| NC State Wolfpack men's soccer | |
| Current: | 2023 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team |
| University: | North Carolina State University |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Conference Short: | ACC |
| Founded: | 1950 |
| City: | Raleigh |
| Stateabb: | NC |
| State: | North Carolina |
| Coach: | Marc Hubbard |
| Tenure: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Dail Soccer Field |
| Capacity: | 3,000 |
| Nickname: | The Pack |
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| Ncaacollegecup: | 1990 |
| Ncaaeliteeight: | 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Ncaasweetsixteen: | 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Conference Tournament: | 1990 |
| Conference Season: | 1994 |
thumb|NC State v Clemson match in 2006The NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. NC State's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1950. The team plays its home games at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh. The Pack is coached by Marc Hubbard.
The Wolfpack had much of their success in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, where over the span of 10 seasons, the Pack appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. During this time, the Wolfpack won, to date, their only ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title, coming in 1990, as well as their only ACC Regular Season title, coming in 1994. Since then, the Wolfpack have made the NCAA Tournament on three occasions, qualifying in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 editions of the tournament.[1] Additionally, in 1990, the team had their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament, reaching their only College Cup in program history.[2]
Much of NC State's rivalries are also rivalries across other collegiate sports. The Wolfpack's primary rival, is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who they contest annually in ACC play.[4] Matches against other in-state ACC opponents, such as Duke and Wake Forest are known as Tobacco Road, due to the state' longstanding history of tobacco production.[5]
There have been nine head coaches in the program's history.[6]
| Years | Coach | GP | W | L | T | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–1955 | Eric DeGroat | 56 | 17 | 29 | 10 | .393 | |
| 1956 | John Kenfield | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| 1957–1960 | Bill Leonhardt | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | .333 | |
| 1961–1963 | Nellie Cooper | 33 | 10 | 22 | 1 | .318 | |
| 1964–1977 | Max Rhodes | 157 | 77 | 69 | 11 | .526 | |
| 1978–1985 | Larry Gross | 152 | 106 | 37 | 9 | .727 | |
| 1986–2010 | George Tarantini | 474 | 234 | 197 | 43 | .539 | |
| 2011–2016 | 109 | 45 | 51 | 13 | .473 | ||
| 2017–2023 | 125 | 49 | 52 | 24 | |||
| 2024– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
NC State has produced 12 All-Americans. The most recent was Aaron King, who won the honor in 2005.[7]
| Player | Position | Year(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kare Kragas | FW | 1951 | |
| Benito Artinano | FW | 1962, 1963 | |
| Eddie Link | MF | 1967 | |
| Chris Ogu | MF | 1982, 1983 | |
| FW | 1982, 1983, 1984 | ||
| MF | 1985, 1986, 1987 | ||
| MF | 1988, 1990 | ||
| FW | 1988, 1990, 1991 | ||
| DF | 1989 | ||
| FW | 1990 | ||
| DF | 1992 | ||
| FW | 2005 |
Samuel Okpodu (1981–1984) – Currently head coach with Maryland Bobcats Tab Ramos (1984–1987) – Currently assistant coach with New England Revolution Chuck Codd (1985–1989) – Currently assistant coach with Baylor (women) Tom Tanner (1986–1990) – Currently general manager of Utica City
Albertin Montoya (1993–1995) – Currently head coach with Bay FC Pablo Mastroeni (1994–1997) – Currently head coach with Real Salt Lake Conor Donovan (2014) – Currently with Sacramento Republic Ryan Peterson (2014–2015) – Currently with Charlotte Independence Manny Perez (2017–2018) – Currently with AC Horsens
David Loera (2017–2019) – Currently with San Antonio Cyrus Rad (2017–2021) – Currently with Huntsville City