Football · 2026
4-2
- State rank
- #174
- In 2A
- #9
- RPI in class
- #7
- Conference
- Smoky Mountain
- Head coach
- Joseph Watson
Last: W 43–6 at Rosman
Next: Fri, Oct 9 at Robbinsville · pick: win 23–22
NCHSAA · 2A
Murphy
Murphy High · Murphy, Cherokee County
Football
State championship games
- 2020 1A champion · beat Northside-Pinetown 14–7
- 2018 1A champion · beat Pamlico 60–27
- 2016 1A champion · beat Plymouth 15–14
- 2013 1A champion · beat Plymouth 35–34
- 2012 1A runner-up · lost to Plymouth 20–15
- 2011 1A champion · beat Jones Senior 21–6
- 2010 1A runner-up · lost to Wallace-Rose Hill 22–21
- 1996 1A champion · beat North Edgecombe 13–0
- 1994 1A runner-up · lost to North Edgecombe 7–6
- 1991 1A champion · beat Rosewood 30–3
- 1987 1A champion · beat Columbia 56–15
- 1986 1A champion · beat Tabor City 27–3
- 1974 2A champion · beat Robersonville 32–22
- 1970 2A WEST champion · beat Catawba Bandys 20–8
- 1962 2A REGION 3 runner-up · lost to Appalachian 39–7
- 1961 2A REGION 3 runner-up · lost to Appalachian 20–13
| Season | Record | Class | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-3 | 2A | Joseph Watson |
| 2024 | 12-2 | 1A | Tweety Bird |
| 2023 | 9-4†HSFHA has 10-4 | 1A | Joseph Watson |
| 2022 | 9-4 | 1A | Joseph Watson |
| 2021 | 8-5†MaxPreps has 9-5; HSFHA has 9-5 | 1A | Joseph Watson |
| 2020 | 10-1 | 1A | David Gentry |
| 2019 | 9-4†MaxPreps has 10-3; HSFHA has 11-3 | 1A | David Gentry |
| 2018 | 13-1 | 1A | David Gentry |
† Another source records this season differently and the difference is not settled yet.