Jim Murphy (American football)

Jim Murphy Jr. (born February 23, 1975) is an American former professional football player and college coach.^[2] He served as the head football coach at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.

Jim Murphy

Biographical details
Born	(1975-02-23) February 23, 1975 (age 50)[1] Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Northeastern (1998)
Playing career
1994–1997	Northeastern
1998	Barcelona Dragons
1998	New England Patriots
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002	Bentley (OC/QB)
2003–2007	Merrimack
Head coaching record
Overall	30–21
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NE-10 (2006)
Awards
NE-10 Coach of the Year (2006)

Murphy played collegiately 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.^{[citation needed]}

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]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Merrimack Warriors (Northeast-10 Conference) (2003–2007)
2003	Merrimack	6–3	6–3	4th
2004	Merrimack	8–2	7–2	T–3rd
2005	Merrimack	4–6	3–6	T–7th
2006	Merrimack	8–4	7–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round
2007	Merrimack	4–6	4–5	T–6th
Merrimack:		30–21	27–18
Total:		30–21