Husson University named Sean Murphy as head football coach. Murphy served as associate head coach for the 2010 season.

He brings a wealth of coaching and administrative experiences to Husson and will continue to serve the campus community as assistant athletic director.

“It is a great honor for me to accept the head football coaching position at Husson. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to President Bob Clark and Athletic Director Bob Reasso for having faith in me to present such a wonderful opportunity and challenge,” said Murphy.

Sean Murphy replaces Niles Nelson following his two years as Head Coach.

Murphy has a broad-based Division III coaching resume, having coached at Dickinson College, Bowdoin College, and Plymouth State University. At Dickinson, he served as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Murphy helped Dickinson to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2006, as well as two Centennial Conference championships (2004, 2006). In 2007, Murphy helped coach his team to an ECAC Southwest Bowl Championship.

Under his tutelage, six student athletes received All-Conference honors as well as Cen-tennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year, All-American, Aztec Bowl participant and Gagliardi Trophy finalist. Murphy also served as head football coach at the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland.

“I have great faith in the young men who are in our program already and while we will make concerted recruiting efforts, it is imperative that we take care of our current student-athletes and make them better,” said Murphy.

The Eliot, Maine native attended Plymouth State where he earned an undergraduate degree in physical education and lettered all four years in football and lacrosse. Murphy earned First-Team All-Conference football honors in 1998 and 1999. He was also named All-New England, Football Gazette All-East Region and an Honorable Mention All-American in 1999. In lacrosse, he was First-Team All-League as a senior tri-captain. He graduated from Marshwood High in Eliot, Maine, where he was a three-sport athlete.

Murphy received a masters degree from California University of Pennsylvania in exercise science and health promotion and is also certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Murphy resides in Hampden with his wife, Amie, and children, Amelia 11, Seamus 7, and Keegan 4.

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