Eastern Oregon University Athletics

Head Coach | 17th Season | 82-84 (.493)

Tim Camp enters his 17th year of leading Eastern Oregon University Mountaineers Football in 2024. Camp was named head coach for EOU in February 2008. He is the all-time winningest coach in program history with 82 career wins over his 16 seasons at EOU.

During his time at the helm, Camp has compiled an overall record of 82-84. On September 10, 2016 on the road against Montana Western, Camp became EOU's all-time winningest coach (49) with a 35-23 triumph. Camp has produced 105 All-Conference players and has had seven Player of the Year selections. On defense, EOU has tabbed five Frontier Conference Defensive Players of the Year in Howard McDonald (2012), Michal Arenas (2017), Chase Van Wyck (2020, 2021), and Sage DeLong (2021). On offense, two athletes have earned Frontier Conference Offensive Player of the Year in Chris Ware (2009) and Kai Quinn (2020). On a national scale, 22 Mountaineers have earned NFCA-NAIA All-America recognition under Camp.

2023: The Mountaineers finished the 2024 season with 2-8 overall record while finishing 7th in the Frontier Conference. Eastern Oregon clinched back-to-back victories over Arizona Christian and Montana-State Northern, winning the games by a combined 59 points. Seven different Mounties received All-Frontier Conference recognitions, with Jason Grant and Malachi Spurrier named First Team selections.

2022: Eastern played 11 games in the fall and posted a 2-9 overall record and 2-8 in Frontier Conference play. EOU was 1-4 at home and 1-5 on the road. 

2021: The season saw normalcy return for the NAIA as teams played a regular full season. Eastern played 10 games in the fall and posted a 4-6 overall record, all against Frontier Conference foes. EOU posted a 2-3 record in both home and road games. The Mountaineers got out to a 3-0 start and ranked as high as No. 11 in the regular season NAIA top-25 poll. Eastern tallied eight All-Frontier Conference selections with Sage DeLong and Chase Van Wyck being tabbed the Co-Defensive Players of the Year. The duo both went on to earn AFCA-NAIA All-America honors and were named Associated Press All-Americans. In the classroom, Camp's squad tallied 43 Academic All-Conference selections, which was second most in the Frontier Conference. 

2020: In the shortened 2020 season, the Mountaineers finished with a 3-1 overall record with the same mark in Frontier Conference play. EOU won its first Frontier Conference Title in program history and ended the year ranked No. 21 in the NAIA. The Mounties had three All-Americans with Chase Van Wyck earning First Team honors at Defensive Line, while PJ Schubert was named to the Second Team at Offensive Line, and Kai Quinn at Honorable Mention selection. EOU had 15 All-Conference selections with Quinn being named Frontier Conference Offensive Player of the Year and Van Wyck Defensive Player of the Year. Camp was named Co-Coach of the Year for the Frontier Conference after leading the Mountaineers to its first Conference Title in program history.

2019: The Mountaineers went 4-6 in the Frontier Conference and 4-7 overall. Camp and EOU won their final two games of the season, including making a two-point conversion stop with eight seconds remaining in a 28-26 win over Carroll College on Senior Day. The Mounties had two NAIA All-Americans in defensive lineman Sage DeLong and safety Zack Jacobs.

2018: Camp and EOU enjoyed a resurgent year in 2018, finishing 6-4 and tied for second place in the Frontier Conference, just one win away from the programs 2nd national appearance. The Mountaineers finished the year ranked No. 24, winning two top-25 games including a 54-51 triple overtime thriller of No. 22 Montana Western on Sep. 22, 2018 and a 27-17 road win over No. 7 Southern Oregon on Oct. 13, 2018.

2017: After graduating a large senior class, Camp and the Mountaineers went 4-6 in 2017. The team ended the year with back-to-back wins, including an incredible 41-34 overtime victory over Carroll College at home on Senior Day on Nov. 11, 2017.

2016: EOU had its best year in program history in 2016 with a school-record 10 wins, including an 8-2 mark in Frontier Conference play to take second overall behind Montana Tech. The Blue and Gold earned its first postseason berth in program history, notching the No. 4 at-large bid, making it all the way to the NAIA FCS semifinals. The postseason included a 34-28 win over No. 7 Doane and a historic 17-0 victory at No. 1 Marian (Ind.). The Mountaineers fell 45-41 in the semifinals to No. 2 Baker, finishing the year ranked No. 4.

2015: EOU standout Jace Billingsley put the finishing touches on one of the most prolific careers in program history. After earning Second-Team NFCA-NAIA All-America honors, Billingsley was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent. 

2014: The season saw the Navy and Gold register an 8-3 record, including a 31-27 upset victory at Southern Oregon - a team that went on to win the national championship. EOU's triumph marked the Raiders' second home loss in four years - both of which came at the hands of the Mountaineers. EOU ultimately carded a No. 15 ranking in the final NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll.  At the conclusion of the 2014 campaign, Camp was named the Frontier Conference Co-Coach of the Year.

2013: EOU broke five school records and won six of its final seven games, including wins over No. 3 Carroll, No. 21 Montana Western and No. 25 Southern Oregon.

2010: Despite finishing 5-6 during the 2010 campaign, EOU took third in conference play and broke 18 school records. In both 2011 and 2014, Camp and the Mountaineers mustered a program-best eight wins, marking the fifth time in school history that EOU won seven or more games in a season.

2008: The Mountaineers followed the 2008 campaign up with a 7-4 mark in 2009, including a third-place finish in a highly-competitive Frontier Conference. Prior to Camp's arrival, EOU went 1-10 during the 2007 campaign. In no time, Camp turned things around, recording a 5-6 record in his inaugural season in 2008.

Prior to becoming the head coach at EOU, Camp served as an assistant coach for the Mountaineers for two seasons. In addition to being the offensive line coach, Camp was also the recruiting and camp coordinator.

Before making his way to La Grande, Camp served as the offensive coordinator at Bucknell University and the offensive line and tight ends coach at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

From 1997-2002, Camp served as offensive line coach, recruiting coordinator, and strength & conditioning coordinator at the University of the South in Sewanne, Tenn. In 2000, he was promoted to offensive coordinator.

Camp's collegiate coaching career began in 1996 at Western Oregon University, where he coached the offensive line, tight ends, and special teams.

Camp earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Oregon State University in 1995. He was a four-year starter on the offensive line for the Beavers and received all-conference accolades. After graduating from OSU, Camp signed a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers.

Camp and his wife, Janet, have two sons, Willie and Walker, and one daughter, Kali.

The Camp File