Andy Lambert is an American

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coach. He was the head football coach at

Concordia University Chicago Concordia University Chicago is a private university in River Forest, Illinois, United States. Formerly a college exclusively for educating teachers for parochial schools, Concordia-Chicago now offers more than 100 undergraduate and postgraduat ...

from 2021 to 2023. Lambert served as the head football coach at

Trinity International University Trinity International University (TIU) is an evangelical Christian university headquartered in Bannockburn, Illinois. It comprises Trinity College, a theological seminary (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), and a law school ( Trinity Law Sch ...

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from 1997 to 2003, Sterling College in

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from 2004 to 2015, and

Southern Nazarene University Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is a Private university, private Church of the Nazarene, Nazarene university in Bethany, Oklahoma. History The history of the institution is one of various mergers and, therefore, one of differing institutions ...

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from 2016 to 2019.

Coaching career

Trinity International

Lambert was the head coach at

from 1997 through 2003. His record at Trinity was 22 wins and 11 losses. In 2003 he was named "Coach of the Year" by the Mideast League in the

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. During his time at Trinity International University he coached his favorite team in 2001. Top seniors included Mark Clinton, Gilbert Crispin, Quincy Sands, Ben Youngkin and Mike Torres. That team was a bootleg in overtime away from making his first NAIA playoff appearance, where senior linebacker Chris Michelson missed a tackle as the sidelines warned him of the play. They ended going to the NCCAA Championship where Adam Warner had his best long-snapping game in his career as the team punted often losing 54–14 to Gardner Webb. Notable contributions in the season came from Scout Team All-Americans, Daniel Clay and Chad Cox.

Sterling

Lambert was the head football coach at Sterling College in

from 2004 to 2015. Sterling won the program's first

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(KCAC) championship in 2013.

Southern Nazarene

After the 2015 season, Lambert accepted the position as the head coach at

starting with the 2016 season.

Eastern Michigan

Lambert spent time as a Defensive Analyst at Eastern Michigan prior to taking the job at Concordia.

Concordia (IL)

On May 3, 2021, Lambert was hired as the new head football coach for the

Concordia Cougars Concordia University Chicago is a private university in River Forest, Illinois, United States. Formerly a college exclusively for educating teachers for parochial schools, Concordia-Chicago now offers more than 100 undergraduate and postgraduat ...

Head coaching record

References

External links

Southern Nazarene profile

Eastern Michigan profile

Corcordia (IL) profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Andy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Eastern Michigan Eagles football coaches Concordia Cougars football coaches Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm football coaches Sterling Warriors football coaches Trinity International Trojans football coaches