UMass Minutemen soccer

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UMass Minutemen
men's soccer
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Founded1930;94 years ago (1930)
University University of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coach Fran O'Leary (9th season)
Conference A-10
Location Amherst, Massachusetts
Stadium Rudd Field
(Capacity: 800)
Nickname Minutemen
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2007
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2007, 2024
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2001, 2007, 2020, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
2001, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2001, 2007, 2017
Conference Regular Season championships
1994, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2017

The UMass Minutemen soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UMass' first men's soccer team was fielded in 1930. The team plays its home games at Rudd Field. The Minutemen are coached by Fran O'Leary.

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Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UMass (Independent)(1930–1986)
1930 Lawrence Briggs 1–4–0
1931Lawrence Briggs 6–0–0
1932Lawrence Briggs 4-1-1
1933Lawrence Briggs 4-3-0
1934Lawrence Briggs 2-2-2
1935Lawrence Briggs 2-4-1
1936Lawrence Briggs 5-3-0
1937Lawrence Briggs 4-2-1
1938Lawrence Briggs 3-2-2
1939Lawrence Briggs 3-4-0
1940Lawrence Briggs 2-3-2
1941Lawrence Briggs 4-2-1
1942Lawrence Briggs 1-4-3
UMass (No team due to World War II)(1943–1945)
1946Lawrence Briggs 1-6-0
1947Lawrence Briggs 4-5-0
1948Lawrence Briggs 5-4-0
1949Lawrence Briggs 4-5-1
1950Lawrence Briggs 2-7-1
1951Lawrence Briggs 3-6-2
1952Lawrence Briggs 4-6-1
1953Lawrence Briggs 6-5-1
1954Lawrence Briggs 7-5-0
1955Lawrence Briggs 4-4-0
1956Lawrence Briggs 1-4-4
1957Lawrence Briggs 3-4-1
1958Lawrence Briggs 3-6-0
1959Lawrence Briggs 2-7-0
1960Lawrence Briggs 0-10-0
1961Lawrence Briggs 3-6-1
1962Lawrence Briggs 5-5-0
1963Lawrence Briggs 2-7-1
1964Lawrence Briggs 5-4-1
1965Lawrence Briggs 7-3-0
1966Lawrence Briggs 6-3-1
1967Lawrence Briggs 5-5-0
1968Peter Broacca 4-6-1
1969Peter Broacca 6-4-0
1970Peter Broacca 7-2-2
1971Jack Berryman 5-3-3
1972Gerry Redmond 5-3-2
1973Aloysius Rufe 6-3-1
1974Aloysius Rufe 8-3-1
1975Aloysius Rufe 3-9-2
1976Russ Kidd 5-8-1
1977Russ Kidd 10-5-0
1978Russ Kidd 12-5-0
1979Russ Kidd 7-5-2
1980Russ Kidd 5-11-0
1981Russ Kidd 5-10-1
1982Jeff Gettler 7-8-2
1983Jeff Gettler 3-12-4
1984Jeff Gettler 9-8-3
1985Jeff Gettler 15-6-0
1986Jeff Gettler 9-10-1
UMass (Atlantic 10 Conference [3] )(1987–present)
1987Jeff Gettler 7–11–22–2–03rd, East
1988Jeff Gettler 8–8–21–2–14th, East
1989Jeff Gettler 7–9–21–3–0T–4th, East
1990Jeff Gettler 3–11–31–5–28th
1991Sam Koch 11–5–43–3–1T–4th A10 Semifinal
1992Sam Koch 10–6–44–2–13rd A10 Runners-up
1993Sam Koch 9–10–03–4–0T–6th
1994Sam Koch 13–6–16–1–01st A10 Runners-up
1995Sam Koch 15–5–28–2–12nd A10 Runners-up
1996Sam Koch 10–6–17–4–0T–4th
1997Sam Koch 11–7–17–4–0T–3rd
1998Sam Koch 4–12–24–6–19th
1999Sam Koch 13–7–08–3–0T–3rd A10 Semifinal
2000Sam Koch 12–6–28–1–1T–1st A10 Semifinal
2001Sam Koch 14–5–18–3–0T–3rd A10 Champions
NCAA Second round
2002Sam Koch 12–6–28–1–21st A10 Semifinal
2003Sam Koch 11–7–15–5–1T–7th
2004Sam Koch 8–9–25–4–27th
2005Sam Koch 8–10–24–3–2T–5th A10 First Round
2006Sam Koch 8–8–32–6–112th
2007Sam Koch 17–8–16–3–03rd A10 Champions
NCAA College Cup
2008Sam Koch 10–8–37–1–11st A10 Runners-up
NCAA First Round
2009Sam Koch 7–7–34–5–0T–9th
2010Sam Koch 5–5–84–2–3T–6th
2011Sam Koch 4–13–22–5–212th
2012Sam Koch 5–10–22–7–014th
2013Sam Koch 4–14–13–5–08th A10 Quarterfinal
2014Sam Koch 3–14–12–5–112th
2015 Fran O'Leary 5–13–14–3–15th A10 Quarterfinal
2016Fran O'Leary 7–9–34–2–24th A10 Quarterfinal
2017Fran O'Leary 15–4–36–1–11st A10 Champions
NCAA First Round
2018Fran O'Leary 7–8–33–5–09th A10 Quarterfinal
2019Fran O'Leary 7–10–03–5–08th
2020-21Fran O'Leary 7–2-33–1-2 NCAA Second Round
2021Fran O'Leary 8-4-52-2-49th
2022Fran O'Leary 7-4-72-1-58th A10 Quarterfinal
2023Fran O'Leary 7-6-64-3-17th A10 Semifinal
2024Fran O'Leary 10-3-45-2-13rd
Total:567–561–137

      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


Source: 1930–2024 season. [4]

NCAA tournament results

UMass has appeared in six NCAA tournaments.

YearRecordSeedRegionRoundOpponentResults
2001 14–5–1N/ADallasFirst round
Second round
Creighton
St. John's
W 1–0
L 0–1 [5]
2007 17–8–1N/ABostonFirst round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
College Cup
Boston University
#1 Boston College
Central Connecticut State
UIC
#5 Ohio State
W 2–1
W 2–1
W 3–1
W 2–1
L 0–1 [6]
2008 10–7–3N/AWinston-SalemFirst round Harvard L 0–12OT [7]
2017 15–4–3N/ALouisvilleFirst round Colgate L 0–2
2020 7-2-3N/AGreensboroSecond round Penn State L 4-1
2024 11-3-5N/ADenverFirst round Evansville W 2-1

Coaching history

YearsCoachGamesWLTPct.
1930–1967 Lawrence Briggs 30212315128.454
1968–1970Peter Broacca3217123.578
1971Jack Berryman11533.591
1972Gary Redmond10532.600
1973–1975Aloysius Rufe3617154.528
1976–1981Russ Kidd9244444.500
1982–1990Jeff Gettler170688319.456
1991–2013Sam Koch45322218249.550
2014Devin O'Neill183141.194
2015– Fran O'Leary 11456508.524

Individual achievements

All-Americans

UMass has produced 17 All-Americans, won by 15 different individuals. The most recent All-American came in 2017. [8]

PlayerPositionYear
Davis SmithFW2017
Zack SimmonsGK2007
Jeff DerenFW2002
Jeff DerenFW2001
Tasso Koutsoukos MF1977
Thomas CoburnFW1974
Raymond YandoDF1965
Raymond YandoDF1964
Richard RepetaDF1962
Stephen LaptonDF1952
Edward McGrathGK1948
Charles StebbinsDF1941
John GiannottiGK1941
John DonovanFW1941
Saul KlamanDF1940
Arthur HoweDF1939
Granville PruyneFW1932

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