The only varsity men's lacrosse coach in school history, Murphy has led the Falcons to an overall record of 163-125 with a 116-61 mark in Northeast-10 Conference play during his tenure. Murphy marked two decades as the head man at Bentley during the 2012 season, and he led them to the NE-10 playoffs for the 15th time overall and 11th time in 12 years. His teams have finished with a winning record in the NE-10 in 14 of 20 seasons in the league, including nine of the last 13. The Falcons were ranked in the final edition of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Associations Division II coaches poll in 2009 and 2010. Murphy was named the 2009 NE-10 and New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division II Coach of the Year after leading the Falcons a 9-4 record and the first of two straight appearances in the NE-10 semifinals. He has been named the NEILA Division II and NE-10 Coach of the Year four times each, and has led the Falcons to four NE-10 regular season championships and three postseason titles. The Falcons won their first 20 NE-10 regular season games in the teams first two and a half years in the league before finally dropping a contest to eventual league-champion Le Moyne in the 1997 campaign. In all, Murphy and the Falcons were 31-2 in the NE-10 from 1994-98. Throughout his tenure, Murphy has coached six USILA All-Americans, 21 first team All-Conference choices and two NE-10 Players of the Year. He has also seen two of his players drafted by the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse. Murphy also serves as the Bentley athletic departments operations manager and has been a consultant for the Cannons since 2003. He is now an assistant coach with the Cannons and helped them win the 2011 MLL championship. Murphy also sits on the Board of Directors for the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association. Murphy is a 1986 graduate of Plymouth State College and holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Education from Plymouth State. In 2001, Murphy was inducted to Billerica High Schools Hall of Fame, where he also played lacrosse and soccer.