Bill Murray
Bill Murray went 142–67–11 as a head coach, 1940–1965, at Delaware and Duke. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1940–42, 1946–50 at Delaware. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 142–67–11 career
- Seasons
- 23
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Hall of Fame
- 1974 inducted
- Best season
- 1960 8–3, No. 10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Delaware * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1941 | Delaware * | 7–0–1 | ||||
| 1942 | Delaware * | 8–0 | ||||
| 1943–45: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1946 | Delaware * | 10–0 | 1st | Cigar W | ||
| 1947 | Delaware * | 4–4 | ||||
| 1948 | Delaware * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1949 | Delaware * | 8–1 | ||||
| 1950 | Delaware * | 2–5–1 | ||||
| 1951 | Duke | 5–4–1 | 6th | |||
| 1952 | Duke | 8–2 | 1st | 16 | ||
| 1953 | Duke | 7–2–1 | T–1st | 18 | ||
| 1954 | Duke | 8–2–1 | 1st | Orange Bowl W | 14 | |
| 1955 | Duke | 7–2–1 | T–1st | 16 | ||
| 1956 | Duke | 5–4–1 | 2nd | 20 | ||
| 1957 | Duke | 6–3–2 | 2nd | Orange Bowl L | 16 | |
| 1958 | Duke | 5–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1959 | Duke | 4–6 | 6th | |||
| 1960 | Duke | 8–3 | 1st | Cotton Bowl W | 10 | |
| 1961 | Duke | 7–3 | 1st | 20 | ||
| 1962 | Duke | 8–2 | 1st | 14 | ||
| 1963 | Duke | 5–4–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1964 | Duke | 4–5–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1965 | Duke | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Mike CurtisNo. 14 pick, 1965
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 30 | 9–16–5 | 38% |
| Against top-10 teams | 16 | 4–9–3 | 34% |
| Against rivals | 70 | 46–22–2 | 67% |
| Conference games | 82 | 63–17–2 | 78% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 63 | 35–19–9 | 63% |
| At home | 69 | 47–18–4 | 71% |
| On the road | 76 | 42–29–5 | 59% |
| At neutral sites | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 105 | 76–24–5 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 48 | 17–27–4 | 40% |
His own 153 games on file, 1951–1965, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Dodd 1951–1965 | 3–11–1 | Georgia Tech | 15 | |
| Earle Edwards 1954–1965 | 9–2–1 | NC State | 12 | |
| Frank Howard 1957–1965 | 4–3 | Clemson | 7 | |
| James Hickey 1959–1965 | 3–4 | North Carolina | 7 | |
| Marvin Bass 1951–1965 | 4–1–1 | William & Mary, South Carolina | 6 | |
| Eddie Erdelatz 1952–1957 | 0–2–4 | Navy | 6 | |
| Rex Enright 1951–1955 | 5–0 | South Carolina | 5 | |
| Tom Rogers 1951–1955 | 4–1 | Wake Forest | 5 | |
| Warren Giese 1956–1960 | 2–3 | South Carolina | 5 | |
| Paul Amen 1956–1959 | 4–0 | Wake Forest | 4 |
Bill Murray’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forestseries | 15 | 13–2 |
| NC Stateseries | 15 | 12–2–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 15 | 11–3–1 |
| North Carolinaseries | 15 | 10–5 |
| Georgia Techseries | 15 | 3–11–1 |
| Virginiaseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| Navyseries | 10 | 2–4–4 |
| Clemsonseries | 7 | 4–3 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940–42 | Delaware | Head coach | |
| 1946–50 | Delaware | Head coach | |
| 1951–65 | Duke | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Tommy O’BoyleTulane, Missouri State
- Mike McGeeEast Carolina, Duke
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy O’Boyle | Duke, 1951–58: line coach | Tulane, Missouri State | |
| Mike McGee | Duke, 1963–65: assistant coach | East Carolina, Duke |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
Statues
Statues: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons; links only.