Kicker, Syracuse, 2014–⁠17

Cole Murphy

Number
No. 48
Height
6′3″
Weight
215 lb
Hometown
Castaic, CA
Born
Apr 12, 1996

Cole Murphy played kicker at Syracuse (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

4field goals, career hightwice; last at Miami, 2017

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2014Syracuse131681.3501150
2015Syracuse162272.7493785
2016Syracuse101855.6513666
2017Syracuse202774.1533494
Career598371.153118295

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Syracuse110000
2017Syracuse420000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Syracuse48PK
2015Syracuse48PK
2016Syracuse48PK
2017Syracuse48PK6′3″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2016Syracuse––––––-6.3 (16 att.)
2017Syracuse––––––1.1 (26 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Syracuse 12 games, 20 of 27 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.Central ConnecticutW 50–⁠72239410
Sep 9vs.Middle TennesseeL 23–⁠303440211
Sep 16vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠172241511
Sep 23atLSUL 26–⁠35114236
Sep 30atNC StateL 25–⁠3301022
Oct 7vs.PittsburghW 27–⁠24223839
Oct 13vs.ClemsonW 27–⁠24223039
Oct 21atMiamiL 19–⁠274453113
Nov 4atFlorida StateL 24–⁠27134236
Nov 11vs.Wake ForestL 43–⁠642447511
Nov 18atLouisvilleL 10–⁠56115114
Nov 25vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠4201022
2016 Syracuse 12 games, 10 of 18 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.ColgateW 33–⁠74441315
Sep 9vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠6201044
Sep 17vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠45224828
Sep 24atUConnW 31–⁠24134747
Oct 1vs.Notre DameL 33–⁠5001033
Oct 8atWake ForestL 9–⁠2800011
Oct 15vs.Virginia TechW 31–⁠17135147
Oct 22atBoston CollegeW 28–⁠2001044
Nov 5atClemsonL 0–⁠5401000
Nov 12vs.NC StateL 20–⁠35224828
Nov 19vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠4500022
Nov 26atPittsburghL 61–⁠7600077
2015 Syracuse 12 games, 16 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.Rhode IslandW 47–⁠0122369
Sep 12vs.Wake ForestW 30–⁠173339312
Sep 19vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠27112136
Sep 26vs.LSUL 24–⁠34124336
Oct 10atSouth FloridaL 24–⁠45113036
Oct 17atVirginiaL 38–⁠44132258
Oct 24vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠23223728
Oct 31atFlorida StateL 21–⁠4500033
Nov 7atLouisvilleL 17–⁠41123625
Nov 14vs.ClemsonL 27–⁠37234839
Nov 21atNC StateL 29–⁠42111825
Nov 28vs.Boston CollegeW 20–⁠17224928
2014 Syracuse 10 games, 13 of 16 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 20vs.MarylandL 20–⁠34114914
Sep 27vs.Notre DameL 15–⁠31123803
Oct 3vs.LouisvilleL 6–⁠28222406
Oct 11vs.Florida StateL 20–⁠38223228
Oct 18atWake ForestW 30–⁠73341312
Oct 25atClemsonL 6–⁠16235006
Nov 1vs.NC StateL 17–⁠24115025
Nov 8vs.DukeL 10–⁠27112714
Nov 22atPittsburghL 7–⁠3001011
Nov 29atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠2800011

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFSan Diego Fleet *
2022–⁠23USFLMichigan Panthers

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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