Murphy Joins Badger Coaching Staff
February 15, 2002 | Football
Brian Murphy, who has worked for the Wisconsin football program in five different capacities, has joined the Badger coaching staff in a full-time role according to Coach Barry Alvarez. Murphy will coordinate special teams and coach the outside linebackers.
"Brian has been involved in many different areas of this program during my tenure," said Alvarez. "I'm confident that he'll step into his new role as a full-time coach and meet the challenges like he has previously in his career. He is an enthusiastic and capable teacher who I'm excited to have join my staff."
Most recently, Murphy was an administrative assistant for the Badger football program. Prior to that appointment, Murphy was defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator at Lehigh, his alma mater, for one year. He spent the 1998 season as defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of San Diego.
Murphy also worked one season (1997) as a graduate assistant with the defensive backs at Baylor. He assisted former Badger defensive backs coach Mike Cassity with the Bears' secondary.
He helped Wisconsin assistant head coach John Palermo with the Badger defensive line as a graduate assistant in 1995 and 1996. The '96 squad won the Copper Bowl. Murphy was a G.A. for Bill Callahan's offensive line in 1994 when UW played in the Hall of Fame Bowl.
Additionally, he helped direct Wisconsin's recruiting efforts in 1994 after Rob Ianello left for Arizona. Murphy's first position at UW-Madison was as an academic liaison in 1993. Murphy got his first football coaching position in 1992 at Benedictine University (Lisle, Ill.), where he worked with the defensive line.
Murphy has his B.A. degree in international relations from Lehigh (1992) and an M.S. in education administration from UW-Madison (1997). Murphy lettered in football four times at Lehigh as a defensive lineman.
Brian and his wife, Maggie, have one son (Eamon).
