William D. Murray (September 9, 1908 – March 29, 1986) was an

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and

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coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1950 and at

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from 1951 to 1965, compiling a career

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record of 142–67–11. During his tenure at Delaware, Murray tallied a 49–16–2 mark including three undefeated seasons from 1941, 1942, and 1946; there was no formal team from 1943 to 1945 due to

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. Murray's career record at Duke was 93–51–9, giving him second most wins in program history behind

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. Murray was also the head basketball coach at Delaware for one season in 1944–45. In 1965, Murray retired as Duke's head football coach was named executive secretary of the

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(AFCA), where he served for 17 years. He was inducted into the

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as a coach in 1974. In 1983, Murray was inducted into the

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. Murray died on March 29, 1986, in

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Head coaching record

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