| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1934 Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 2023 (aged 89) Albany, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1953–1956 | Mississippi Vocational / Mississippi Valley State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1959 | Mississippi Valley State (assistant) |
| 1960–1961 | McComb HS (MS) |
| 1962–1968 | J. E. Johnson HS (MS) |
| 1969–1970 | Tennessee State (assistant) |
| 1971–1976 | Albany State |
| 1977–1978 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff (assistant) |
| 1979 | Mississippi Valley State (OB) |
| 1980–1981 | Albany State (assistant) |
| 1982–1999 | Albany State |
| Baseball | |
| 1981–1983 | Albany State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 157–90–4 (college football) 46–37–1 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 1–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 9 SIAC (1984–1986, 1988, 1993–1997) | |
Hampton Lee Smith (October 1, 1934 – October 2, 2023) was an American football and baseball coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia, from 1971 to 1976 and again from 1982 to 1999, and compiling a record of 157–90–4. Smith was also the head baseball coach at Albany State from 1981 to 1983, tallying a mark of 46–37–1. Before being hired at Albany State, Smith coached high school football at McComb High School and Prentiss High School, both in Mississippi. He graduated from Mississippi Vocational College (now Mississippi Valley State University) and earned a master's degree from Tennessee State University.[1]
Smith died on October 2, 2023, one day after his 89th birthday.[2]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany State Golden Rams (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1971–1976) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Albany State | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1972 | Albany State | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | ||||||
| 1973 | Albany State | 6–3–1 | 3–2 | T–3rd (Division I) | |||||
| 1974 | Albany State | 3–7 | 1–4 | T–5th (Division I) | |||||
| 1975 | Albany State | 3–6 | 3–2 | T–3rd (Division I) | |||||
| 1976 | Albany State | 5–5 | 1–4 | 6th (Division I) | |||||
| Albany State Golden Rams (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1982–1999) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Albany State | 1–9 | 1–6 | ||||||
| 1983 | Albany State | 4–6 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 1984 | Albany State | 7–2 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1985 | Albany State | 9–2 | 5–1 | T–st | T–12 | ||||
| 1986 | Albany State | 9–2 | 5–1 | 1st | T–18 | ||||
| 1987 | Albany State | 8–3 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 1988 | Albany State | 8–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | 12 | ||||
| 1989 | Albany State | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1990 | Albany State | 6–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1991 | Albany State | 3–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1992 | Albany State | 6–4–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Albany State | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 8 | |||
| 1994 | Albany State | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 11 | |||
| 1995 | Albany State | 8–4 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 12 | |||
| 1996 | Albany State | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II First Round | 14 | |||
| 1997 | Albany State | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
| 1998 | Albany State | 9–2 | 5–1 | T–2nd | 9 | ||||
| 1999 | Albany State | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Albany State: | 157–90–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 157–90–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Prep coach gets college post". Delta Democrat Times. Greenville, Mississippi. United Press International. August 17, 1971. p. 8. Retrieved January 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Coach Hampton Lee "Cutta" Smith
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