The UMass Minutemen soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. The team is a member of the Summit League, 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
Source: 1930–2024 season.
NCAA tournament results
UMass has appeared in six NCAA tournaments.
Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results 2001 14–5–1 N/A Dallas First roundSecond round CreightonSt. John's W 1–0L 0–1 2007 17–8–1 N/A Boston First roundSecond roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsCollege Cup Boston University#1 Boston CollegeCentral Connecticut StateUIC#5 Ohio State W 2–1W 2–1W 3–1 W 2–1 L 0–1 2008 10–7–3 N/A Winston-Salem First round Harvard L 0–12OT201715–4–3N/ALouisvilleFirst roundColgateL 0–220207-2-3N/AGreensboroSecond roundPenn StateL 4–1202413-4-5N/ADenverFirst roundSecond roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsEvansville#6 Penn#11 Virginia#3 DenverW 2–1W 1–0W 1–0L 0–3
Coaching history
YearsCoachGamesWLTPct. 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 .5502014Devin O'Neill183141.194 2015– Fran O'Leary 114 56 50 8 .524
Individual achievements
All-Americans
UMass has produced 18 All-Americans, won by 16 different individuals. The most recent All-American came in 2024.
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
Notable alumni
Clement Benhaddouche Matt Bolduc Colin Burns Michael Butler Joenal Castma Yosuke Hanya Alec Hughes Tasso Koutsoukos Hellah Sidibe Bret Simon
Active Alumni Clement Benhaddouche, China L1 - Changchun Yatai F.C. Matt Bolduc, - Free agent, (2026 - Sarasota Paradise) Yosuke Hanya, USLC - Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Alec Hughes, USLC - Charleston Battery Luke Pavone, - Free agent, (2025 - Phuket Andaman F.C.)
Honors Atlantic 10 Conference Winners (Tournament) (3): 2001, 2007, 2017 Runners-Up (Tournament) (4): 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008 Winners (Regular Season) (5): 1994, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2017 Runners-Up (Regular Season) (1): 1995
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