Delaware Valley University Athletics

The list of accolades for Jim Clements in his first seven years as head coach is quite impressive:

* 59-20 record (most wins in program history)
* 4 MAC Championships (2008-11)
* 3 NCAA Second Round appearances (2009-11)
*1 undefeated regular season (2011)
*2 ECAC South Atlantic Bowl titles (2008 & 2012)
* 1 ECAC runner-up finish (2006)
*2011 Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year
* 2010 AFCA Region 2 Coach of the Year
*Three-time MAC Coach of the Year (2009-11)
*Two-time Liberty Mutual Division III Coach of the Year finalist (2010 & 2011)

Throw in his first two years with Delaware Valley as the defensive coordinator (24-2 record, two MAC titles and two NCAA quarterfinal appearances), and Clements has had one of the biggest impacts on Aggie football in school history.

Clements was promoted to head coach prior to the 2006 season after serving as the team’s assistant head coach/defensive coordinator for two years (he still holds the defensive coordinator duties as well). He led Delaware Valley to an 8-3 overall record, including a 7-2 mark in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during his rookie campaign. The team then reached the post-season for a fourth consecutive year as they were selected for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Atlantic Bowl.

In 2007, Clements and the Aggies faced one higher division team and four Division III teams that eventually reached the postseason. They notched a 5-5 overall record and finished second in the MAC with a 5-2 mark.

Clements directed the ’08 squad to upsets of the No. 3 and 6 teams in the country early in the year and moved into the national rankings themselves. They finished with an 8-3 overall record and earned a share of the MAC crown. Delaware Valley was then picked to host the ECAC South Atlantic Bowl and took the title with a 16-7 win over Kean.

In 2009, the Aggies went 10-2 overall, including a perfect 7-0 mark in the conference to earn the outright title and the bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. They set a school record for points in a 66-7 rout of Susquehanna in the opening round before falling in the second round. Clements was named the MAC Coach of the Year for his efforts.

The next season, Clements and his squad made it three MAC titles in a row as the team finished with a 9-3 record overall record and a 6-1 mark in the league. They defeated Salisbury in the first round of the NCAA playoffs before falling at powerhouse and eventual national-runner up Mount Union. Clements was once again named the MAC Coach of the Year, and he was the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Region 2 Coach of the Year as well. He was then a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Division III Coach of the Year.

In 2011, despite 10 new starters on offense, Clements led Delaware Valley to a perfect, 10-0 regular season and a fourth straight MAC title (one of only five times that has happened in conference football history). The Aggies were a top seed in one of the NCAA playoff brackets and opened with a resounding 62-10 win over Norwich before falling in the second round.

Clements took home a lot of hardware after the season as he was named the MAC Coach of the Year for the third straight time. He was once again a Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year finalist. However, his biggest award came in March when he was presented with the Tri-State Coach of the Year Award by the Maxwell Football Club at a star-studded banquet that was broadcast live on ESPN3.

Last year, Clements became the program's all-time leader in wins as the Aggies went 8-3 and won a title for a fifth straight year as they captured the ECAC South Atlantic Bowl.

Clements arrival at Delaware Valley in 2004 as assistant head coach/defensive coordinator was one of the key reasons why the team posted back-to-back 12-1 records. The Aggies captured the MAC championship and advanced to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals each season.

In 2004, Delaware Valley led the conference in both rushing defense and total defense. The team posted two shutouts, including a 12-0 blanking of Wilkes University that clinched the MAC championship. The following season, Delaware Valley held its opponents to 14 points or less in six of the 13 games and it led the conference with an average of 12.8 points allowed per game.

Clements played at MAC rival Widener University and anchored the defensive line as the Pioneers won the conference crown and reached the 1994 South Region final of the NCAA Division III playoffs. He was a three-year starter and recorded 154 tackles along the way.

Clements then served as a student-assistant in 1995 as Widener successfully defended its conference title and reached the NCAA playoffs. Clements returned to his alma mater two years later as a graduate assistant coach and was elevated to a full-time position in 1998. During that tenure, he coached the defensive line as well as the linebackers and special teams before eventually becoming the defensive coordinator in 2003.

Clements received a bachelor of arts degree in history with a certification in secondary education from Widener in 1996 and earned a master’s in secondary education in 2001.