Jim Murphy (American football)

Jim Murphy
Biographical details
Born (1975-02-23) February 23, 1975 (age 49)[1]
Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materNortheastern (1998)
Playing career
1994–1997Northeastern
1998Barcelona Dragons
1998New England Patriots
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002Bentley (OC/QB)
2003–2007Merrimack
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 a former American football player and coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.

Murphy played college football 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.

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]

  1. ^ "Jim Murphy NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jim Murphy". SNL Sports Academy. 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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.