Tracy Lampley (2025) - Southern Miss M-Club Hall of Fame

Tracy Lampley

Induction:
2025

Tracy Lampley (Football, 2009-2012)
Running Back/Wide Receiver/Return Specialist | Waynesboro, Miss. | Wayne County HS

Career Accolades
SI.com Honorable Mention All-American – 2011
CollegeFootbalNew.com Honorable Mention All-American – 2009
Phil Steele Publications Freshman All-American Second Team – 2009
Rivals.com Freshman All-American Second Team – 2009
2011 Conference USA Championship Game MVP
All-Conference USA First Team – 2011 (PR)
All-Conference USA Honorable Mention – 2011 (WR), 2009 (PR)
Conference USA All-Freshman Team – 2009 (PR)
Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week – Nov. 7, 2011; Nov. 16, 2009

About
Perhaps the most versatile player in the history of Southern Miss football, Tracy Lampley still owns a large swath of the Golden Eagles’ record book. A four-year starter and letterwinner, Lampley played from 2009 to 2012 as a running back, wide receiver, punt returner and kick returner, amassing a total of 4,498 all-purpose yards.

He played in 49 games in his four years in Hattiesburg, beginning his career as a running back in 2009 and quickly taking over punt and kick return duties as a true freshman. He set the school record for punt return yards in a game with 211 at Marshall, netting him his first Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week award. That season, he became the first – and still the only – Golden Eagle in school history to score a rushing, receiving, punt return and kick return touchdown. His efforts earned him Conference USA All-Freshman team honors and All-C-USA honorable mention honors in 2009 as a punt returner and saw him garner honorable mention All-American honors from CollegeFootballNews.com and Second Team Freshman All-American honors from Phil Steele Publications and Rivals.com

He continued to rack up all-purpose yards over the next three years, leading the team in punt returns each season while leading the 2012 team in kick returns and receptions. In 2011, he proved the be a deciding factor throughout the season as the Golden Eagles marched to a 12-2 record, Conference USA Championship and Hawai’i Bowl victory. He recorded four games with 100-plus receiving yards, including his career-best six catches for 125 yards in the C-USA Title game at Houston.

After leading Southern Miss in rushing, receiving and kick returns and scoring a total of two touchdowns, he was named the 2011 Conference USA Championship Game MVP. He was also selected to the All-C-USA First Team as a punt returner and All-C-USA Honorable Mention Team as a wide receiver.

A native of Waynesboro, Miss., he still owns three school records today, including most punt return touchdowns, longest kick return and best punt return average while still occupying the top five in total punt returns, total kick returns, kick return yards and all-purpose yards.

After graduating from Southern Miss, Lampley spent one year with the Edmonton Eskimos before embarking on his coaching career. He helped Laurel High School (Laurel, Miss.) to a state championship in 2014 before moving to Petal High School (Petal, Miss.) and later Hinds Community College (Raymond, Miss.).

Lampley currently resides in Ocean Springs, Miss., with his wife, LaKenya, and their three children: Morgan, Tracy II and Tate. Tracy currently serves as a teacher at Ocean Springs High School and as the football team’s offensive coordinator.