Brad Lambert is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Charlotte 49ers

Charlotte 49ers football

The Charlotte 49ers are a collegiate football program that represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees officially voted to add Forty Niner football on November 13, 2008, after a unanimous recommendation by the Football Feasibility Committee...

, who will begin play in the Football Championship Subdivision of Division I in 2013.

Kansas State

Lambert played defensive back for the Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State University's athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The official color of the teams is Royal Purple, making Kansas State one of very few schools that have only one official color; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors.Kansas State participates in...

, lettering for four straight seasons and graduated in 1987. He earned second-team all-Big Eight

Big Eight Conference

The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University...

 honors his freshman season. He also was an all-Big Eight Academic choice from 1984 to 1986.

Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma Sooners

The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...

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Marshall

His first assistant coaching position was under head coach Jim Donnan

Jim Donnan

Jim Donnan is a former American football player and coach and now a television analyst for college football and a motivational speaker. He served as the head football coach at Marshall University and the University of Georgia , compiling a career record of 104–40–1...

 with the Marshall Thundering Herd

Marshall Thundering Herd

The Marshall Thundering Herd are the intercollegiate athletic teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in Conference USA, which are members of the NCAA Division I...

 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.

Georgia

He continued to work for Coach Donnan when the latter became head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs

Georgia Bulldogs

The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the University of Georgia. The Bulldogs compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference...

, coaching there from 1996 to 2000. At Georgia Lambert coached in the 1998 Outback Bowl

1998 Outback Bowl

The 1998 edition to the Outback Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs, and the Wisconsin Badgers.Georgia scored first on a 2 yard touchdown run from running back Robert Edwards, giving Georgia an early 6-0 lead...

, the 1998 Peach Bowl

1998 Peach Bowl (December)

The 1998 season edition to the Peach Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs and the .After a scoreless first quarter, Virginia scored first on a 2 yard Anthony Southern touchdown run, making the score 7-0. Aaron Brooks threw a 43 yard touchdown pass to Terrence Wilkins making the score 14-0. Brooks...

, the 2000 Outback Bowl

2000 Outback Bowl

The 2000 edition to the Outback Bowl featured the Georgia Bulldogs and the Purdue Boilermakers.Purdue quarterback Drew Brees threw touchdown passes of 3 and 11 yards to wide receiver Chris Daniels as Purdue opened up a 13-0 lead. Brees fired a 21 yard touchdown pass to Vinny Sutherland as Purdue...

 and the 2000 Oahu Bowl

2000 Oahu Bowl

The 2000 Jeep Oahu Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 2000-01 bowl game schedule of the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the 3rd and final game named Oahu Bowl, and became the Seattle Bowl for the 2001 contest. The game was played on December 24, 2000, at...

. Georgia compiled a 40–19 record during Lambert's time with the Bulldogs.

Wake Forest

After the 2000 football season Lambert accepted the Linebacker's Coaching position under Head Coach Jim Grobe

Jim Grobe

Jim Grobe is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Wake Forest University, a position he has held since the 2001 season. From 1995 to 2000, Grobe served as the head coach at Ohio University...

 with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Originally, Wake Forest's athletic teams were known as the Fighting Baptists, due to its association with the Baptist Convention...

. In 2007 Lambert was promoted to Defensive Coordinator for the Demon Deacons. At Wake Forest Lambert was part of the 2006 ACC Championship Game

2006 ACC Championship Game

The Dr. Pepper 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game featured the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in a regular-season American football game to determine the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest defeated Georgia Tech by a 9–6 score...

 team. He coached 2008 Butkus Award winner Aaron Curry

Aaron Curry (American football)

-Seattle Seahawks:On August 8, 2009, Curry signed a six-year, $60 million contract including $34 million guaranteed, the most money ever guaranteed to a non-quarterback rookie in NFL history....

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Charlotte

Brad Lambert was hired to be the first head football coach for the Charlotte 49ers

Charlotte 49ers football

The Charlotte 49ers are a collegiate football program that represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees officially voted to add Forty Niner football on November 13, 2008, after a unanimous recommendation by the Football Feasibility Committee...

on March 1st, 2011