Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer

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Cincinnati Bearcats
men's soccer
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Founded1982
Folded2020
University University of Cincinnati
Head coach Hylton Dayes (18th season)
Conference American
Location Cincinnati, Ohio
StadiumGettler Stadium
(Capacity: 1,400)
NicknameCats
ColorsRed and black [1]
   
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1998
NCAA Tournament appearances
1998, 2003, 2006
Conference Regular Season championships
1989
For information on all University of Cincinnati sports, see Cincinnati Bearcats

The Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer team represented the University of Cincinnati in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Cincinnati previously competed in various conferences including the American Athletic Conference, Big East Conference, Conference USA, the Great Midwest Conference and the Big Central Soccer Conference. The Bearcats played their home fixtures at Gettler Stadium on the University of Cincinnati campus in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati was most recently coached by Hylton Dayes, a former player who had coached the Bearcats since 2001.

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The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics discontinued its men's soccer program effective immediately, Director of Athletics John Cunningham announced on April 14, 2020. [2]

The men's soccer program dated to 1973 with an all-time record of 385–408–84. The Bearcats were 5–11–1 in 2019 and longtime head coach Hylton Dayes stepped down following the season.

Seasons

The following is a list of Cincinnati's records since forming in 1982. [3]

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Cincinnati (Independent)(1973–1987)
1973Dick Kleinschmidt 7–5–2
1974Dick Kleinschmidt 9–10–1
1975Jim McDowell 7–8–2
1976Jim McDowell 8–7–0
1976Jim McDowell 8–7–0
1977Jim McDowell 11–4–0
1978Jim McDowell 9–7–1
1979Jim McDowell 8–10–0
1980Jim McDowell 7–10–1
1981Jim McDowell 6–9–3
1982Jim McDowell 9–5–2
1983Jim McDowell 7–10–1
1984Bob Muro 10–7–1
1985Bob Muro 12–6–0
1986Bob Muro 11–8–0
1987Bob Muro 9–9–1
Independent Total:0–0–0
Cincinnati (Big Central Soccer Conference)(1988–1990)
1988Bob Muro 12–7–23–2–13rd
1989Bob Muro 14–4–15–1–01st
1990Bob Muro 9–10–23–3–05th
Big Central Total:35–21–511–6–1
Cincinnati (Great Midwest Conference)(1991–1994)
1991Bob Muro 9–12–12–2–13rd
1992Bob Muro 10–11–02–3–04th
1993Bob Muro 9–9–31–2–25th
1994Bob Muro 3–14–11–5–06th
Great Midwest Total:31–46–56–12–3
Cincinnati (Conference USA)(1995–2004)
1995Bob Muro 6–14–14–4–0
1996Jeff Cook 7–12–30–6–2
1997Jeff Cook 7–8–32–4–2
1998Jeff Cook 11–5–34–3–1 NCAA First Round
1999Jeff Cook 11–8–13–5–0
2000Jeff Cook 7–9–33–2–3
2001Hylton Dayes 7–8–45–4–1
2002Hylton Dayes 10–8–35–4–1
2003Hylton Dayes 10–4–66–2–1 NCAA First Round
2004Hylton Dayes 7–10–25–3–1
Conference USA Total:0–0–00–0–0
Cincinnati (Big East Conference)(2005–2012)
2005Hylton Dayes 10–7–26–3–2
2006Hylton Dayes 11–6–27–3–1 NCAA First Round
2007Hylton Dayes 9–10–25–5–1
2008Hylton Dayes 7–10–24–6–1
2009Hylton Dayes 8–10–03–7–0
2010Hylton Dayes 7–5–75–1–3
2011Hylton Dayes 6–11–12–7–0
2012Hylton Dayes 6–9–43–4–2
Big East Conference Total:0–0–00–0–0
Cincinnati (American Athletic Conference)(2013–2019)
2013Hylton Dayes 6–12–11–7–0
2014Hylton Dayes 5–10–32–5–1
2015Hylton Dayes 7–9–31–4–3
2016Hylton Dayes 9–7–13–4–04th
2017Hylton Dayes 7–9–10–7–08th
2018Hylton Dayes 3–14–11–6–08th
2019 Hylton Dayes 5–11–11–5–17th
American Athletic Conference Total:0–0–00–0–0
Total:0–0–0

      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

NCAA tournament results

Cincinnati appeared in three NCAA tournaments. They held a combined record of 0–2–1. [4]

YearRecordSeedRegionRoundOpponentResults
1998 11–5–3N/ABloomingtonFirst round Butler L 0–1 (OT)
2003 10–4–6N/A1First round Kentucky T 0–0 L PK (OT)
2006 11–6–2N/A3First round Northwestern L 0–3

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References

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