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Harvard Head Coach Tim Murphy (Springfield, 1978)
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In 2001, Murphy guided the first unbeaten and untied season for the Crimson since 1913. Harvard has now won 10 Ivy League titles and two in the last five years under Murphy. Murphy is now 33-17 in his last 50 games as Head Coach. In this record setting year for the Crimson, Carl Morris made a Harvard-record 71 catches and enters 2002 as the school's all-time reception leader with 155. Quarterback Neil Rose set school milestones for career passing yards (4,511), touchdown passes (33), single season completion percentage (64.1) and career completion percentage (61.1). Both Morris and Rose will return in 2002, with Rose as team Captain.
Murphy was honored with several post season accolades for his performance, including being named both the New England Coach of the Year as well as being named the Division I-AA Region I Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.
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Tim Murphy looks to guide the
Crimson to back-to-back titles for the first time since the
1982 and 1983 seasons. Here's his take on the 2002
season.
Murphy On...
...being ranked number one in
the Pre-season Poll…
"Our biggest challenge is to
replace eight starters on defense. Probably overall is
replacing 90 percent of our offensive and defensive line.
Many were first-team all-Ivy players, and I think on one
hand, I wasn't shocked that we were picked first [in
pre-season poll], but on the other hand, when you lose
most of your defense and still get picked first, you wonder
what the heck is going on."
Murphy On...
...the Crimson
offense…
"Having a great skilled athlete
really makes a difference, especially at the wide receiver
position. I thought that was a key for us last year. You
have to anticipate how people are going to defend him
because we saw hard-core double coverage on Carl Morris. You
have to learn how to diversify your offense because Carl is
a guy who is very tough to defend one-on-one."
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Murphy’s Crimson won the Ivy title in 1997, with the program’s first 7-0 League mark and the most overall wins (nine) since the 1919 Rose Bowl squad. He was named the ECAC Division I-AA Coach of the Year and the New England Coach of the Year that season.
Back in 1987, Murphy became the youngest head coach in the country when, at 30, he was hired at the University of Maine. His first team went 8-4 and advanced to the I-AA playoffs and in 1989 he moved to the University of Cincinnati.
There, at the age of 32, he became the youngest Division I-A coach in the country. His 1993 Bearcats were 8-3 and finished the season ranked in the top 30 of two national polls, the best-ever in UC’s history.
It was then that Murphy moved back to New England, when Harvard’s legendary Joe Restic retired after 22 years with the Crimson. He has since turned Harvard into an annual contender for the Ivy Championship.
Murphy, a native of Kingston, Mass., was an All-New England linebacker at Springfield College as a senior.
Murphy and his wife, Martha, reside in Wayland, Mass. with their three daughters — Molly, Connor and Grace.
Assisting Coach Murphy...
Kevin Doherty (Tufts '87) -- Defensive Backfield, Recruiting Coordinator
Bill Garvey (Iona '97) -- Assistant Offensive Line
Pat Graham (Central Connecticut '90) -- Assistant Defensive Line
Chad Klunder (Wartburg ’95) -- Running Backs
Scott Larkee (Harvard '99) -- Assistant Linebacker
Jay Mills (Western Washington ’84) -- Quarterbacks/Offensive Coordinator
Chip Mitchell (Massachusetts '90) -- Wide Receivers
Bruce Tall (Ohio Wesleyan ’82) -- Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers
Jim Turner (Boston College ‘88) -- Offensive Line, Run Game Coordinator
Tim Weaver (Davidson '90) -- Defensive Line, Special Teams Coordinator
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