Maxie Lambright

Maxie Lambright
Biographical details
Born	June 23, 1924; McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	January 28, 1980 (aged 55); Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1948	Mississippi Southern
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955	Winona SS (MS)
1956–1958	Bolton HS (LA)
1959–1966	Mississippi Southern / Southern Miss (OB)
1967–1978	Louisiana Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–1978	Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	95–36–2 (college)
Bowls	6–3
Tournaments	4–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 NCAA Division II (1972–1974); 1 GSC (1969); 6 SLC: (1971–1974, 1977–1978)
Awards
	University of Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (1974); Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1984); Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (1986)

Maxie Thomas Lambright (June 23, 1924 – January 28, 1980) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team from 1967 to 1978 and the Louisiana Tech University athletic director from 1970 to 1978. He led Louisiana Tech to three Division II National Championships and seven conference championships. Lambright coached the legendary quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Lambright played college football at Southern Miss from 1946 to 1948 and graduated in 1949 from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Lambright is a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame, Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and the University of Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 1974).

Lambright died on January 28, 1980, in Ruston, Louisiana, after a stroke at his home the day prior.^[1]

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 or championship game berth