Reilly Murphy enters his second season as the Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator at Western New Mexico University during the 2015 season.
In Coach Murphy’s first year as the Mustangs’ play caller the offense was ranked near the top in almost every offensive category. As the team set school records for offense in a season, scoring the most points (377) and gaining the most yards (5,606) in WNMU’s documented history. In 2014 WNMU may have been the most balanced offense in the country. The Mustangs were the only team in the country who passed for over 3,600 yards and rushed for over 1,980 yards. The offense was ranked 9th in the nation in total offense averaging over 500 yards a game (509.6), 10th nationally for yards per game passing (329.4), 2nd in the RMAC in points per game (34.3), 18th nationally and 2nd in the RMAC in time of possession per game (35:20), 17th nationally in first downs (288), and gave up the least amount of sacks in the RMAC (1.36) per game.
Several players were named All-RMAC, 4 out of the 5 starting O-Linemen garnered All-Conference recognition (Zayde Khalil, Michael Coe, Zachary Andrews-Worline, and Jacob Costilow). Quarterback Mitch Glasmann broke the school’s record for TD passes (33) and passing yardage (3,623) in a season. Glasmann finished 6th nationally in TD passes per game and also 7th in yards per game. Running Back Marques Rodgers was honored with the RMAC’s Freshman of the Year Award. He produced 1,606 yards and was the first 1,000+ yard rusher since 1998 at WNMU. Rodgers finished 16th nationally in rushing yards (1,296) and 20th nationally in yards per game (117.8). Wide Receiver Donald Byrd was First-Team All-Conference and an Honorable-Mention All-American. Byrd had 1,200 receiving yards and 12 receiving TD’s. These marks put him at 7th in the country in receiving yards and 12th in the country in receiving TD’s.
The Mustangs finished with 5,606 total yards of offense, 3,623 through the air and 1,983 on the ground. The offense scored 100 points or more in two quarters on the season posting 116 in the fourth and 112 in the second. The offense scored 30 or more points in eight games, reaching 40 or more four times and 50 or more once.
Coach Murphy joined us from Bethel College located in Newton, Kansas where he served as Offensive Coordinator.Prior to Murphy's employment at Bethel College in 2012 Bethel’s football team was winless and had the worst ranked offense in the country. During Bethel's first game of 2013 Murphy’s offense surpassed the Touchdown production of the teams previous season with six touchdowns in a 41-27 win over Haskell. The offense was able to parlay that success into the best offensive season in Bethel history scoring the most points and gaining the most yards in school history. Producing Bethel College’s first 1,000+ yard Wide Receiver and unanimous First-Team All-Conference selection and an Honorable Mention All-American selection Tommy Alexander. Along with a true freshman running back Stephan Scott who produced 1,670 total yards garnering himself a second team all-conference selection.
Previous to Bethel College, Murphy worked at Notre Dame College located in Cleveland, Ohio. There he served as the Quarterback’s and Tight End’s Coach. Under his tutelage Ray Russ a first time starter became a leader in Passing Percentage and Touchdowns in the GLIAC conference.
Prior to Notre Dame College, Coach Murphy attended school at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and served as Quarterback’s Coach and Tight End’s Coach at Grossmont Junior College, located in San Diego, California. There he worked with Quarterbacks Ryan Woods (Arizona State University), Michael Karls (Midland University) and Chris Bonner (CSU Pueblo).
During his playing career Coach Murphy played Quarterback at Grossmont College where he led the Grossmont Griffins to a National Championship in 2005, he was named to the Academic All-American team and was awarded the Joe Roth Memorial award. This award is given annually to a California Junior College football player who best exemplifies characteristics of leadership, humility, and class. He was then granted a scholarship to Indiana State University where he was a two year starter and received the Gateway Conference’s Newcomer of the Year Award in 2006, awarded to the top new player in the conference.
Coach Murphy played his prep football at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California under legendary Coach Ed Burke. He was a team captain and was voted the team’s most valuable player receiving the Falcon of the Year Award.
