Tre Lamb (born September 16, 1989) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at East Tennessee State University, a position he has held since November 2023. Lamb served as the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University from 2020 to 2023. He previously worked as an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech and Mercer University.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | East Tennessee State |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Record | 6–5 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 16, 1989 Calhoun, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2012 | Tennessee Tech |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013 | Tennessee Tech (QB) |
| 2014–2017 | Mercer (QB) |
| 2018–2019 | Tennessee Tech (OC) |
| 2020–2023 | Gardner–Webb |
| 2024–present | East Tennessee State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–25 |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big South (2022) Big South–OVC (2023) | |
Playing career
editLamb attended Tennessee Tech, where he was a three-year starting quarterback. In 2011, he led the Golden Eagles to the program's first Ohio Valley Conference championship victory in 36 years. That same year, he helped the Golden Eagles break nine program records including points scored in a season (355), highest scoring average in a season (32.3 points per game), and most first downs in a season (238).[1] He was the recipient of the Robert Hill Johnson Award.[2] He graduated from Tennessee Tech with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.[1]
Coaching career
editTennessee Tech
editIn 2013, Lamb was hired as the quarterbacks coach at Tennessee Tech.
Mercer
editIn 2014, Lamb was hired as the quarterbacks coach at Mercer. Lamb's focus while at Mercer was on player development. He helped the Bears' quarterbacks set a new program record for passing yards.[2]
Tennessee Tech (second stint)
editIn 2018, Lamb was hired as the offensive coordinator at Tennessee Tech. During his stint at Tennessee Tech, he engineered a remarkable turnaround in the program's offense. In 2017 and 2018 combined, the Golden Eagles won just 2 games. During the 2019 season, with Lamb's assistance, the Golden Eagles improved their overall record to 6–6. In 2019, the Golden Eagles accumulated 348 total scoring points which was 58% greater than other scoring offenses in the Ohio Valley Conference.[3]
Gardner–Webb
editOn December 14, 2019, Lamb was named the head coach at Gardner–Webb University,[4] replacing Carroll McCray. Going into his first season, his recruiting class was ranked third in the Big South Conference. Included in this class were four three-star recruits.
In his third season, three milestones were reached for the program. For the first time since 2003, the team won the Big South conference title. They clinched an automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first playoff appearance as an FCS team and first as a program since the 1992 NAIA playoffs.[5] Their best season in 19 years would be further added on with a win over Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the playoffs, their first FCS playoff win in program history.
In his fourth season, three more milestones were reached for the program. They finished as Big South–OVC co-champions with UT Martin, but they would get an automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs from a 38–34 win over the Skyhawks on Oct. 28, 2023.[6] This would be the first time they would have back-to-back conference titles and winning seasons since 2002–03. This would also be the first back-to-back postseason appearances in program history.
East Tennessee State
editTre Lamb was named head coach at East Tennessee State.[7][8]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Big South Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Gardner–Webb | 2–2 | 0–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 2021 | Gardner–Webb | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 2022 | Gardner–Webb | 7–6 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Big South–OVC Football Association) (2023) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Gardner–Webb | 7–5 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| Gardner–Webb: | 20–20 | 12–8 | |||||||
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Southern Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | East Tennessee State | 6–5 | 4–3 | ||||||
| East Tennessee State: | 6–5 | 4–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–24 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Tre Lamb". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tre Lamb - Football Coach". Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "Tennessee Tech". ttusports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Organ, Mike (December 15, 2019). "'A dream come true': Former Tennessee Tech QB Tre Lamb is new Gardner–Webb head coach". The Tennessean. USA Today Network. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Gardner-Webb Wins 2022 Big South Football Championship". Big South Conference. November 19, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "BACK-TO-BACK CONFERENCE CHAMPS! Gardner-Webb Pulls Away from Charleston Southern to win Big South-OVC Championship". Gardner-Webb University Athletics. November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ McKinnell, Zach. "ETSU Officially Names Tre Lamb As New Head Coach". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ Organ, Mike (November 27, 2023). "Ex-Tennessee Tech QB and OC Tre Lamb, now at Gardner-Webb, hired as ETSU coach". The Tennessean. USA Today Network. Retrieved November 29, 2023.