Coaches
Tim Murphy
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Tim Murphy
Played at Springfield 1974-1977
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brown | Other | part-time assistant | not known |
| 1980 | Brown | Other | assistant OL | not known |
| 1981 | Lafayette | Position | OL | not known |
| 1982-1984 | Boston University | Position | OL | not known |
| 1985-1986 | Maine | OC | OC | not known |
| 1987-1988 | Maine | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1989-1993 | Cincinnati | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 1994-2023 | Harvard | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Cincinnati | 1-9-1 | - → - | - | - | -24.1 | 27% wins | 106 |
| 1990 | Cincinnati | 1-10 | - → - | - | - | -20.9 | 9% wins | 107 |
| 1991 | Cincinnati | 4-7 | - → - | - | - | -6.8 | 9% wins | 107 |
| 1992 | Cincinnati | 3-8 | - → - | - | - | -8.0 | 36% wins | 107 |
| 1993 | Cincinnati | 8-3 | - → - | - | - | 4.0 | 27% wins | 106 |
| 2003 | Harvard (FCS) | 7-3 | - → - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Harvard (FCS) | 10-0 | - → - | - | - | - | 70% wins | - |
| 2005 | Harvard (FCS) | 7-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | - |
| 2006 | Harvard (FCS) | 7-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 70% wins | - |
| 2007 | Harvard (FCS) | 8-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 78% wins | - |
| 2008 | Harvard (FCS) | 9-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 80% wins | - |
| 2009 | Harvard (FCS) | 7-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 90% wins | - |
| 2010 | Harvard (FCS) | 7-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 70% wins | - |
| 2011 | Harvard (FCS) | 9-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 70% wins | - |
| 2012 | Harvard (FCS) | 8-2 | - → - | - | - | - | 90% wins | - |
| 2013 | Harvard (FCS) | 9-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 80% wins | - |
| 2014 | Harvard (FCS) | 10-0 | - → - | - | - | - | 90% wins | - |
| 2015 | Harvard (FCS) | 9-1 | - → - | - | - | - | 100% wins | - |
| 2016 | Harvard (FCS) | 7-3 | - → - | - | - | - | 90% wins | - |
| 2017 | Harvard (FCS) | 5-5 | - → - | - | - | - | 70% wins | - |
| 2018 | Harvard (FCS) | 6-4 | - → - | - | - | - | 50% wins | - |
| 2019 | Harvard (FCS) | 4-6 | - → - | - | - | - | 60% wins | - |
| 2021 | Harvard (FCS) | 8-2 | - → - | - | - | - | - | 128 |
| 2022 | Harvard (FCS) | 6-4 | - → - | 30 | 84 | - | 80% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Harvard (FCS) | 8-2 | - → - | 24 | 28 | - | 60% wins | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Maine | FCS | 8-4 |
| 1988 | Maine | FCS | 7-4 |
| 1994 | Harvard | FCS | 4-6 |
| 1995 | Harvard | FCS | 2-8 |
| 1996 | Harvard | FCS | 4-6 |
| 1997 | Harvard | FCS | 9-1 |
| 1998 | Harvard | FCS | 4-6 |
| 1999 | Harvard | FCS | 5-5 |
| 2000 | Harvard | FCS | 5-5 |
| 2001 | Harvard | FCS | 9-0 |
| 2002 | Harvard | FCS | 7-3 |
Worked under
None found (his assistant years may be outside the FBS seasons we hold).
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 5
- Bill Sheridan · Cincinnati 1989-1991 (Position)
- Greg Studrawa · Cincinnati 1989-1990 (GA)
- John Lovett · Cincinnati 1989-1992 (DC)
- Craig Ver Steeg · Cincinnati 1990-1993 (Other, Position)
- Eddie Gran · Cincinnati 1992-1993 (Position)
Coached together
- Buddy Teevens · Maine 1985-1986 · him OC, them Head coach
- John Lovett · Maine 1985-1988 · him Head coach, OC, them DC, Position
- Bill Sheridan · Maine 1987-1988 · him Head coach, them Position
- John Bonamego · Maine 1988 · him Head coach, them Position
- Bill Sheridan · Cincinnati 1989-1991 · him Head coach, them Position
- Greg Studrawa · Cincinnati 1989-1990 · him Head coach, them GA
- John Lovett · Cincinnati 1989-1992 · him Head coach, them DC
- Craig Ver Steeg · Cincinnati 1990-1993 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Eddie Gran · Cincinnati 1992-1993 · him Head coach, them Position
- Craig Ver Steeg · Harvard 1994-1995 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Bob Stitt · Harvard 1999 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kevin Doherty · Harvard 2001-2008 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Chris Nugai · Harvard 2003-2004 · him Head coach, them Position
- Dave Cecchini · Harvard 2003-2006 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- John Butler · Harvard 2003-2006 · him Head coach, them Position
- Patrick Murphy · Harvard 2003 · him Head coach, them Position
- Chris Woods · Harvard 2007 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Tony Reno · Harvard 2009-2011 · him Head coach, them Position, ST coord.
- Joe Conlin · Harvard 2011 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jon Poppe · Harvard 2011-2022 · him Head coach, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Mickey Fein · Harvard 2017-2023 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Saj Thakkar · Harvard 2018-2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- Scott Larkee · Harvard 2021-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
Played together
- Mark Banker · Springfield 1974-1977