| Charles M. Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1918 |
| Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| Football 1935–1937 Baseball 1936–1938 1938 1938 1939–1940 1941 |
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Meridian Scrappers Jersey City Giants Fort Smith Giants Meridian Eagles |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1947–1968 Basketball 1948–1949 Baseball 1951 1953–1955 |
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 155–63–8 (football) 11–12 (basketball) 42–24–1 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 8 VSAC (1949–1953, 1955–1957) 6 OVC (1956–1959, 1964–1965) |
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Charles M. "Bubber" Murphy (born 1918) is a former American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach in the United States. 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 1973.
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| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| 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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