Gene Murphy

Eugene Vincent Murphy (August 6, 1939 – October 29, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of North Dakota from 1978 to 1979 and at California State University, Fullerton from 1980 to 1992, compiling a career college football coaching record 74–96–1.

Early years Born and raised in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Murphy's father was a football coach. He was an all-state quarterback and shortstop in high school. He initially attended the University of Minnesota, then transferred to the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, and played college football as a quarterback for the UND Fighting Sioux from 1960 to 1962.

Coaching Murphy then moved into an assistant coaching position with the team, where he remained until 1977. Murphy later was the UND head coach in 1978 to 1979. The Titans won the Pacific Coast Athletic Association championships in 1983 and 1984. The 1984 team was ranked in the National Top 20 and finished 12-0. Notable former players include Damon Allen, Mike Pringle, Bobby Kemp, Mark Collins, and James Thornton.

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