Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer

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Ohio State Buckeyes
men's soccer
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Founded1953;72 years ago (1953)
University Ohio State University
Head coach Brian Maisonneuve (4th season)
Conference Big Ten
Location Columbus, Ohio
Stadium Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
Nickname Buckeyes
ColorsScarlet and white
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2007
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2007, 2024
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007, 2024
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2004, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2000, 2007, 2009 , 2024
Conference Regular Season championships
2004, 2009, 2015, 2024

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

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Ohio State has an overall record of 456–516–123 (.473) in their 68-year history. They have appeared in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 12 times including a runner-up finish in the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

The Buckeyes have participated in the Big Ten Conference since the conference began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991. Since then, they have been 76–92–18 (.457) in the conference. The team has four regular season titles (2004, '09, '15, '24) and four conference tournament titles (2000, '07, '09, '24). [1]

The team has played their home games at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since 1999. The facility has a Natural Grass surface and has a capacity of 8,000. [2]

Brian Maisonneuve has been the head coach of the Buckeyes since 2018. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Indiana Hoosiers from 2010 to 2017 and played for the Columbus Crew from 1996 to 2004.

Current roster

As of 12 Sep 2024 [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Max Trejo
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dyland Onwona
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nathan Demian
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick McHenry
5 MF Flag of Gibraltar.svg  GIB Johnny Rush
6 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Thomas Gilej
7 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Marko Borkovic
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andre Roberts
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tanner Creech
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Parker Grinstead
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luciano Pechota
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Deylen Vellios
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Skubis
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashton Bilow
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Samways
17 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Michael Adedokun
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Ajagbe
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Maisonneuve
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tommaso Villa
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Donovan Williams
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA RJ Stoller
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Wrona
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole Evans
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Laramore
29 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zsombor Onodi
30 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Siggi Magnússon
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick McLaughlin

Seasons

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Ohio State v Oberlin College match, 1955
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Ohio State full roster of 1961
YearHead CoachOverall RecordConference RecordStandingPostseason
Bruce Bennett (Independent)(1953–1953)
1953Bruce Bennett 3–6–1
Bruce Bennett:3–6–1
Howard Knuttgen (Independent)(1954–1957)
1954Howard Knuttgen 3–6–1
1955Howard Knuttgen 5–3–1
1955Howard Knuttgen 5–3–1
1956Howard Knuttgen 7–3–0
1957Howard Knuttgen 3–6–0
Howard Knuttgen:18–18–2
Walter Ersing (Independent)(1958–1968)
1958Walter Ersing 3–5–1
1959Walter Ersing 1–8–0
1960Walter Ersing 3–4–1
1961Walter Ersing 0–7–1
1962Walter Ersing 3–5–0
1963Walter Ersing 2–5–2
1964Walter Ersing 3–6–0
1965Walter Ersing 5–4–0
1966Walter Ersing 3–6–0
1967Walter Ersing 7–2–0
1968Walter Ersing 2–7–0
Walter Ersing:32–59–5
Forrest Tyson (Independent)(1969–1970)
1969Forrest Tyson 2–6–1
1970Forrest Tyson 2–6–2
Forrest Tyson:4–12–3
Bill Servedio (Independent)(1971–1973)
1971Bill Servedio 4–5–2
1972Bill Servedio 0–9–2
1973Bill Servedio 2–3–5
Al Bianco (Independent)(1974–1974)
1974Al Bianco 11–6–3
Bill Servedio (Independent)(1975–1975)
1975Bill Servedio 5–6–2
Bill Servedio:11–23–11
Jerry Bell (Independent)(1976–1978)
1976Jerry Bell 6–6–1
1977Jerry Bell 10–4–0
1978Jerry Bell 5–9–2
Jerry Bell:21–19–3
Al Bianco (Independent)(1979–1986)
1979Al Bianco 7–8–1
1980Al Bianco 11–6–3
1981Al Bianco 7–9–4
1982Al Bianco 11–7–2
1983Al Bianco 10–11–0
1984Al Bianco 7–12–2
1985Al Bianco 7–12–2
1986Al Bianco 12–5–3
Al Bianco:83–76–20
Gary Avedikian (Independent)(1987–1990)
1987Gary Avedikian 11–9–2
1988Gary Avedikian 7–12–1
1989Gary Avedikian 5–12–2
1990Gary Avedikian 10–8–3
Gary Avedikian (Big Ten Conference)(1991–1996)
1991Gary Avedikian 4–16–01–4–05th
1992Gary Avedikian 8–11–23–2–0T–3rd
1993Gary Avedikian 5–13–20–5–06th
1994Gary Avedikian 8–11–12–3–0T–3rd
1995Gary Avedikian 7–11–11–4–05th
1996Gary Avedikian 7–8–32–2–1T–3rd
Gary Avedikian:89–111–179–17–1
John Bluem (Big Ten Conference)(1997–2017)
1997 John Bluem 11–7–23–1–12nd
1998John Bluem 8–9–33–2–03rd
1999John Bluem 11–8–03–2–0T-2nd
2000John Bluem 12–5–42–2–1T-4th NCAA First Round
2001John Bluem 10–7–21–4–16th NCAA First Round
2002John Bluem 11–7–13–3–0T-2nd
2003John Bluem 4–12–42–3–14th
2004John Bluem 12–7–25–1–0T-1st NCAA Third Round
2005John Bluem 11–8–23–2–12nd NCAA First Round
2006John Bluem 11–7–33–2–12nd
2007John Bluem 17–4–54–1–12nd NCAA Runner-Up
2008John Bluem 9–9–32–4–0T-5th NCAA Second Round
2009John Bluem 12–5–44–2–01st NCAA Second Round
2010John Bluem 11–8–34–2–0T-2nd NCAA Third Round
2011John Bluem 10–7–24–2–0T-2nd
2012 John Bluem 6–10–30–4–27th
2013 John Bluem 5–8–51–3–26th
2014 John Bluem 9–8–55–3–0T-2nd NCAA Second Round
2015 John Bluem 13–7–35–2–11st NCAA Third Round
2016 John Bluem 5–13–13–4–1T-6th
2017 John Bluem 8–10–15–5–16th
John Bluem:206–161–5863–54–13
Brian Maisonneuve (Big Ten Conference)(2018–present)
2018 Brian Maisonneuve 1–15–20–7–19th
2019 Brian Maisonneuve 7–11–11–6–1T-8th
2020 Brian Maisonneuve 3–6–13–5–17th
2021Brian Maisonneuve 6–9–12–6–09th
2022Brian Maisonneuve 10–3–54–2–2T–2nd NCAA Tournament Second Round
2023Brian Maisonneuve 6–6–53–4–1T–7th
2024Brian Maisonneuve 12–1–37–1–21st NCAA College Cup Semi Final [4]
Brian Maisonneuve:45–51–1820–31–10
Total:435–401–90

      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

Team Management

Head Coaching history

These people served as the head coach for Ohio State's men's soccer program. [5]

YearsCoachOverallConference
1953Bruce Bennett3–6–1 (.350)
1954–1957Howard Knuttgen18–18–2 (.500)
1958–1968Walter Ersing32–59–5 (.359)
1969–1970Forrest Tyson4–12–3 (.289)
1971–1973; 1975Bill Servedio11–23–11 (.367)
1974; 1979–1986Al Bianco83–76–20 (.520)
1976–1978Jerry Bell21–19–3 (.523)
1987–1996Gary Avendikian89–111–17 (.449)9–17–1 (.352)
1997–2017 John Bluem 206–161–58 (.553)63–54–13 (.535)
2018–present Brian Maisonneuve 33–50–10 (.409)13–30–8 (.333)

NCAA Tournament Results

YearRoundOpponentResult
2000First Round Creighton L, 0–1
2001First Round American L, 1–2
2004First Round Memphis W, 1–0
Second Round Notre Dame W, 2–1
Third Round Duke L, 0–3
2005First Round Santa Clara L, 0–1
2007Second Round Louisville W, 1–0
Third Round UC Santa Barbara W, 4–32OT
Quarterfinals Bradley W, 4–0
Semifinals Massachusetts W, 1–0
Finals Wake Forest L, 1–2
2008First Round Oakland W, 0–04–3 PK
Second Round Akron L, 0–12OT
2009Second Round Drake L, 0–1OT
2010Second Round Providence W, 2–1
Third Round Louisville L, 1–2
2014First Round Akron W, 1–113–12 PK
Second Round Notre Dame L, 1–2
2015Second Round Dayton W, 1–14–3 PK
Third Round Stanford L, 3–1
2022First Round Wake Forest W, 3–0
Second Round UNC Greensboro L, 1–15–6 PK
2024 [6] Second Round Western Michigan W, 2-1
Third Round Stanford T, 0-04-2 PK
Quarterfinals Wake Forest W, 3-0
College Cup Semi Finals Marshall L, 0-1

Awards and honors

Team

Big Ten Regular Season Championships

SeasonCoachOverall recordBig Ten record
2004 John Bluem 12–7–25–1–0
2009John Bluem12–5–44–2–0
2015John Bluem13–7–35–2–1
2024 Brian Maisonneuve 12–1–37–1–2
Big Ten Regular Season Championships4

Big Ten Tournament Championships

SeasonCoachLocationOpponentScore
2000 John Bluem Columbus, OH Penn State 3–2OT
2007John Bluem East Lansing, MI Indiana 0–05–4PK
2009John Bluem Bloomington, IN Penn State 1–0
2024Brian Maisonneuve Columbus, OH Michigan 1–0
Big Ten Tournament Championships4

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Soccer". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium". Ohio State Buckeyes. May 17, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ Men's soccer roster on ohiostatebuckeyes.com
  4. ↑ "2024 Division I Men's Soccer Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Team Records – Ohio State Soccer" (PDF). OSU Athletics. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2024 Division I Men's Soccer Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
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