Brad Lambert

Brad Lambert

Coach Lambert (left) with Bruce Tall (right)
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Charlotte
Conference Conference USA
Record 10–12 (.455)
Annual salary $250,000
Biographical details
Born January 14, 1965
Hoxie, Kansas
Playing career
1983–1986 Kansas State
Position(s) Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989
1990–1995
1996–1999
2000
2001–2007
2008-2010
2011–present		 Oklahoma (GA)
Marshall (Assistant)
Georgia (Assistant)
Georgia (DB)
Wake Forest (Assistant)
Wake Forest (DC/DB)
Charlotte
Head coaching record
Overall 10–12 (.455)

Brad Lambert (born January 14, 1965) is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Charlotte 49ers; who began play in the Football Championship Subdivision of Division I in 2013, and will move to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2015, when the program joins the rest of the 49ers sports in Conference USA.

Playing career

Kansas State

Lambert played defensive back for the Kansas State Wildcats, lettering for four straight seasons and graduating in 1987. He earned second-team all-Big Eight honors his freshman season. He also was an all-Big Eight Academic choice from 1984 to 1986.[1]

Coaching career

Oklahoma

Lambert began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Oklahoma Sooners.

Marshall

His first assistant coaching position was under head coach Jim Donnan with the Marshall Thundering Herd from 1990 to 1995. While at Marshall, Lambert participated in four NCAA Division I Football Championship Games with Marshall winning the 1992 NCAA Division I Football Championship.[1][2]

Georgia

He continued to work for Coach Donnan when the latter became head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs, coaching there from 1996 to 2000. At Georgia Lambert coached in the 1998 Outback Bowl, the 1998 Peach Bowl, the 2000 Outback Bowl and the 2000 Oahu Bowl. Georgia compiled a 40–19 record during Lambert's time with the Bulldogs.[1][2]

Wake Forest

After the 2000 football season Lambert accepted the Linebacker's Coaching position under Head Coach Jim Grobe with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. In 2007 Lambert was promoted to Defensive Coordinator for the Demon Deacons. At Wake Forest Lambert was part of the 2006 ACC Championship Game team. He coached 2008 Butkus Award winner Aaron Curry, who now serves as an assistant for him at Charlotte.[1][2][3]

Charlotte

Lambert was hired to be the first head football coach for the Charlotte 49ers on March 1, 2011[4][5]

In his first game Coach Lambert led the 49ers to a decisive 52-7 victory at home over the Campbell University Fighting Camels.[6]

Lambert would lead the 49ers to a 5 and 6 record in their inaugural season, including a win over their first ranked opponent.[7]

Personal

Lambert is married and has three children.[1]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Charlotte 49ers (NCAA Division I FCS independent) (2013–2014)
2013 Charlotte* 5–6
2014 Charlotte* 5–6
Charlotte 49ers (Conference USA) (2015–present)
2015 Charlotte* 0–0 0–0
Charlotte: 10–12 0–0 *As part of transition to FBS, ineligible for FBS bowl game in 2015 season
Total: 10–12
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Brad Lambert, Head Coach, Charlotte 49ers".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Brad Lambert, Defensive Coordinator, Wake Forest Demon Deacons".
  3. ↑ "49ers football promotes Johnson Richardson to assistant coach, adds Aaron Curry". UNC Charlotte. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ name="Hired1">Scott, David (March 1, 2011). "49ers get their football coach". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Brad Lambert hired at Charlotte". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  6. ↑ Charlotte 49ers pummel Campbell in football opener, 52- 7
  7. ↑ "CharlotteFBSeasonStats" (PDF). Charlotte Athletics. November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.