Entering first season as UND's starting tailback.
Career: Ranked seventh in single-season rushing touchdown (12) and all-purpose yards (1,582) ... Tied with five others at No. 10 in single-season points scored (12) ... Listed 18th (219 yards, 10/18/08 vs. Western Washington), 26th (204 yards, 09/18/08 at Idaho State) and 40th (180 yards (09/13/08 vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse) on UND's all-time list of 150-yard rushing games.
2008 (Sophomore): Named to the 2008 All-Great West Conference first team offense ... Appeared in all 10 games at running back ... Finished the season with a team- and career-high 1,146 yards on 188 carries and 12 touchdowns ... He was the only player in the GWC to record over 1,000 yards and the only to average over 100 yards per game rushing ... His 114. 6 average was 40 more yards than the next highest player ... He finished ranked fifth in scoring with an average of 7.2 points per game and was sixth in total offense ... Enjoyed seven game with over 100 all-purpose yards and three with over 200 ... Scored a touchdown in every game but three with multiple TDs in four contests ... Went four-straight games with over 20 carries where he averaged 170 yards per game ... He started the streak off with a career-high three touchdowns and a 53-yard carry against Wisconsin-LaCrosse (Sept. 13) ... He bettered his personal-best in the season finale at South Dakota (Nov. 22) when he scored on a 62-yard run ... Ran for a career-high 219 yards on 26 carries during the Homecoming game versus Western Washington (Oct. 18) ... Caught at least one pass in every game but one and finished with 187 yards receiving ... Caught a personal-best 27-yard pass at Southern Illinois (Nov. 1) ... Tallied 149 yards in kick returns with a career-high 80 yards on three returns including a personal-best 40-yard return against St. Cloud State (Sept. 6) ... Finished with 100 yards on punt returns with a season-high 28-yard returns against Wisconsin-LaCrosse ... Named the Week four GWC Offensive Player of the Week after a 238-yard showing at Idaho State (Sept. 18) ... Led the GWC on rushing and was the only player to register a 200-plus yard game - he did so twice ... Finished second in the league with an average of 158.2 all-purpose yards per game, fourth with 12 touchdowns, fifth with 7.2 points per game, sixth with 114.6 yards/game ... Earned second letter.
2007 (Freshman): Named UND's Rookie of the Year ... One of three true freshmen (Kris Ankenbauer, Delano Saporu) to see playing time for the Sioux ... Appeared in 11 games and finished second on the team in carries (94), rushing yards (530), rushing yards per game (48.2) and yards per carry (5.6) ... Ranked 10th in the NCC in rushing yards per game ... Scored his first career touchdown against Augustana (Sept. 29) ... Ran 16 times for a team-leading 84 yards and two touchdowns - all career highs - the following week at Minnesota State (Oct. 6) ... Was named UND's Co-Offensive Player of the Week for that game ... Also carried 16 times for 83 yards at Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 27) ... Enjoyed three games with at least 10 carries ... Rushed eight times for a team-leading 39 yards and a touchdown in UND's NCAA second round playoff loss at Grand Valley State (Nov. 27) ... Also ran for a two-point conversion in that game ... Made his collegiate debut with five carries for 31 yards in the season opener against Humboldt State (Aug. 23) ... Returned three kickoffs for 97 yards, including a 50-yarder against St. Cloud State (Nov. 3) that was UND's longest of the season ... Earned first letter.
Before UND: A 2007 graduate of Pepin High School ... An all-state honorable mention as a senior ... Also nabbed all-conference second team honors and was named to the all-area team ... A first team all-conference pick as a sophomore and junior ... Pepin High School's Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Named Pepin's most valuable player as a junior ... Ran for 4,823 career yards ad 68 touchdowns ... Also caught 13 touchdown passes ... A first team all-conference pick in both basketball and baseball in 2006.
Personal: Majoring in recreation and tourism ... Son of Melissa Murray.
|
» Murray's career rushing // receiving statistics
|
|
YEAR
|
GP-GS
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LONG
|
//
|
NO
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LONG
|
|
2007
|
11-0
|
94
|
530
|
5.6
|
4
|
42
|
//
|
5
|
59
|
11.8
|
0
|
26
|
|
2008
|
10-3
|
188
|
1146
|
6.1
|
12
|
62
|
//
|
21
|
187
|
8.9
|
0
|
27
|
|
2009
|
0-0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
11-9
|
121
|
670
|
5.5
|
4
|
74
|
//
|
32
|
237
|
7.4
|
1
|
19
|
|
TOTAL
|
32-12
|
403
|
2346
|
5.82
|
20
|
74
|
//
|
58
|
483
|
8.3
|
1
|
27
|
|
|
» Murray's career kick return // punt return statistics
|
|
YEAR
|
GP-GS
|
NO
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LONG
|
//
|
NO
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LONG
|
|
2007
|
11-0
|
3
|
97
|
32.3
|
0
|
50
|
//
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2008
|
10-3
|
6
|
149
|
24.8
|
0
|
40
|
//
|
12
|
100
|
8.3
|
0
|
28
|
|
2009
|
0-0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
11-9
|
3
|
73
|
24.3
|
0
|
28
|
//
|
17
|
185
|
10.9
|
1
|
60
|
|
TOTAL
|
32-12
|
12
|
319
|
26.6
|
0
|
50
|
//
|
29
|
285
|
9.8
|
1
|
60
|
|
|
» Murray's personal highs
|
| Carries: 26, 10/18/08 vs. Western Washington |
| Yards Rushing: 219 yards, 10/18/08 vs. Western Washington |
| TDs Rushing: 3, 09/13/08 vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse |
| Receptions: 6, 10/02/10 at South Dakota |
| Longest Reception: 56 yards, 11/01/08 at Southern Illinois |
| Kick Returns: 3 (2x), last 10/02/10 at South Dakota |
| Longest Kick Return: 60, 09/25/10 vs. Northwestern State |
| Punt Returns: 4 (2x), last 11/06/10 vs. UC Davis |
| Longest Punt Return: 60, 10/02/10 at South Dakota |
- Go Sioux -
