Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer

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Georgia Southern Eagles
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FoundedMay 7, 1980;45 years ago (1980-05-07)
University Georgia Southern University
Head coach Lee Squires (2nd season)
Conference Sun Belt
Location Statesboro, Georgia
Stadium Bo Pitts Field
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameEagles
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
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Home
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Away
Conference Regular Season championships
1990, 2016

The Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer program represents Georgia Southern University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1980, the Eagles currently compete in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). [2] They played briefly as members of the Mid-American Conference. However, following a major conference realignment in 2021 brought several new men's soccer schools to the SBC including the Southeastern Conference and Big 12 Conference playing members, the league announced it would reinstate men's soccer no later than 2023. [3] The reinstatement of SBC men's soccer was ultimately pushed forward to 2022. [4]

Contents

The Eagles are coached by Lee Squires. Georgia Southern plays their home matches at Eagle Field.

History

Georgia Southern University's varsity men's soccer program was introduced by then-athletic director George A. Cook on May 7, 1980. [5] The same day, the soccer program's first head coach, Pat Cobb, was also introduced as the head coach. They began play in the league now known as the ASUN Conference.

Seasons

Key
SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason resultsTournament results
OverallConferenceConferenceNCAA [6]
WLTWLTFinish
1980Patt Cobb TAAC [7] [8] 1081————Runners-up—
19818101————Third place—
19824101————Semifinals—
1983Ray Wells561————Quarterfinals—
1984670————Quarterfinals—
1985John Rafter393————Quarterfinals—
19861250————Semifinals—
19871421————Semifinals—
19881071————Quarterfinals—
19898912403rd of 4, East——
1990‡Tom Norton15505101st of 4, EastRunners-up—
199141141526th of 7——
1992 SoCon [9] 81023303rd of 7Quarterfinals—
19938942223rd of 7Semifinals—
1994101012404th of 7Semifinals—
199571322405th of 7Semifinals—
1996Kevin Chambers101123213rd of 7Runners-up—
199714424304th of 8Semifinals—
199861114314th of 9Quarterfinals—
199951213506th of 9Quarterfinals—
200061132516th of 9Quarterfinals—
200181203507th of 9Semifinals—
200221621526th of 9Quarterfinals—
200361122416th of 8Quarterfinals—
20047743315th of 8Quarterfinals—
200571011607th of 8Quarterfinals—
2006Kevin Kennedy10634122nd of 8Runners-up—
200761202507th of 8Quarterfinals—
20088814304th of 8Semifinals—
200911510608th of 8——
201031130618th of 8Quarterfinals—
20118814303rd of 8Quarterfinals—
201261213314th of 8Semifinals—
201391002405th of 7Semifinals—
2014 Sun Belt [10] 8903202nd of 6Runners-up—
20156823203rd of 6Semifinals—
2016* John Murphy 8833111st of 6*Semifinals—
20179813203rd of 6Semifinals—
20187732112nd of 5Runners-up—
20197922305th of 6Quarterfinals—
20201900604th of 4Semifinals—
2021 MAC 41210517th of 7——
2022Sun Belt11410809th of 9——
2023 Lee Squires 2961539th of 10——
20246742528th of 10 Quarterfinals —

Head coaches

There have been eight men's soccer coaches in the program's history. [11]

No.CoachSeasonsYearsGamesRecord
1Pat Cobb31980–19825222–28–3 (.443)
2Ray Wells21983–19842511–13–1 (.460)
3John Rafter51985–19898547–32–6 (.588)
4Tom Norton61990–199512352–57–14 (.480)
5Kevin Chambers101996–200519471–105–18 (.412)
6Kevin Kennedy102006–201517665–99–12 (.403)
7 John Murphy 72016–202211537–67–11 (.370)
8 Lee Squires 22023–present348–16–10 (.382)

Rivalries

Mercer

Mercer leads the series 30–24–1 through the 2023 season. [12]

Georgia State

Georgia State leads the series 32–11–7 through the 2023 season. [13] [12]

References

  1. ↑ Georgia Southern Visual Identity Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Southern, Georgia State Added As Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ Traylor, Grant (November 1, 2021). "Sun Belt confirms men's soccer being reinstated". The Herald-Dispatch. Huntington, WV. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2017 Men's Soccer media Guide" (PDF). August 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ "ASUN Men's Soccer Championship Results". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ "ASUN Men's Soccer Year-By-Year Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. September 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Southern Conference Men's Soccer Record Book - Through 2018 season" (PDF). Southern Conference. August 23, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ "2019 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  11. ↑ "All-Time Coaching History - GA Southern Eagles Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). gseagles.com. October 10, 2024. p. 3. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Georgia Southern Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). gseagles.com. Georgia Southern University Athletics. August 24, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Georgia State Men's Soccer History and Record Book" (PDF). Georgia State Panthers. January 25, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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