2016 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team
The 2016 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represents Clemson University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers are led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his seventh season. They play home games at Riggs Field.[1] This is team's 56th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 29th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 5 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 5 |
| Record | 14–4–5 (4–1–3 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Riggs Field |
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| Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Wake Forest ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 19 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Clemson + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Syracuse + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 North Carolina + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Virginia + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Notre Dame + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster
Updated 08/04/16 [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Draft picks
The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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 Aaron Jones | Philadelphia Union | 2nd | 33 | DF |
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic director |  Dan Radakovich |
| Head coach | Mike Noonan |
| Associate Head Coach | Philip Jones |
| Assistant coach |  Camilo Rodriguez |
| Director of Soccer Operations | Rohan Sachdev |
| Athletic trainer | Raz Razayeski |
| Strength and conditioning Coach | Rick Franzblau |
Source:[3]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 13* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | UAB | W 2–1 2OT | – |
Riggs Field Clemson, SC | ||||||
| August 16* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | High Point | T 1–1 | – |
Riggs Field Clemson, SC | ||||||
| August 19* 7:00 pm |
No. 11 | at Duke | T 2–2 | – |
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 26* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at No. 24 South Carolina Rivalry |
W 2–1 | 1–0–0 |
Stone Stadium (2,892) Columbia, SC | ||||||
| August 28* 6:30 pm |
No. 3 | Providence | W 2–1 | 2–0–0 |
Riggs Field (1,167) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| September 2* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | No. 8 Creighton | W 1–0 | 3–0–0 |
Riggs Field (2,869) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| September 9 7:30 pm |
No. 2 | No. 3 North Carolina | L 0–1 | 3–1–0 (0–1–0) |
Riggs Field (7,293) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| September 17 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | at No. 17 Virginia | T 3-3 2OT | 3–1–1 (0–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (2,222) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| September 20* 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | Gardner-Webb | W 5–0 | 4–1–1 (0–1–1) |
Riggs Field (1,189) Clemson,SC | ||||||
| September 23 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | at No. 19 Virginia Tech | W 2–1 | 5–1–1 (1–1–1) |
Sandra D. Thompson Field (1,412) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| September 27* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | at South Florida | W 1–0 OT | 6–1–1 (1–1–1) |
USF Soccer Stadium (651) Tampa, FL | ||||||
| September 30 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | No. 11 Wake Forest | W 1–0 | 7–1–1 (2–1–1) |
Riggs Field (3,128) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| October 4* 6:00 pm |
No. 5 | at Coastal Carolina | T 0–0 2OT | 7–1–2 (2–1–1) |
Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field (596) Conway, SC | ||||||
| October 8 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | NC State | W 2–0 | 8–1–2 (3–1–1) |
Riggs Field (4,112) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| October 11* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | No. 14 Charlotte | L 0–1 | 8–2–2 (3–1–1) |
Riggs Field (1,015) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| October 14 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at Boston College Rivalry |
T 0–0 2OT | 8–2–3 (3–1–2) |
Newton Soccer Complex (1,035) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
| October 16* 12:30 pm |
No. 3 | at Brown | W 3–2 | 9–2–3 (3–1–2) |
Stevenson Field (695) Providence, RI | ||||||
| October 21 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | No. 6 Syracuse | T 0–0 2OT | 9–2–4 (3–1–3) |
Riggs Field (3,120) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| October 25* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Georgia Southern Senior Night |
W 1–0 | 10–2–4 (3–1–3) |
Riggs Field (2,538) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| October 28 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | at No. 7 Louisville | W 1–0 | 11–2–4 (4–1–3) |
Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium (3,108) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 6 1:00 pm |
No. 4 | No. 5 Syracuse Quarterfinal |
T 1–1 (4–2 PK) 2OT | 11–2–5 |
Riggs Field (1,068) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| November 9 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | No. 8 Boston College Semifinal |
W 1–0 | 12–2–5 |
Riggs Field (1,546) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| November 13 2:00 pm |
No. 4 | No. 2 Wake Forest Final |
L 1–0 | 12–3–5 |
MUSC Health Stadium (2,304) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 17* |
No. 3 | South Carolina Second Round |
W 2–1 OT | 13–3–5 |
Riggs Field (1,711) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| November 27* |
No. 3 | No. 14 Albany Third Round |
W 3–1 | 14–3–5 |
Riggs Field (2,046) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| December 2* |
No. 3 | No. 6 Denver Quarterfinals |
L 0–1 | 14–4–5 |
Riggs Field (4,101) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
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Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
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Wk 12 |
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Final |
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| NSCAA [4] | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | None Released | 5 | |||
| TopDrawer Soccer [5] | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
References
- "Men's Soccer - Schedule". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- "CU Men's Soccer - 2016-17 Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
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