Jim Murphy (American football)

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Jim Murphy
Biographical details
Born (1975-02-23) February 23, 1975 (age 50) [1]
Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater Northeastern (1998)
Playing career
1994–1997 Northeastern
1998 Barcelona Dragons
1998 New England Patriots
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002 Bentley (OC/QB)
2003–2007 Merrimack
Head coaching record
Overall30–21
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NE-10 (2006)
Awards
NE-10 Coach of the Year (2006)

Jim Murphy Jr. (born February 23, 1975) is an American former professional football player and college coach. [2] He served as the head football coach at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.

Murphy played collegiately as a quarterback at Northeastern University in Boston. [3] He played for one season for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe. [4] He spent part of two seasons on the New England Patriots roster.[ citation needed ]

Murphy coached for Bentley from 2001 to 2002 as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. [5] In 2003, he was named the head football coach for Merrimack College. [5] [6] In five seasons he led the team to a 30–21 record. [7] In 2006 the team went 8–4 and made it to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. [8] He was also named Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Coach of the Year following the team's playoff appearance and conference championship. [8] He resigned following the 2007 season. [9]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Merrimack Warriors (Northeast-10 Conference)(2003–2007)
2003 Merrimack6–36–34th
2004 Merrimack8–27–2T–3rd
2005 Merrimack4–63–6T–7th
2006 Merrimack8–47–2T–1stL NCAA Division II Second Round
2007 Merrimack4–64–5T–6th
Merrimack:30–2127–18
Total:30–21

References

  1. ↑ "Jim Murphy NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jim Murphy". SNL Sports Academy. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Jim Murphy". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Jim Murphy". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Vellante, John (August 10, 2003). "Taking Bentley act to Merrimack". The Boston Globe. p. 52. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Vellante, John (July 27, 2003). "Murphy new head football coach at Merrimack". The Boston Globe. p. 39. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Merrimack's Murphy now coach of the year". The Boston Globe. November 19, 2006. p. 224. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Merrimack's Murphy Resigns". The Boston Globe . November 25, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2019.


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