Stanford Cardinal men's soccer
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| Stanford Cardinal men's soccer | |||
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| Founded | 1911 [1] | ||
| University | Stanford University | ||
| Athletic director | John Donahoe | ||
| Head coach | Jeremy Gunn | ||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| Location | Stanford, California | ||
| Nickname | Cardinal | ||
| Colors | Cardinal Red White | ||
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| Pre-tournament ASHA championships | |||
| 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922 | |||
| NCAA Tournament championships | |||
| 2015, 2016, 2017 | |||
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| 1998, 2002 | |||
| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 1998, 2001, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1998, 2001, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1998, 2001, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1962, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 1931, 1962, 1963, 1997, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 | |||
The Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team represents Stanford University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Cardinal play in the ACC. Their first season as a varsity program was in 1973.
History
Roots to a Stanford's first soccer team can be traced to Nov. 16, 1909, when a notice was published in The Daily Palo Alto, now the Stanford Daily:
It has been decided by Instructors Long and Maloney of the Hygiene department to organize soccer teams from the various gymnasium classes. The men have shown such a decided interest in the soccer as played during the gymnasium hours that it was suggested by certain members of the classes that permanent teams be organized.
The article also stated that "good soccer players usually make good rugby players". That announcement came after the 1905 Big Game at Stanford Field, when Stanford president David Starr Jordan and Cal president Benjamin Ide Wheeler held a secret meeting in response to the increasing complains about the brutality of American football. In the meeting, both presidents determined that Stanford and Cal would abolish football, and did so.[1] From then on, both schools switched to rugby,[2][3] which was the code of football played until 1919 when American football returned.[1]
Harry Wilfred Maloney, hired by Stanford at age 32 in 1908 as an assistant instructor at Encina Gymnasium,[n 1] saw soccer as a way to help fuel the rugby program used in those years. The first version of a Stanford soccer team carried a heavy rugby influence, with H.L. Hubbard appointed as Stanford soccer's first captain. Benny Erb shone as the team's first star. The first team were called the Stanford's Reds, played a series of exhibition matches.[1]
The first soccer match between Stanford and Cal was on March 5, 1910, and won by Cal 1-0 in front of 2,000 spectators in Berkeley. Cal's team just learned the rules of soccer in the run-up to the match and used the sport as a training method for rugby. Other matches played by Stanford were vs Bobby Burns (a team named after a Scottish poet) (3–3), and the San Francisco's Olympic Club (4–1), English Warship (sailors from the HMS Shearwater sloop-of-war. The team played other matches to complete a 2–3–2 season, being invited to join The California Football League[1]
With a budget of $210, Stanford played a 14-match league schedule in 1910-11, finishing fifth and reaching the cup semifinals before losing to the Vampires. After the season concluded, The Stanford Quad wrote:
Considering the short time they have had to learn the game from its very rudiments, these teams have done remarkably well, especially when it is considered that in most of their matches they have been playing with teams which have been practicing the game for years.
The program was granted varsity status in 1911 and Maloney remained as coach for 29 years (1908–1944). He achieved a 104-60-40 record, ranking #3 in program history in coaching victories as of 2021. The Stanford's soccer venue was renamed Maloney Field in 1941, and then rededicated in 1966.[1]
The Cardinal have appeared in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 19 times since 1973, including 14 times in the 23 seasons from 1997 to 2019. They have made five appearances in the College Cup, including winning the 2015, 2016, and 2017 national championships, only the second time ever that a program won three consecutive championships (Virginia won four from 1991 to 1994).
Players
Current roster
- As of September 25, 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable alumni
Current professional players
- As of March 7, 2025
Jamie Clark (1997–1998) – Currently head coach of Washington Huskies
Jordan Morris (2013–2015) – Currently with Seattle Sounders FC and United States international- Corey Baird (2014–2017) – Currently with FC Cincinnati
- Drew Skundrich (2014–2017) – Currently with Loudoun United FC
- Tanner Beason (2016–2019) – Currently with New England Revolution
- Derek Waldeck (2016–2019) – Currently with Spokane Velocity
- Zach Ryan (2017–2021) – Currently with Loudoun United FC
- Alex Rando (2019) – Currently with New York City FC
Ousseni Bouda (2019–2021) – Currently with San Jose Earthquakes and Burkina Faso international- Keegan Hughes (2019–2021) – Currently with New England Revolution II
- Gabriel Segal (2019–2021) – Currently with Houston Dynamo FC
- Keegan Tingey (2019–2021) – Currently with Loudoun United FC
Mark Fisher (2020–2023) – Currently with Toronto FC II- Will Reilly (2021–2024) – Currently with Atlanta United FC
Coaches
Current staff
- As of September 25, 2024
| Name | Position | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Gunn | Head coach | 13th |
| Ben Moane | Assistant coach | 5th |
| Jack Winter | Assistant coach | 2nd |
| Kevin McCarthy | Assistant coach | 1st |
| Reference:[6] | ||
Honours
National championships
- NCAA Division I tournament (3): 2015, 2016, 2017
Conference championships
- Pac-12 Conference (7): 2001, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
- Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (1): 1997
- Northern California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference (2): 1962, 1963
- University and Club Soccer League (6): 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
- California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference (1): 1931
Yearly records
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Harry Maloney (University and Club Soccer League) (1911–1917) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Harry Maloney | 3–0–0 | – | ||||||
| 1912 | Harry Maloney | 2–0–1 | – | ||||||
| 1913 | Harry Maloney | 1–0–2 | – | ||||||
| 1914 | Harry Maloney | 2–0–0 | – | ||||||
| 1915 | Harry Maloney | 6–2–0 | – | 1st | |||||
| 1916 | Harry Maloney | 6–3–1 | – | 1st | |||||
| 1917 | Harry Maloney | 1–1–0 | – | ||||||
| E. R. Knollin (University and Club Soccer League) (1918–1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | E. R. Knollin | 0–2–0 | – | ||||||
| E. R. Knollin: | 0–2–0 (.000) | – | |||||||
| Harry Maloney (University and Club Soccer League) (1919–1924) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Harry Maloney | 6–2–2 | – | 1st | |||||
| 1920 | Harry Maloney | 1–0–1 | – | 1st | |||||
| 1921 | Harry Maloney | 2–1–0 | – | 1st | |||||
| 1922 | Harry Maloney | 2–0–0 | – | 1st | |||||
| 1923 | Harry Maloney | 8–6–2 | – | ||||||
| 1924 | Harry Maloney | 2–3–2 | – | ||||||
| Don Clark (University and Club Soccer League) (1925–1925) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Don Clark | 5–1–2 | – | ||||||
| Don Clark: | 5–1–2 (.750) | – | |||||||
| Harry Maloney (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1926–1934) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Harry Maloney | 0–1–1 | – | ||||||
| 1927 | Harry Maloney | 1–2–0 | – | ||||||
| 1928 | Harry Maloney | 2–3–0 | – | ||||||
| 1929 | Harry Maloney | 1–3–2 | – | ||||||
| 1930 | Harry Maloney | 4–4–2 | – | ||||||
| 1931 | Harry Maloney | 8–0–2 | – | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Harry Maloney | 4–2–3 | – | ||||||
| 1933 | Harry Maloney | 4–2–3 | – | ||||||
| 1934 | Harry Maloney | 1–6–0 | – | ||||||
| Richard Bullis (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1935–1935) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Richard Bullis | 4–5–1 | – | ||||||
| Richard Bullis: | 4–5–1 (.450) | – | |||||||
| Harry Maloney (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1936–1942) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Harry Maloney | 3–3–3 | – | ||||||
| 1937 | Harry Maloney | 6–3–1 | – | ||||||
| 1938 | Harry Maloney | 5–4–1 | – | ||||||
| 1939 | Harry Maloney | 9–3–1 | – | ||||||
| 1940 | Harry Maloney | 7–2–2 | – | ||||||
| 1941 | Harry Maloney | 5–2–5 | – | ||||||
| 1942 | Harry Maloney | 2–2–3 | – | ||||||
| Harry Maloney: | 104–60–40 (.608) | – | |||||||
| No Team (-) (1943–1945) | |||||||||
| 1943 | No Team | ||||||||
| 1944 | No Team | ||||||||
| 1945 | No Team | ||||||||
| Cornelius Warmerdam (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1946–1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Cornelius Warmerdam | 3–2–0 | – | ||||||
| Cornelius Warmerdam: | 3–2–0 (.600) | – | |||||||
| David Tappan (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1947–1947) | |||||||||
| 1947 | David Tappan | 1–2–1 | – | ||||||
| David Tappan: | 1–2–1 (.375) | – | |||||||
| John H. Segel (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1948–1948) | |||||||||
| 1948 | John H. Segel | 3–5–1 | – | ||||||
| John H. Segel: | 3–5–1 (.389) | – | |||||||
| Etem Barlas (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1949–1949) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Etem Barlas | 0–6–1 | – | ||||||
| Etem Barlas: | 0–6–1 (.071) | – | |||||||
| Robert Graham (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1950–1950) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Robert Graham | 2–4–1 | – | ||||||
| Robert Graham: | 2–4–1 (.357) | – | |||||||
| Leo Weinstein (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1951–1953) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Leo Weinstein | 7–4–1 | – | ||||||
| 1952 | Leo Weinstein | 6–2–2 | – | ||||||
| 1953 | Leo Weinstein | 5–3–2 | – | ||||||
| Leo Weinstein: | 18–9–5 (.641) | – | |||||||
| Fred Priddle (California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1954–1964) | |||||||||
| 1954 | Fred Priddle | 2–3–1 | – | ||||||
| 1955 | Fred Priddle | 4–3–1 | – | ||||||
| 1956 | Fred Priddle | 5–5–0 | – | ||||||
| 1957 | Fred Priddle | 4–4–1 | – | ||||||
| 1958 | Fred Priddle | 3–5–1 | – | ||||||
| 1959 | Fred Priddle | 5–3–0 | – | ||||||
| 1960 | Fred Priddle | 6–3–0 | – | ||||||
| 1961 | Fred Priddle | 4–5–2 | – | ||||||
| 1962 | Fred Priddle | 8–2–0 | – | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1963 | Fred Priddle | 9–2–0 | – | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Fred Priddle | 10–3–1 | – | ||||||
| Fred Priddle (West Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference) (1965–1975) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Fred Priddle | 4–7–0 | – | ||||||
| 1966 | Fred Priddle | 6–4–1 | – | ||||||
| 1967 | Fred Priddle | 3–7–2 | – | ||||||
| 1968 | Fred Priddle | 4–10–0 | 1–4–0 | 6th | |||||
| 1969 | Fred Priddle | 8–7–0 | 3–3–0 | 4th | |||||
| 1970 | Fred Priddle | 10–5–2 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1971 | Fred Priddle | 6–7–3 | 1–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1972 | Fred Priddle | 9–7–1 | 1–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | Fred Priddle | 10–5–2 | 1–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1974 | Fred Priddle | 8–10–3 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1975 | Fred Priddle | 5–12–2 | 1–4–0 | ||||||
| Fred Priddle: | 133–119–23 (.525) | 12–25–6 (.349) | |||||||
| Nelson Lodge (Pacific Coast Conference) (1976–1983) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Nelson Lodge | 9–10–2 | 2–2–1 | ||||||
| 1977 | Nelson Lodge | 9–8–2 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1978 | Nelson Lodge | 16–6–0 | 4–3–0 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 1979 | Nelson Lodge | 14–5–2 | 5–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1980 | Nelson Lodge | 10–10–1 | 5–2–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1981 | Nelson Lodge | 12–7–2 | 2–5–0 | 6th | |||||
| 1982 | Nelson Lodge | 13–5–3 | 3–1–2 | ||||||
| 1983 | Nelson Lodge | 12–5–3 | 3–3–1 | ||||||
| Nelson Lodge: | 95–56–15 (.617) | 26–20–5 (.559) | |||||||
| Sam Koch (Pacific Coast Conference) (1984–1989) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Sam Koch | 11–7–3 | 4–3–0 | ||||||
| 1985 | Sam Koch | 12–6–3 | 6–1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1986 | Sam Koch | 6–11–4 | 1–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1987 | Sam Koch | 9–9–3 | 3–3–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Sam Koch | 12–9–1 | 3–3–0 | ||||||
| 1989 | Sam Koch | 8–11–2 | 1–3–2 | ||||||
| Sam Koch: | 58–53–16 (.520) | 18–17–3 (.513) | |||||||
| Colin Lindores (No Conference) (1990–1991) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Colin Lindores | 9–6–6 | – | ||||||
| 1991 | Colin Lindores | 12–4–5 | – | NCAA Division I First Round | |||||
| Colin Lindores (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) (1992–1995) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Colin Lindores | 11–8–2 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1993 | Colin Lindores | 8–9–2 | 4–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1994 | Colin Lindores | 5–12–2 | 3–3–1 | ||||||
| 1995 | Colin Lindores | 5–12–1 | 2–5–0 | 7th | |||||
| Colin Lindores: | 50–51–19 (.496) | 14–12–2 (.536) | |||||||
| Bobby Clark (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) (1996–1999) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Bobby Clark | 10–4–4 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1997 | Bobby Clark | 13–5–2 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1998 | Bobby Clark | 18–5–2 | 5–2–2 | 4th | NCAA Division I Runner-up | ||||
| 1999 | Bobby Clark | 12–4–3 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Bobby Clark (Pacific-10 Conference) (2000–2000) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Bobby Clark | 18–3–1 | 6–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Third Round | ||||
| Bobby Clark: | 71–21–12 (.740) | 20–7–5 (.703) | |||||||
| Bret Simon (Pacific-10 Conference/Pac-12 Conference) (2001–2011) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Bret Simon | 19–2–1 | 6–1–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I National Semifinals | ||||
| 2002 | Bret Simon | 17–5–3 | 5–3–2 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Runner-up | ||||
| 2003 | Bret Simon | 3–15–2 | 0–10–0 | 6th | |||||
| 2004 | Bret Simon | 7–6–5 | 2–4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 2005 | Bret Simon | 4–11–3 | 1–7–2 | 6th | |||||
| 2006 | Bret Simon | 7–7–4 | 5–3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2007 | Bret Simon | 7–6–5 | 4–4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2008 | Bret Simon | 4–11–3 | 2–6–2 | 6th | |||||
| 2009 | Bret Simon | 12–6–2 | 4–4–2 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Regional Semifinals | ||||
| 2010 | Bret Simon | 8–10–0 | 4–6–0 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | Bret Simon | 6–10–2 | 3–6–1 | 4th | |||||
| Bret Simon: | 94–89–30 (.512) | 36–54–16 (.415) | |||||||
| Jeremy Gunn (Pac-12 Conference) (2012–2023) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Jeremy Gunn | 9–8–1 | 5–4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 2013 | Jeremy Gunn | 10–7–4 | 3–5–2 | 4th | NCAA Division I Third Round | ||||
| 2014 | Jeremy Gunn | 13–3–3 | 6–1–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2015 | Jeremy Gunn | 18–2–3 | 7–1–2 | 1st | National Champions | ||||
| 2016 | Jeremy Gunn | 15–3–5 | 8–1–1 | 1st | National Champions | ||||
| 2017 | Jeremy Gunn | 19–2–2 | 9–0–1 | 1st | National Champions | ||||
| 2018 | Jeremy Gunn | 12–4–5 | 7–2–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2019 | Jeremy Gunn | 14–3–5 | 6–2–2 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Semifinals | ||||
| 2020 | Jeremy Gunn | 10–3–1 | 7–2–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Third Round | ||||
| 2021 | Jeremy Gunn | 6–6–6 | 2–4–4 | 4th | |||||
| 2022 | Jeremy Gunn | 12–2–6 | 4–2–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Third Round | ||||
| 2023 | Jeremy Gunn | 11–4–5 | 3–2–5 | 4th | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| Jeremy Gunn (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Jeremy Gunn | 9–5–6 | 3–2–3 | 7th | NCAA Division I Third Round | ||||
| Jeremy Gunn: | 158–52–52 (.702) | 70–28–30 (.664) | |||||||
| Total: | 799–537–219 | ||||||||
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Notes
- ^ Maloney was not only Stanford’s first varsity soccer coach but also men’s basketball, boxing (1916–37), fencing coach. He also coached rugby, track and field (1920) and wrestling (1921-22). His 104 soccer coaching victories (104-60-40 overall) remain No. 2 all-time at Stanford. Maloney went 49-38-2 in 22 seasons as the fencing coach between 1916-40. Maloney was also president of the California Rugby Union president, he was selected the 1920 Olympic gold-medal-winning rugby team.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f When it all Began by on gostanford.com. 4 May 2021
- ^ "Many changes in rugby game". The Evening News (San Jose). September 14, 1906. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Elliott, Orrin Leslie (1937). Stanford University – The First Twenty Five Years 1891–1925. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. pp. 231–233. ISBN 9781406771411. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Harry Maloney profile on gostanford.com
- ^ "2024 Stanford Men's Soccer Roster". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "Stanford University Men's Soccer Roster". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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