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UMass Minutemen soccer

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UMass Minutemen
men's soccer
Founded1930; 94 years ago (1930)
UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Head coachFran O'Leary (9th season)
ConferenceA-10 (Summit in 2025)
LocationAmherst, Massachusetts
StadiumRudd Field
(Capacity: 800)
NicknameMinutemen
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2007
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007, 2024
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.

Seasons

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UMass (Independent) (1930–1986)
1930 Lawrence Briggs 1–4–0
1931 Lawrence Briggs 6–0–0
1932 Lawrence Briggs 4-1-1
1933 Lawrence Briggs 4-3-0
1934 Lawrence Briggs 2-2-2
1935 Lawrence Briggs 2-4-1
1936 Lawrence Briggs 5-3-0
1937 Lawrence Briggs 4-2-1
1938 Lawrence Briggs 3-2-2
1939 Lawrence Briggs 3-4-0
1940 Lawrence Briggs 2-3-2
1941 Lawrence Briggs 4-2-1
1942 Lawrence Briggs 1-4-3
UMass (No team due to World War II) (1943–1945)
1946 Lawrence Briggs 1-6-0
1947 Lawrence Briggs 4-5-0
1948 Lawrence Briggs 5-4-0
1949 Lawrence Briggs 4-5-1
1950 Lawrence Briggs 2-7-1
1951 Lawrence Briggs 3-6-2
1952 Lawrence Briggs 4-6-1
1953 Lawrence Briggs 6-5-1
1954 Lawrence Briggs 7-5-0
1955 Lawrence Briggs 4-4-0
1956 Lawrence Briggs 1-4-4
1957 Lawrence Briggs 3-4-1
1958 Lawrence Briggs 3-6-0
1959 Lawrence Briggs 2-7-0
1960 Lawrence Briggs 0-10-0
1961 Lawrence Briggs 3-6-1
1962 Lawrence Briggs 5-5-0
1963 Lawrence Briggs 2-7-1
1964 Lawrence Briggs 5-4-1
1965 Lawrence Briggs 7-3-0
1966 Lawrence Briggs 6-3-1
1967 Lawrence Briggs 5-5-0
1968 Peter Broacca 4-6-1
1969 Peter Broacca 6-4-0
1970 Peter Broacca 7-2-2
1971 Jack Berryman 5-3-3
1972 Gerry Redmond 5-3-2
1973 Aloysius Rufe 6-3-1
1974 Aloysius Rufe 8-3-1
1975 Aloysius Rufe 3-9-2
1976 Russ Kidd 5-8-1
1977 Russ Kidd 10-5-0
1978 Russ Kidd 12-5-0
1979 Russ Kidd 7-5-2
1980 Russ Kidd 5-11-0
1981 Russ Kidd 5-10-1
1982 Jeff Gettler 7-8-2
1983 Jeff Gettler 3-12-4
1984 Jeff Gettler 9-8-3
1985 Jeff Gettler 15-6-0
1986 Jeff Gettler 9-10-1
UMass (Atlantic 10 Conference[3]) (1987–2024)
1987 Jeff Gettler 7–11–2 2–2–0 3rd, East
1988 Jeff Gettler 8–8–2 1–2–1 4th, East
1989 Jeff Gettler 7–9–2 1–3–0 T–4th, East
1990 Jeff Gettler 3–11–3 1–5–2 8th
1991 Sam Koch 11–5–4 3–3–1 T–4th A10 Semifinal
1992 Sam Koch 10–6–4 4–2–1 3rd A10 Runners-up
1993 Sam Koch 9–10–0 3–4–0 T–6th
1994 Sam Koch 13–6–1 6–1–0 1st A10 Runners-up
1995 Sam Koch 15–5–2 8–2–1 2nd A10 Runners-up
1996 Sam Koch 10–6–1 7–4–0 T–4th
1997 Sam Koch 11–7–1 7–4–0 T–3rd
1998 Sam Koch 4–12–2 4–6–1 9th
1999 Sam Koch 13–7–0 8–3–0 T–3rd A10 Semifinal
2000 Sam Koch 12–6–2 8–1–1 T–1st A10 Semifinal
2001 Sam Koch 14–5–1 8–3–0 T–3rd A10 Champions
NCAA Second round
2002 Sam Koch 12–6–2 8–1–2 1st A10 Semifinal
2003 Sam Koch 11–7–1 5–5–1 T–7th
2004 Sam Koch 8–9–2 5–4–2 7th
2005 Sam Koch 8–10–2 4–3–2 T–5th A10 First Round
2006 Sam Koch 8–8–3 2–6–1 12th
2007 Sam Koch 17–8–1 6–3–0 3rd A10 Champions
NCAA College Cup
2008 Sam Koch 10–8–3 7–1–1 1st A10 Runners-up
NCAA First Round
2009 Sam Koch 7–7–3 4–5–0 T–9th
2010 Sam Koch 5–5–8 4–2–3 T–6th
2011 Sam Koch 4–13–2 2–5–2 12th
2012 Sam Koch 5–10–2 2–7–0 14th
2013 Sam Koch 4–14–1 3–5–0 8th A10 Quarterfinal
2014 Sam Koch 3–14–1 2–5–1 12th
2015 Fran O'Leary 5–13–1 4–3–1 5th A10 Quarterfinal
2016 Fran O'Leary 7–9–3 4–2–2 4th A10 Quarterfinal
2017 Fran O'Leary 15–4–3 6–1–1 1st A10 Champions
NCAA First Round
2018 Fran O'Leary 7–8–3 3–5–0 9th A10 Quarterfinal
2019 Fran O'Leary 7–10–0 3–5–0 8th
2020-21 Fran O'Leary 7–2-3 3–1-2 NCAA Second Round
2021 Fran O'Leary 8-4-5 2-2-4 9th
2022 Fran O'Leary 7-4-7 2-1-5 8th A10 Quarterfinal
2023 Fran O'Leary 7-6-6 4-3-1 7th A10 Semifinal
2024 Fran O'Leary 10-3-4 5-2-1 3rd NCAA Quarterfinal
UMass (Summit League) (2025–present)
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

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UMass has appeared in six NCAA tournaments.

Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results
2001 14–5–1 N/A Dallas First round
Second round
Creighton
St. John's
W 1–0
L 0–1[5]
2007 17–8–1 N/A Boston First 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 10–7–3 N/A Winston-Salem First round Harvard L 0–12OT[7]
2017 15–4–3 N/A Louisville First round Colgate L 0–2
2020 7-2-3 N/A Greensboro Second round Penn State L 4–1
2024 13-4-5 N/A Denver First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Evansville
#6 Penn
#11 Virginia
#3 Denver
W 2–1
W 1–0
W 1–0
L 0–3

Coaching history

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Years Coach Games W L T Pct.
1930–1967 Lawrence Briggs 302 123 151 28 .454
1968–1970 Peter Broacca 32 17 12 3 .578
1971 Jack Berryman 11 5 3 3 .591
1972 Gary Redmond 10 5 3 2 .600
1973–1975 Aloysius Rufe 36 17 15 4 .528
1976–1981 Russ Kidd 92 44 44 4 .500
1982–1990 Jeff Gettler 170 68 83 19 .456
1991–2013 Sam Koch 453 222 182 49 .550
2014 Devin O'Neill 18 3 14 1 .194
2015– Fran O'Leary 114 56 50 8 .524

Individual achievements

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All-Americans

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UMass has produced 18 All-Americans, won by 16 different individuals. The most recent All-American came in 2024.[8]

Player Position Year
Alec Hughes FW 2024
Davis Smith FW 2017
Zack Simmons GK 2007
Jeff Deren FW 2002
Jeff Deren FW 2001
Tasso Koutsoukos MF 1977
Thomas Coburn FW 1974
Raymond Yando DF 1965
Raymond Yando DF 1964
Richard Repeta DF 1962
Stephen Lapton DF 1952
Edward McGrath GK 1948
Charles Stebbins DF 1941
John Giannotti GK 1941
John Donovan FW 1941
Saul Klaman DF 1940
Arthur Howe DF 1939
Granville Pruyne FW 1932

References

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  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's Soccer". UMass Athletics. UMassAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11.
  3. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book (1987-2019)" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. pp. 6–15. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ "UMass Men's Soccer All-Time Record Book" (PDF). UMass Athletics. pp. 2–6. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 41. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 46. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 47. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. ^ All-Americans (PDF). Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Athletics. July 26, 2008. p. 38.
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