40 2011 Honors Candidate
98 • Kyle Murphy Defensive Line • 6-4 • 260 • Senior • Santa Rosa, CA • Cardinal Newman HS/Santa Rosa JC Started all 11 games at defensive end in his first season at Cal Poly last fall and tops the depth chart at that position again, backed up by Brandon Roberts and Mike Singletary. 2010 -- A second-team AllGreat West Conference selection in his first season at Cal Poly ... recorded 23 tackles (10 solo), 2.5 tackles for lost yardage and 1.5 sacks ... most dramatic play of junior season came in Montana game in which he recorded a sack, knocked the ball loose from the quarterback and recovered the fumble with three minutes to play ... six quarterback hurries, three fumble recoveries and a pair of pass breakups for the season ... started all 11 games on the defensive line ... career-high six tackles against Humboldt State ... earned sack against Montana and a half-sack against Old Dominion. Community College -Played two seasons at Santa Rosa Junior College, recording 16 tackles for lost yardage and five sacks ... twice earned All-NorCal honors ... as a sophomore in 2009, notched 23 total tackles (10 solo), including eight for lost yardage and three sacks ... also had two pass breakups, three quarterback Tackles Sacks Fumbles hurries, blocked a kick and returned one interception 40 yards ... Cubs were Year Solo Asst. Total TFL-Y No.-Yds. FF FR-Y Int. PB 5-5 overall ... twice earned All-NorCal Football Association honors ... was a 10 13 23 2.5-16 1.5-14 1 3-0 0-0 2 redshirt in 2007 at Santa Rosa. 2010 Totals: 10 13 23 2.5-16 1.5-14 1 3-0 0-0 2 High School -- A 2007 graduate of Cardinal Newman High School and played tight end and defensive end on the 2006 Cardinal football team Career Single-Game Highs which, under head coach Paul Cronin, went 13-2 overall, 6-1 for second Tackles: 6 vs.Humboldt State, 2010 place in the North Bay League, captured the CIF-North Coast Section Solo Tackles: 3 vs. Humboldt State, 2010 Division II title with a 28-22 win over Hayward and fell 27-20 in overtime Assisted Tackles: 3 vs. Humboldt Statem 2010; vs. South Dakota, 2010 to Oaks Christian, quarterbacked by Jimmy Clausen, in the state Division III Tackles for Lost Yardage: 1.0 vs. Humboldt State, 2010; vs. Montana, 2010 championship game at the Home Depot Center in Carson ... logged 79 tackSacks: 1.0 vs. Montana, 2010 les (50 solo) as a senior, including 15 against Rancho Cotate and 13 against Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Montana, 2010 Ukiah, and had seven sacks ... twice earned first-team All-North Bay League Fumble Recoveries: 1, Three times honors on defense ... also lettered in wrestling and baseball. Interceptions: 0 Personal -- Son of Robert and Teri Murphy ... no siblings ... lists fishing Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Humboldt State, 2010; vs. Montana, 2010 Quarterback Hurries: 2, Three times as a hobby ... born June 11, 1989, in Santa Rosa, Calif. ... majors in agricultural business.
Birthdays in Season September Austin Mahr . . . . . . . . . . .1 Andre Broadous . . . . . . .4 Lefi Letuligasenoa . . . . . .6 Ryan Solomon . . . . . . .23 Mike Freeman . . . . . . . .25 Matt Vinal . . . . . . . . . . .25 Kenny Mitchell . . . . . . . .25 Andrew Walsh . . . . . . . .29
Willie Tucker . . . . . . . . .30 October Akaninyene Umoh . . . . . .1 Dylan Gutierrez . . . . . . . .2 Chris Lawrence . . . . . . . .5 Jordan Hines . . . . . . . . .11 Josh Swaney . . . . . . . . .25 K.J. Cusack . . . . . . . . . .25 Kevin Britt . . . . . . . . . . .27
Blake Page . . . . . . . . . .30 November Lance Castaneda . . . . . .2 Brandon Michalkiewicz . .5 Kyle Zottneck . . . . . . . .10 Joe Brum . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Brandon Roberts . . . . . .22 Brock Morris . . . . . . . . .23 Ryan Taylor . . . . . . . . . .27
Jordan Williams . . . . . . .27 Andrew Alcaraz . . . . . . .28 December Weston Walker . . . . . . . .1 Asa Jackson . . . . . . . . . .2 Amir Tadros . . . . . . . . . . .7 Kyle Maddux . . . . . . . . .15 Angel Morales . . . . . . . .16
John Yessner . . . . . . . .20 Stephen Sippel . . . . . . .21 Garrett Steele . . . . . . . .22 Michael Santini . . . . . . .23 Darryl Williams . . . . . . .26 Erich Klemme . . . . . . . .27 Marcus Paige-Allen . . . .30 January Chris Brown . . . . . . . . . .1