*Furman promotes Lamb to football coach*
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Furman, which made it to
the Division I-AA national title game this season, promoted
long-time assistant Bobby Lamb to coach Monday. 

Bobby Johnson stepped down as Furman coach last week in order to
take the job at Vanderbilt.  He went 60-36 at the school,
including a loss to Montana 11 days ago in the national
championship game. 

Lamb, 39, has served as an assistant on the staff for 16 years. 

"Bobby Lamb is familiar to all of us and, as both a hall of fame
quarterback and assistant coach, has played a major role in the
outstanding success our program has enjoyed over the past 20
years," said Furman director of athletics Dr. Gary Clark at a
Monday morning news conference. 

A former quarterback for the Paladins, Lamb has spent the last
13 years as quarterbacks coach and since 1993 has served as
passing game coordinator.  His assistant coaching tenure also
includes work with the program's receivers and defensive ends. 

As a member of the staff, Lamb has played a role in some of the
greatest seasons in school history, including five Southern
Conference titles and a national championship in 1988. 

Over the past three seasons, Furman posted a 30-9 record and
earned NCAA I-AA playoff bids each year. 

In 2001, Furman claimed a share of the league title on the way
to a 12-3 record and the program's third I-AA title game
appearance, where the Paladins dropped a 13-6 decision to
Montana. 

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