Andrae Murphy (born April 11, 1986) is an American college football coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 1986 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dean College (2007) Salem State University (2015) Lynn University (2017) Columbia University (2019) |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2007 | Dean |
| 2008 | Bridgewater State |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009 | Everglades HS (FL) (WR) |
| 2010 | J. P. Taravella HS (FL) (DB) |
| 2014–2015 | Massachusetts Maritime (DC/DB) |
| 2016 (spring) | Florida Atlantic (DQC) |
| 2016 | Holy Cross (DB) |
| 2017 | Columbia (DQC) |
| 2018–2021 | Columbia (DB) |
| 2022–2024 | Dean |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–25 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First Team All-NEFC (2007) First Team All-MASCAC (2008) First Team All-New England (2008) | |
Playing career
editMurphy began his college football career with Dean as a defensive back where he earned First Team All-Northeast Junior College honors. He transferred to Bridgewater State in 2008.[1][2] With the Bears he earned First Team All-NEFC and First Team All-New England honor as a defensive back and linebacker.[3] The team also won the 2008 NEFC Championship.
Coaching career
editAfter graduating from Bridgewater State University, Murphy joined Everglades High School in Everglades City, Florida, in 2009 as a wide receivers coach. In 2010, he moved on to J. P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Florida, as a defensive back coach.[4]
Murphy earned his first college football coaching position as the defensive coordinator for Massachusetts Maritime of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) in 2014. In his three-year stint with the Buccaneers, the team went 4–6 each season.[5]
In 2016, Murphy joined Florida Atlantic as a defensive quality control coach before joining Holy Cross as a defensive backs coach. Following his stint with the Crusaders he joined Columbia as a defensive quality control coach.[6] After one year in that position he transitioned into the defensive backs coach for the next four seasons.[7][8]
Dean
editMurphy was hired as Dean's head football coach following a 2–8 season and the stepping down of previous head coach Steve Tirrell.[9] In his first season with the team they finished with a 1–9 record which was good enough for last in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC).[10] He won his first game as a head coach against Alfred State in a 36–35 overtime win.[11] Following a winless 2024 regular season, Murphy was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Bulldogs. He ended his career with a 3–25 total record with the NCAA division III program.[12]
Education and military service
editMurphy graduated from Dean College with an associate degree in communications in 2007, Salem State University with a bachelor's degree in history in 2015, Lynn University with a master of business administration degree in sports management in 2017, and a master of science in sports management from Columbia University in 2019.[3]
From 2011 to 2015, Murphy served in the United States Army as a combat infantry fire team leader. He earned multiple Army Accommodation and Achievement medals.[13]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Bulldogs (Eastern Collegiate Football Conference) (2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Dean | 1–9 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2023 | Dean | 2–8 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2024 | Dean | 0–8[a] | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| Dean: | 3–25 | 2–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–25 | ||||||||
- ^ Murphy was fired after the regular season and was replaced by Eric Desmond Lee before the ECFC playoffs.
References
edit- ^ "Bridgewater St". Bridgewater St. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bridgewater State vs Worcester State (Nov 01, 2008)". Bridgewater St. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Andrae Murphy '07 - Football Head Coach - Football Coaches". Dean College. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Andrae Murphy - Football Coach". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "At Home on the Field: Coach Andrae Murphy '07 Returns to Lead Football Team". Dean College. August 30, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "How Columbia football, a perennial loser, is rising from the ashes". New York Daily News. October 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ ok. "Shared Publication". publogix.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Columbus Football: 2021 Record Book" (PDF).
- ^ "Alumnus returns as Dean head coach". January 21, 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Dean College. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bulldogs, Head Coach Andrae Murphy Get First Win with 36-35 Overtime Triumph at Alfred State". October 22, 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Samuels, Doug (November 7, 2024). "Source: Dean College has made a head coaching change". Footballscoop. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Andrae Murphy - Assistant Secondary Coach - Football Coaches". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2023.