Sean Murphy Named Husson Head Football Coach

Husson University is pleased to announce Sean Murphy as Head Football Coach.  Murphy served as Associate Head Coach for the 2010 season and will take the helm effective immediately. 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,” stated Sean Murphy. “My family and I have been welcomed by the Husson community and I cannot overstate our enthusiasm about coming back to our home state of Maine to further develop an evolving football program.”

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.

In speaking of his team, Murphy explained “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. We are creating not only a competitive football program, but also a family. As such, we are looking to attract talented student-athletes who are committed to building a unique environment for growth and competition.”

As an administrator, Murphy has held a range of responsibilities including director of game management, athletic field maintenance, and weight room supervisor/strength and conditioning coach.

"We are delighted to announce Sean as our head football coach. Sean is a man of great enthusiasm, integrity, and passion for his players and coaching,” stated Bob Reasso. “We decided to move very quickly with this decision because a great deal of football recruiting takes place in the next couple of months. Sean and his staff are now positioned to make the most of this opportunity by getting on the road tomorrow to spread their new vision for our program. I have great confidence in Sean and his ability to foster a strong culture of student success and not only turn our program around, but to take it to new heights.”

The Eliot, Maine native attended Plymouth State University 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.