Tim Murphy (American football coach)
 Murphy on board the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in May 2010
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Harvard |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 200–89 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 9, 1956 Kingston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1977 | Springfield (MA) |
| 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 | 232–134–1 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Yankee (1987) 10 Ivy (1997, 2001, 2004, 2007–2008, 2011, 2013–2015, 2023) | |
Timothy Lester Murphy (born October 9, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Harvard University, a position he has held since 1994. Murphy served as the head coach at the University of Maine from 1987 to 1988 and the University of Cincinnati from 1989 to 1993.
Career
Under Murphy, the Harvard Crimson football program had enjoyed 16 consecutive winning seasons, from 2001 to 2016. His 2004 Harvard Crimson football team went 10–0 and was the only undefeated team during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. His 2014 Harvard team repeated the feat, again going 10–0 and achieving the only perfect mark during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
In 2012, Murphy was elected president of the American Football Coaches Association.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA/TSN/STATS# | Coaches° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Maine | 8–4 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 13 | |||
| 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 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 2012 | Harvard | 8–2 | 5–2 | 2nd | 23 | ||||
| 2013 | Harvard | 9–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | 23 | ||||
| 2014 | Harvard | 10–0 | 7–0 | 1st | 15 | 15 | |||
| 2015 | Harvard | 9–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | 20 | 20 | |||
| 2016 | Harvard | 7–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Harvard | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2018 | Harvard | 6–4 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019 | Harvard | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2020 | No team | ||||||||
| 2021 | Harvard | 8–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2022 | Harvard | 6–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2023 | Harvard | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| Harvard: | 200–89 | 138–65 | |||||||
| Total: | 232–134–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||