Jim Murphy (American football)

{{short description|American football player and coach (born 1975)}}

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| name = Jim Murphy

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|2|23}}{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/murp02140.html|title=Jim Murphy NFL Stats and Bio|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

| birth_place = Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.

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| alma_mater = Northeastern (1998)

| player_years1 = 1994–1997

| player_team1 = Northeastern

| player_years2 = 1998

| player_team2 = Barcelona Dragons

| player_years3 = 1998

| player_team3 = New England Patriots

| player_positions = Quarterback

| coach_years1 = 2001–2002

| coach_team1 = Bentley (OC/QB)

| coach_years2 = 2003–2007

| coach_team2 = Merrimack

| overall_record = 30–21

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| tournament_record = 1–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)

| championships = 1 NE-10 (2006)

| awards = NE-10 Coach of the Year (2006)

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Jim Murphy Jr. (born February 23, 1975) is an American former professional football player and college coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.snlsportsacademy.com/about/management/|title=Jim Murphy|publisher=SNL Sports Academy|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830032131/https://www.snlsportsacademy.com/about/management/|url-status=dead}} He served as the head football coach at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.

Murphy played collegiately as a quarterback at Northeastern University in Boston.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuhuskies.com/hof.aspx?hof=182|title=Jim Murphy|publisher=Northeastern University Athletics|access-date=August 29, 2019}} He played for one season for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/murp02140.html|title=Jim Murphy|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=August 29, 2019}} He spent part of two seasons on the New England Patriots roster.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}

Murphy coached for Bentley from 2001 to 2002 as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.{{Cite news |last=Vellante |first=John |date=August 10, 2003 |title=Taking Bentley act to Merrimack |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-taking-bentley-act-to-m/145185962/ |access-date=April 11, 2024 |work=The Boston Globe |pages=52}} In 2003, he was named the head football coach for Merrimack College.{{Cite news |last=Vellante |first=John |date=July 27, 2003 |title=Murphy new head football coach at Merrimack |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-murphy-new-head-footbal/145186197/ |access-date=April 11, 2024 |work=The Boston Globe |pages=39}} In five seasons he led the team to a 30–21 record.{{Cite web |title=NCAA Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/20673?sport_code=MFB |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=stats.ncaa.org}} In 2006 the team went 8–4 and made it to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.{{Cite news |date=November 19, 2006 |title=Merrimack's Murphy now coach of the year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-merrimacks-murphy-now/145186309/ |access-date=April 11, 2024 |work=The Boston Globe |pages=224}} He was also named Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Coach of the Year following the team's playoff appearance and conference championship. He resigned following the 2007 season.{{cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/25/merrimacks_murphy_resigns/|title=Merrimack's Murphy Resigns|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=November 25, 2007|access-date=August 29, 2019}}