Jim Murphy (American football)

Jim Murphy Jr. (born February 23, 1975) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.

Murphy played college football as a quarterback at Northeastern University in Boston. He played for one season for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe. He spent part of two seasons on the New England Patriots roster.

Murphy coached for Bentley from 2001 to 2002 as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In 2003, he was named the head football coach for Merrimack College. In five seasons he led the team to a 30–21 record. In 2006 the team went 8–4 and made it to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. He was also named Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Coach of the Year following the team's playoff appearance and conference championship. He resigned following the 2007 season.