Quick Facts
Biography
Patrick Murphy (born November 28, 1965, in Waterloo, Iowa, grew up in Fayette) is an American softball coach and the current head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide Softball team. Murphy built one of the most successful college softball programs, taking Alabama to eleven Women's College World Series appearances (2000, '03, '05, '06, '08, '09,'11, '12, '14, '15 & '16) since 2000, which ties for first in the NCAA along with the UCLA, both having made appearances 11 in that span. Less than a year after Murphy left Alabama for the span of a weekend for rival LSU, he led the Crimson Tide to its first national championship. Murphy has also served as the hitting coach for the Canadian National Team in the 2004 Olympics and as an assistant coach for the United States national softball team in the summer of 2009.
LSU
On June 9, 2011, Murphy announced that he was leaving Alabama to take the head coaching position at LSU. Three days later on June 12, 2011, Murphy announced he was returning to Alabama before signing a contract at Louisiana State, saying Alabama is where his heart was.
Head coaching record
| School | Year | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Missouri State* | 1995 | 28 | 20 | .583 |
| Alabama | 1999 | 39 | 26 | .600 |
| Alabama | 2000 | 66 | 14 | .825 |
| Alabama | 2001 | 50 | 11 | .820 |
| Alabama | 2002 | 46 | 21 | .687 |
| Alabama | 2003 | 49 | 21 | .700 |
| Alabama | 2004 | 45 | 20 | .692 |
| Alabama | 2005 | 63 | 15 | .808 |
| Alabama | 2006 | 54 | 11 | .831 |
| Alabama | 2007 | 55 | 10 | .846 |
| Alabama | 2008 | 58 | 8 | .879 |
| Alabama | 2009 | 54 | 11 | .830 |
| Alabama | 2010 | 52 | 11 | .825 |
| Alabama | 2011 | 53 | 11 | .828 |
| Alabama (National Champions) | 2012 | 60 | 8 | .882 |
| Alabama | 2013 | 45 | 15 | .750 |
| Alabama | 2014 | 53 | 13 | .803 |
| Alabama | 2015 | 48 | 15 | .762 |
| OVERALL | 918 | 261 | .779 | |
*Interim head coach.
Academic degrees
- Northern Iowa, 1988 B.S. in History Education
- Southwestern Louisiana, 1992, M.S. in Mass Communication