Murphy earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-America® Division I football first team for the second straight season. He became the third Hoosier to collect the honor twice - Will Meyers (2005-06) and John Hammerstein (1994-95).
One of 17 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athletes and a finalist for the 2014 William V. Campbell Trophy, Murphy was one of 30 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award and was a candidate for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® and the Wuerffel Trophy.
Murphy finished his career with 279 tackles, 174 solo, seven for loss, four interceptions, two INT touchdown returns, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and nine pass breakups.