Bobby Lamb (American football)

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Bobby Lamb
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Anderson (SC)
Conference SAC
Record3–8
Biographical details
Born (1962-12-24) December 24, 1962 (age 61)
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1982–1985 Furman
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986 Furman (SA)
1987–1988Furman (DE)
1989–1992Furman (QB)
1993–1998Furman (QB/WR)
1999–2001Furman (QB)
2002–2010Furman
2011–2019 Mercer
2020 Louisiana (analyst)
2021–present Anderson (SC)
Head coaching record
Overall111–87
Tournaments3–4 (NCAA D-I-AA/FCS playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SoCon (2004)
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (2004)

Robert Emory Lamb (born December 24, 1962) [1] is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Anderson University, a position he has held since 2024. He was previously the head football coach at Mercer University, a position he assumed in 2011 when Mercer reinstated their football program after a 72-year hiatus. The Mercer Bears football program resumed play in 2013. Lamb served as the head football coach at Furman University from 2002 until his resignation in 2010.

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Playing career

Lamb attended Commerce High School in Commerce, Georgia, from 1978 to 1981, where he played quarterback. Along with current Furman University head football coach Clay Hendrix He led the team to the 1981 AA State Championship and was named The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's AA Back of the Year. [1]

From 1982 to 1985, Lamb played quarterback for the Furman Paladins, a Division I-AA program, where he was a two-year starter. During Lamb's playing career, the Paladins defeated three Division I-A teams: South Carolina (1982), Georgia Tech (1983), and NC State (1984 and 1985). In 1985, Lamb helped lead the Paladins to the Southern Conference championship, and he was named Southern Conference Player of the Year. [1] The Paladins suffered a two-point loss to Georgia Southern in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, with Lamb throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another. [2]

Coaching career

Lamb began coaching as an assistant for the Paladins in 1986 and was the defensive ends coach on the 1988 team that won the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. He became the quarterbacks coach in 1989, a position filled until taking over head coaching duties in 2002. In November 2010, he announced his resignation from Furman after the team had missed the playoffs four straight years.

On January 20, 2011, Lamb was announced be the first modern head football coach for Mercer University, which began playing football in 2013 after the sport's 70-year absence from campus.

On November 24, 2019, Lamb was terminated as Mercer's football coach after the team went 4–8 that season, including 3–5 in the Southern Conference. He finished with an overall record of 41–39 after seven seasons. [3] [4]

Lamb is set to become the first ever football coach of Anderson University (Anderson, SC) in 2024, once the program begins.

Personal

Lamb has a brother, Hal, who was the head football coach and athletic director at Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Georgia. Lamb is active in bringing about public awareness of shoulder Cleidocranial dysplasia. Lamb's son Taylor was quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers from 2014 to 2017 and is QB Coach at the University of Virginia. His nephew is Tulsa head coach Tre Lamb. [5]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs TSN#USA/ESPN°
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference)(2002–2010)
2002 Furman 8–46–22ndL NCAA Division I-AA First Round 99
2003 Furman 6–54–44th
2004 Furman 10–36–1T–1stL NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 55
2005 Furman 11–35–2T–2ndL NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 33
2006 Furman 8–46–12ndL NCAA Division I First Round 12
2007 Furman 6–54–3T–3rd
2008 Furman 7–54–43rd
2009 Furman 6–55–33rd
2010 Furman 5–63–56th
Furman:67–4043–25
Mercer Bears (Pioneer Football League)(2013)
2013 Mercer 10–26–23rd
Mercer Bears (Southern Conference)(2014–2019)
2014 Mercer 6–61–6T–7th
2015 Mercer 5–62–5T–6th
2016 Mercer 6–54–45th
2017 Mercer 5–64–45th
2018 Mercer 5–64–4T–5th
2019 Mercer 4–83–57th
Mercer:41–3924–30
Anderson Trojans (South Atlantic Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Anderson3–81–75th (Mountain)
Anderson:3–81–7
Total:111–87
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hunter Reid. 2008 Furman Football Media Guide (PDF). Furman Athletics. pp. 47–48. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Official Scoring Summary" (PDF). December 21, 1985. Retrieved May 3, 2019– via Amazon Web Services.
  3. ↑ Braxton, Avery (November 24, 2019). "Mercer parts ways with head football coach Bobby Lamb". www.13wmaz.com. Macon, GA: WMAZ . Retrieved April 5, 2020. Lamb brought the football program back from a 72-year hiatus and had a 40–39 record as head coach.
  4. ↑ Sanders, Jace (November 24, 2019). "Mercer Athletics and Bobby Lamb Part Ways". www.mercerbears.com. Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ Pete Thamel, Tulsa names East Tennessee State's Tre Lamb next football coach, ESPN.com, December 8, 2024.
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