| Maxie Lambright | |
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| 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 1970–1978 |
Winona 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, 1978 |
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| Awards | |
| Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame |
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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).
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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