- Maxie Lambright
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Maxie Lambright Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born 1924 Died January 28, 1980[1] Playing career 1946–1948 Southern Miss[2] Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1955
1956–1958
1959–1966
1967–1978
1970–1978Winona SS
Bolton HS
Southern Miss (OB)
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech (AD)Head coaching record Overall 95–36–2 Bowls 6–3 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Accomplishments and honors Championships Division II: 1972, 1973, 1974
Gulf States: 1969
Southland: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978Awards Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame
University of Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (1974)Maxie T. Lambright (1924 – January 28, 1980) was the head football coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team from 1967–1978 and the university's athletic director from 1970-1978.[3] He led LA Tech to 3 Division II National Championships and 7 conference championships. Lambright coached the legendary quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Lambright played college football at Southern Miss from 1946–1948 and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1949.
Maxie Lambright is a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and the University of Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 1974).
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Gulf States Conference) (1967–1970) 1967 Louisiana Tech 3–7 0–5 6th 1968 Louisiana Tech 9–2 3–2 T-2nd W Grantland Rice 1969 Louisiana Tech 8–2 5–0 1st L Grantland Rice 1970 Louisiana Tech 2–8 0–5 6th Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southland Conference) (1971–1978) 1971 Louisiana Tech 9–2 4–1 1st W Pioneer 1972 Louisiana Tech 12–0 5–0 1st W Grantland Rice 1973 Louisiana Tech 12–1 5–0 1st W Pioneer, W Camellia 1974 Louisiana Tech 11–1 5–0 1st L Pioneer 1975 Louisiana Tech 8–2 4–1 2nd 1976 Louisiana Tech 6–5 2–3 T-4th 1977 Louisiana Tech 9–1–2 4–0–1 1st W Independence 1978 Louisiana Tech 6–5 4–1 1st L Independence Louisiana Tech: 95–36–2 41–18–1 Total: 95–36–2 National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title References
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs head football coaches Edwin Barber (1901) • Frank Singleton (1902) • Unknown (1903) • E. G. Pierce (1904) • J. V. Bragg (1905) • Z. T. Young (1906) • George L. Watkins (1907) • A. L. Cornell (1908) • Percy S. Prince (1909–1915) • A. Flack (1916) • V. S. Pugh (1917) • No team (1918) • Percy S. Prince (1919) • R. Foster Clark (1920–1921) • William Henry Dietz (1922–1923) • Phillip Arbuckle (1924) • R. C. Kenney (1925) • Hugh E. Wilson (1926–1927) • Tod Rockwell (1928–1929) • George Bohler (1930–1933) • Eddie McLane (1934–1938) • Ray E. Davis (1939) • Joe Aillet (1940–1942) • No team (1943) • Joe Aillet (1944–1966) • Maxie Lambright (1967–1978) • Larry Beightol (1979) • Pat Patterson # (1979) • Billy Brewer (1980–1982) • A. L. Williams (1983–1986) • Carl Torbush (1987) • Joe Raymond Peace (1988–1995) • Gary Crowton (1996–1998) • Jack Bicknell, Jr. (1999–2006) • Derek Dooley (2007–2009) • Sonny Dykes (2010– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.Louisiana Tech athletic directors Joe Aillet (1940–1970) • Maxie Lambright (1971–1978) • Larry Beightol (1979) • Butch Henry (1979–1980) • Alan Jones (1980) • Charles Bussey (1981–1983) • Bob Vanatta (1983–1986) • Paul A. Miller (1986–1990) • Jerry Stovall (1990–1993) • Jim Oakes (1994–2008) • Derek Dooley (2008–2010) • Bruce Van De Velde (2010– )
Categories:- 1924 births
- 1980 deaths
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football coaches
- Louisiana Tech University athletic directors
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles football coaches
- High school football coaches in the United States
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