| Andrae Murphy | |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Dean College (2007) Salem State University (2015) Lynn University (2017) Columbia University (2019) |
| Player Years1: | 2005–2007 |
| Player Team1: | Dean |
| Player Years2: | 2008 |
| Player Team2: | Bridgewater State |
| Player Positions: | Defensive back |
| Coach Years1: | 2009 |
| Coach Team1: | Everglades HS (FL) (WR) |
| Coach Years2: | 2010 |
| Coach Team2: | J. P. Taravella HS (FL) (DB) |
| Coach Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team3: | Massachusetts Maritime (DC/DB) |
| Coach Years4: | 2016 (spring) |
| Coach Team4: | Florida Atlantic (DQC) |
| Coach Years6: | 2016 |
| Coach Team6: | Holy Cross (DB) |
| Coach Years7: | 2017 |
| Coach Team7: | Columbia (DQC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2018–2021 |
| Coach Team8: | Columbia (DB) |
| Coach Years9: | 2022–2024 |
| Coach Team9: | Dean |
| Overall Record: | 3–25 |
| Awards: | First Team All-NEFC (2007) First Team All-MASCAC (2008) First Team All-New England (2008) |
Andrae Murphy (born April 11, 1986) is an American college football coach.
Murphy began his college football career with Dean as a defensive back where he earned First Team All-Northeast Junior College honors. He transferred to Bridgewater State in 2008.[1] [2] With the Bears he earned First Team All-NEFC and First Team All-New England honor as a defensive back and linebacker.[3] The team also won the 2008 NEFC Championship.
After graduating from Bridgewater State University, Murphy joined Everglades High School in Everglades City, Florida, in 2009 as a wide receivers coach. In 2010, he moved on to J. P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Florida, as a defensive back coach.[4]
Murphy earned his first college football coaching position as the defensive coordinator for Massachusetts Maritime of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) in 2014. In his three-year stint with the Buccaneers, the team went 4–6 each season.[5]
In 2016, Murphy joined Florida Atlantic as a defensive quality control coach before joining Holy Cross as a defensive backs coach. Following his stint with the Crusaders he joined Columbia as a defensive quality control coach.[6] After one year in that position he transitioned into the defensive backs coach for the next four seasons.[7] [8]
Murphy was hired as Dean's head football coach following a 2–8 season and the stepping down of previous head coach Steve Tirrell.[9] In his first season with the team they finished with a 1–9 record which was good enough for last in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC).[10] He won his first game as a head coach against Alfred State in a 36–35 overtime win.[11] Following a winless 2024 regular season, Murphy was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Bulldogs. He ended his career with a 3–25 total record with the NCAA division III program.[12]
Murphy graduated from Dean College with an associate degree in communications in 2007, Salem State University with a bachelor's degree in history in 2015, Lynn University with a master of business administration degree in sports management in 2017, and a master of science in sports management from Columbia University in 2019.
From 2011 to 2015, Murphy served in the United States Army as a combat infantry fire team leader. He earned multiple Army Accommodation and Achievement medals.[13]