Fred Murphy
Fred Murphy went 42–43–5 as a head coach, 1901–1926, at Missouri, Northwestern, Denver and Kentucky. Share
- Record
- 42–43–5 career
- Seasons
- 12
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1916 6–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Missouri | 1–6–1 | ||||
| 1902–13: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1914 | Northwestern | 1–6 | 9th | |||
| 1915 | Northwestern | 2–5 | 9th | |||
| 1916 | Northwestern | 6–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1917 | Northwestern | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||
| 1918 | Northwestern | 2–2–1 | 6th | |||
| 1919: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1920 | Denver | 3–4 | T–5th | |||
| 1921 | Denver | 4–2–1 | T–4th | |||
| 1922 | Denver | 6–1–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1923: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1924 | Kentucky | 4–5 | T–14th | |||
| 1925 | Kentucky | 6–3 | 7th | |||
| 1926 | Kentucky | 2–6–1 | T–19th | |||
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 rivals | 19 | 9–10 | 47% |
| Conference games | 56 | 22–31–3 | 42% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 37 | 17–15–5 | 53% |
| At home | 55 | 30–22–3 | 57% |
| On the road | 35 | 12–21–2 | 37% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 45 | 28–13–4 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 45 | 14–30–1 | 32% |
His own 90 games on file, 1901–1926, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1914–1925 | 2–4 | Chicago | 6 | |
| John Corbett 1920–1922 | 2–1–1 | Wyoming | 4 | |
| John Wilce 1914–1917 | 0–4 | Ohio State | 4 | |
| Howard Jones 1916–1918 | 2–1 | Iowa | 3 | |
| Harry Hughes 1920–1922 | 1–2 | Colorado State | 3 | |
| Myron Witham 1920–1922 | 1–2 | Colorado | 3 | |
| Blandy Clarkson 1924–1926 | 1–2 | VMI | 3 | |
| Wallace Wade 1924–1926 | 0–3 | Alabama | 3 |
Fred 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicagoseries | 6 | 2–4 |
| Iowaseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Lake Forestseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Wyomingseries | 4 | 2–1–1 |
| Indianaseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Ohio Stateseries | 4 | 0–4 |
| Colorado School of Minesseries | 3 | 2–0–1 |
| Purdueseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Missouri | Head coach | |
| 1911 | Yale | Field coach | |
| 1912–13 | Yale | Advisory coach | |
| 1914–18 | Northwestern | Head coach | |
| 1920–22 | Denver | Head coach | |
| 1924–26 | Kentucky | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included. Head-coaching seasons the infobox leaves out come from our records.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- John FieldYale
- Art HoweYale
- Howard JonesYale
Assistants who became head coaches
- Elmer McDevittNorthwestern, Denver
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Field | Yale | 1911 | Field coach | |
| Art Howe | Yale | 1912 | Advisory coach | |
| Howard Jones | Yale | 1913 | Advisory coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer McDevitt | Northwestern, 1914: line coach; Denver, 1922: assistant coach | Northwestern, Denver |
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.