Lynn Amedee
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1941 Edmonton Eskimos |
| Position(s) | Opelousas HS (LA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–14 (college) |
Lynn Amedee (born August 3, 1941) is a former American football player and coach. He served as assistant at nine different colleges and as head coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
Amedee played
In 1980, he became head coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He guided the school to an 8–14 record in two years before resigning in order to join the coaching staff at Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette). He left USL after one season, heading to Vanderbilt to become offensive coordinator under head coach George MacIntyre. Amedee left Vanderbilt after the 1984 season, as he was hired as offensive coordinator by new Texas A&M head coach Jackie Sherrill. In 1988, he became offensive coordinator under head coach Galen Hall at the University of Florida,[3] where he drew criticism for his strategy to use sophomore running back Emmitt Smith as a "decoy". 1988 was Smith's only season with less than 1,000 yards rushing.
In 1989 Amedee was hired as offensive coordinator by
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee–Martin Pacers (Gulf South Conference) (1980–1981) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Tennessee–Martin | 4–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1981 | Tennessee–Martin | 4–7 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Tennessee–Martin: | 8–14 | 5–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–14 | ||||||||