Cam Cameron Malcolm " Cam " Cameron ( born February 6 , 1961 ) is an American football coach . He is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of LSU Tigers . He was previously the offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL , head coach of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL , offensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers , and head coach at Indiana University . Ravens head coach John Harbaugh announced Cameron as the new offensive coordinator on January 23 , 2008 . With his teams securing a better than . 600 winning percentage with him as offensive coordinator ( 100 - 57 regular season record in 10 seasons with San Diego and Baltimore ) , he is one of the winningest coordinators in NFL history . His record as a head coach , on the other hand , is 1 - 15 . In his nearly 10 full seasons as an NFL offensive coordinator ( San Diego Chargers from 2002 - 06 ; Baltimore Ravens from 2008 - 2012 ) , Cam Cameron was a part of 100 victories , averaging 10 wins per season . He helped San Diego compile a 47 - 33 regular season record as the offensive coordinator for the Chargers , while the Ravens notched a 53 - 24 regular season mark during Cameron ’ s tenure in Baltimore . The average experience of Cam Cameron ’ s starting quarterbacks during his 10 seasons as an offensive coordinator was 3 . 2 years . If you don ’ t count the two seasons that Philip Rivers was a backup to Drew Brees ( Rivers ’ s first career start was the first game of his third NFL season ) , the average starting experience for Cam Cameron ’ s starting quarterbacks during those 10 seasons was 2 . 9 years . Under Cameron ’ s direction in San Diego , Philip Rivers earned a Pro Bowl selection in his first season as a starter and Drew Brees earned a Pro Bowl berth in only his third year as a starting quarterback . In that third season , Brees recorded the third highest QB rating of his career and recorded a career - low seven interceptions . The tremendous success of future Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson , as well as Ravens running back Ray Rice is well documented . However , as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins , Cameron helped Ronnie Brown lead the entire NFL in total yards from scrimmage over the first seven games of the season before a season - ending knee injury . In his 11 seasons as an NFL head coach or offensive coordinator , Cameron ’ s offenses led the NFL in points once , finished among the top five on three occasions ( 1st , 3rd , and 5th ) , and finished in the top half of the NFL nine times . The two occasions his offenses weren ’ t among the top half of the league in points were his first season in San Diego and his only season in Miami . After only his fourth season , Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco became the Ravens ’ all - time leading passer in yards ( 13 , 816 ) , TD passes ( 80 ) , and completions ( 1 , 190 ) and was second in completion percentage ( 60 . 8 ) . Flacco ’ s 44 regular season wins in his first four seasons were the most ever by a starting quarterback in his first four years in the NFL . Flacco is the only starting quarterback in NFL history ( since the 1970 merger ) to reach the playoffs in each of his first four seasons . In 2011 , the Ravens played eleven regular season games against teams that finished among the top 10 defenses in the NFL in points allowed . The Ravens averaged 23 points per game in those 11 games . In his 11 seasons as an NFL head coach and offensive coordinator , Cameron has been part of teams that were plus - 49 in takeaway / giveaway ratio . The 2006 Chargers offense directed by Cameron is one of only 28 teams in NFL history to average 30 - or - more points per contest . It is the 21st highest - scoring offense in NFL history , and 14th - highest over the last 25 years . In his last 126 games as an NFL offensive coordinator , the teams Cameron was a part of in San Diego and Baltimore lost a total of only eight games by more than seven points . Early years and education . Cameron was born in Chapel Hill , North Carolina . A multi - sport athlete , Cameron was an All - America n quarterback at Terre Haute South Vigo High School in Terre Haute , Indiana . He won the 1979 Trester Award for mental attitude as a guard on the high school basketball team which went to the state finals three years in a row . He played football and basketball at Indiana University under coaches Lee Corso and Bob Knight , respectively , until a knee injury ended his playing career . As an undergraduate he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity . He graduated from Indiana in 1983 with a degree in business . Coaching career beginnings . Cameron spent the first ten years of his career at the University of Michigan , where he learned from long - time Wolverine coach Bo Schembechler . After two years as a graduate assistant , he became Michigan ' s youngest assistant and was responsible for tutoring quarterbacks and receivers ( WRs 1986 - 1989 , WRs / QBs 1990 - 1993 ) . He coached many future NFL players , including Jim Harbaugh , Elvis Grbac , Todd Collins , Amani Toomer , Derrick Alexander and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard . Cameron served as an assistant at Michigan alongside future head coaches Lloyd Carr , Gary Moeller , Les Miles , and Mike DeBord . His fellow graduate assistant was Mike Trgovac , who is currently the defensive line coach of the Green Bay Packers , after serving six years as the defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers . Professional coaching beginnings . Cameron was the quarterbacks coach for the Washington Redskins between 1994 and 1996 . He is credited with guiding quarterback Gus Frerotte to his only Pro Bowl appearance in 1997 , and also played a key role in the development of Pro Bowl quarterback Trent Green . Return to Indiana . Cameron returned to his alma mater to serve as the head coach for the Indiana University Hoosiers in 1997 . In five seasons he complied a record of 18 - 37 . Cameron brought an explosive offense to school with highly effective offensive players such as Antwaan Randle El . Indiana averaged 23 . 6 points per game under Cameron ' s guidance . In fact , Randle El became the first player in NCAA Division I history to pass for 40 career touchdowns and score 40 career rushing touchdowns . He finished his college career as fifth on the all - time NCAA total yardage list , and became the first player in college football history to record 2 , 500 total yards for each of four consecutive years . Although Cameron ' s Indiana teams won less than one - third of their games , Indiana was recognized by the American Football Coaches Association for its exemplary football graduation rates in each of Cameron ' s final four seasons . Nevertheless he was fired after the 2001 season . Back to the NFL . San Diego Chargers . From 2002 - 2006 , he served as the offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers . In 2004 , San Diego scored 446 points , third - highest in the NFL that year and the third - most in team history . Following the 2004 campaign , Sports Illustrated named Cameron its Offensive Assistant of the Year . In 2005 , the Chargers averaged 26 . 1 points per game - good for fifth in the NFL in that category . In 2006 , the Chargers offense amassed a team - record 494 points while paving the way for league MVP LaDainian Tomlinson to break the single - season touchdown record . In addition to Tomlinson , Cameron had the opportunity to work with Pro Bowl quarterbacks Drew Brees and Philip Rivers , as well as All - Pro tight end Antonio Gates in San Diego . He brought in former Hooiser Kris Dielman as left - guard . Miami Dolphins . Cameron was interviewed for a number of head coaching jobs , including the Houston Texans and St . Louis Rams vacancies following the 2005 season but was not hired . Cameron also interviewed for the head coaching jobs with the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons in January 2007 but Miami was the only club that made an offer . His 2007 Dolphins lost 13 consecutive games to start the season , before beating the Baltimore Ravens in overtime on December 16 for their first and only win . The Dolphins ended the 2007 season in last place in the AFC East with a 1 - 15 record , the worst record in the NFL that year and the worst in the team ' s 40 - year history . On January 3 , 2008 , newly hired general manager Jeff Ireland announced Cameron had been fired along with most of his staff . Baltimore Ravens . On January 23 , 2008 Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh announced Cam Cameron as the Ravens ’ new offensive coordinator . Following a loss to the Washington Redskins in Week 14 of the 2012 NFL Season , Cameron was released by the Ravens and replaced by Jim Caldwell . Return To College . LSU . On Friday February 8th 2013 it was reported on CBSSports . com that Cameron had accepted the Offensive Coordinator job at LSU . Later in the day this report was confirmed .