South Florida Bulls men's soccer

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South Florida Bulls men's soccer
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Founded1965;59 years ago (1965)
University University of South Florida
Athletic director Michael Kelly
Head coach Bob Butehorn (6th season)
Conference The American
Location Tampa, Florida
Stadium Corbett Stadium
(Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname Bulls
ColorsGreen and gold [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1997, 2008, 2011
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1969, 1972, 1973, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011
NCAA Tournament appearances
1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2013
Conference Regular Season championships
1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2016

The South Florida Bulls men's soccer team represents the University of South Florida in the sport of soccer. The Bulls currently compete in the American Athletic Conference (The American) within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). USF plays in Corbett Stadium, which opened in 2011 and is also used by the USF women's soccer team. Prior to that, they played at USF Soccer Field from their first season in 1965 until 1978 and USF Soccer Stadium (later called USF Soccer and Track Stadium) from 1979 until 2010. They are coached by Bob Butehorn, who is in his sixth year with the Bulls as of the 2022 season.

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The men's soccer team was the first team in USF history to play an intercollegiate game, defeating Florida Southern 4–3 on September 25, 1965.

Men's soccer is historically one of USF's most successful sports teams, winning a combined 27 regular season and tournament conference championships (the most of any program at the school) and reaching the NCAA Tournament 23 times. The furthest the Bulls have advanced in the tournament is to the Elite Eight, which they have reached three times.

History

Dan Holcomb era (1965–1986)

USF men's soccer began NCAA play in 1965 under Coach Dan Holcomb. Holcomb guided the team for 22 years, compiling a record of 216–86–23, and earning 7 NCAA tournament berths and 15 combined regular season and tournament conference titles. [2]

Jay Miller era (1987–1993)

In 1987, Jay Miller took over as coach of the Bulls. In seven years, he compiled a record of 69–43–15. The Bulls entered the Sun Belt Conference in 1990, and, with a record 5–1–1 in conference play, they were named co-champions.

In 1992 and 1993 the Bulls played in the Metro Conference, compiling a conference record of 3–5–1.

Under Coach Miller, the Bulls failed to reach the NCAA Tournament. [2]

T. Logan Fleck era (1994–1996)

In three seasons, Fleck compiled a record of 34–17–0. In 1994, while still in the Metro Conference, The Bulls were 9–7–0 overall, and 3–2 in conference. They moved to Conference USA in 1995, and went 8–6–0 overall, and 5–3–0 in conference play. In 1996, Fleck's final season, the Bulls won the Conference USA title, and appeared in the NCAA Tournament. [2] Fleck, who was also the inaugural coach of the USF women's soccer team in 1995 and 1996, resigned after the 1996 season to coach the women's team full time.

David Christiansen era (1997)

David Christainsen, a 28-year old assistant under Coach Fleck, was hired as the interim coach of the Bulls for the 1997 season. Christiansen went 14–8–2 overall, and 5–1–2 in conference, as the team was named Conference USA co-champions. [2] Christiansen took the team deep into NCAA Tournament, their best result up to that point, as they made it all the way to the Elite Eight. Christansen resigned after the season because of an incident on the team's flight back to Tampa following their loss to Indiana in the NCAA Tournament. [3]

John Hackworth era (1998–2001)

In 1998, under Coach Hackworth, the Bulls won the conference championship for a third straight year, this time winning both the regular season and tournament Conference USA titles. The team also appeared in the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row. Hackworth compiled a record of 47–32–2 overall, and 20–13–1 in conference in four seasons. [2]

George Kiefer era (2002–2016)

In 2002, George Kiefer took over as coach. In 2004, the Bulls jumped from Conference USA to the Big East, and in 2013 the Big East transitioned to the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls won the Big East regular season title in 2005 and 2011, the Big East tournament in 2008, the inaugural AAC Tournament in 2013, and the AAC regular season title in 2016. Under Coach Keifer, the Bulls found themselves in 10 NCAA Tournaments, including seven straight (2007–2013). They reached the Elite Eight in 2008 and 2011. In 2011, the Bulls moved from the USF Soccer and Track Stadium to the new Corbett Stadium.

Keifer had a record of 162–84–47 with the Bulls. On November 22, 2016, Kiefer was hired by the NC State Wolfpack men's soccer program. [4]

Bob Butehorn era (2017–present)

On December 18, 2016, Bob Butehorn was hired as the head coach for the program. [5] Butehorn previously coached the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer program. The Bulls made the NCAA tournament in 2019. After a few disappointing seasons, the Bulls made the conference tournament championship game in 2022 and made the NCAA tournament for the second time under Butehorn's guide, and won a tournament game for the first time since 2012 after a 4–2 victory against Hofstra at Corbett Stadium, and lost in the second round to No. 1 overall seed Kentucky. [6]

Players

Current roster

As of 21 Sep 2024 [7]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peter Wagner
1 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jorge Ortega
2 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Mathis Haugen
3 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Dagur Hafthorsson
4 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Issah Hamidu
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mikhail Keise
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julio Plata
7 MF Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN Lovro Kostanjšek
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Pedro Faife
9 FW Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  CAY Gunnar Studenhofft
10 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tim Mason
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jalen Anderson
12 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER John Adekunle
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Richardson
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marco Astorga
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Mauro Gutierrez
16 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Louis Hervouin
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicolas Scargle
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Asher Jones
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Luande
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Owens
21 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Richard Thompson Jr.
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marcelo Mondragon
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Hunnicutt
26 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Jemone Barclay
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Davis Scharfeld
30 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Felix Schaefer
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Devine
32 GK Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Diego Garciarena

Coaching staff

As of 21 Sep 2024 [7]
PositionName
Head coach Bob Butehorn
Assistant coachArmante' Marshall
Assistant coachWilliam Chiles
Assistant coachLuis Vega
Graduate assistantKori Cupid

Fans

The main group of student supporters are known as the Goalmouths. They sit on the berm behind whichever goal USF is attacking in that particular half.

Rivalries

USF's main rival is American Athletic Conference foe Central Florida, with whom they compete in the War on I-4. The sides first met in 1974 and the Bulls lead the all-time series at 27–8–4.

The Bulls annually face the crosstown University of Tampa Spartans, an NCAA Division II school, in the preseason Rowdies Cup, which celebrates the city's rich soccer history. The Bulls have a deep connection with the Rowdies, as Corbett Stadium is named after USF alumni and former Rowdies owners (of the original club, not the current one) Dick and Cornelia Corbett. In addition to holding the match trophy until the next match, the winners also get to hoist the actual 1975 Soccer Bowl trophy, which was won by the original Tampa Bay Rowdies. Formerly called the Mayor's Cup until 2005, as of the 2022 edition, USF holds 25–11–3 edge in the all-time series which dates back to 1972. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Season-by-season results

YearConferenceGames playedRecord
(W–L–T)		Win percentageConference record
(W–L–T)		Head coachPostseason
1965Independent (National Collegiate)106–4–0.600N/ADan Holcomb
19661110–0–1.955
19671210–2–0.833
196896–2–1.722
1969108–2–0.800 NCAA Round of 16
1970117–3–1.682 NCAA First Round
1971107–3–0.700 NCAA First Round
1972Independent (College Division)159–4–2.667 NCAA Round of 16
1973Independent (Division I)1310–3–0.769 NCAA Round of 16
1974146–6–2.500
1975139–3–1.731 NCAA First Round
1976 Sun Belt 1811–6–1.6394–0–0 (Won conference tournament and regular season)
19771510–5–0.6672–1–0 (Won conference tournament)
1978157–7–1.5001–2–0
19791812–6–0.6673–1–0 (Won conference tournament)
19801614–1–1.9063–0–0 (Won conference tournament and regular season)
19811512–2–1.8333–0–0 (Won conference tournament and regular season)
19821913–3–3.7634–0–0 (Won conference tournament and regular season) NCAA First Round
19832015–4–1.7753–0–1 (Won conference regular season)
19842113–6–2.6673–1–0 (Won conference regular season)
19852012–6–2.6503–0–1 (Won conference tournament and regular season)
1986199–8–2.5262–0–1 (Won conference tournament)
1987188–8–2.5003–2–1Jay Miller
1988189–7–2.5564–1–1 (Won conference tournament)
1989209–11–0.4502–4–0
19901712–3–2.7655–1–1
1991 Metro Conference 209–5–6.6002–0–2 (Won conference tournament)
19921813–3–2.7782–1–1
1993169–6–1.5941–4–0
1994169–7–0.5623–2–0T. Logan Fleck
1995 Conference USA 148–6–0.5715–3–0
19962117–4–0.8107–1–0 (Won conference tournament and regular season) NCAA First Round
19972414–8–2.6255–1–2 (Won conference regular season)David Christinsen NCAA Quarterfinal
19982212–8–2.5916–1–1 (Won conference tournament and regular season) John Hackworth NCAA First Round
19991810–8–0.5563–5–0
20001910–9–0.5266–3–0
20012215–7–0.6827–4–0 NCAA Second Round
20021811–7–0.6116–4–0 George Kiefer
2003187–8–3.4724–3–2
20041710–5–2.6475–3–1
2005 Big East 2113–6–2.6679–2–0 (Won conference regular season) NCAA Second Round
2006199–6–4.6361–0–3
20072214–6–2.6806–4–1 NCAA Round of 16
20082315–5–3.7127–3–1 (Won conference tournament) NCAA Quarterfinal
20092114–4–3.7296–3–2 NCAA Second Round
2010189–6–4.6094–3–2 NCAA First Round
20112113–4–4.6967–1–2 (Won conference regular season) NCAA Quarterfinal
2012198–6–5.5482–3–3 NCAA Second Round
2013 American Athletic Conference 218–4–9.5952–2–4 (Won conference tournament) NCAA First Round
20142010–7–3.5754–3–1
20151911–6–3.6255–1–2 NCAA Second Round
20161910–6–4.6005–1–2 (Won conference regular season) NCAA First Round
2017166–6–4.5003–2–2 Bob Butehorn
2018177–8–2.4714–1–2
2019 1911–7–1.6054–3–0 NCAA First Round
2020104–6–0.4004–6–0
2021156–7–2.4674–5–1
2022209–7–4.5505–1–3 NCAA Second Round
2023166–9–1.4063–4–1
Total1006588–322–106.637191–96–4723 Appearances (13–20–6 record)
Bold indicates tournament won
Italics indicate Conference Championship

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*- indicates season in progress, totals will be updated at end of season

NCAA tournament results

YearRoundLocationOpponentResultNotes
1969 1st round (round of 24)Annapolis, MD Navy W 1–0
2nd round (round of 16)College Park, MD Maryland L 1–4
1970 1st round (round of 24)Annapolis, MDNavyT 0–0Navy advances on corner kicks
1971 1st round (round of 24)Annapolis, MDNavyL 1–3
1972 [14] 1st round (round of 24)Harrisonburg, VA James Madison W 1–0 OT [a] College Division tournament
2nd round (round of 16)Baltimore, MD Baltimore L 0–1
19731st round (round of 24)Morgantown, WV West Virginia W 3–1
2nd round (round of 16)Clemson, SC Clemson L 0–1 4OT
19751st round (round of 24)Clemson, SCClemsonL 0–3
1982 1st round (round of 24)Durham, NC Duke L 1–2
1996 1st round (round of 32)Miami, FL Florida International L 1–6
1997 1st round (round of 32)Miami, FLFlorida InternationalW 3–1
2nd round (round of 16)New York, NY St. John's W 2–1
QuarterfinalsBloomington, IN Indiana L 0–6
1998 1st round (round of 32)Tampa, FL William & Mary L 1–2 2OT
2001 1st round (round of 48)Tampa, FL Akron W 2–1
2nd round (round of 32)State College, PA Penn State L 0–1 3OT
2005 1st round (round of 48)Tampa, FL Stetson W 3–0
2nd round (round of 32)Charlottesville, VA Virginia T 4–4Virginia advances on PKs, 7–6
2007 1st round (round of 48)Tampa, FL Colgate W 2–1
2nd round (round of 32)Akron, OHAkronW 1–02OT
3rd round (round of 16)Storrs, CT Connecticut L 0–5
2008 2nd round (round of 32)Tampa, FL Harvard W 2–1
3rd round (round of 16)Tampa, FL UNC Greensboro T 1–1USF advances on PKs, 3–1
QuarterfinalsWinston-Salem, NC Wake Forest L 0–5
2009 1st round (round of 48)Tampa, FLStetsonW 2–1
2nd round (round of 32)Akron, OHAkronL 0–2
2010 1st round (round of 48)Orlando, FL UCF L 0–3
2011 2nd round (round of 32)Tampa, FLUCFW 2–1OT
3rd round (round of 16)Tampa, FL New Mexico T 0–0USF advances on PKs, 6–5
QuarterfinalsOmaha, NE Creighton L 0–1 OT
2012 1st round (round of 48)Tampa, FL Florida Gulf Coast T 0–0USF advances on PKs, 5–3
2nd round (round of 32)Tampa, FL Tulsa L 0–1 OT
2013 1st round (round of 48)Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina L 0–1
2015 2nd round (round of 32)Tampa, FL Boston College L 1–2 OT
2016 1st round (round of 48)Tampa, FL Florida Gulf Coast T 2–2FGCU advances on PKs, 3–0
2019 1st round (round of 48)Louisville, KY Louisville L 1–4
2022 1st round (round of 48)Tampa, FL Hofstra W 4–2
2nd round (round of 32)Lexington, KY Kentucky L 0–4
Total23 Appearances13–20–6

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  1. ↑ USF's media guide claims the Bulls won 2–1 in overtime, but the NCAA record book says the score was 1–0.

Individual honors

Hermann Trophy finalists

All Americans

First team

Second team

  • Flag of Ireland.svg Fergus Hopper, 1975
  • Flag of the United States.svg Dom Dwyer, 2011

Third team

  • Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Cunningham, 1996, 1997
  • Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Yohance Marshall, 2008
  • Flag of South Africa.svg Nazeem Bartman, 2015

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Conference honors

Player of the decade

  • Jeff Cunningham, 1990s

Player of the year

  • Tim Geltz, 1991
  • Mark Chung, 1992
  • Mike Mekleberg, 1996
  • Jeff Cunningham, 1997
  • Brian Waltrip, 1998
  • Dom Dwyer, 2011
  • Prosper Figbe, 2016

Goalkeeper of the year

  • Jeff Attinella, 2009
  • Spasoje Stefanovic, 2014, 2016

First team all conference

  • Ralph Baker, 1977, 1979
  • Fran Lemmons, 1977
  • Declan O’Donoghue, 1977, 1978
  • Harry Jean-Charles, 1977
  • Kyle White, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
  • Shay Smith, 1978
  • Paul Ritter, 1979
  • Jesper Pederson, 1979
  • Dan Peterson, 1980
  • Mike Metzner, 1980
  • Nigel Armorer-Clarke, 1980, 1981
  • Bob Bauman, 1980
  • Hisham Ramzi, 1981
  • Jim Peterson, 1981
  • Jay White, 1981, 1982
  • Roy Wegerle, 1982, 1983
  • Johann Westerhorstmann, 1982, 1984
  • Ranier Kuhn, 1982
  • Garnett Craig, 1982
  • Kelvin Jones, 1983, 1984
  • Aris Bogdaneris, 1984, 1985, 1986
  • Ray Perlee, 1984, 1985, 1986
  • Alan Anderson, 1984, 1986, 1987
  • David Dodge, 1985
  • Giles Hooper, 1987
  • Michael Bates, 1988
  • Mark Chung, 1989, 1990, 1992
  • R.C. Campagnolo, 1989, 1990
  • Tim Geltz, 1991
  • Ed Carmean, 1991
  • Mike Borgard, 1992, 1993, 1994
  • Andy Restrepo, 1992
  • Jeff Gopsill, 1992
  • Oystein Drillestad, 1992, 1993, 1994
  • Jeff Cunningham, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • Mike Mekelburg, 1994, 1996
  • Harold Ooft, 1994
  • Todd Denault, 1996
  • Brian Waltrip, 1997, 1998
  • Brian Alvero, 1998, 1999
  • Kevin Alvero, 1998, 1999
  • Jeff Houser, 1998
  • Jason Cudjoe, 2001
  • Jeff Thwaites, 2001, 2002
  • Hunter West, 2002
  • Kareem Smith, 2004
  • Rodrigo Hidalgo, 2005
  • Kevon Neaves, 2007, 2008
  • Yohance Marshall, 2008
  • Jeff Attinella, 2009
  • Dom Dwyer, 2011
  • Ben Sweat, 2013
  • Lucas Baldin, 2014
  • Lindo Mfeka, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Wesley Charpie, 2014
  • Spasoje Stefanovic, 2014, 2016
  • Nazeem Bartman, 2015, 2016
  • Brendan Hines-Ike, 2015
  • Prosper Figbe, 2016
  • Adrian Billhardt, 2017
  • Ricardo Gomez, 2017
  • Tomasz Skublak, 2018
  • Javain Brown, 2019
  • Avionne Flanagan, 2019
  • Pedro Faife, 2024

Coach of the year

  • Dan Holcomb, 1976, 1980
  • John Hackworth, 1998

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USF Athletic Hall of Fame members

*Two sport athlete, mainly inducted for his performance with USF's Track and Field team.

Players who went on to play professionally

Media

Under the current American Athletic Conference TV deal, all home and in-conference away men's soccer games are shown on one of the various ESPN networks or streamed live on ESPN+. [15] Live radio broadcasts of games are also available worldwide for free on the Bulls Unlimited digital radio station on TuneIn. [16]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ USF Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2020 Men's Soccer History and Records" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Soccer coach resigns at USF". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  4. ↑ "George Kiefer Named NC State Men's Soccer Head Coach". Atlantic Coast Conference . TheACC.com. November 22, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Butehorn Appointed Men's Soccer Head Coach". University of South Florida Athletics. GoUSFBulls.com. December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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  7. 1 2 Men's soccer roster on gofbulls.com
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