2010 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team

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2010 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 4
Record17–5–3 (4–2–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumU-M Soccer Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Indiana + 4 1 1 10 8 2
No. 4 Michigan 4 2 0 17 5 3
No. 17 Ohio State + 4 2 0 11 6 3
No. 18 Penn State + 2 3 1 14 8 1
Northwestern 2 3 1 8 8 2
No. 15 Michigan State + 2 4 0 13 7 2
Wisconsin 1 4 1 4 13 3
As of August 26, 2010
Rankings from NSCAA[1][2]

The 2010 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team represented the University of Michigan during the 2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 11th season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and their 11th season in the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by 11th year head coach Steve Burns. The Wolverines finished the season 17–5–3, setting a program record for wins.

The Wolverines won the 2010 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament for the first time in program history.[3][4] The season was highlighted by the team advancing to the College Cup for the first time in program history, where they lost to eventual tournament champion Akron 1–2.[5][6]

Squad information[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Name
Head coach[7] Steve Burns
Assistant coach Paul Snape
Assistant coach Chris Grassie
Volunteer Assistant Coach Adam Bruh
Operations Assistant Waldir DeSouza

Schedule[edit]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
September 1*
7:30 p.m.
Detroit W 2–1 OT 1–0–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,442)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 3*
7:30 p.m.
No. 14 Drake L 0–1  1–1–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,884)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 10*
1:00 p.m.
vs. UIC W 2–0  2–1–0
Championship Field
Seattle, WA
September 12*
1:30 p.m.
vs. Seattle T 2–2 2OT 2–1–1
Championship Field (619)
Seattle, WA
September 15*
7:30 p.m.
Oakland W 2–1  3–1–1
U-M Soccer Stadium (775)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 17*
7:30 p.m.
Notre Dame T 0–0 2OT 3–1–2
U-M Soccer Stadium (3,503)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 19*
1:00 p.m.
at Marquette T 1–1 2OT 3–1–3
Valley Fields (200)
Milwaukee, WI
September 22*
7:00 p.m.
Kentucky W 3–2 OT 4–1–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (494)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 25
7:00 p.m.
No. 23 Ohio State L 0–1  4–2–3
(0–1–0)
U-M Soccer Stadium (3,207)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 3
1:00 p.m.
No. 24 Penn State W 2–1  5–2–3
(1–1–0)
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,191)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 6*
7:00 p.m.
Cincinnati W 2–0  6–2–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (548)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 10
3:00 p.m.
at Wisconsin W 3–2  7–2–3
(2–1–0)
Dan McClimon Complex (1,593)
Madison, WI
October 13*
7:00 p.m.
Valparaiso W 4–2  8–2–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (501)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 16
7:00 p.m.
at No. 18 Indiana L 1–2  8–3–3
(2–2–0)
Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,204)
Bloomington, IN
October 19*
7:30 p.m.
at No. 1 Akron L 1–7  8–4–3
FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field (3,018)
Akron, OH
October 27*
7:00 p.m.
Bowling Green W 2–0  9–4–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (632)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 30
1:00 p.m.
No. 25 Michigan State
Rivalry
W 3–2 OT 10–4–3
(3–2–0)
U-M Soccer Stadium (2,615)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 6
5:00 p.m.
at Northwestern W 4–2  11–4–3
(4–2–0)
Lakeside Field (432)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
November 11
12:00 p.m.
(3) vs. (6) Michigan State
Quarterfinal
W 2–1  12–4–3
Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
November 12
1:00 p.m.
(3) vs. (7) Wisconsin
Semifinal
W 1–0  13–4–3
Jeffrey Field (2,246)
State College, PA
November 14
12:00 p.m.
(3) vs. (4) Penn State
Championship Game
W 4–1  14–4–3
Jeffrey Field (1,836)
State College, PA
NCAA Tournament
November 21
2:00 p.m.
(10) No. 19 Central Florida
Second Round
W 1–1 OT 15–4–3
U-M Soccer Stadium (2,742)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 28
2:00 p.m.
(10) No. 19 at (7) No. 18 South Carolina
Regional semifinals
W 3–1  16–4–3
Stone Stadium (2,256)
,Columbia SC
December 4
1:00 p.m.
(10) No. 19 at (2) No. 3 Maryland
Regional finals
W 3–2 OT 17–4–3
Ludwig Field (3,536)
College Park, MD
December 10
8:00 p.m.
(10) No. 19 vs. (3) No. 2 Akron
College Cup
L 1–2  17–5–3
Harder Stadium (7,560)
Santa Barbara, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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2011 MLS SuperDraft[edit]

Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref.
Justin Meram 1 15 F Columbus Crew SC [8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Rankings" (PDF). National Soccer Coaches Association of America. NCAA.com. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "2010 Big Ten Men's Soccer Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wolverines Throttle Penn State for First-Ever Big Ten Tournament Title". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 14, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Eppler, John (November 14, 2010). "Michigan men's soccer team wins first Big Ten championship in program history". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Bring on the College Cup! Pereira Sends U-M Past No. 3 Maryland in OT". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 4, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Wolverines Fall One Game Short of NCAA Title Shot, Lose to No. 2 Akron". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 11, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "2010 Michigan Men's Soccer Coaches". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. June 16, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Michigan's Justin Meram drafted by the MLS' Columbus Crew". The Ann Arbor News. January 13, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Meram Selected 15th Overall in MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 13, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

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