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Tim Murphy (football coach)
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Tim Murphy 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 ten consecutive winning seasons. Murphy's 120 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.
In 2011, Murphy was elected first vice president of the American Football Coaches Association
. According to AFCA tradition, he will move up to president in 2012.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, a position he has held since the 1994 season. Murphy served as the head coach at the University of Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
from 1987 to 1988 and at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
from 1989 to 1993. Under his guidance, the Harvard Crimson
Harvard Crimson football
The Harvard Crimson football program represents Harvard University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . Harvard's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1873...
have had ten consecutive winning seasons. Murphy's 120 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.
In 2011, Murphy was elected first vice president of the American Football Coaches Association
American Football Coaches Association
The American Football Coaches Association is an association of over 11,000 football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of...
. According to AFCA tradition, he will move up to president in 2012.