Tight end, TCU, 2011–⁠14

Cliff Murphy

Number
No. 43
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Little Elm, TX

Cliff Murphy played tight end at TCU (2011–⁠14).

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2011; Big 12 champions, 2014

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014TCU2168.018

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014TCU100

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014TCU382.714

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011TCU43TE
2012TCU43TE
2013TCU43TE
2014TCU43TE6′4″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014TCU50.43––2.1–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 TCU 6 games, 2 catches, 16 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Oct 4vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠33–––––
Oct 11atBaylorL 58–⁠61–––10
Oct 25vs.Texas TechW 82–⁠27181––
Nov 1atWest VirginiaW 31–⁠30180––
Dec 6vs.Iowa StateW 55–⁠3–––––
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ole MissW 42–⁠3–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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