Villanova Wildcats men's soccer | |||
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Founded | 1978[1] | ||
University | Villanova University | ||
Head coach | Mark Fetrow 1st year | ||
Conference | Big East | ||
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
Stadium | Higgins Soccer Complex (Capacity: 1,000) | ||
Nickname | Cats | ||
Colors | Navy blue and white [2] | ||
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NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
2016, 2021 |
The Villanova Wildcats men's soccer program represents Villanova University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1978, the Wildcats compete in the Big East Conference. The Wildcats are coached by Tom Carlin. Villanova plays their home matches at Higgins Soccer Complex.
Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results [3] | Tournament results | |||||||
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Overall | Conference | Conference | NCAA | ||||||||
W | L | T | W | L | T | Finish | |||||
1982 | Howard Graff | Independent | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1983 | 2 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984 | Chris Jones | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1985 | Big East [4] | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4th / 4, South | — | — | |
1986 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3rd / 5, South | — | — | ||
1987 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4th / 5, South | — | — | ||
1988 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5th / 5, South | — | — | ||
1989 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5th / 5, South | — | — | ||
1990 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7th / 9 | — | — | ||
1991 | Larry Sullivan | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4th / 9 | Semifinals | — | |
1992 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9th / 9 | — | — | ||
1993 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4th / 9 | Semifinals | — | ||
1994 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7th / 9 | — | — | ||
1995 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11th / 12 | — | — | ||
1996 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10th / 12 | — | — | ||
1997 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6th / 12 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
1998 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 12th / 12 | — | — | ||
1999 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12th / 12 | — | — | ||
2000 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11th / 12 | — | — | ||
2001 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9th / 12 | — | — | ||
2002 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11th / 12 | — | — | ||
2003 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8th / 12 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2004 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4th / 12 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2005 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4th / 8, Red | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2006 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8th / 8, Red | — | — | ||
2007 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6th / 8, Red | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2008 | Tom Carlin | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5th / 8, Red | Semifinals | — | |
2009 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4th / 8, Red | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2010 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4th / 8, Red | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2011 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5th / 8, Red | Semifinals | — | ||
2012 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4th / 8, Red | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2013 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8th / 10 | — | — | ||
2014 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5th / 10 | First round | — | ||
2015 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7th / 10 | — | — | ||
2016^ | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3rd / 10 | Semifinals | First round | ||
2017 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10th / 10 | — | — | ||
2018 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8th / 10 | — | — | ||
2019 |
November 17, 2016 | Akron | 2–0 | Villanova | Akron, Ohio |
5:00pm EST | Hinds ![]() | Report | Stadium: Cub Cadet Field Attendance: 1,811 Referee: Chris Penso |
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