Frank Murray

Bio

He didn't even play football in high school or college, but as a coach, Frank Murray was able to perform football magic. Murray attended Tufts University and did graduate work at Harvard and the University of Chicago. He then turned away from a career in journalism and focused his attention on coaching, starting out at the high school and small college levels. In 1922, Murray got his first break in the profession and was named head coach of Marquette University. Murray coached at Marquette from 1922 until 1936, then at Virginia from 1937 to 1945, and then returned to Marquette for four more seasons, 1946 to 1949. Murray produced quick results in his very first year at MU, as they outscored their foes 213-3 en route to an 8-0-1 record. The next year, 1923, the team was 8-0-0 with six shutouts - leaving a two-year record of 16-0-1 and a point tally of 374-15. His first loss did not come until halfway through his third year, and that schedule included major opponents such as Detroit, Boston College and Navy. His record for his first term at Marquette was 90-32-6. At Virginia during the World War II years, Murray led the Cavaliers to a 41-34-6 record, including a shocking, 19-14, upset of Yale in 1941. His career coaching record stands at 145-89-11.