Timothy Lester Murphy (born October 9, 1956) is an

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coach and former player. He is the head football coach at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

, a position he has held since 1994. Murphy served as the head coach at the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagshi ...

from 1987 to 1988 and the

University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,00 ...

from 1989 to 1993.

Career

Under Murphy, the

Harvard Crimson football The Harvard Crimson football program represents Harvard University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Harvard's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun c ...

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 The 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began on August 28, 2004, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Division ...

. 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

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of the

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Harvard profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Tim 1956 births Living people American football linebackers Boston University Terriers football coaches Brown Bears football coaches Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches Harvard Crimson football coaches Lafayette Leopards football coaches Maine Black Bears football coaches Springfield Pride football players People from Kingston, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts Coaches of American football from Massachusetts Players of American football from Massachusetts

Career

Head coaching record

See also

References

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