. Patterson served as the head football coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College from 2016 to 2017.