Schellas Hyndman

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Schellas Hyndman
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Biographical details
Born (1951-11-04) November 4, 1951 (age 72)
Macau
Alma mater Eastern Illinois University
Playing career
1969–1972 Eastern Illinois
1975 Cincinnati Comets
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1975 Murray State
1977–1983 Eastern Illinois
1984–2008 SMU
2008–2013 FC Dallas
2015–2021 Grand Canyon

Schellas Hyndman (born November 4, 1951) is a retired soccer coach. He was previously head coach of FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

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Despite having a limited career as a professional athlete, Hyndman is one of the most successful college soccer coaches in American sports history, compiling a 466–122–49 record as the head coach at Southern Methodist University. He was the 1981 NSCAA Coach of the Year.

Playing career

Youth and college

Hyndman was born in Macau. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was born to a Russian-French mother and a Portuguese father, but after the communist revolution in China his family fled the country in the cargo hold of a ship in 1957. They moved to Springfield, Ohio before settling in Vandalia, Ohio where he attended Butler High School. Following high school, he entered Eastern Illinois University on a soccer scholarship. He was part of the 1969 NAIA national men's soccer championship team as a freshman. He graduated from Eastern Illinois with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1973. [5]

Professional

In 1975, Hyndman spent one season as a professional player with the Cincinnati Comets in the American Soccer League.

Coaching career

In the fall of 1973, Hyndman entered Murray State University, graduating with a master's degree in 1975. In addition to taking classes, he also coached the men's soccer team.[ citation needed ] In 1976, he moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil where he taught at Escola Graduada and served as a staff coach with the São Paulo Futebol Clube. In 1977, he returned to the U.S. to become the head coach at Eastern Illinois University, then competing in the NCAA Division II. Over seven seasons, he compiled a 98–24–11 record. In 1978, Hyndman took the Panthers to third in the NCAA post-season tournament. In 1979, he topped that as Eastern Illinois finished runner-up to Alabama A&M. In 1981, the team moved up to the NCAA Division I, taking third place in the 1981 Division I tournament. [6] That led to his being selected as the 1981 NSCAA Coach of the Year. [7] He was inducted into the Eastern Illinois Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

In 1984, Southern Methodist University hired Hyndman as head coach of the Mustangs soccer team. Over the next twenty-four seasons, he compiled a 368–96–38 record, earning eight league Coach of the Year honors, five regional Coach of the Year honors.

Coaching FC Dallas in October 2013 Schellas Hyndman 26 Oct 2013.jpg
Coaching FC Dallas in October 2013

On June 16, 2008, FC Dallas of Major League Soccer hired Hyndman as head coach after the sacking of Steve Morrow. In 2010, he coached Dallas to the MLS Cup Final, losing to Colorado Rapids. Hyndman resigned following the 2013 season.

On January 13, 2015, he was named head men's soccer coach at Grand Canyon University. In 2018, Grand Canyon became the third school he led into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Administration

In 2001, Hyndman was selected to serve as a member of the NSCAA Executive Committee. In January 2005, he became President of the NSCAA, serving in that capacity for one year.

Personal life

Hyndman is also an established Aiki Ju-Jutsu coach, and has been teaching the discipline for over 25 years in the Dallas area. Hyndman is a 10th degree black belt with Juko Kai Int'o. [8] He is now married to Kami Hyndman and has three children. [9] His grandson Emerson Hyndman currently plays for Atlanta United of Major League Soccer.

Coaching career statistics

As of May 18, 2012
TeamFromToRecord 1
GWLTWin %
FC Dallas June 16, 2008October 26, 2013180635859035.00
Total180635859035.00

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Eastern Illinois University (Division II Independent)(1977–1980)
1977 EIU Panthers 10–4–1Lost 2nd round
1978EIU Panthers 15–5–03rd Div. II
1979EIU Panthers 14–4–3Div. II Runner-Up
1980EIU Panthers 12–4–0Lost 1st round
Eastern Illinois University (Division I Independent)(1981–1982)
1981EIU Panthers 19–2–23rd Place(Vacated by NCAA)
1982EIU Panthers 12–3–5Lost 1st round
Eastern Illinois University (Association of Mid-Continent Universities [10] )(1983–1983)
1983EIU Panthers 16–2–04–0–01stLost 2nd round
EIU Panthers [11] :98–24–11 (.778)4–0–0
Southern Methodist University (Division I Independent)(1983–1995)
1983 SMU Mustangs 10–7–3Lost 1st round
1984SMU Mustangs 10–4–3Lost 2nd round
1985SMU Mustangs 17–5–0Lost Elite 8
1986SMU Mustangs 15–2–2Lost Elite 8
1987SMU Mustangs 13–4–1Lost 2nd round
1988SMU Mustangs 12–3–6Lost Elite 8
1989SMU Mustangs 15–5–0Lost 2nd round
1990SMU Mustangs 18–4–1Lost Elite 8
1991SMU Mustangs 16–4–1Lost Elite 8
1992SMU Mustangs 15–3–3Lost Elite 8
1993SMU Mustangs 11–8–0
1994SMU Mustangs 15–4–1Lost 2nd round
1995SMU Mustangs 16–4–1Lost Elite 8
Southern Methodist University (Western Athletic Conference [12] )(1996–1999)
1996SMU Mustangs 14–5–16–1–1t-2ndLost 1st round
1997SMU Mustangs 19–2–17–1–01stLost Elite 8
1998SMU Mustangs 15–5–17–0–11stLost 1st round
1999SMU Mustangs 16–4–09–1–01stLost 2nd round
Southern Methodist University (Missouri Valley Conference [13] )(2000–2004)
2000SMU Mustangs 20–5–010–1–01st3rd Place
2001SMU Mustangs 21–1–09–0–01stLost Elite 8
2002SMU Mustangs 16–1–57–0–21stLost 3rd round
2003SMU Mustangs 13–6–34–5–07thLost 3rd round
2004SMU Mustangs 16–4–18–0–01stLost 1st round
Southern Methodist University (Conference USA [14] )(2005–present)
2005SMU Mustangs 14–6–38–1–01st3rd Place
2006SMU Mustangs 17–2–45–1–31stLost 2nd round
SMU Mustangs [15] :368–94–40 (.770)80–11–7
Grand Canyon University (Western Athletic Conference [12] )(2015–future)
2015 Grand Canyon Antelopes 7–10–03–7–010 of 11
2016 Grand Canyon Antelopes 7–9–34–3–35 of 11
2017 Grand Canyon Antelopes 7–11–14–5–16 of 11
2018 Grand Canyon Antelopes 12–8–16–4–04 of 12 WAC Champions
NCAA First Round
Grand Canyon Antelopes:33–38–3 .46617–20–4
Total:499–156–56 .741

      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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