| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator |
| Team | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Conference | CCIW |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1961 (age 63–64) |
| Alma mater | Illinois Wesleyan University (1984) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1980–1983 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Baseball | |
| 1980–1983 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Position(s) | Tight end (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1985–1986 | Illinois Wesleyan (GA) |
| 1987–1996 | Illinois Wesleyan (DC) |
| 1997–2000 | Dubuque |
| 2001–2002 | Benedictine (IL) |
| 2005 | Bloomington Extreme (OC) |
| 2006–2007 | Illinois Wesleyan (OC) |
| 2008–2010 | Illinois Wesleyan (DC/LB) |
| 2011 | Bloomington Extreme |
| 2013–2017 | North Central (IL) (DC) |
| 2018–2019 | Robert Morris (IL) (AHC/DC) |
| 2020–2022 | Roosevelt (assoc. HC/DC) |
| 2023–2024 | Elmhurst |
| 2025–present | Illinois Wesleyan (AHC/DC) |
| Track and field | |
| 1987–1996 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Men's golf | |
| 2014–2015 | North Central (IL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–62 (college football) 9–5 (IFL) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (IFL playoffs) |
Michael Murray (born c. 1961) is an American football coach. He is the assistant head football coach and defensive coordinator for Illinois Wesleyan University, a position he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach for the University of Dubuque from 1997 to 1999, Benedictine University from 2000 to 2001, Elmhurst University from 2023 to 2024, and the Bloomington Extreme of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2011. He was also the head track and field coach for Illinois Wesleyan University from 1987 to 1996 and the head men's golf coach for North Central University from 2014 to 2015. He also coached football for Illinois Wesleyan, North Central (IL), Robert Morris (IL), and Roosevelt. He played college football and baseball for Illinois Wesleyan.
Head coaching record
Arena football
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| BLO | 2011 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2nd in Great Lakes | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost Wild Card Round (Omaha) |
| Career total | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque Spartans (Iowa Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Dubuque | 3–7 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1998 | Dubuque | 0–10 | 0–10 | 11th | |||||
| 1999 | Dubuque | 1–9 | 1–8 | 11th | |||||
| 2000 | Dubuque | 0–10 | 0–10 | 11th | |||||
| Dubuque: | 4–36 | 2–35 | |||||||
| Benedictine Eagles (Illini–Badger Football Conference) (2001–2002) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Benedictine | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002 | Benedictine | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Benedictine: | 8–12 | 7–7 | |||||||
| Elmhurst Bluejays (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (2023–2024) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Elmhurst | 3–7 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2024 | Elmhurst | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| Elmhurst: | 6–14 | 5–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–62 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Mike Murray Returns as Williamson's Defensive Coordinator". Illinois Wesleyan University. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ "Mike Murray - Head Football Coach - Football Coaches". Elmhurst University Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Murray Named Head Football Coach". Elmhurst University Athletics. December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ @ElmhurstU_FB (December 28, 2022). "Mike Murray Named Head Football Coach". BVM Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Murray Resigns as Head Football Coach". Elmhurst University. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ "The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois". Newspapers.com. October 5, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Rundle Named New Assistant Grid Coach at Illinois Wesleyan". Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics. December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "North Central names Mike Murray head men's golf coach". cciw.org. November 1, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Murray - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers - Football Coaches". Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (December 28, 2022). "Elmhurst announces Mike Murray as new head coach". Footballscoop. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Mike Murray". Roosevelt University. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Kindred, Randy (January 7, 2023). "Kindred: Illinois Wesleyan grad Mike Murray embracing Elmhurst challenge". pantagraph.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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