Charles M. Murphy (coach)

Charles M. Murphy
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1913-12-15)December 15, 1913
Nashville, Tennessee
Died January 31, 1999(1999-01-31) (aged 85)
Playing career
Football
1935–1937 Middle Tennessee
Baseball
1936–1938 Middle Tennessee
1938 Meridian Scrappers
1938 Jersey City Giants
1939–1940 Fort Smith Giants
1941 Meridian Eagles
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1947–1968 Middle Tennessee
Basketball
1948–1949 Middle Tennessee
Baseball
1951–1955 Middle Tennessee
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1968–1980 Middle Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall 155–63–8 (football)
11–12 (basketball)
42–24–1 (baseball)
Bowls 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
8 VSAC (1949–1953, 1955–1957)
6 OVC (1956–1959, 1964–1965)

Charles M. "Bubber" Murphy (December 15, 1913 – January 31, 1999) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University from 1947 to 1968, compiling a record of 155–63–8. Murphy was also the head basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State for one season in 1948–49 and the head baseball coach at the school in 1951 and from 1953 to 1955. The Murphy Center, an athletic facility at Middle Tennessee State, was named in his honor when it was completed in 1972.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (NCAA College Division Independent) (1947–1948)
1947 Middle Tennessee 9–1
1948 Middle Tennessee 5–5
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Volunteer State Athletic Conference) (1949–1951)
1949 Middle Tennessee 8–0–1 1st
1950 Middle Tennessee 9–2 1st
1951 Middle Tennessee 7–2–2 1st
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Ohio Valley Conference / Volunteer State Athletic Conference) (1952–1957)
1952 Middle Tennessee 6–5 2–2 (OVC) 4th (OVC) / 1st (VSAC)
1953 Middle Tennessee 7–4 3–2 (OVC) 3rd (OVC) / 1st (VSAC)
1954 Middle Tennessee 4–4–2 2–2–1 (OVC) 4th (OVC)
1955 Middle Tennessee 7–2–1 4–1 (OVC) 2nd (OVC) / 1st (VSAC)
1956 Middle Tennessee 7–3 5–0 (OVC) 1st (OVC) / 1st (VSAC) L Refrigerator
1957 Middle Tennessee 10–0 5–0 (OVC) 1st (OVC) / 1st (VSAC)
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Ohio Valley Conference) (1958–1968)
1958 Middle Tennessee 8–2 5–1 T–1st
1959 Middle Tennessee 10–0–1 5–0–1 T–1st W Tangerine
1960 Middle Tennessee 5–5 5–2 T–2nd
1961 Middle Tennessee 7–4 5–1 2nd L Tangerine
1962 Middle Tennessee 6–4 4–2 T–2nd
1963 Middle Tennessee 8–2 6–1 2nd
1964 Middle Tennessee 8–2–1 6–1 1st
1965 Middle Tennessee 10–0 7–0 1st
1966 Middle Tennessee 7–3 5–2 2nd
1967 Middle Tennessee 5–5 4–3 3rd
1968 Middle Tennessee 2–8 1–6 T–7th
Middle Tennessee: 155–63–8
Total: 155–63–8
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

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