Billy J. Murphy

Billy Jack "Spook" Murphy (January 13, 1921 – February 21, 2008) was head football coach at the University of Memphis from 1958 to 1971 and earned a 91–44–1 record. Murphy's 1963 team was the school's first undefeated team in twenty-five years, and Murphy was named national coach of the year.

Murphy met all eligibility requirements and was on the 2007 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, but was ultimately not selected for induction. He died in a retirement community in Memphis, Tennessee in 2008.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#
Memphis State Tigers (Independent) (1958–1967)
1958	Memphis State	4-5
1959	Memphis State	6-4
1960	Memphis State	8-2
1961	Memphis State	8-2
1962	Memphis State	8-1
1963	Memphis State	9-0-1			14
1964	Memphis State	5-4
1965	Memphis State	5-5
1966	Memphis State	7-2
1967	Memphis State	6-3
Memphis State Tigers (Missouri Valley Conference) (1968–1971)
1968	Memphis State	6-4	1st
1969	Memphis State	8-2	1st
1970	Memphis State	6-4
1971	Memphis State	5-6	T-1st	W Pasadena Bowl
Memphis:		91-44-1 (.673)
Total:		91-44-1 (.673)
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

↑ "Long-time Former Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Billy J. Murphy Passes Away". Gotigersgo.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.

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Coaching record

Memphis Tigers head football coaches

Clyde H. Wilson (1912–1915)
Tom Shea (1916)
V. M. Campbell (1917)
John Childerson (1918)
V. M. Campbell (1919)
Elmore George (1920)
Rollin Wilson (1921)
Lester Barnard (1922–1923)
Zach Curlin (1924–1936)
Allyn McKeen (1937–1938)
C. C. Humphreys (1939–1941)
Charlie Jamerson (1942)
No team (1943–1946)
Ralph Hatley (1947–1957)
Billy J. Murphy (1958–1971)
Fred Pancoast (1972–1974)
Richard Williamson (1975–1980)
Rex Dockery (1981–1983)
Rey Dempsey (1984–1985)
Charlie Bailey (1986–1988)
Chuck Stobart (1989–1994)
Rip Scherer (1995–2000)
Tommy West (2001–2009)
Larry Porter (2010–2011)
Justin Fuente (2012–2015)
Darrell Dickey # (2015)
Mike Norvell (2016– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Memphis Tigers athletic directors

Zach Curlin (?–?) Cecil C. Humphreys (?–?) Eugene Lambert (1960–1966) Billy J. Murphy (1966–1981) Bob Patterson (1981–1982) Charles Cavagnaro (1982–1995) R. C. Johnson (1996–2012) Tom Bowen (2012– )

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