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Maxie Lambright

Maxie Lambright held Louisiana Tech at National Program II for 4 seasons.

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1975–1978 · 1 stint

Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Reached National Program in his 1st career season — faster than 41% of the 675 FBS coaches who have ever reached National Program (rank #1 of 675 by seasons-to-arrival).

Louisiana Tech, 4 seasons

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National Program III → National Program II.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

2–1 against his rivals. Winless in 3 tries against Hayden Fry.

Rivalry record

2–1

66.7% · 1 rival

One-score games

1–4–1

16.7% · margin ≤8

Rivalry ledger

Southern Miss2–167%

The toughest matchup

vs. Hayden Fry0–3

3 meetings, 1976–1978

’76 L’77 L’78 L

0% win rate across a real, 3-meeting series — short of the bar this site uses before badging a series “Nemesis.” Shown here as the toughest matchup on record, not an algorithmic crown.

Performance by opponent class

National Program

6–5 54.5%

Regional Program

7–6 53.8%

Coaching career

1975–1978

Louisiana Techcaretaker

National Program II

Maxie Lambright held Louisiana Tech at National Program II for 4 seasons.

1st-best Louisiana Tech tenure of 11 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Larry Beightol (1979–1979).

4 NFL Draft picks: Fred Dean (1975), Mike Barber (1976), Pat Tilley (1976), Larry Anderson (1978)

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