Billy Murphy
Billy Murphy went 82–42–1 as a head coach, 1958–1971, at Memphis. Wikipedia’s season articles record two seasons differently (1958, 4–5 and 1959, 6–4); by them his record is 91–44–1. Share
- Record
- 82–42–1 career
- Seasons
- 14
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Hall of Fame
- 2022 inducted
- Best season
- 1963 9–0–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Memphis | 0–4 (Wikipedia: 4–5) | ||||
| 1959 | Memphis | 1–3 (Wikipedia: 6–4) | ||||
| 1960 | Memphis | 8–2 | ||||
| 1961 | Memphis | 8–2 | ||||
| 1962 | Memphis | 8–1 | ||||
| 1963 | Memphis | 9–0–1 | 14 | |||
| 1964 | Memphis | 5–4 | ||||
| 1965 | Memphis | 5–5 | ||||
| 1966 | Memphis | 7–2 | ||||
| 1967 | Memphis | 6–3 | ||||
| 1968 | Memphis | 6–4 | 1st | |||
| 1969 | Memphis | 8–2 | 1st | |||
| 1970 | Memphis | 6–4 | 3rd | |||
| 1971 | Memphis | 5–6 | 1st | Pasadena Bowl W |
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.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 14 | 1–12–1 | 11% |
| Against top-10 teams | 10 | 1–8–1 | 15% |
| Against rivals | 39 | 22–16–1 | 58% |
| Conference games | 15 | 12–3 | 80% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 33 | 15–17–1 | 47% |
| At home | 77 | 55–21–1 | 72% |
| On the road | 46 | 26–20 | 57% |
| At neutral sites | 2 | 1–1 | 50% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 91 | 67–24 | 74% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 34 | 15–18–1 | 46% |
His own 125 games on file, 1958–1971, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vaught 1958–1970 | 1–10–1 | Ole Miss | 12 | |
| Pie Vann 1960–1968 | 7–3 | Southern Miss | 10 | |
| Glenn Dobbs 1961–1968 | 4–2 | Tulsa | 6 | |
| Odus Mitchell 1960–1965 | 5–0 | North Texas | 5 | |
| Frank Camp 1961–1968 | 5–0 | Louisville | 5 | |
| Joe Kerbel 1963–1968 | 5–0 | West Texas | 5 | |
| Rod Rust 1967–1971 | 5–0 | North Texas | 5 | |
| Bill Yeoman 1963–1971 | 2–3 | Houston | 5 | |
| William Tate 1964–1967 | 2–2 | Wake Forest | 4 | |
| Bill Peterson 1967–1970 | 2–2 | Florida State | 4 |
Billy Murphy’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Missseries | 13 | 10–3 |
| Ole Missseries | 13 | 1–11–1 |
| North Texasseries | 10 | 10–0 |
| Louisvilleseries | 8 | 6–2 |
| Tulsaseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Mississippi Stateseries | 7 | 3–4 |
| West Texasseries | 6 | 6–0 |
| Cincinnatiseries | 5 | 5–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–51 | Memphis State | Backfield coach | |
| 1952–53 | Mississippi State | Backfield coach | |
| 1954–57 | Minnesota | Backfield coach | |
| 1958–71 | Memphis State | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Murray WarmathMississippi State, Minnesota
Worked under (1)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Warmath | Mississippi State | 1952–53 | Backfield coach | |
| Murray Warmath | Minnesota | 1954–57 | Backfield coach |
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.