Tim Murphy, the winningest football coach in Harvard history, retires after 30 seasons. He compiled a 200-98 record since he began in 1994. Tim Murphy compiled a 200-98 record with the Crimson ...

Tim Murphy on why it was time to retire from Harvard "I just think the reality is we've lived such a charmed life. To coach 30 years at one institution, to have coached 37 years as a head coach, I ...

Before Murphy's arrival, the Crimson had not won more than eight games since 1919. Harvard went 9-1 and won the Ivy League title in 1997. His teams were unbeaten in 2001, 2004 and 2014.

Harvard football head coach Tim Murphy locks his eyes on the field during the Crimson's only loss of its 2023 season so far at Princeton on Oct. 21.

Harvard football coach Tim Murphy smiles as his team celebrates beating Yale 37-6 to win the Ivy League title at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007.

After 30 years of leading Harvard and reaching heights as both the winningest coach in school and Ivy League history, Tim Murphy announced his retirement on Wednesday. Murphy, 67, took over the ...

The second time Tim Murphy stepped onto the hallowed grounds of the Yale Bowl, it was Nov. 22, 1997. Murphy, then 41, was in his fourth season as Harvard’s head coach. The Crimson held an 8-1 ...

Harvard football coach coach Tim Murphy leads his team onto the field on Sept. 27, 2019. He is stepping down after compiling a 200-89 record. (Herald staff file photo) ...

The standard Tim Murphy set for Harvard football did not change over the course of his 30 years. He left as he entered: a hard-driving coach demanding excellence.

Harvard football coach Tim Murphy smiles as his team celebrates beating Yale 37-6 to win the Ivy League title at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard coach Tim Murphy won his 200th game during his 30th season with the Crimson — the school’s 150th season of football. He won his 10th Ivy League title this year ...