Tim Billings (born January 4, 1957) is an

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coach and former player. He was the

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and interim head coach at

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. He was the head coach at Southeast Missouri State from 2000 to 2005 and served as the interim head coach at Southern Miss during the 2020 season.

Coaching career

Billings began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at

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and

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. Billings was part of the 1985 national championship team with Oklahoma. He also won two I-AA national championships as an assistant at

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in 1992 and 1996. After his time as an assistant at Marshall, Billings was hired as head coach at Southeast Missouri State in 2000. He resigned in 2005 after a 25–43 record. Billings was named defensive coordinator at

before the 2018 season. He coached the safeties at Southern Miss from 2016 to 2017. In January 2022, Billings joined the staff at Southeast Missouri State as the outside linebackers football.

Head coaching record

College

High school

References

External links

Southern Miss profile

Southeast Missouri State profile
1957 births Living people American football defensive backs Marshall Thundering Herd football coaches Memphis Tigers football coaches Missouri Tigers football coaches Oklahoma Sooners football coaches Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football coaches Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm football players Southern Miss Golden Eagles football coaches Wake Forest Demon Deacons football coaches High school football coaches in Oklahoma High school football coaches in Texas Players of American football from Lawton, Oklahoma Coaches of American football from Oklahoma Norman Public Schools teachers {{1980s-collegefootball-coach-stub