2008 Football Roster
Roster
Louis Murphy
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Petersburg
- High School:
- Lakewood
A true senior wide receiver who will be on the menโs track and field team in the spring of 2008โฆ CAREER: Has seen action in 48 games at Florida, with 26 startsโฆ Deep threat with 1,245 yards and 13 touchdowns on 77 receptionsโฆ Has a career-long grab of 66-yards, Floridaโs longest pass play in the 2007 campaignโฆ Caught a career-best six receptions against Troy and scored two touchdowns before halftime against Florida State, also a personal best markโฆ 2008: Selected as a team captain for the 2008 seasonโฆ Started in every game for the Gatorsโฆ Extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 27 in the Gatorsโ BCS National Championship Game winโฆ Led the team in receiving yards (655) and ranked second in receptions (38) and average receiving yards per game with 46.8โฆ Led all wide receivers in receiving yards in Florida victories over Hawaii, Miami, Arkansas and Alabamaโฆ Averaged 17.2 yards per catch, tied for fourth-best in the SECโฆ Scored his final touchdown as a Gator off a 20-yard pass by Tim Tebow in the first quarter of the BCS National Championship Gameโฆ Surpassed the 1,000 career-receiving yardsโ mark with 54 yards in the victory over South Carolinaโฆ Three of his five touchdowns versus Arkansas were for 15 yards or more and collected 70 total yards receiving in the Gatorsโ road victory...Also contributed on special teams, appearing on the punt return team versus Ole Miss and on the handsโ team against LSUโฆ Notched his first TD of the 2008 season with a 48-yard touchdown grab from Tim Tebow against Miamiโฆ 2007: Saw action in all 13 games during the season, making 10 startsโฆ Only games he did not start were against Troy, Auburn and LSUโฆ Ranked third on the team with 37 receptions and 548 yardsโฆ Had at least one reception in all 13 games during the year, the only UF receiver to do soโฆ Was on the receiving end of UFโs longest pass completion of the year, a 66-yard touchdown grab against Kentuckyโฆ Had five touchdowns and averaged 14.8 yards per catchโฆ Had a career-high 91 yards on four catches against the Wildcatsโ secondaryโฆ Registered a five-game streak of at least three receptions per contest against Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Georgia and Vanderbiltโฆ Scored in back-to-back games for the first time in his career, catching touchdowns against Georgia and Kentuckyโฆ Reeled in a personal-best six grabs against Troyโฆ Had a career-long 12-yard run on an end around against Florida Atlanticโฆ Caught two passes for 60 yards against Tennesseeโฆ Burned the Florida State defense for a career-high two touchdowns, catches of 14 and 32 yards before halftimeโฆ Contributed three receptions for 26 yards on the road at LSUโฆ Scored on a 37-yard catch, spinning out of a tackle against Ole Miss, his second career touchdownโฆ 2006: Made the second start of his collegiate career versus Florida Stateโฆ Enjoyed his best game of the season against LSU, catching a 35-yard TD pass from Tebow for his first career reception and also caught a seven-yard toss from Tebowโฆ Made his season debut in Floridaโs win at Tennesseeโฆ Dressed for the UCF and Southern Miss games but did not playโฆ 2005: Played in the final nine games of the season, mainly on special teams and five wideout setsโฆ Did not catch any passes on the seasonโฆ Made collegiate debut in the Kentucky gameโฆ PREP: Three-year letterwinner, three-year starter and captain of Lakewood football teamโฆ As a senior, he tallied 26 receptions for 520 yards and three touchdownsโฆ Also returned one kick return and one punt return for touchdownsโฆ As a junior, played option quarterback in a winged-T offense, but moved to wide receiver for his senior yearโฆ Ranked as the 47th-best wide receiver prospect in the nation by Scout.com and 37th by Rivals.comโฆ Two-year MVP and special teams MVPโฆ PERSONAL: Was born on May 11, 1987โฆ His parents are Louis, Sr., and Filomena Murphyโฆ Has one sister, Chirigaโฆ Lists playing video games among his hobbiesโฆ Chose the University of Florida over Tennessee, Florida State and Louisvilleโฆ Ran as the anchor on a 4 x400 relay on high school track team, winning the state championship as a sophomoreโฆ Also played basketball for the Lakewood Spartans at power forwardโฆ Most memorable moment was taking the ball as quarterback and running up the middle of the field to score a 50-yard touchdown during his first year playing footballโฆ Earned Eagle Scout honorsโฆ Admires his father for always being there for himโฆ MAJOR: Recreation Event Management.
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CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year No. Yds Avg. TDs Long
2006 2 42 21.0 1 35
2007 37 548 14.8 5 66
2008 38 655 17.0 7 48
Totals: 77 1,245 16.2 13 66
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MURPHYโS CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 6 (Troy, 2007)
Receiving Yards: 91 (Kentucky, 2007)
Receiving TDs: 2 (Florida State, 2007)
Longest Reception: 66 (Kentucky, 2007)
Rushing Attempts: 1 (Florida Atlantic, 2007)
Rushing Yards: 12 (Florida Atlantic, 2007)
Rushing TDs: None
Longest Rush: 12 (Florida Atlantic, 2007)
| 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUSHING | RECEIVING | PASSING | KICK RET | PUNT RET | all | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Lg | No | Yds | TD | Lg | No | Yds | TD | Lg | purp |
| Aug 30, 2008 | HAWAII | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 48 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Sep 6, 2008 | MIAMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 1 | 32 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Sep 20, 2008 | at Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 27, 2008 | OLE MISS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Oct 4, 2008 | at Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 20 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Oct 11, 2008 | LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Oct 25, 2008 | UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 1, 2008 | vs UGA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 44 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Nov 8, 2008 | at Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 19 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Nov 15, 2008 | USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Nov 22, 2008 | THE CITADEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 29, 2008 | at Florida State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 26 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Dec 6, 2008 | vs Alabama | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 34 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Jan 8, 2009 | vs Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 24 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Totals | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 655 | 7 | 48 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 662 | |
| 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUSHING | RECEIVING | PASSING | KICK RET | PUNT RET | all | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Lg | No | Yds | TD | Lg | No | Yds | TD | Lg | purp |
| Sep 1, 2007 | WKU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 8, 2007 | TROY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 19 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Sep 15, 2007 | UT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 44 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Sep 22, 2007 | at Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 37 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Sep 29, 2007 | AUBURN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 6, 2007 | at LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 20, 2007 | at Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 66 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| Oct 27, 2007 | vs UGA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 40 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Nov 3, 2007 | VANDERBILT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 40 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Nov 10, 2007 | at South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 17, 2007 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Nov 24, 2007 | FLORIDA STATE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 32 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Jan 1, 2008 | vs Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 548 | 5 | 66 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 601 | |
| 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUSHING | RECEIVING | PASSING | KICK RET | PUNT RET | all | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | No. | Yds | TD | Lg | Cmp-Att-Int | Yds | TD | Lg | No | Yds | TD | Lg | No | Yds | TD | Lg | purp |
| Sep 16, 2006 | at Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2006 | KENTUCKY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2006 | ALABAMA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 2006 | LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 35 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Oct 14, 2006 | at Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2006 | vs Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2006 | at Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2006 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2006 | WESTERN CAROLINA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25, 2006 | at Florida State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2, 2006 | vs Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8, 2007 | vs Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 35 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
