Coaches
Brad Lambert
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Brad Lambert
Played at Kansas State 1983-1986 · alma mater (CFBD): Kansas State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-1989 | Oklahoma | GA | GA | not known |
| 1990 | Marshall | Position | DE | not known |
| 1991-1995 | Marshall | Position | DB | not known |
| 1996-1998 | Georgia | ST coord. | ST/DL | Jim Donnan |
| 1998-1999 | Georgia | Position | LB | Jim Donnan |
| 2000 | Georgia | Position | DB | Jim Donnan |
| 2001-2007 | Wake Forest | Position | LB | Jim Grobe |
| 2008-2010 | Wake Forest | DC | DC/DB✓ | Jim Grobe |
| 2011-2018 | Charlotte | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2019 | Marshall | DC | DC/LB✓ | Doc Holliday |
| 2020 | Marshall | DC | DC/S✓ | Doc Holliday |
| 2021 | Purdue | DC | co-DC/LB✓ | Jeff Brohm* |
| 2022-2024 | Wake Forest | DC | DC/LB✓ | Dave Clawson |
| 2025 | Kentucky | Analyst | DA | Mark Stoops |
| 2026- | Marshall (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2026 | Marshall | DC | Defensive coordinator · season pages | Tony Gibson* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 38 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 120 |
| 2009 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 101 | 76 | 79 | 38 | 120 |
| 2010 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 93 | 107 | 103 | 101 | 120 |
| 2019 | Marshall | Co-defensive coordinator | 55 | 50 | 61 | 25 | 130 |
| 2020 | Marshall | Defensive coordinator | 8 | 1 | 27 | 55 | 127 |
| 2021 | Purdue | Defensive coordinator | 38 | 27 | 39 | 62 | 130 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 86 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 131 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 97 | 66 | 53 | 86 | 133 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | Defensive coordinator | 120 | 110 | 134 | 97 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Charlotte (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Charlotte (FCS) | 5-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 46% wins | - |
| 2015 | Charlotte | 2-10 | - → - | 124 | 71 | -21.7 | 46% wins | 128 |
| 2016 | Charlotte | 4-8 | - → - | 107 | 79 | -20.9 | 17% wins | 128 |
| 2017 | Charlotte | 1-11 | - → - | 128 | 112 | -26.1 | 33% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Charlotte | 5-7 | - → - | 97 | 43 | -18.5 | 8% wins | 130 |
Worked under
- Jim Donnan · Georgia 1996-2000 (Position, ST coord.)
- Jim Grobe · Wake Forest 2001-2010 (DC, Position)
- Doc Holliday · Marshall 2019-2020 (DC, Position)
- Jeff Brohm* · Purdue 2021 (DC, Position)
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2022-2024 (DC, Position)
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2025 (Analyst)
- Tony Gibson* · Marshall 2026 (DC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 8
- Jeff Mullen · Charlotte 2015-2017 (OC, Position)
- Matt Wallerstedt · Charlotte 2015-2017 (DC)
- Dean Hood · Charlotte 2016-2017 (Other, Position)
- Greg Adkins · Charlotte 2017 (OC, Other, Position)
- Chip West · Charlotte 2018 (DC)
- Chris Scelfo · Charlotte 2018 (Position)
- Glenn Spencer · Charlotte 2018 (DC, Position)
- Shane Montgomery · Charlotte 2018 (OC, Position)
Coached together
- Chris Scelfo · Oklahoma 1988-1989 · him GA, them GA
- Chris Scelfo · Marshall 1990-1995 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mickey Matthews · Marshall 1990-1995 · him Position, them DC
- Tim Billings · Marshall 1990-1995 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- George Barlow · Marshall 1991-1993 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Greg Adkins · Marshall 1991-2020 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Tony Petersen · Marshall 1991-1995 · him Position, them Position
- Chad Lunsford · Georgia 1996-2000 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Chris Scelfo · Georgia 1996-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Derek Dooley · Georgia 1996 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Doug Meacham · Georgia 1996 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Greg Adkins · Georgia 1996-2000 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Joe Kines · Georgia 1996-1999 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Mickey Matthews · Georgia 1996-1998 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Scot Sloan · Georgia 1996-2000 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Other, Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Georgia 1999 · him Position, them Other
- Mike Bobo · Georgia 1999 · him Position, them GA
- Doug Marrone · Georgia 2000 · him Position, them Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · Georgia 2000 · him Position, them Analyst
- Dean Hood · Wake Forest 2001-2007 · him Position, them DC
- Jeff Mullen · Wake Forest 2001-2007 · him Position, them Position
- Jim Grobe · Wake Forest 2001-2010 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Troy Calhoun* · Wake Forest 2001-2002 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Steed Lobotzke · Wake Forest 2005-2010 · him DC, Position, them OC
- Tim Billings · Wake Forest 2006-2009 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Brad White · Wake Forest 2007-2008 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Brian Knorr · Wake Forest 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Russ · Wake Forest 2008-2010 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Jeff Mullen · Charlotte 2011-2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Matt Wallerstedt · Charlotte 2015-2017 · him Head coach, them DC
- Dean Hood · Charlotte 2016-2017 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Greg Adkins · Charlotte 2017 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Chip West · Charlotte 2018 · him Head coach, them DC
- Chris Scelfo · Charlotte 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Glenn Spencer · Charlotte 2018 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Shane Montgomery · Charlotte 2018 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Doc Holliday · Marshall 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- J.C. Price · Marshall 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Cramsey · Marshall 2019-2020 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brian Brohm · Purdue 2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- David Elson · Purdue 2021 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Purdue 2021 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Brohm* · Purdue 2021 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mark Hagen · Purdue 2021 · him DC, Position, them DC
- Neil Callaway · Purdue 2021 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ron English · Purdue 2021 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Dave Clawson · Wake Forest 2022-2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Cohen · Wake Forest 2022-2024 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Glenn Spencer · Wake Forest 2022-2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Warren Ruggiero · Wake Forest 2022-2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- David Elson · Wake Forest 2023-2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Brad White · Kentucky 2025 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Bush Hamdan · Kentucky 2025 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Eddie Gran · Kentucky 2025 · him Analyst, them Other
- Kevin Barbay · Kentucky 2025 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2025 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Mike Stoops · Kentucky 2025 · him Analyst, them Position
- Dean Hood · Marshall 2026 · him DC, them Position
- Gunter Brewer · Marshall 2026 · him DC, them Position
- Rod Smith · Marshall 2026 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Tony Gibson* · Marshall 2026 · him DC, them Head coach
Played together
- Dana Dimel · Kansas State 1984-1986