WATCH: Tre Lamb Introduced as Tulsa Head Football Coach in Tuesday Morning News Conference
12/10/2024 6:51:00 PM | Football
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TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa introduced Tre Lamb as the school's 35th head football coach at a Tuesday morning news conference in the ONEOK Club at H.A. Chapman Stadium.
University President Brad Carson, and Vice President and Director of Athletics Justin Moore briefly spoke and introduced coach Lamb before he spoke for the first time as the Tulsa head coach. Following his introductory press conference, Lamb and Moore took part in a more traditional press conference, fielding questions from the local media in attendance.
The full news conference can be watched above, or replayed on YouTube or ESPN+.
Head Coach Tre Lamb and Director of
Athletics Justin MooreLamb comes to Tulsa following a season as the head coach at East Tennessee State. He also has four years as the head coach at Gardner-Webb under his built as part of a 12-year coaching career. Lamb has also had a pair of stops at Tennessee Tech as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and a three-year stint as quarterbacks coach at Mercer.
In his lone season at East Tennessee State, Lamb engineered a bounce-back season. The Buccaneers rushed for 2,330 yards, third best in program history, and the defense held opponents to just 110.5 yards per game on the ground, also the third best in school history. The Bucs led the Southern Conference in multiple offensive categories under Lamb, including rushing offense, rushing touchdowns, sacks allowed and first downs gained rushing, while finishing second in total offense.
In his final two seasons of a four-year tenure Gardner-Webb, Lamb led the Runnin' Bulldogs to a 10-1 conference record, including a 5-0 league campaign in 2022. Gardner-Webb capped its dream season with its first conference title in 20 years and the school's first playoff appearance since 1992. The Runnin' Bulldogs then collected their first-ever FCS playoff win with a 52-41 defeat of Eastern Kentucky.
