Frank Murray | |
Birth Date: | 12 February 1885 |
Birth Place: | Maynard, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Death Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1922–1936 |
Coach Team2: | Marquette |
Coach Years3: | 1937–1945 |
Coach Team3: | Virginia |
Coach Years4: | 1946–1949 |
Coach Team4: | Marquette |
Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
Coach Years6: | 1920–1929 |
Coach Team6: | Marquette |
Overall Record: | 145–89–1 (football) 94–73 (basketball) |
Bowl Record: | 0–1 |
Cfbhof Year: | 1983 |
Cfbhof Id: | 1498 |
Frank J. Murray (February 12, 1885 – September 12, 1951) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Marquette University from 1922 to 1936 and again from 1946 to 1949, and at the University of Virginia from 1937 to 1945, compiling a career college football coaching record of 145–89–1. Murray was also the head basketball coach at Marquette from 1920 to 1929, tallying a mark of 94–73. Murray was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
Murray was the 13th head football coach at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He held that position for nineteen seasons, from 1922 until 1936, and then returned for four more, from 1946 until 1949.[1] His coaching record at Marquette was 104–55–6, ranking him first in school history in wins and eighth in winning percentage (.648).[2] In 1937, he took led Marquette to the Cotton Bowl Classic.[3]
Murray was also basketball coach at Marquette for nine seasons (1920–1929) and compiled a record of 94–73 (.563). His best team was the 1922–23 squad, which posted a 19–2 record.
Murray later served as the head football coach at the University of Virginia from 1937 to 1945. He compiled a 41–34–5 (.544) record during his tenure. His best season came in 1941, when his Cavaliers went 8–1.