Dave Murray (American football)

American football player and coach

Dave Murray
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Hamilton
Conference	NESCAC
Record	23–64
Biographical details
Alma mater	Ithaca
Playing career
1977–1980	Springfield

Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1984	Ithaca (GA)
1985–1986	Dartmouth (LB)
1987–1989	Cortland (DC)
1990–1996	Cortland
1997	Lebanon Valley
1998–2013	Alfred
2014–present	Hamilton

Head coaching record
Overall	174–163–1
Tournaments	2–3 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Empire 8 (2009–2010)
Records
- Currently 5th most wins in Hamilton College Football history with 20 - Finished with the 2nd most wins in Alfred University Football history with 108

Dave Murray is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Hamilton College, a position he has held since 2014. Murray served as the head football coach at State University of New York College at Cortland from 1990 to 1996, Lebanon Valley College in 1997, and Alfred University from 1998 to 2013.

Murray is a 1981 graduate of Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Cortland Red Dragons (NCAA Division III independent) (1990–1996)
1990	Cortland	9–1			L NCAA Division III First Round
1991	Cortland	7–3
1992	Cortland	7–4
1993	Cortland	1–9
1994	Cortland	7–4
1995	Cortland	6–4–1
1996	Cortland	6–4
Cortland:		43–29–1
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1997)
1997	Lebanon Valley	0–10	0–5	6th (Commonwealth)
Lebanon Valley:		0–10	0–5
Alfred Saxons (NCAA Division III independent) (1998–2001)
1998	Alfred	5–4
1999	Alfred	6–4
2000	Alfred	4–6
2001	Alfred	4–5
Alfred Saxons (Empire 8 Athletic Conference) (2002–2013)
2002	Alfred	4–6	1–3	4th
2003	Alfred	5–5	2–2	3rd
2004	Alfred	8–3	3–3	T–4th
2005	Alfred	9–2	5–1	2nd
2006	Alfred	8–3	4–2	T–3rd
2007	Alfred	8–3	4–2	T–3rd
2008	Alfred	7–4	4–2	T–2nd
2009	Alfred	8–2	4–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division III First Round
2010	Alfred	10–3	5–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
2011	Alfred	8–3	4–3	T–3rd
2012	Alfred	6–4	5–2	2nd
2013	Alfred	8–3	5–2	T–2nd
Alfred:		108–60	46–23
Hamilton Continentals (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2014–present)
2014	Hamilton	0–8	0–8	10th
2015	Hamilton	2–6	2–6	T–6th
2016	Hamilton	3–5	3–5	T–6th
2017	Hamilton	3–6	3–6	7th
2018	Hamilton	3–6	3–6	T–7th
2019	Hamilton	4–5	4–5	T–5th
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	Hamilton	2–7	2–7	9th
2022	Hamilton	2–7	2–7	T–9th
2023	Hamilton	3–6	3–6	8th
2024	Hamilton	1–8	1–8	10th
Hamilton:		23–64	23–64
Total:		174–163–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

"Dave Murray". Hamilton Continentals. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
"Division II Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

External links

Hamilton profile

v t e Cortland Red Dragons head football coaches
Unknown (1893–1905) Hawkins (1906) Unknown (1907–1908) No team (1909–1910) Unknown (1911–1915) Brink (1916) No team (1917–1923) Willard Ashbrook (1924–1927) George Hendricks (1928) Howard Hobson (1929) Henry W. Kumpf (1930–1931) Carl A. Davis (1932–1942) No team (1943–1945) Carl A. Davis (1946–1962) Roger Robinson (1963–1979) Ed Decker (1980–1982) Larry Czarnecki (1983–1985) Dennis Kayser (1986–1989) Dave Murray (1990–1996) Dan MacNeill (1997–2019) No team (2020) Curt Fitzpatrick (2021– )

Cortland Red Dragons head football coaches

Unknown (1893–1905)
Hawkins (1906)
Unknown (1907–1908)
No team (1909–1910)
Unknown (1911–1915)
Brink (1916)
No team (1917–1923)
Willard Ashbrook (1924–1927)
George Hendricks (1928)
Howard Hobson (1929)
Henry W. Kumpf (1930–1931)
Carl A. Davis (1932–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Carl A. Davis (1946–1962)
Roger Robinson (1963–1979)
Ed Decker (1980–1982)
Larry Czarnecki (1983–1985)
Dennis Kayser (1986–1989)
Dave Murray (1990–1996)
Dan MacNeill (1997–2019)
No team (2020)
Curt Fitzpatrick (2021– )

v t e Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen head football coaches
Isaac Huntzberger & Wilbur M. Yingst (1897) Charles A. Fisher (1898) Thomas W. Gray (1899) John C. Hedges (1900) Charles A. Fisher (1901) Horace Crider (1902) John Gillis (1903–1904) Edgar C. Taggart (1905) Henry L. Wilder (1906–1907) Roy J. Guyer (1908–1910) Henry L. Wilder (1911–1912) Roy J. Guyer (1913–1916) Joel Wheelock (1917) Walter S. Haight (1918) Paul Strickler (1919) Hobey Light (1920) Henry L. Wilder (1921–1922) Edward Mylin (1923–1933) Jerome W. Frock (1934–1942) No team (1943–1945) Grant Feaser (1946) Andrew Kerr (1947–1949) Ralph Ricker (1950–1953) Ellis McCracken (1954–1960) William D. McHenry (1961–1970) Lou Sorrentino (1971–1985) Jim Monos (1986–1996) Dave Murray (1997) Mike Silecchia (1998–2003) Jim Monos (2004–2015) Joe Buehler (2016–2019) No team (2020) Joe Buehler (2021–2022) J. R. Drake (2023– )

Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen head football coaches

Isaac Huntzberger & Wilbur M. Yingst (1897)
Charles A. Fisher (1898)
Thomas W. Gray (1899)
John C. Hedges (1900)
Charles A. Fisher (1901)
Horace Crider (1902)
John Gillis (1903–1904)
Edgar C. Taggart (1905)
Henry L. Wilder (1906–1907)
Roy J. Guyer (1908–1910)
Henry L. Wilder (1911–1912)
Roy J. Guyer (1913–1916)
Joel Wheelock (1917)
Walter S. Haight (1918)
Paul Strickler (1919)
Hobey Light (1920)
Henry L. Wilder (1921–1922)
Edward Mylin (1923–1933)
Jerome W. Frock (1934–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Grant Feaser (1946)
Andrew Kerr (1947–1949)
Ralph Ricker (1950–1953)
Ellis McCracken (1954–1960)
William D. McHenry (1961–1970)
Lou Sorrentino (1971–1985)
Jim Monos (1986–1996)
Dave Murray (1997)
Mike Silecchia (1998–2003)
Jim Monos (2004–2015)
Joe Buehler (2016–2019)
No team (2020)
Joe Buehler (2021–2022)
J. R. Drake (2023– )

v t e Alfred Saxons head football coaches
George Hill (1895) Leonard Whitfield (1896) Walter Greene (1897–1901) Ernest Schaible (1902) Gordon B. Frost (1903–1904) John M. Reed (1905) Reginald G. Cowan (1906) Lewis Sage (1907) J. Edward Teiper (1908) Dalton Sarvey (1909) Arthur Cottrell (1910) Lester Dittemore (1911) Hubert Colton (1912–1913) Richard Farr (1914) Edwin Sweetland (1915–1917) Military officers (1918) Edwin Sweetland (1919) Al Wesbecher (1920–1922) Cy Kasper (1923–1924) Ernest R. Miller (1925) Erwin A. Heers (1926–1929) John Galloway (1930–1934) John Cox (1935–1936) Alex Yunevich (1937–1941) No team (1942–1945) Alex Yunevich (1946–1976) Sam Sanders (1977–1984) Jim Moretti (1985–1997) Dave Murray (1998–2013) Bob Rankl (2014– )

Alfred Saxons head football coaches

George Hill (1895)
Leonard Whitfield (1896)
Walter Greene (1897–1901)
Ernest Schaible (1902)
Gordon B. Frost (1903–1904)
John M. Reed (1905)
Reginald G. Cowan (1906)
Lewis Sage (1907)
J. Edward Teiper (1908)
Dalton Sarvey (1909)
Arthur Cottrell (1910)
Lester Dittemore (1911)
Hubert Colton (1912–1913)
Richard Farr (1914)
Edwin Sweetland (1915–1917)
Military officers (1918)
Edwin Sweetland (1919)
Al Wesbecher (1920–1922)
Cy Kasper (1923–1924)
Ernest R. Miller (1925)
Erwin A. Heers (1926–1929)
John Galloway (1930–1934)
John Cox (1935–1936)
Alex Yunevich (1937–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Alex Yunevich (1946–1976)
Sam Sanders (1977–1984)
Jim Moretti (1985–1997)
Dave Murray (1998–2013)
Bob Rankl (2014– )

v t e Hamilton Continentals head football coaches
J. L. Mowry (1890) Frederick H. Ralston (1891–1893) William C. Spicer (1894–1895) John Pulman (1896–1898) Edwin Sweetland (1899) Ralph W. Rymer (1900–1901) Chauncey L. Berrien (1902) Edwin Sweetland (1903) Leigh C. Turner (1904) Harry T. Watson (1905) Morris S. Halliday (1906) Harold R. Crook (1907) John D. Pryor (1908–1909) William H. Moore (1910) Don R. Sidle (1911–1912) Edward J. Samp (1913) Pete Reynolds (1914–1916) Albert I. Prettyman (1917–1920) Joe Berry (1921) Bart J. Carroll (1922–1926) Arthur R. Winters (1927–1940) Forest Evashevski (1941) Campbell Dickson (1942) No team (1943–1945) Bud Svendsen (1946–1948) Donald M. Jones (1949–1972) Robert J. King (1973–1974) Donald M. Jones (1975–1978) Ted Stratford (1979–1981) Steve Stetson (1982–1984) Steve Frank (1985–1999) Tim Pendergast (2000) Pete Alvanos (2001–2005) Steve Stetson (2006–2011) Andrew Cohen (2012–2013) Dave Murray (2014–2019) No team (2020) Dave Murray (2021– )

Hamilton Continentals head football coaches

J. L. Mowry (1890)
Frederick H. Ralston (1891–1893)
William C. Spicer (1894–1895)
John Pulman (1896–1898)
Edwin Sweetland (1899)
Ralph W. Rymer (1900–1901)
Chauncey L. Berrien (1902)
Edwin Sweetland (1903)
Leigh C. Turner (1904)
Harry T. Watson (1905)
Morris S. Halliday (1906)
Harold R. Crook (1907)
John D. Pryor (1908–1909)
William H. Moore (1910)
Don R. Sidle (1911–1912)
Edward J. Samp (1913)
Pete Reynolds (1914–1916)
Albert I. Prettyman (1917–1920)
Joe Berry (1921)
Bart J. Carroll (1922–1926)
Arthur R. Winters (1927–1940)
Forest Evashevski (1941)
Campbell Dickson (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Bud Svendsen (1946–1948)
Donald M. Jones (1949–1972)
Robert J. King (1973–1974)
Donald M. Jones (1975–1978)
Ted Stratford (1979–1981)
Steve Stetson (1982–1984)
Steve Frank (1985–1999)
Tim Pendergast (2000)
Pete Alvanos (2001–2005)
Steve Stetson (2006–2011)
Andrew Cohen (2012–2013)
Dave Murray (2014–2019)
No team (2020)
Dave Murray (2021– )

v t e Head football coaches of the New England Small College Athletic Conference
E. J. Mills (Amherst) Matt Coyne (Bates) B. J. Hammer (Bowdoin) Jack Cosgrove (Colby) Dave Murray (Hamilton) Doug Mandigo (Middlebury) Jeff Devanney (Trinity (CT)) Jay Civetti (Tufts) Dan DiCenzo (Wesleyan) Mark Raymond (Williams)

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