Bradley Braves men's soccer

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Bradley Braves men's soccer
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Founded1987
University Bradley University
Head coach Jim DeRose (21st season)
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Location Peoria, Illinois
Stadium Shea Stadium
(Capacity: 3,800)
NicknameBraves
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013
Conference Tournament championships
2007, 2010, 2013
Conference Regular Season championships
1998, 2005, 2006 (tie), 2007 (tie)

The Bradley Braves men's soccer team represents Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, United States, in NCAA Division I soccer competition. They compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. [2] The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 2013, when they advanced to the second round, defeating Northwestern before losing at California. [3] The Braves are currently coached by Jim DeRose. [4]

Contents

Year-to-year records

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bradley Braves (Division I Independent [5] )(1987–1990)
19878–14–0
19885–15–0
19894–14–2
19905–15–0
Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference [6] )(1991–1995)
19916–14–00–5–06th of 6
199211–7–13–2–0t-2nd of 6
19938–10–20–4–16th of 6
19943–14–20–6–07th of 7
19953–11–40–4–16th of 6
Early coaches:53–114–113–21–2
Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference [6] )(1996–present)
1996 Jim DeRose 7–11–00–5–06th of 6
1997Jim DeRose 11–8–01–6–08th of 8
1998Jim DeRose 14–2–26–1–01st of 8
1999Jim DeRose 10–10–03–4–06th of 8
2000Jim DeRose 15–7–26–4–14th of 12 NCAA 1st round
2001Jim DeRose 12–7–16–3–0t-3rd of 10
2002Jim DeRose 14–6–44–3–25th for 10 NCAA 1st round
2003Jim DeRose 11–8–45–2–24th of 10
2004Jim DeRose 10–6–35–2–13rd of 10
2005Jim DeRose 15–6–15–1–11st of 8 NCAA 1st round
2006Jim DeRose 8–8–43–1–1t-1st of 7
2007Jim DeRose 16–6–44–0–21–1st of 7 NCAA Elite 8
2008Jim DeRose 6–12–21–4–05th of 6
2009Jim DeRose 6–11–11–9–06th of 6
2010Jim DeRose 11–9–33–3–15th of 8 NCAA 1st round
2011Jim DeRose 15–6–24–2–03rd of 7 NCAA 1st round
2012Jim DeRose 10–6–43–2–1t-3rd of 7
2013Jim DeRose 13–6–23–2–13rd of 7 NCAA 2nd round
2014Jim DeRose 9–5–41–5–06th of 7
2015Jim DeRose 7–10–14–1–12nd of 7
2016Jim DeRose 2–15–30–7–17th of 7
Jim DeRose:220–147–4467–55–14
Total:273–261–55

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ "Bradley University Athletics Official Athletics Brand Identity - Usage and Style Guide" (PDF). March 30, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Missouri Valley Conference – Official Site of the Missouri Valley Conference". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  3. ↑ "Men's Soccer : Division 1 : History : Team Results" (PDF). Mvc.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  4. ↑ "Official Web Site of Bradley University Athletics". Bradleybraves.com. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  5. ↑ "Bradley Braves Record Book" (PDF). Bradley University/Sidearm Sports. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Men's Soccer Records : Year-By-Year Standings" (PDF). Mvc.org. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
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