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Highlights

    College Career:
  • Became an instant threat by setting a freshman record for receptions with 36 catches for 518 yards and three touchdowns
  • The totals were the second-best on the squad
  • Against Colorado he caught a freshman-record 10 balls for 146 yards and one touchdown
  • He was the first A&M freshman with multiple 100-yard games
  • During his sophomore campaign in 2002, Terrence contributed 36 catches for 599 yards and 4 touchdowns
  • Terrence had a pair of 100-yard receiving days — a season-high 128 yards on 5 catches vs. Oklahoma and 101 yards on 4 catches vs. Missouri
  • His junior year, he led the team in receptions and receiving yards, kickoff return yardage and all-purpose yards
  • Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as a kickoff returnman after leading the conference with a 27.2 average
  • Gained 1,538 all-purpose yards, which was a record for an Aggie wide receiver
  • Caught 44 passes for 762 yards (17.3 average)
  • Terrence recorded a school record of 626 yards on 23 kickoff returns with a long of 77 yards against Arkansas State
  • Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors at wide receiver after posting 51 catches for 682 yards and three touchdowns senior year
  • Had a team-best 28 catches that produced first downs
  • Was second on the team with 11 20-yard-plus gains
  • Started 10 games at wide receiver
  • Ranked second on the team in all-purpose yards with 842 (84.2 per game)
  • Owns school records in receptions and receiving yards with 131 for 1,962
  • Murphy finished his career with 29 starts in 45 games
  • He caught 172 passes for 2,600 yards (15.1 avg.) and ten touchdowns
  • He shattered the previous school career records of 117 receptions for 1,740 yards by Bethel Johnson (1999-2002)
  • Murphy also gained 209 yards on 17 carries (12.3 avg.) with a score and returned 31 kickoffs for 761 yards (24.5 avg.)
  • Only Carl Roaches (1,087, 1972-75), Leeland McElroy (1,099, 1993-95) and Rod Harris (1,209, 1985-88) had more yards on kickoff returns in a career at Texas A&M.
    Career Bests:
  • Receptions - 10 vs. Colorado, 2001
  • Receiving Yards - 156 vs. Missouri, 2003
  • Long Reception - 61 vs. Oklahoma, 2002
  • Long Rush - 80 (td) vs. Utah, 2003
  • All-Purpose Yards - 241 vs. Utah, 2003
  • KO Return Yards - 135 vs. Arkansas State, 2003
    High School Career:
  • Earned Offensive Most Valuable Player honors in District 15-4A at quarterback while passing for 1,149 yards and 11 touchdowns and completing 65 of 158 passes his senior season
  • Also rushed for 512 yards and seven touchdowns on 92 carries as a senior.