Butler Bulldogs | |||
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2022 Butler Bulldogs men's soccer team | |||
Founded | 1989 | ||
University | Butler University | ||
Head coach | Paul Snape (9th season) | ||
Conference | Big East | ||
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
Stadium | Butler Bowl (Capacity: 7,500) | ||
Nickname | Bulldogs | ||
Colors | Blue and white [1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
1995, 1998, 2017 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019 | |||
Conference Tournament championships | |||
Horizon League 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2010 Big East Conference 2016 | |||
Conference Regular Season championships | |||
Horizon League 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 Big East Conference 2017 |
The Butler Bulldogs men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Butler University, an NCAA Division I member school located in Indianapolis, IN. The team played its final season in the Horizon League in 2011; on July 1, 2012, the Bulldogs joined the Atlantic 10 Conference for one season. [2] The team currently plays in the Big East Conference.
Butler University first fielded a varsity men's soccer team in 1989, when they earned a 12–7 record under head coach Langdon Kumler, including a 7–0 record against teams from the state of Indiana. [3] The Bulldogs began conference play the following season when their record improved to 14–6 with a 5–3 mark in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now called the Horizon League). [3] Coach Kumler left the program following the 1992 season and the Bulldogs were next coached by Ian Martin, who led the team to its first NCAA tournament in 1995, when the Bulldogs made it to the round of 16 after beating in-state rival and perennial national finalist, the Indiana Hoosiers. [3] Martin also coached the team to its second appearance in the round of 16 in 1998 before leaving the program following the 1999 season. [3] Todd Bramble served as the head coach for one season and is now the head coach for the women's soccer team at the University of Alabama. [4] The Bulldogs next appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2001 under head coach Joe Sochacki, who left after the 2005 season. Kelly Findley served as the Bulldogs' head coach from 2006 until 2010 and was arguably the team's best coach, leading them to consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament in 2009 and 2010, including an unbeaten regular season record. Findley left following the 2010 season to take the helm at North Carolina State. [5]
Butler left the Horizon League following the 2011 season when the athletic department moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference. During their time in the Horizon, the Bulldogs earned five conference tournament championships, in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, and 2010; and five conference season championships, in 1996, 1998, 2004, 2009, and 2010. [6]
Butler wins the 2016 BIG EAST Championship! [7]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Langdon Kumler (Independent)(1989–1989) | |||||||||
1989 | Langdon Kumler | 12–7–0 | |||||||
Langdon Kumler (Horizon League)(1990–1992) | |||||||||
1990 | Langdon Kumler | 14–6–0 | 5–3–0 | 4th | |||||
1991 | Langdon Kumler | 8–9–1 | 2–4–0 | T-4th | |||||
1992 | Langdon Kumler | 10–6–3 | 2–4–1 | T-5th | |||||
Langdon Kumler: | 44–28–4 | 9–11–1 | |||||||
Ian Martin (Horizon League)(1993–1999) | |||||||||
1993 | Ian Martin | 9–9–2 | 3–3–0 | 4th | |||||
1994 | Ian Martin | 8–12–1 | 5–3–0 | T-1st | |||||
1995 | Ian Martin | 18–5–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Semi-final | ||||
1996 | Ian Martin | 11–7–2 | 7–1–0 | 1st | |||||
1997 | Ian Martin | 12–10–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
1998 | Ian Martin | 19–5–1 | 7–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semi-final | ||||
1999 | Ian Martin | 7–12–0 | 5–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
Ian Martin: | 84–60–8 | 37–12–2 | |||||||
Todd Bramble (Horizon League)(2000–2000) | |||||||||
2000 | Todd Bramble | 6–13–0 | 3–4–0 | 5th | |||||
Todd Bramble: | 6–13–0 | 3–4–0 | |||||||
Joe Sochacki (Horizon League)(2001–2005) | |||||||||
2001 | Joe Sochacki | 11–9–0 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
2002 | Joe Sochacki | 9–10–3 | 4–3–0 | T-4th | |||||
2003 | Joe Sochacki | 12–7–3 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
2004 | Joe Sochacki | 13–6–1 | 5–1–1 | T-1st | |||||
2005 | Joe Sochacki | 9–10–0 | 2–5–0 | 7th | |||||
Joe Sochacki: | 54–42–7 | 21–12–2 | |||||||
Kelly Findley (Horizon League)(2006–2010) | |||||||||
2006 | Kelly Findley | 7–11–2 | 2–4–1 | 6th | |||||
2007 | Kelly Findley | 9–7–4 | 4–2–2 | T-4th | |||||
2008 | Kelly Findley | 13–3–4 | 5–0–3 | T-1st | |||||
2009 | Kelly Findley | 14–3–2 | 6–1–1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
2010 | Kelly Findley | 16–1–3 | 7–0–1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
Kelly Findley: | 59–25–15 | 24–7–8 | |||||||
Paul Snape (Horizon League)(2011) | |||||||||
2011 | Paul Snape | 7–8–3 | 2–4–2 | T-7th | |||||
Paul Snape (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2012) | |||||||||
2012 | Paul Snape | 5–8–5 | 3–5–1 | T-9th | |||||
Paul Snape (Big East Conference)(2013–present) | |||||||||
2013 | Paul Snape | 11–8–1 | 4–5–0 | 6th | |||||
2014 | Paul Snape | 6–7–5 | 2–5–2 | 8th | |||||
2015 | Paul Snape | 10–4–4 | 6–3–0 | 3rd | |||||
2016 | Paul Snape | 13–5–2 | 6–3–0 | 2nd | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
2017 | Paul Snape | 14–5–2 | 8–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semi-Final | ||||
2018 | Paul Snape | 4–12–2 | 2–7–0 | 10th | |||||
2019 | Paul Snape | 11–7–2 | 4–4–1 | T-4th | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
Paul Snape: | 81–64–26 | 2–4–2 (Horizon) 3–5–1 (Atlantic 10) 32–25–3 (Big East) | |||||||
Total: | 328–232–61 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Horizon League Regular Season Champions (7): 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010
Horizon League Tournament Champions (5): 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2010
Big East Conference Regular Season Champions (2): 2016, 2017
Big East Conference Tournament Champions (1): 2016
NCAA Tournament Appearances (9): 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 16 Appearances (3): 1995, 1998, 2017
NSCAA Regional (Great Lakes) All-Americans
NSCAA/CoSIDA National All-Americans
Conference Coach of the Year
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First Team All-Conference
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