West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer
| West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Founded | 1961 | ||
| University | West Virginia University | ||
| Head coach | Dan Stratford (4th season) | ||
| Conference | SBC | ||
| Location | Morgantown, West Virginia | ||
| Stadium | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (Capacity: 1,600) | ||
| Nickname | Mountaineers | ||
| Colors | Gold and blue[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 2023 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1981, 2021, 2023 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1966, 1981, 2007, 2021, 2023 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 1966, 1967, 1992, 2019, 2024 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 2006, 2018, 2024 | |||
The West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team is the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I soccer team of West Virginia University (WVU).[2] Beginning with the 2012 season, the team was an affiliate member of the Mid-American Conference because WVU is the only school in its primary conference, the Big 12 Conference, that has a varsity men's soccer team.[3] For the 2022 season, West Virginia joined in-state rival Marshall in the Sun Belt Conference, and the Mountain State Derby will become an annual conference game. WVU had been scheduled to leave the MAC for Conference USA but this plan was changed when Marshall changed conferences from CUSA to the SBC.[4]
Coaching staff
[edit]Source:[5]
- Head coach – Dan Stratford[6][7]
- Associate Head Coach – Andy Wright (7th season)
- Assistant – Nick Noble (5th season)
- Strength Coach – Tanner Kolb (6th season)
- Athletic Trainer – Ethan Solger
Conference membership
[edit]Source:=[8]
- 1961–1965 — Southern Conference member, soccer Independent
- 1966–1967 — Southern Conference (SoCon had no regular season play at that time, only a conference tournament)
- 1968–1975 — Independent
- 1976–1986 — Atlantic 10 Conference member, soccer Independent
- 1987–1994 — Atlantic 10 Conference
- 1995–2011 — Big East Conference (original)
- 2012–2021 — Big 12 Conference member, Mid-American Conference affiliate in soccer
- 2022–present — Big 12 Conference member, Sun Belt Conference affiliate in soccer
(NOTE: Prior to 1972, the NCAA sponsored only one championship in men's soccer. In 1972, the NCAA began sponsoring a championship in the College Division, which in turn was split into today's Divisions II and III in 1973. The 1972 College Division Tournament was retroactively considered to be the first D-II championship event. WVU remained in competition in the University Division, which was renamed Division I in 1973, and has remained in D-I to this day.)
Rivalries
[edit]Mountain State Derby
[edit]West Virginia's biggest rivals are Marshall, as the two sides are the only Division 1 men's soccer teams in the state. Both teams are members of the Sun Belt Conference for men's soccer, and matches between the two teams typically draw large crowds.
Big 12 Derby and Big 12 / SEC Challenge
[edit]As West Virginia and Central Florida are the only two Big 12 schools that sponsor the sport, since 2023, the two teams have in the Sun Belt a rivalry similar to Kentucky and South Carolina, Southeastern Conference members in that their derby is for the honour of their regular conference. In addition, the four teams have a four-way rivalry, the "Big 12 / SEC Challenge," inside the Sun Belt.
All-Americans
[edit]Source:=[8]
- 1967 — Ron McEachen, Defender; NSCAA 1st Team
- 1967 — Walt Nistorenko, Forward; NSCAA 3rd Team
- 1968 — Walt Nistorenko, Forward; NSCAA 1st Team
- 1968 — Pat Sullivan, Defender; NSCAA 1st Team
- 1981 — Jon Capon, Goalkeeper; NSCAA 1st Team
- 2006 — Nick Noble, Goalkeeper; NSCAA 1st Team; College Soccer News 2nd Team
- 2006 — Jarrod Smith, Forward; College Soccer News 1st Team; Soccer America 1st team
- 2007 — Andy Wright, Midfielder; NSCAA 3rd Team; College Soccer News 2nd Team; Soccer America 2nd team
- 2010 — Raymon Gaddis, Defender; Top Drawer Soccer 3rd Team
- 2011 — Eric Schoenle, Defender; NSCAA 3rd Team
- 2012 — Eric Schoenle, Defender; Top Drawer Soccer 3rd Team
Record by year
[edit]| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Markel (Single Division Independent[8]) (1961–1962) | ||||||||||
| 1961 | Jim Markel | 2–5–3 | ||||||||
| 1962 | Jim Markel | 8–2–0 | ||||||||
| Jim Markel: | 10–7–3 (.575) | |||||||||
| Sam Maurice (Single Division Independent[8]) (1963–1964) | ||||||||||
| 1963 | Sam Maurice | 7–3–0 | ||||||||
| 1964 | Sam Maurice | 8–2–0 | ||||||||
| Sam Maurice: | 15–5–0 (.750) | |||||||||
| Greg Meyers (Single Division Independent[8]) (1965–1966) | ||||||||||
| 1965 | Greg Meyers | 7–5–1 | ||||||||
| Greg Meyers (Southern Conference[9]) (1965–1966) | ||||||||||
| 1966 | Greg Meyers | 13–2–0 | Tournament only | NCAA 1st round | ||||||
| Greg Meyers: | 20–7–1 (.732) | |||||||||
| John Stewart (Southern Conference[9]) (1967–1967) | ||||||||||
| 1967 | John Stewart | 11–1–0 | Tournament only | |||||||
| John Stewart (Single Division Independent[8]) (1968–1968) | ||||||||||
| 1968 | John Stewart | 8–1–1 | NCAA 1st round | |||||||
| John Stewart: | 19–2–1 (.886) | |||||||||
| John McGrath (Single Division Independent[8]) (1969–1971) | ||||||||||
| 1969 | John McGrath | 4–5–1 | ||||||||
| 1970 | John McGrath | 3–8–0 | ||||||||
| 1971 | John McGrath | 9–3–0 | NCAA 1st round | |||||||
| John McGrath (Division I Independent[8]) (1972–1986) | ||||||||||
| 1972 | John McGrath | 10–3–0 | NCAA 1st round | |||||||
| 1973 | John McGrath | 10–2–3 | NCAA 1st round | |||||||
| 1974 | John McGrath | 5–4–4 | ||||||||
| 1975 | John McGrath | 8–5–1 | ||||||||
| 1976 | John McGrath | 6–6–1 | ||||||||
| 1977 | John McGrath | 2–9–2 | ||||||||
| 1978 | John McGrath | 8–6–1 | ||||||||
| 1979 | John McGrath | 8–6–2 | ||||||||
| 1980 | John McGrath | 10–2–3 | ||||||||
| 1981 | John McGrath | 11–5–0 | NCAA Quarterfinals | |||||||
| 1982 | John McGrath | 8–7–2 | ||||||||
| 1983 | John McGrath | 10–7–1 | ||||||||
| 1984 | John McGrath | 5–8–4 | ||||||||
| 1985 | John McGrath | 4–12–3 | ||||||||
| 1986 | John McGrath | 7–6–3 | ||||||||
| John McGrath (Atlantic 10 Conference[10]) (1987–1994) | ||||||||||
| 1987 | John McGrath | 8–8–2 | 1–1–1 | 3rd (West) | ||||||
| 1988 | John McGrath | 6–11–1 | 0–3–0 | 3rd (West) | ||||||
| 1989 | John McGrath | 9–8–1 | 1–2–0 | 3rd (West) | ||||||
| 1990 | John McGrath | 12–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | ||||||
| 1991 | John McGrath | 9–8–0 | 3–4–0 | 6th | ||||||
| 1992 | John McGrath | 10–7–3 | 4–3–0 | 4th | NCAA 1st round | |||||
| 1993 | John McGrath | 5–12–1 | 3–4–0 | t-6th | ||||||
| 1994 | John McGrath | 10–9–1 | 3–4–0 | t-4th | ||||||
| John McGrath (Big East Conference[11]) (1995–1995) | ||||||||||
| 1995 | John McGrath | 5–9–4 | 3–5–3 | t-8th | ||||||
| John McGrath: | 203–181–44 (.526) | 22–29–5 | ||||||||
| Paul Marco (Big East Conference[11]) (1996–2000) | ||||||||||
| 1996 | Paul Marco | 7–12–1 | 3–7–3 | 11th | ||||||
| 1997 | Paul Marco | 7–13–0 | 3–8–0 | 11th | ||||||
| 1998 | Paul Marco | 11–8–1 | 4–6–1 | t-8th | ||||||
| 1999 | Paul Marco | 13–5–1 | 8–3–1 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2000 | Paul Marco | 4–13–1 | 1–9–1 | 12th | ||||||
| Paul Marco: | 42–51–4 (.454) | 19–33–6 | ||||||||
| Keith Fulk (Big East Conference[11]) (2001–2002) | ||||||||||
| 2001 | Keith Fulk | 5–11–0 | 1–9–0 | 12th | ||||||
| 2002 | Keith Fulk | 4–11–2 | 1–8–1 | 13th | ||||||
| Keith Fulk: | 9–22–1 (.303) | 2–17–1 | ||||||||
| Mike Seabolt (Big East Conference[11]) (2003–2005) | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Mike Seabolt | 5–10–3 | 1–6–3 | 13th | ||||||
| 2004 | Mike Seabolt | 12–7–1 | 5–4–1 | t-5th | ||||||
| 2005 | Mike Seabolt | 13–8–2 | 6–4–1 | t-3rd | NCAA 2nd round | |||||
| Mike Seabolt: | 30–25–6 (.541) | 12–14–5 | ||||||||
| Marlon LeBlanc (Big East Conference[11]) (2006–2011) | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Marlon LeBlanc | 15–3–3 | 9–0–1 | 1st (Blue) (+1st seed) | NCAA 2nd round | |||||
| 2007 | Marlon LeBlanc | 14–6–2 | 7–3–1 | 3rd (Blue) | NCAA Round of 16 | |||||
| 2008 | Marlon LeBlanc | 5–9–5 | 3–4–4 | 5th (Blue) | ||||||
| 2009 | Marlon LeBlanc | 7–5–6 | 6–3–2 | 3rd (Blue) | ||||||
| 2010 | Marlon LeBlanc | 10–7–2 | 5–4–0 | 4th (Blue) | NCAA 2nd round | |||||
| 2011 | Marlon LeBlanc | 11–8–1 | 6–3–0 | 2nd (Blue) | NCAA 2nd round | |||||
| Marlon LeBlanc (Mid-American Conference[12]) (2012–2019) | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Marlon LeBlanc | 9–6–1 | 4–2–1 | t-2nd | ||||||
| 2013 | Marlon LeBlanc | 7–7–5 | 2–2–2 | t-4th | ||||||
| 2014 | Marlon LeBlanc | 11–7–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | ||||||
| 2015 | Marlon LeBlanc | 6–12–0 | 2–3–0 | 4th | ||||||
| 2016 | Marlon LeBlanc | 8–7–1 | 1–4–0 | 6th | ||||||
| 2017 | Marlon LeBlanc | 9–6–4 | 1–2–2 | 4th of 6 | ||||||
| 2018 | Marlon LeBlanc | 14–7–0 | 5–0–0 | 1st | NCAA 2nd round | |||||
| 2019 | Marlon LeBlanc | 10–9–2 | 0–4–1 | 6th of 6 | NCAA 2nd round | |||||
| Marlon LeBlanc: | 127–93–29 (.568) | 48–29–12 | ||||||||
| Dan Stratford (Mid-American Conference) (2020–2021) | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Dan Stratford | 6–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2021 | Dan Stratford | 12–3–6 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA quarterfinals | |||||
| Dan Stratford (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–present) | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Dan Stratford | 7–7–4 | 3–1–4 | 4th | Sun Belt Semifinals | |||||
| Dan Stratford: | 25–13–11 (.622) | 11–5–6 | ||||||||
| Total: | x-y-z | x-y-z | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers Athletic Identity Logoslick" (PDF). April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Sports Sponsorship Division I Men's Soccer". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "MAC Announces 2016 Men's Soccer Coaches' Poll". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ Carey, Greg (2022-04-06). "West Virginia men's soccer joins Sun Belt; Marshall also part of nine-team league". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "LeBlanc steps down as WVU men's soccer coach". wdtv.com/. December 12, 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Dan Stratford introduced as WVU's 10th men's soccer head coach". wvmetronews.com/. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Mountaineer Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "Southern Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Big East Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big East Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
