Player Career

Richard Murphy Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Richard Murphy story

Richard Murphy built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Rayville, LA wearing No. 18, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Richard Murphy's career was his backfield work: 511 rushing yards, 106 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 214 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 214 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Richard Murphy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    LSU

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200720082008200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonLSU30451.96.1
2007 Regular SeasonLSU30451.96.10
2008 PostseasonLSU27843.98.4-26
2008 Regular SeasonLSU27843.98.40
2009 Regular SeasonLSU14492.9-264
2010 PostseasonLSU129335.8115
2010 Regular SeasonLSU129335.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Texas

Week 3 · W 41-3

Win with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

70

Scrimmage Yards

76.4 takeover

70 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

#2

vs UL Monroe

Week 11 · W 51-0

44

Scrimmage Yards

72.3 takeover

Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

44 scrimmage yards and 10.6 usage.

#3

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 11 · W 58-10

62

Scrimmage Yards

71.9 takeover

Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 5.5 usage.

#4

vs Tulane

Week 10 · W 35-10

64

Scrimmage Yards

70 takeover

Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

64 scrimmage yards and 24.5 usage.

#5

vs Vanderbilt

Week 2 · W 23-9 · Conference game

11

Scrimmage Yards

58.6 takeover

Win with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

11 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Postseason · LSU

304 primary output · 51.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage

58.3

#2

2007 Regular Season · LSU

58.3

304 primary · 51.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2008 Postseason · LSU

50.3

278 primary · 43.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games