Maxie Lambright
Maxie Lambright went 63–33–2 as a head coach, 1967–1978, at Louisiana Tech. Wikipedia’s season articles record four seasons differently (1971, 9–2, 1972, 12–0, 1973, 12–1 and 1974, 11–1); by them his record is 95–36–2. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1967–70 at Louisiana Tech (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 63–33–2 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1974 5–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Louisiana Tech * | 3–7 | 6th | |||
| 1968 | Louisiana Tech * | 9–2 | T–2nd | Grantland Rice W | ||
| 1969 | Louisiana Tech * | 8–2 | 1st | Grantland Rice L | ||
| 1970 | Louisiana Tech * | 2–8 | 6th | |||
| 1971 | Louisiana Tech | 2–1 (Wikipedia: 9–2) | 1st | Pioneer W | ||
| 1972 | Louisiana Tech | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 12–0) | 1st | Grantland Rice W | ||
| 1973 | Louisiana Tech | 3–0 (Wikipedia: 12–1) | 1st | Pioneer W, Camellia W | ||
| 1974 | Louisiana Tech | 5–0 (Wikipedia: 11–1) | 1st | Pioneer L | ||
| 1975 | Louisiana Tech | 8–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1976 | Louisiana Tech | 6–5 | T–4th | |||
| 1977 | Louisiana Tech | 9–1–2 | 1st | Independence Bowl W | ||
| 1978 | Louisiana Tech | 6–5 | 1st | Independence Bowl L |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Roger CarrNo. 24 pick, 1974
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 19 | 13–5–1 | 71% |
| Conference games | 25 | 19–5–1 | 78% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 14 | 6–6–2 | 50% |
| At home | 26 | 19–7 | 73% |
| On the road | 28 | 21–5–2 | 79% |
| At neutral sites | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 47 | 36–10–1 | 78% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 10 | 5–4–1 | 55% |
His own 57 games on file, 1971–1978, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Davidson 1974–1978 | 4–1 | Arkansas State | 5 | |
| Augie Tammariello 1974–1978 | 2–2–1 | Louisiana | 5 | |
| Joe Morrison 1974–1978 | 3–1 | Chattanooga | 4 | |
| Jack Doland 1975–1978 | 3–1 | McNeese | 4 | |
| Vernon Glass 1973–1975 | 3–0 | Lamar | 3 | |
| Bob Frederick 1976–1978 | 3–0 | Lamar | 3 | |
| Bobby Collins 1975–1977 | 2–1 | Southern Miss | 3 | |
| John David Crow 1976–1978 | 2–1 | UL Monroe | 3 | |
| Hayden Fry 1976–1978 | 0–3 | North Texas | 3 |
Maxie Lambright’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Texas–Arlingtonseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| Lamarseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Louisianaseries | 6 | 3–2–1 |
| Chattanoogaseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Arkansas Stateseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Southern Missseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Northwestern Stateseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| McNeeseseries | 4 | 3–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Winona SS (MS) high school | Head coach | |
| 1956–58 | Bolton HS (LA) high school | Head coach | |
| 1959–66 | Mississippi Southern / Southern Miss | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1967–78 | Louisiana Tech | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Pie VannSouthern Miss
Assistants who became head coaches
- Pat CollinsUL Monroe
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pie Vann | Southern Miss | 1959–66 | Offensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Collins | Louisiana Tech, 1967–78: assistant coach | UL Monroe |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.