Tim Murphy (American football coach)

Tim Murphy

Murphy on board the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in May 2010
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Harvard
Conference	Ivy League
Record	156–63
Biographical details
Born	(1956-10-09) October 9, 1956
Playing career
1974–1977	Springfield
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979	Brown (part-time assistant)
1980	Brown (assistant OL)
1981	Lafayette (OL)
1982–1984	Boston University (OL)
1985–1986	Maine (OC)
1987–1988	Maine
1989–1993	Cincinnati
1994–present	Harvard
Head coaching record
Overall	188–108–1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Yankee (1987) 8 Ivy (1997, 2001, 2004, 2007–2008, 2011, 2013–2014)

Tim Murphy (born October 9, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Harvard University, a position he has held since the 1994 season. Murphy served as the head coach at the University of Maine from 1987 to 1988 and at the University of Cincinnati from 1989 to 1993. Under his guidance, the Harvard Crimson have had 13 consecutive winning seasons. Murphy's 137 wins at Harvard are the most in the program's history. His 2004 squad went 10–0 and was the only undefeated team in Division I-AA that season. He repeated this feat in 2014, with his 10-0 Crimson squad again posting the only undefeated record in FCS.

In 2012, Murphy was elected president of the American Football Coaches Association.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1987–1988)
1987	Maine	8–4	6–1	T–1st
1988	Maine	7–4	4–4	T–3rd
Maine:		15–8	10–5
Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA Division I-A independent) (1989–1993)
1989	Cincinnati	1–9–1
1990	Cincinnati	1–10
1991	Cincinnati	4–7
1992	Cincinnati	3–8
1993	Cincinnati	8–3
Cincinnati:		17–37–1
Harvard Crimson (Ivy League) (1994–present)
1994	Harvard	4–6	2–5	T–7th
1995	Harvard	2–8	1–6	8th
1996	Harvard	4–6	2–5	T–6th
1997	Harvard	9–1	7–0	1st
1998	Harvard	4–6	3–4	T–5th
1999	Harvard	5–5	3–4	5th
2000	Harvard	5–5	4–3	T–3rd
2001	Harvard	9–0	7–0	1st		19
2002	Harvard	7–3	6–1	2nd
2003	Harvard	7–3	4–3	T–2nd
2004	Harvard	10–0	7–0	1st		13
2005	Harvard	7–3	5–2	T–2nd
2006	Harvard	7–3	4–3	3rd
2007	Harvard	8–2	7–0	1st		21
2008	Harvard	9–1	6–1	T–1st		15
2009	Harvard	7–3	6–1	2nd
2010	Harvard	7–3	5–2	T–2nd
2011	Harvard	9–1	7–0	1st		14
2012	Harvard	8–2	5–2	2nd
2013	Harvard	9–1	6–1	T–1st
2014	Harvard	10–0	7–0	1st		14
2015	Harvard	9–1	6–1	T–1st
Harvard:		156–63	110–44
Total:		188–108–1
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

External links

• Harvard profile
• Tim Murphy at the College Football Data Warehouse