| Lynn Amedee | |
| Birth Date: | August 3, 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1960–1962 |
| Player Team1: | LSU |
| Player Years2: | 1963–1964 |
| Player Team2: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback, placekicker |
| Coach Years1: | 1972 |
| Coach Team1: | Tulane (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1973 |
| Coach Team2: | New Orleans Saints (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1973 |
| Coach Team3: | Birmingham Americans (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1975–1978 |
| Coach Team4: | LSU (QB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1979 |
| Coach Team5: | Tennessee (QB) |
| Coach Years6: | 1980–1981 |
| Coach Team6: | Tennessee–Martin |
| Coach Years7: | 1982 |
| Coach Team7: | Southwestern Louisiana (OC) |
| Coach Years8: | 1983–1984 |
| Coach Team8: | Vanderbilt (OC) |
| Coach Years9: | 1985–1987 |
| Coach Team9: | Texas A&M (OC) |
| Coach Years10: | 1988 |
| Coach Team10: | Florida (OC) |
| Coach Years11: | 1989–1991 |
| Coach Team11: | Texas (OC) |
| Coach Years12: | 1992–1993 |
| Coach Team12: | Northeast HS (LA) |
| Coach Years13: | 1993–1994 |
| Coach Team13: | LSU (OC) |
| Coach Years14: | 1995 |
| Coach Team14: | New Iberia HS (LA) |
| Coach Years15: | 1996–1998 |
| Coach Team15: | Mississippi State (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years16: | 1999–2003 |
| Coach Team16: | Opelousas HS (LA) |
| Overall Record: | 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 quarterback and placekicker under coaches Paul Dietzel and Charles McClendon at Louisiana State from 1960 to 1962. He was not drafted in the 1963 NFL draft but started a pro career with the Edmonton Eskimos. From 1963 to 1964, Amedee played in 16 games for the Eskimos.[1] Over the course of the two seasons, he threw for 1,788 yards on 279 attempts with eight touchdowns.[2] Later Amedee started a coaching career, returning to his alma mater as quarterbacks coach under head coach McClendon from 1975 to 1978.
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 Texas head coach David McWilliams. After McWilliams resignation in 1991, Amedee sat out for a year, before joining Curley Hallman's coaching staff at his alma mater LSU. Hallman, along with the coaching staff, was fired after the 1994 season. Amedee went on to coach one season at New Iberia (Louisiana) Senior High, and left the school that December to accept the offensive coordinator position under Sherrill at Mississippi State. In 1999, Amedee left the collegiate ranks, taking over head coaching duties at Opelousas High School in Opelousas, Louisiana, he retired after the 2003 season.