UMass Minutemen soccer | |
University: | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Conference: | Atlantic 10 |
Conference Short: | A-10 |
Founded: | 1930 |
City: | Amherst |
Stateabb: | MA |
State: | Massachusetts |
Coach: | Fran O'Leary |
Tenure: | 9th |
Stadium: | Rudd Field |
Capacity: | 800 |
Nickname: | Minutemen |
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Ncaacollegecup: | 2007 |
Ncaaeliteeight: | 2007 |
Ncaasweetsixteen: | 2007 |
Ncaatourneys: | 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020 |
Conference Tournament: | 2001, 2007, 2017 |
Conference Season: | 1994, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2017 |
The UMass Minutemen soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.[1] 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.
Source: 1930–2021 season.[2]
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[3] | |
2007 | 17–8–1 | N/A | Boston | First round Second round Round of 16 Quarterfinals College Cup | Boston University
Central Connecticut State UIC
| W 2–1 W 2–1 W 3–1 W 2–1 L 0–1[4] | |
2008 | 10–7–3 | N/A | Winston-Salem | First round | Harvard | L 0–12OT[5] | |
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 |
Years | Coach | Games | W | L | T | Pct. | |
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1930–1967 | 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– | 114 | 56 | 50 | 8 | .524 |
UMass has produced 17 All-Americans, won by 15 different individuals. The most recent All-American came in 2017.[6]
Player | Position | Year | |
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Davis Smith | FW | 2017 | |
Zack Simmons | GK | 2007 | |
Jeff Deren | FW | 2002 | |
Jeff Deren | FW | 2001 | |
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 |