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University of Toronto Athletics

Varsity Blues Football Head Coaches, 1898 to date

*updated Dec. 2024. 

Longest Tenure: Ron Murphy (17 Seasons, 1966-82)
Most Wins: Ron Murphy (92)

DARRELL ADAMS
2024-present
Seasons: 1
Total Games: 8
League Games: 8 (1-7)
League Playoffs: 0 (0-0)
Championships: 0

GREG MARSHALL
2018-2023
Seasons: 5
Total Games: 40
League Games: 38 (11-27)
League Playoffs: 2 (0-2)
Championships: 0

GREG GARY
2011-2017
Seasons: 7
Total Games: 61 (18-42-1)
League Games: 56 (17-39-0)
League Playoffs: 0
Championships: 0

GREG DeLAVAL
2008-2010
Seasons: 3 
Total Games: 26 (6-20)
League Games: 24 (6-18)
League Playoffs: 0
Championships: 0

STEVE HOWLETT
2003-2007
Seasons: 5
Total Games: 40 (0-39-0-1)
League Games: 40 (0-39-0-1)
League Playoffs: 0
Championships: 0 

BOB RAINFORD and GIULIO GIORDANI
2002
Seasons: 1
Total Games: 8 (0-8-0)
League Games: 8 (0-8-0)
League Playoffs: 0
Championships: 0

BOB LAYCOE 
1988-2001
Seasons: 14
Total Games: 125 (54-69-2)
League Games: 73 (44-59-2)
League Playoffs: 11 (4-7-0)
Championships: 1 (1993)

DOUG MITCHELL 
1983-1987
Seasons: 5
Total Games: 45 (21-24-0)
League Games: 35 (15-20-0)
League Playoffs: 2 (2-0-0)
Championships: 1 (1983)

RON MURPHY 
1966-1982
Seasons: 17
Total Games: 148 (92-50-6)
League Games: 117 (78-34-4)
League Playoffs: 13 (4-9-0)
Championships: 2 (1967,74)

DALT WHITE 
1956-1965
Seasons: 10
Total Games: 83 (42-39-2)
League Games: 61 (29-31-1)
League Playoffs: 2 (1-1-0)
Championships: 2 (1958,65)

BOB MASTERSON 
1948-1955
Seasons: 8
Total Games: 72 (45-21-6)
League games: 49 (29-15-5)
League Playoffs: 4 (2-2-0)
Championships: 3 (1948,51,54)

BOBBY COULTER 
1946-1947
Seasons: 2
Total Games: 17 (13-3-1)
League Games: 12 (8-3-1)
League Playoffs: 0
Championships: 0

WARREN STEVENS 
1932-39, 1945
Seasons: 9
Total Games: 72 (44-26-2)
League Games: 52 (32-18 2)
League Playoffs: 6 (3-3-0)
Championships: 3 (1932,33,36)

DR. HARRY HOBBS
1931
Seasons: 1
Championships: 0

LES BLACKWELL
1928, 1930
Seasons: 2
Championships: 0

RONNIE MACPHERSON
1926-27, 1929
Seasons: 3
Championships: 1

JACK NEWTON
1924
Seasons: 1
Championships: 0

WARREN CORYELL
1923
Seasons: 1
Championships: 0

DR. JOHN MAYNARD
1921-22
Seasons: 2
Championships: 1

LADDIE CASSELS
1920
Seasons: 1
Championships: 1

W.C. FOULDS
1919
Seasons: 1
Championships: 0

1915-18 - WAR YEARS

HUGH GALL
1914
Seasons: 1
Championships: 1

DR. A.B. WRIGHT
1911-13
Seasons: 3
Championships: 1

HARRY GRIFFITH
1907-10
Seasons: 4
Championships: 3

A.F. "BIDDY" BARR
1903-06, 1925
Seasons: 5
Championships: 2

HUGH HOYLES
1901-02
Seasons: 2
Championships: 1

ALFRED WILLIAMS
1898-00
Seasons: 3
Championships: 2