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Andrae Murphy
Biographical details
Born (1986-04-11) April 11, 1986 (age 38)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Alma materDean College (2007)
Salem State University (2015)
Lynn University (2017)
Columbia University (2019)
Playing career
2005–2007Dean
2008Bridgewater State
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009Everglades HS (FL) (WR)
2010J. P. Taravella HS (FL) (DB)
2014–2015Massachusetts Maritime (DC/DB)
2016 (spring)Florida Atlantic (DQC)
2016Holy Cross (DB)
2017Columbia (DQC)
2018–2021Columbia (DB)
2022–2024Dean
Head coaching record
Overall3–25
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
First Team All-NEFC (2007)
First Team All-MASCAC (2008)
First Team All-New England (2008)

Andrae Murphy (born April 11, 1986) is an American college football coach.

Playing career

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Murphy began his college football career with Dean as a defensive back where he earned First Team All-Northeast Junior College honors. He transferred to Bridgewater State in 2008.[1][2] With the Bears he earned First Team All-NEFC and First Team All-New England honor as a defensive back and linebacker.[3] The team also won the 2008 NEFC Championship.

Coaching career

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After graduating from Bridgewater State University, Murphy joined Everglades High School in Everglades City, Florida, in 2009 as a wide receivers coach. In 2010, he moved on to J. P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Florida, as a defensive back coach.[4]

Murphy earned his first college football coaching position as the defensive coordinator for Massachusetts Maritime of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) in 2014. In his three-year stint with the Buccaneers, the team went 4–6 each season.[5]

In 2016, Murphy joined Florida Atlantic as a defensive quality control coach before joining Holy Cross as a defensive backs coach. Following his stint with the Crusaders he joined Columbia as a defensive quality control coach.[6] After one year in that position he transitioned into the defensive backs coach for the next four seasons.[7][8]

Dean

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Murphy was hired as Dean's head football coach following a 2–8 season and the stepping down of previous head coach Steve Tirrell.[9] In his first season with the team they finished with a 1–9 record which was good enough for last in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC).[10] He won his first game as a head coach against Alfred State in a 36–35 overtime win.[11] Following a winless 2024 regular season, Murphy was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Bulldogs. He ended his career with a 3–25 total record with the NCAA division III program.[12]

Education and military service

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Murphy graduated from Dean College with an associate degree in communications in 2007, Salem State University with a bachelor's degree in history in 2015, Lynn University with a master of business administration degree in sports management in 2017, and a master of science in sports management from Columbia University in 2019.[3]

From 2011 to 2015, Murphy served in the United States Army as a combat infantry fire team leader. He earned multiple Army Accommodation and Achievement medals.[13]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Dean Bulldogs (Eastern Collegiate Football Conference) (2022–2024)
2022 Dean 1–9 1–5 7th
2023 Dean 2–8 1–3 4th
2024 Dean 0–8[a] 0–3 4th
Dean: 3–25 2–11
Total: 3–25
  1. ^ Murphy was fired after the regular season and was replaced by Eric Desmond Lee before the ECFC playoffs.

References

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  1. ^ "Bridgewater St". Bridgewater St. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bridgewater State vs Worcester State (Nov 01, 2008)". Bridgewater St. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Andrae Murphy '07 - Football Head Coach - Football Coaches". Dean College. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Andrae Murphy - Football Coach". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "At Home on the Field: Coach Andrae Murphy '07 Returns to Lead Football Team". Dean College. August 30, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "How Columbia football, a perennial loser, is rising from the ashes". New York Daily News. October 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ^ ok. "Shared Publication". publogix.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "Columbus Football: 2021 Record Book" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Alumnus returns as Dean head coach". January 21, 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Dean College. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs, Head Coach Andrae Murphy Get First Win with 36-35 Overtime Triumph at Alfred State". October 22, 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ^ Samuels, Doug (November 7, 2024). "Source: Dean College has made a head coaching change". Footballscoop. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Andrae Murphy - Assistant Secondary Coach - Football Coaches". Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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