Playing career | |
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2001–2004 | Wisconsin Lutheran |
Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2006 | Wisconsin Lutheran (DL) |
2007 | Northern State (DL) |
2008–2012 | Wisconsin Lutheran (DC) |
2013 | Wisconsin Lutheran |
2014 | Wisconsin Lutheran (DC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–6 |
Ben Murphy is an American football coach. Most recently, he served as the defensive coordinator at Wisconsin Lutheran College. [1] In 2013, he served as head coach at Wisconsin Lutheran College while Dennis Miller had a one-year retirement. [2] [3]
A four-year player for Wisconsin Lutheran, Murphy spent one year as a defensive line coach at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. [4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors (Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference)(2013) | |||||||||
2013 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 4–6 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
Wisconsin Lutheran: | 4–6 | 3–3 | |||||||
Total: | 4–6 |
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