# Tim Clifton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Clifton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Clifton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Clifton > Source revision: 1328496900 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football coach (born c. 1953)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Tim Clifton | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = | current_team = | current_conference = | current_record = | birth_date = {{Circa|{{Birth year and age|1953}}}} | birth_place = [Macon, Georgia](/source/Macon%2C_Georgia), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | player_sport1 = Baseball | player_years2 = {{Circa|1973}} | player_team2 = [Mercer](/source/Mercer_Bears_baseball) | player_positions = [Second baseman](/source/Second_baseman) | alma_mater = [Mercer University](/source/Mercer_University) (1976) | coach_sport1 = Football | coach_years2 = 1976–1980 | coach_team2 = [Stratford HS (GA)](/source/Stratford_Academy) (assistant) | coach_years3 = 1981–1983 | coach_team3 = [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football) (assistant) | coach_years4 = 1984–1985 | coach_team4 = [VMI](/source/VMI_Keydets_football) (assistant) | coach_years5 = 1986–1987 | coach_team5 = [Fayetteville State](/source/Fayetteville_State_Broncos_football) ([OC](/source/Offensive_coordinator)) | coach_years6 = 1987–1992 | coach_team6 = [Ferrum](/source/Ferrum_Panthers_football) (OC) | coach_years7 = 1993–2024 | coach_team7 = [Mars Hill](/source/Mars_Hill_Lions_football) | overall_record = 173–156 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) | championships = 1 [SAC](/source/South_Atlantic_Conference) (2011)
2 SAC North Division (2022, 2023) | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Timothy Clem Clifton''' (born {{Circa|1953}}) is an American former [college football](/source/college_football) coach. He was the head football coach for [Mars Hill University](/source/Mars_Hill_University), a position he has held from 1993 until his retirement in 2024.{{cite press release|url=https://www.marshilllions.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/20250811tranxe|title=End of an Era: Tim Clifton retires after 32 seasons|publisher=Mars Hill Lions Athletics|date=August 11, 2025|access-date=September 2, 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Mars Hill coach Tim Clifton reflects on team's 8-3 season: 'We had a really good year' |url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/madison/2021/11/18/mars-hill-coach-tim-clifton-talks-teams-goals-heading-into-next-year/8661086002/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The Asheville Citizen Times |language=en-US}} He previously coached for [Stratford Academy](/source/Stratford_Academy), [South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football),{{Cite news |date=January 12, 1993 |title=Clifton hired by Mars Hill |pages=16 |work=[The State](/source/The_State_(newspaper)) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-clifton-hired-by-mars-hill/129652090/ |access-date=August 8, 2023}} [VMI](/source/VMI_Keydets_football), [Fayetteville State](/source/Fayetteville_State_Broncos_football), and [Ferrum](/source/Ferrum_Panthers_football).{{Cite web |title=Mars Hill University Athletics |url=https://www.marshilllions.com/sports/fball/coaches/clifton_tim |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Mars Hill University Athletics |language=en}} He played [college baseball](/source/college_baseball) for [Mercer](/source/Mercer_Bears_baseball) as a [second baseman](/source/second_baseman).{{Cite news |last=Krueger |first=John |date=May 28, 1972 |title=Mercer Signs Clifton |pages=14 |work=[The Macon Telegraph](/source/The_Telegraph_(Macon%2C_Georgia)) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-mercer-signs-clifton/129652166/ |access-date=August 8, 2023}} ==Head coaching record== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = AFCA }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Mars Hill Lions](/source/Mars_Hill_Lions_football) | conf = [South Atlantic Conference](/source/South_Atlantic_Conference) | startyear = 1993 | endyear = 2024 }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1993](/source/1993_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 4–6 | conference = 2–5 | confstanding = 7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1994](/source/1994_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 7–4 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = T–3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1995](/source/1995_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 6–4 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = T–3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1996](/source/1996_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 5–5 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1997](/source/1997_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 5–5 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1998](/source/1998_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 1–10 | conference = 0–7 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1999](/source/1999_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 7–4 | conference = 5–3 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2000](/source/2000_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 5–5 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2001](/source/2001_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 7–4 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2002](/source/2002_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 7–4 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = 4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2003](/source/2003_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 7–4 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2004](/source/2004_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 6–4 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2005](/source/2005_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 4–6 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2006](/source/2006_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 4–7 | conference = 1–6 | confstanding = T–7th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2007](/source/2007_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 5–5 | conference = 1–5 | confstanding = 6th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2008](/source/2008_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 7–4 | conference = 4–3 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2009](/source/2009_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 7–4 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2010](/source/2010_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 5–6 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | year = [2011](/source/2011_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 8–3 | conference = 6–1 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = [NCAA Division II Second Round](/source/NCAA_Division_II_Football_Championship) | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = 19 | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2012](/source/2012_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 6–4 | conference = 5–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2013](/source/2013_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 3–8 | conference = 1–6 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2014](/source/2014_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 4–6 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2015](/source/2015_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 6–5 | conference = 5–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2016](/source/2016_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 5–6 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2017](/source/2017_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 3–7 | conference = 1–6 | confstanding = 8th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2018](/source/2018_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 4–6 | conference = 3–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2019](/source/2019_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 5–6 | conference = 4–4 | confstanding = T–4th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 1–2 | conference = 1–2 | confstanding = T–3rd (Mountain) | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2021](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 8–3 | conference = 6–2 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = division | year = [2022](/source/2022_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 7–3 | conference = 7–2 | confstanding = 1st (Mountain) | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = division | year = [2023](/source/2023_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 8–2 | conference = 6–2 | confstanding = T–1st (Mountain) | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [2024](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_II_football_season) | name = Mars Hill | overall = 5–4 | conference = 5–2 | confstanding = 3rd (Mountain) | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Mars Hill | overall = 173–156 | confrecord = 109–116 }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 173–156 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.marshilllions.com/sports/fball/coaches/clifton_tim?view=bio Mars Hill profile] {{Mars Hill Lions football coach navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clifton, Tim}} Category:Year of birth 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