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Bill Murray (American football coach)

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Murray c. 1964
(1908-09-09)September 9, 1908Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
March 29, 1986(1986-03-29) (aged 77)Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Duke
Halfback
Delaware
Delaware
Duke
Delaware
Delaware
142–67–11 (football)3–9 (basketball)
3–1
Football1 College Division National (1946)1 Mason-Dixon Conference (1946)1 SoCon (1952)6 ACC (1953–1955, 1960–1962)
FootballAmos Alonzo Stagg Award (1971)3× ACC Coach of the Year (1954, 1960, 1962)
College Football Hall of FameInducted in 1974 (profile)

A bust of William D. Murray located at Delaware Stadium commemorating his record as head coach, National Championship, and College Football Hall of Fame induction.

William D. Murray (September 9, 1908 – March 29, 1986) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at University of Delaware from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1950 and at Duke University from 1951 to 1965, compiling a career college football record of 142–67–11. During his tenure at Delaware, Murray tallied a 49–16–2 mark including three undefeated seasons from 1941, 1942, and 1946; there was no formal team from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. Murray's career record at Duke was 93–51–9, giving him second most wins in program history behind Wallace Wade. Murray was also the head basketball coach at Delaware for one season in 1944–45.

In 1965, Murray retired as Duke's head football coach and was named executive secretary of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), where he served for 17 years. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1974. In 1983, Murray was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame. Murray died on March 29, 1986, in Durham, North Carolina.

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffsCoaches#AP°
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1940–1942)
1940Delaware5–3
1941Delaware7–0–1
1942Delaware8–0
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Mason-Dixon Conference) (1946)
1946Delaware10–03–01stW Cigar19
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (Independent) (1947–1950)
1947Delaware4–4
1948Delaware5–3
1949Delaware8–1
1950Delaware2–5–1
Delaware:49–16–23–0
Duke Blue Devils (Southern Conference) (1951–1952)
1951Duke5–4–14–26th
1952Duke8–25–01st1816
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1965)
1953Duke7–2–14–0T–1st1818
1954Duke8–2–14–01stW Orange1414
1955Duke7–2–14–0T–1st16
1956Duke5–4–14–12nd20
1957Duke6–3–25–1–12ndL Orange1416
1958Duke5–53–23rd
1959Duke4–62–36th
1960Duke8–35–11stW Cotton1110
1961Duke7–35–11st1420
1962Duke8–26–01st14
1963Duke5–4–15–2T–3rd
1964Duke4–5–13–2–12nd
1965Duke6–44–23rd
Duke:93–51–963–17–2
Total:142–67–11
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.
  • Bill Murray at the College Football Hall of Fame
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