Taylor Lamb is in his first season as Quarterbacks Coach at Gardner-Webb, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge from an ultra-successful playing career under center.
Lamb joined the GWU staff after spending two seasons as a graduate assistant at South Carolina, where he worked with the Gamecocks’ offense.
Lamb, the cousin of Gardner-Webb head coach Tre Lamb, enjoyed an exceptional four seasons of football at Appalachian State University, leading the Mountaineers into the FBS ranks with incredible efficiency and success.
Lamb finished his college career ranked first in the program’s history with 90 touchdown passes in 51 games (49 starts). He also ranked first in Sun Belt Conference history by the end of his time in Boone.
A true dual threat, Lamb passed for nearly 10,000 yards (9,786), rushed for 2,008 yards and accounted for 113 total touchdowns. He finished his time at Appalachian State second to Armanti Edwards in the record books with 11,794 yards of total offense and 36 wins under center.
As a senior he was named Offensive MVP of the Dollar General Bowl. It was the third of three bowl wins for Lamb as the Mountaineers’ quarterback.
Lamb was named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year in 2014 after shattering several freshman passing records. He passed for 2,381 yards and 17 scores that season, setting the stage for what was to come.
Lamb graduated from Appalachian State with a degree in physical education in December 2017.
As a high school senior at Calhoun (Ga.) High, Lamb was named Georgia’s Gatorade Player of the Year and was rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com. A MaxPreps second-team small school All-America selection that season, Lamb passed for 3,498 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior under his uncle – Coach Hal Lamb.
He and his wife, Halie, reside in Shelby, N.C.
