| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bolivar HS (MO) |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 25, 1984 Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southwest Baptist University (2008) |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | Southwest Baptist |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | Southwest Baptist (QB) |
| 2011–2012 | Southwest Baptist (OC/QB) |
| 2013–2014 | Southwest Baptist (AHC/WR) |
| 2015–2024 | Southwest Baptist |
| 2025–present | Bolivar HS (MO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–60 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 GLVC (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| GLVC Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Robert Ira Clardy (born July 25, 1984)[ citation needed ] is an American high school football coach. He is the head football coach at Bolivar High School in Bolivar, Missouri, a position he has held since 2025. Clardy served as the head football coach at Southwest Baptist University from 2015 to 2024, compiling a record of 39–60 in ten seasons. He was an assistant coach at Southwest Baptist for seven seasons prior to his head-coaching tenure. [1] [2] He played college football for Southwest Baptist as a quarterback. [3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Baptist Bearcats (Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2015–2024) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Southwest Baptist | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2016 | Southwest Baptist | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 22 | |||
| 2017 | Southwest Baptist | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2018 | Southwest Baptist | 0–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2019 | Southwest Baptist | 3–8 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Southwest Baptist | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2021 | Southwest Baptist | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2022 | Southwest Baptist | 6–5 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2023 | Southwest Baptist | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | Southwest Baptist | 2–8 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| Southwest Baptist: | 39–60 | 27–41 | |||||||
| Total: | 39–60 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Coach Clardy was succeeded by Paul Hansen as the head football coach of SBU.
Clardy lives in Bolivar with his wife, Krysten, and their three children: daughters Addyson and Brooklynn, and son Lawson. [4]
Krysten Clardy (née Bartshe; born January 7, 1987) is a 2009 graduate of SBU and was an All-MIAA soccer player for the Bearcats from Carson City, Nevada. [5] She currently serves as the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Senior Woman Administrator at Southwest Baptist University. [6]