UMass Minutemen soccer
The UMass Minutemen soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UMass' first men's soccer team was fielded in 1930. The team plays its home games at Rudd Field. The Minutemen are coached by Fran O'Leary.
UMass Minutemen soccer | |||
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Founded | 1930 | ||
University | University of Massachusetts Amherst | ||
Head coach | Fran O'Leary (9th season) | ||
Conference | A-10 | ||
Location | Amherst, Massachusetts | ||
Stadium | Rudd Field (Capacity: 800) | ||
Nickname | Minutemen | ||
Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
2007 | |||
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
2007 | |||
NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
2007 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
2001, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020 | |||
Conference Tournament championships | |||
2001, 2007, 2017 | |||
Conference Regular Season championships | |||
1994, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2017 |
Seasons
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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UMass (Independent) (1930–1986) | |||||||||
1930 | Lawrence Briggs | 1–4–0 | |||||||
1931 | Lawrence Briggs | 6–0–0 | |||||||
1932 | Lawrence Briggs | 4-1-1 | |||||||
1933 | Lawrence Briggs | 4-3-0 | |||||||
1934 | Lawrence Briggs | 2-2-2 | |||||||
1935 | Lawrence Briggs | 2-4-1 | |||||||
1936 | Lawrence Briggs | 5-3-0 | |||||||
1937 | Lawrence Briggs | 4-2-1 | |||||||
1938 | Lawrence Briggs | 3-2-2 | |||||||
1939 | Lawrence Briggs | 3-4-0 | |||||||
1940 | Lawrence Briggs | 2-3-2 | |||||||
1941 | Lawrence Briggs | 4-2-1 | |||||||
1942 | Lawrence Briggs | 1-4-3 | |||||||
UMass (No team due to World War II) (1943–1945) | |||||||||
1946 | Lawrence Briggs | 1-6-0 | |||||||
1947 | Lawrence Briggs | 4-5-0 | |||||||
1948 | Lawrence Briggs | 5-4-0 | |||||||
1949 | Lawrence Briggs | 4-5-1 | |||||||
1950 | Lawrence Briggs | 2-7-1 | |||||||
1951 | Lawrence Briggs | 3-6-2 | |||||||
1952 | Lawrence Briggs | 4-6-1 | |||||||
1953 | Lawrence Briggs | 6-5-1 | |||||||
1954 | Lawrence Briggs | 7-5-0 | |||||||
1955 | Lawrence Briggs | 4-4-0 | |||||||
1956 | Lawrence Briggs | 1-4-4 | |||||||
1957 | Lawrence Briggs | 3-4-1 | |||||||
1958 | Lawrence Briggs | 3-6-0 | |||||||
1959 | Lawrence Briggs | 2-7-0 | |||||||
1960 | Lawrence Briggs | 0-10-0 | |||||||
1961 | Lawrence Briggs | 3-6-1 | |||||||
1962 | Lawrence Briggs | 5-5-0 | |||||||
1963 | Lawrence Briggs | 2-7-1 | |||||||
1964 | Lawrence Briggs | 5-4-1 | |||||||
1965 | Lawrence Briggs | 7-3-0 | |||||||
1966 | Lawrence Briggs | 6-3-1 | |||||||
1967 | Lawrence Briggs | 5-5-0 | |||||||
1968 | Peter Broacca | 4-6-1 | |||||||
1969 | Peter Broacca | 6-4-0 | |||||||
1970 | Peter Broacca | 7-2-2 | |||||||
1971 | Jack Berryman | 5-3-3 | |||||||
1972 | Gerry Redmond | 5-3-2 | |||||||
1973 | Aloysius Rufe | 6-3-1 | |||||||
1974 | Aloysius Rufe | 8-3-1 | |||||||
1975 | Aloysius Rufe | 3-9-2 | |||||||
1976 | Russ Kidd | 5-8-1 | |||||||
1977 | Russ Kidd | 10-5-0 | |||||||
1978 | Russ Kidd | 12-5-0 | |||||||
1979 | Russ Kidd | 7-5-2 | |||||||
1980 | Russ Kidd | 5-11-0 | |||||||
1981 | Russ Kidd | 5-10-1 | |||||||
1982 | Jeff Gettler | 7-8-2 | |||||||
1983 | Jeff Gettler | 3-12-4 | |||||||
1984 | Jeff Gettler | 9-8-3 | |||||||
1985 | Jeff Gettler | 15-6-0 | |||||||
1986 | Jeff Gettler | 9-10-1 | |||||||
UMass (Atlantic 10 Conference[3]) (1987–present) | |||||||||
1987 | Jeff Gettler | 7–11–2 | 2–2–0 | 3rd, East | |||||
1988 | Jeff Gettler | 8–8–2 | 1–2–1 | 4th, East | |||||
1989 | Jeff Gettler | 7–9–2 | 1–3–0 | T–4th, East | |||||
1990 | Jeff Gettler | 3–11–3 | 1–5–2 | 8th | |||||
1991 | Sam Koch | 11–5–4 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | A10 Semifinal | ||||
1992 | Sam Koch | 10–6–4 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | A10 Runners-up | ||||
1993 | Sam Koch | 9–10–0 | 3–4–0 | T–6th | |||||
1994 | Sam Koch | 13–6–1 | 6–1–0 | 1st | A10 Runners-up | ||||
1995 | Sam Koch | 15–5–2 | 8–2–1 | 2nd | A10 Runners-up | ||||
1996 | Sam Koch | 10–6–1 | 7–4–0 | T–4th | |||||
1997 | Sam Koch | 11–7–1 | 7–4–0 | T–3rd | |||||
1998 | Sam Koch | 4–12–2 | 4–6–1 | 9th | |||||
1999 | Sam Koch | 13–7–0 | 8–3–0 | T–3rd | A10 Semifinal | ||||
2000 | Sam Koch | 12–6–2 | 8–1–1 | T–1st | A10 Semifinal | ||||
2001 | Sam Koch | 14–5–1 | 8–3–0 | T–3rd | A10 Champions NCAA Second round | ||||
2002 | Sam Koch | 12–6–2 | 8–1–2 | 1st | A10 Semifinal | ||||
2003 | Sam Koch | 11–7–1 | 5–5–1 | T–7th | |||||
2004 | Sam Koch | 8–9–2 | 5–4–2 | 7th | |||||
2005 | Sam Koch | 8–10–2 | 4–3–2 | T–5th | A10 First Round | ||||
2006 | Sam Koch | 8–8–3 | 2–6–1 | 12th | |||||
2007 | Sam Koch | 17–8–1 | 6–3–0 | 3rd | A10 Champions NCAA College Cup | ||||
2008 | Sam Koch | 10–8–3 | 7–1–1 | 1st | A10 Runners-up NCAA First Round | ||||
2009 | Sam Koch | 7–7–3 | 4–5–0 | T–9th | |||||
2010 | Sam Koch | 5–5–8 | 4–2–3 | T–6th | |||||
2011 | Sam Koch | 4–13–2 | 2–5–2 | 12th | |||||
2012 | Sam Koch | 5–10–2 | 2–7–0 | 14th | |||||
2013 | Sam Koch | 4–14–1 | 3–5–0 | 8th | A10 Quarterfinal | ||||
2014 | Sam Koch | 3–14–1 | 2–5–1 | 12th | |||||
2015 | Fran O'Leary | 5–13–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | A10 Quarterfinal | ||||
2016 | Fran O'Leary | 7–9–3 | 4–2–2 | 4th | A10 Quarterfinal | ||||
2017 | Fran O'Leary | 15–4–3 | 6–1–1 | 1st | A10 Champions NCAA First Round | ||||
2018 | Fran O'Leary | 7–8–3 | 3–5–0 | 9th | A10 Quarterfinal | ||||
2019 | Fran O'Leary | 7–10–0 | 3–5–0 | 8th | |||||
2020-21 | Fran O'Leary | 7–2-3 | 3–1-2 | NCAA Second Round | |||||
2021 | Fran O'Leary | 8-4-5 | 2-2-4 | 9th | |||||
Independent Total: | 82–69–6 | ||||||||
A10 Total: | 280–277–65 | 143–113–27 | |||||||
Total: | 423–390–92 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Source: 1930–2021 season.[4]
NCAA tournament results
UMass has appeared in five NCAA tournaments.
Year | Record | Seed | Region | Round | Opponent | Results |
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2001 | 14–5–1 | N/A | Dallas | First round Second round |
Creighton St. John's |
W 1–0 L 0–1[5] |
2007 | 17–8–1 | N/A | Boston | First round Second round Round of 16 Quarterfinals College Cup |
Boston University #1 Boston College Central Connecticut State UIC #5 Ohio State |
W 2–1 W 2–1 W 3–1 W 2–1 L 0–1[6] |
2008 | 10–7–3 | N/A | Winston-Salem | First round | Harvard | L 0–12OT[7] |
2017 | 15–4–3 | N/A | Louisville | First round | Colgate | L 0–2 |
2020 | 7-2-3 | N/A | Greensboro | Second round | Penn State | L 4-1 |
Coaching history
Years | Coach | Games | W | L | T | Pct. |
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1930–1967 | Lawrence Briggs | 302 | 123 | 151 | 28 | .454 |
1968–1970 | Peter Broacca | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | .578 |
1971 | Jack Berryman | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .591 |
1972 | Gary Redmond | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
1973–1975 | Aloysius Rufe | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | .528 |
1976–1981 | Russ Kidd | 92 | 44 | 44 | 4 | .500 |
1982–1990 | Jeff Gettler | 170 | 68 | 83 | 19 | .456 |
1991–2013 | Sam Koch | 453 | 222 | 182 | 49 | .550 |
2014 | Devin O'Neill | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .194 |
2015– | Fran O'Leary | 114 | 56 | 50 | 8 | .524 |
Individual achievements
All-Americans
UMass has produced 17 All-Americans, won by 15 different individuals. The most recent All-American came in 2017.[8]
Player | Position | Year |
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Davis Smith | FW | 2017 |
Zack Simmons | GK | 2007 |
Jeff Deren | FW | 2002 |
Jeff Deren | FW | 2001 |
Tasso Koutsoukos | MF | 1977 |
Thomas Coburn | FW | 1974 |
Raymond Yando | DF | 1965 |
Raymond Yando | DF | 1964 |
Richard Repeta | DF | 1962 |
Stephen Lapton | DF | 1952 |
Edward McGrath | GK | 1948 |
Charles Stebbins | DF | 1941 |
John Giannotti | GK | 1941 |
John Donovan | FW | 1941 |
Saul Klaman | DF | 1940 |
Arthur Howe | DF | 1939 |
Granville Pruyne | FW | 1932 |
References
- "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- "Men's Soccer". UMass Athletics. UMassAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11.
- "Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book (1987-2019)" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. pp. 6–15. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- "UMass Men's Soccer All-Time Record Book" (PDF). UMass Athletics. pp. 2–6. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 41. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 46. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 47. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- All-Americans (PDF). Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Athletics. July 26, 2008. p. 38.