Timothy David Camp (born April 9, 1973)[1] is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Eastern Oregon University, a position he has held since 2008.

Tim Camp
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamEastern Oregon
ConferenceFrontier Conference
Record82–84
Biographical details
Born (1973-04-09) April 9, 1973 (age 51)
Gresham, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materOregon State University (1995)
Playing career
1991–1995Oregon State
1996San Diego Chargers*
Position(s)Left tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996Western Oregon (OL)
1997Sewanee (DL)
1998–1999Sewanee (OL)
2000–2001Sewanee (OC/OL)
2002 (spring)Randolph–Macon (OC/OL)
2002Nebraska–Omaha (TE/OL)
2003Bucknell (OL)
2004–2005Bucknell (OC/OL)
2006–2007Eastern Oregon (OL)
2008–presentEastern Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall82–84
Tournaments2–1 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Frontier Conference (2020)

Playing career edit

Camp grew up in Gresham, Oregon, and was the son of Jerry and Darlene Camp.[1] He played high school football for Barlow High School under head coach Coy Zimmerman.[1] He was a two-year starter and letterman at both offensive tackle and defensive tackle.[1] He played college football for Oregon State. After redshirting his freshman year and playing as a reserve tackle he was a three-year starter at left tackle from 1993 to 1995.[2] Following his graduation he was signed by the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) on April 27, 1996.[3] He was released on June 26, 1996.[4]

Coaching career edit

Camp began his coaching career in 1996 as the offensive line coach for Western Oregon.[5] After one year he was named defensive line coach for Sewanee.[5] In 1998, he switched to the offensive line coach.[6] In 2000, he was promoted to offensive coordinator. In 2002, he spent the spring as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for Randolph–Macon.[7] In the fall of 2002, he was hired as the tight ends coach and offensive line coach for Nebraska–Omaha.[8] In 2003, he was hired as the offensive line coach for Bucknell.[9] The following year he was promoted to offensive coordinator.[9]

In 2006, Camp was hired as the offensive line coach for Eastern Oregon. In 2008, he was promoted to head football coach following the departure of Ian Shields.[10] In sixteen seasons as head coach he has held the team to a 82–84 record. His best season was in 2016 when he led the team to a 10–3 record and made it to the NAIA football playoffs and made it to the semifinal.[11] In 2020, he led Eastern Oregon to their first Frontier Conference championship as they finished the shortened COVID-19 season with a record of 3–1.[12]

Head coaching record edit

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches#
Eastern Oregon Mountaineers (Frontier Conference) (2008–present)
2008 Eastern Oregon 5–6 4–6 T–3rd
2009 Eastern Oregon 7–4 7–3 T–2nd 22
2010 Eastern Oregon 5–6 5–5 T–3rd
2011 Eastern Oregon 8–3 8–2 2nd 20
2012 Eastern Oregon 4–6 4–6 T–5th
2013 Eastern Oregon 6–5 6–4 4th 25
2014 Eastern Oregon 8–3 7–3 3rd 15
2015 Eastern Oregon 4–7 4–6 T–4th
2016 Eastern Oregon 10–3 8–2 2nd L NAIA Semifinal 5
2017 Eastern Oregon 4–6 4–6 T–5th
2018 Eastern Oregon 6–4 6–4 T–2nd
2019 Eastern Oregon 4–7 4–6 T–5th
2020–21 Eastern Oregon 3–1 3–1 T–1st 21
2021 Eastern Oregon 4–6 4–6 6th
2022 Eastern Oregon 2–9 2–8 7th
2023 Eastern Oregon 2–8 2–6 7th
2024 Eastern Oregon 0–0 0–0
Eastern Oregon: 82–84 78–74
Total: 82–84
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "1995 Oregon State University Football Media Guide". oregondigital.org. p. 36. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Oregon St. can spoil Ducks' plans". Statesman Journal. November 18, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "San Diego Chargers". The Press Democrat. April 27, 1996. p. 29. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "San Diego Chargers". Winston-Salem Journal. June 26, 1996. p. 15. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Sewanee hires assistant". The Tennessean. July 24, 1997. p. 23. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sewanee". The Tennessean. October 9, 1998. p. 160. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "McConnell stays around". Richmond Times-Dispatch. May 1, 2002. pp. F7. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Kaipust, Rich (July 11, 2002). "New UNO line coach familiar with option". Omaha World-Herald. p. 23. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Tim Camp Named Bucknell Offensive Coordinator". patriotleague.org. March 30, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "Eastern Oregon names Tim Camp head football coach". East Oregonian. February 12, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Daschel, Nick (December 2, 2016). "Eastern Oregon football eyes NAIA national championship". oregonlive. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  12. ^ "Tim Camp - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory". Eastern Oregon University Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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