UC Davis Aggies men's soccer

UC Davis Aggies
Founded	1972
University	University of California, Davis
Head coach	Dwayne Shaffer (28th season)
Conference	Big West
Location	Davis, California
Stadium	Aggie Soccer Field (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Aggies
Colors	Yale blue and gold [1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Division II: 1976
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
Division II: 1976
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
Division I: 2008, 2019 Division II: 1973, 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division I: 2007, 2008, 2019, 2024 Division II: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977
Conference Tournament championships
2019
Conference Regular Season championships
1999, 2001, 2012, 2017, 2019

The UC Davis Aggies men's soccer team represents the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. UC Davis competes in the Big West Conference, where they have competed since 2007. There, they have won the regular season on three occasions: 2012, 2017, and 2019, and in the latter year, won the Big West Conference men's soccer tournament. At the Division I level, UC Davis has appeared in four NCAA tournaments, where the furthest they have reached is the second round in 2008 and 2019.

UC Davis will leave the Big West for the Mountain West Conference (MW) after the 2025 season. The Aggies will become inaugural members of the MW's new men's soccer league in 2026. ^[2]

The program is presently coached by Dwayne Shaffer, who has coached the program since 1997.

Several notable soccer players that have played for UC Davis include Quincy Amarikwa, Maximilian Arfsten, Nabilai Kibunguchy, and Wallis Lapsley.

History

UC Davis began fielding a men's varsity soccer team in 1972, and were coached for its first 15 seasons by Will Lotter, who had previously coached the Aggies baseball and football team in the 1950s. During Lotter's tenure the program, playing at the Division II level, reached four NCAA Division I men's soccer tournaments, with their best performance coming in 1976. There, the Aggies reached the quarterfinals. Lotter retired in 1987, and for nine seasons, Simon Davies coached the program. In 1997, Dwayne Shaffer took over coaching duties which saw the program ascend to the Division I level and win its first conference regular season and tournament titles. As of 2025, Shaffer remains the head coach. ^[3]

Coaching staff

As of September 16, 2025.

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at UC Davis in current position
Dwayne Shaffer	Head coach	28th
Jason Hotaling	Associate head coach	21st
Cayden Hotaling	Assistant coach	1st
Gabby Bermudez	Athletic Trainer	4th
Reference: [4]

Championships

Conference regular season championships

Year	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
1999	Dwayne Shaffer	16–3–2	12–0–2
2001		13–7–1	9–4–1
2012		10–7–4	7–3–0
2017		11–7–3	7–2–1
2019		13–5–2	5–1–1
Conference regular season championships			5

Conference tournament championships

Year	Coach	Opponent	Score	Site	Overall Record	Conf. Record
2019	Dwayne Shaffer	UC Santa Barbara	2–0	Davis, CA	13–5–2	5–1–1
Conference tournament championships						1

Rivalries

UC Davis' rivalries in football with Cal Poly and Sacramento State. The Cal Poly series known as the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe in American football is unnamed in soccer. The Causeway Classic as it is called in American football is referred to as the Causeway Clasico. ^[5]

Records

Coaching records

Coach	Years	Overall		Conference		Note
		Record	Pct.	Record	Pct.
Will Lotter	1972–87	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	4 NCAA Division II tournaments (1973, 1975, 1976, 1977)
Simon Davies	1988–96	80–38–3	.558	67–34–9	.650
Dwayne Shaffer	1997–present	143–57–4	.711			2 TAAC Championships (1983, 1986)
Total		417–413–38	.532

Player career records

Statistics below show the all-time program leaders.

Category	Record holder	Total
Games played	Matt Wiesenfarth	86
Points	Quincy Amarikwa Adam Mickelson	43
Points Per Game	Quincy Amarikwa	1.13
Goals	Quincy Amarikwa	20
Assists	Adam Mickelson	19
Penalty kick goals	Sule Anibaba	5
Game-winning goals	Matt Wiesenfarth	7
Shutouts	Wallis Lapsley	21
Wins	Wallis Lapsley	35

Player season records

Statistics below show the all-time program leaders during the season

Category	Record holder	Season	Total
Points	Quincy Amarikwa	2008	31
Points Per Game	Maximilian Arfsten	2021	1.15
Goals	Quincy Amarikwa	2008	15
Assists	Dylan Curtis	2008	11
Shots	Quincy Amarikwa	2008	78
Penalty kick goals	Sule Anibaba	2007	5
Shutouts	Wallis Lapsley	2018	9
Wins	Ryan McCowan	13

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

UC Davis has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2007	First round	California	L 1–2
2008	First round Second round	Denver Michigan	W 4–0 L 1–2
2019	Second round	Louisville	L 0–1
2024	First round	San Diego	L 0–1

Honors

• California Collegiate Athletic Association regular season ^[6]
  • Winners (2): 1999, 2001
  • Runners-up (2): 1998, 2000

• California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament ^[6]
  • Runners-up (2): 1998, 2001

• Big West Conference regular season ^[7]
  • Winners (3): 2012, 2017, 2019
  • Runners-up (3): 2007, 2013, 2014

• Big West Conference tournament ^[7]
  • Winners (1): 2019
  • Runners-up (4): 2012, 2017, 2018, 2023

See also

• UC Davis Aggies women's soccer

References

1. UC Davis Athletics Style Guidelines (PDF). January 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
2. "MW Expands Sports Sponsorship with the Addition of Men's Soccer and Men's Swimming and Diving in 2026-27" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. October 29, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
3. "UC Davis Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ucdavisaggies.com. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
4. "Men's Soccer Coaching and Support Staff". ucdavisaggies.com. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
5. "2024-25 Causeway Cup".
6. "CCAA Men's Soccer Records". goccaa.org. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
7. "Big West Conference Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). bigwest.org. July 19, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2025.

External links

• UC Davis Men's Soccer