2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

American college soccer season August 2023 December 2022 2015 206 ESPNU, BTN, P12N, ACCN Jordan Morris (Stanford) Gordon Wild (USC Upstate)(16 goals) VMI 0–11 UNC Greensboro(October 27) USC Upstate 7–0 Presbyterian (September 5) UNC Greensboro 7–0 VMI (October 10) VMI 0–11 UNC Greensboro (October 27) 15 gamesCreighton (August 28 – October 28) 18 gamesDenver (August 29 – November 22) 35 gamesVMI (since 9/12/2014) 32 games VMI (since 9/23/14) Home field–14,919Cal Poly @ UC Santa Barbara(October 24)Neutral field–9,316Army vs Navy @ Chester, PA(November 3) Home field–Several reported as 0– Probably incorrect, but officialNeutral field–22Missouri State v. Loyola Marymount @ New Mexico (September 18) NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Tournament November 19 – December 13, 2015 ACC–7 bidsAmerican Athletic, Big Ten & Conference USA–4 bids NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship College Cup December 13, 2015 Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas Stanford Clemson 2014 2016 The 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 57th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The regular season began on August 28 and continues into November 2015. The season culminated with the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship in December 2015. There were 206 teams in men's Division I competition.Men's Soccer Rankings https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1 NCAA April 9, 2014 December 19, 2013 The defending champions were Virginia who defeated UCLA 0–0 (4–2 PKs) to win its seventh NCAA soccer title.https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-men/article/2014-12-14/virginia-captures-seventh-national-title-penalty-kick-win-against Virginia captures seventh national title | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com The season concluded with Stanford defeating Clemson 4–0 to win its first championship. Changes from 2014 Coaching changes ProgramOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment Campbell Steve Armas Hired as an assistant at Wake Forest May 7, 2015 Dustin Fonder June 9, 2015 The Sanford Herald Camels name Fonder new head men's soccer coach http://www.sanfordherald.com/sports/x1222496135/Camels-name-Fonder-new-head-men-s-soccer-coach June 10, 2015 June 12, 2015 Cal Poly Phil Ruskin Interim, not retained Was not announced Steve Sampson December 4, 2014Reckless Challenge STEVE SAMPSON NAMED HEAD COACH OF CAL POLY http://www.recklesschallenge.net/steve-sampson-named-head-coach-of-cal-poly/ June 2, 2015 Denver Bobby Muuss Head coach at Wake Forest January 8, 2015 Jamie Franks January 30, 2015UD Clarion Jamie Franks Named DU Men's Soccer Coach http://duclarion.com/jamie-franks-named-du-mens-soccer-coach/ June 2, 2015 Drake Sean Holmes Fired August 28, 2015 Gareth Smith (Interim) August 28, 2015 Des Moines Register Drake changes soccer coaches hours before season opener http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/drake/drake-bulldogs/2015/08/28/drake-soccer-coach-fired-sean-holmes/71350290/ August 28, 2015 Eastern Illinois Mark Hansen Not retained Was not announced Kiki Lara March 10, 2015Daily Eastern News Men's Soccer introduces new coach http://www.dailyeasternnews.com/2015/03/10/mens-soccer-introduces-new-coach/ March 10, 2015 June 17, 2015 Evansville Mike Jacobs Resigned November 2014 Marshall Ray December 8, 2014CaptainU News UE to introduce men's soccer head coach Marshall Ray on Friday http://news.captainu.com/articles/54b5262-ue-to-introduce-men-s-soccer-head-coach-marshall-ray-on-friday December 10, 2014 June 2, 2015 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Grand Canyon Petar Draksin Relieved of duties December 11, 2014 Schellas Hyndman January 13, 2015AZ Central/Arizona Republic Former MLS coach Schellas Hyndman will lead GCU men's soccer program http://www.azcentral.com/sports/ January 13, 2015 June 2, 2015 Green Bay Dan Popik Resigned November 2014 Jeremy Bonomo March 8, 2015WSC (Wisconsin Soccer Central) College notes: UW-Green Bay tabs Bonomo, Brandão as new coaches http://www.wisconsinsoccercentral.com/news_article/show/461962?referrer_id=776837 January 1, 2015 June 2, 2015 High Point Dustin Fonder Head coach at Campbell June 9, 2015 EJ O'Keeffe July 22, 2015 http://www.highpointpanthers.com/news/2015/7/22/M-Soccer_0722154437.aspx EJ O'Keeffe named HPU men's soccer head coach July 22, 2015 High Point University August 14, 2015 James Madison Dr. Tom Martin Retired September 22, 2014 Tom Foley January 8, 2015Augusta Free Press JMU announces Tom Foley as new men's soccer coach http://augustafreepress.com/jmu-announces-tom-foley-new-mens-soccer-coach/ January 10, 2015 June 2, 2015 UMass Devin O'Neill Interim not retained/to Western New England March 5, 2015 Fran O'Leary February 11, 2015 Boston Herald UMass names Fran O'Leary as new men's soccer coach http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/on_campus/2015/02/umass_names_fran_oleary_as_new_mens_soccer_coach February 11, 2015 June 17, 2015 UNC Asheville Matt Kern Contract not renewed November 20, 2014 Mathes Mennell February 11, 2015The Blue Banner UNCA scores new men's soccer head coach http://thebluebanner.net/unca-scores-new-mens-soccer-head-coach/ February 11, 2015 June 2, 2015 St. Bonaventure Mel Mahler Resigned November 20, 2014 Kwame Oduro December 18, 2015Lockerdome Kwame Oduro Named Head Coach Of @BonniesMSoccer https://lockerdome.com/cbksbonbonnies/7248915577848084 June 2, 2015 SIU Edwardsville David Korn & Brian Jones Interim Co-head to Associate head coachInterim Co-head to Assistant, Saint Louis FC December 5, 2014 Mario Sanchez January 27, 2015St.Louis Today/St, Louis Post-Dispatch Sports digest: Sanchez is new SIUE men's soccer coach http://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/sports-digest-sanchez-is-new-siue-men-s-soccer-coach/article_d83c583a-8df0-5f71-9d84-08d0e89d1d67.html January 27, 2015 June 2, 2015 SMU Tim McClements Contract not renewed January 9, 2015 Kevin Hudson January 9, 2015 Sports Vue Interactive/Dallas Soccer News HUDSON IN, McCLEMENTS OUT AT SMU http://www.dallassoccernews.com/college/smu2.php?article_id=10056 January 9, 2015 June 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131903/http://www.dallassoccernews.com/college/smu2.php?article_id=10056 March 4, 2016 dead mdy-all VMI Richie Rose Resigned November 19, 2015 Jon Freeman January 7, 2015Augusta Free Press Jon Freeman named VMI men's soccer coach http://augustafreepress.com/jon-freeman-named-vmi-mens-soccer-coach/ January 7, 2015 June 2, 2015 Wake Forest Jay Vidovich Head coach for the Portland Timbers 2 December 18, 2014 Bobby Muuss January 8, 2015Denver Post Bobby Muuss, Denver men's soccer coach, leaves for Wake Forest http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_27281920/denver-men-soccer-coach-bubby-muuss-leaves-wake-forest January 8, 2015 June 2, 2015 Yale Brian Tompkins Moved to administration August 2014 Kylie Stannard December 29, 2014Hartford Courant Regional Digest: Yale Names New Soccer Coach http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-regional-digest-1230-20141229-story.html December 29, 2014 June 2, 2015 New programs The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), created for the 2015–16 school year with the merger of the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) and University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB), added the sport to the Division I athletic program it inherited from UTPA. Although UTB had a highly successful NAIA men's soccer team, the UTRGV program was created essentially from scratch, with an entirely new coaching staff and only two UTB players remaining in the UTRGV program. UTRGV also inherited UTPA's membership in the Western Athletic Conference. Discontinued programs None. Conference realignment SchoolPrevious ConferenceNew Conference Northern Kentucky Atlantic Sun Conference Horizon League NJIT, previously the only Division I basketball independent, played the 2014 season as a single-sport member of the Sun Belt Conference. Although NJIT replaced Northern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) in July 2015, the men's soccer team remained in the Sun Belt for the 2015 season due to contractual commitments to that league. NJIT men's soccer will join the A-Sun in 2016.http://atlanticsun.org/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20150612cws6jg New Jersey Institute of Technology to Join the Atlantic Sun: #NJITtoASun Atlantic Sun Conference June 12, 2015 June 12, 2015 June 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150614141120/http://atlanticsun.org/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20150612cws6jg dead Additionally, the 2015 season was the last for Coastal Carolina in the Big South Conference. The Chanticleers will join the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2016, in all sports except football, with that team joining the conference a year later. The arrival of Coastal Carolina will maintain the Sun Belt at six men's soccer members, preserving the league's automatic NCAA tournament berth.http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2015/9/1/GENERAL_0901151041.aspx?path=general Coastal Carolina to Join Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt Conference September 1, 2015 September 8, 2015 Season overview Pre-season polls Several American soccer outlets posted their own preseason top 25 rankings of what were believed to be the strongest men's collegiate soccer teams entering 2015. NSCAANSCAA NCAA Division I Men's – National – Preseason Ranking http://www.nscaa.com/august-3--2015--college-rankings NSCAA August 14, 2015RankTeam1 UCLA2 Virginia3 Georgetown4 Notre Dame5 North Carolina6 Creighton7 Providence8 Stanford9 Michigan State10 Washington11 Clemson12 UMBC13 Maryland14 Indiana15 Syracuse16 California17 Charlotte18 Louisville19 Xavier20 UC Irvine21 Coastal Carolina22 Saint Louis23 Penn State24 Old Dominion25 Akron College Soccer Newshttp://www.collegesoccernews.com/index.php/polls/csn-preseason-top-30-poll/784-college-soccer-news-2015-preseason-national-poll College Soccer News 2015 Preseason National Poll CollegeSoccerNews.com August 20, 2015 RankTeam1 UCLA2 Virginia3 Georgetown4 Creighton5 Stanford6 Providence7 Notre Dame8 Washington9 Maryland10 North Carolina11 Clemson12 Indiana13 Michigan State14 Charlotte15 Louisville16 California17 UC Irvine18 Xavier19 Syracuse20 UMBC21 Coastal Carolina22 Old Dominion23 Saint Louis24 Akron25 Penn State Soccer Americahttp://www.socceramerica.com/article/65371/soccer-america-mens-preseason-top-25.htm Soccer America Men's Preseason Top 25 lpublisher=Soccer America August 28, 2015 August 28, 2015 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes RankTeam1 UCLA2 Virginia3 Georgetown4 Stanford5 Creighton6 Maryland7 Providence8 Clemson9 North Carolina10 Notre Dame11 Louisville12 Washington13 Indiana14 California15 Charlotte16 Syracuse17 UC Santa Barbara18 UC Irvine19 Akron20 Coastal Carolina21 UConn22 Xavier23 Penn State24 Delaware25 Old Dominion Top Drawer Soccerhttp://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/men Men's DI Top 25 Top Drawer Soccer.com August 24, 2015 August 24, 2015RankTeam1 Virginia2 UCLA3 Georgetown4 Stanford5 Creighton6 North Carolina7 Notre Dame8 Michigan State9 California10 Louisville11 UC Irvine12 Maryland13 Clemson14 Kentucky15 Penn State16 Xavier17 Charlotte18 Indiana19 Saint Louis20 Washington21 Monmouth22Coastal Carolina23 Syracuse24 Providence25 UMBC Regular season #1 List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2015 Top 25 coaches poll Weekly NSCAA #1 ranked teamhttp://www.nscaa.com/rankings/2015-nscaa-college-rankings 2015 NSCAA College Rankings National Soccer Coaches Association of America 15 December 2015 December 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151226085525/http://www.nscaa.com/rankings/2015-nscaa-college-rankings dead DateTeamDateTeamDateTeamDateTeam August 3 (preseason) UCLANone until after season starts September 1 UCLA September 8 Creighton September 15 Creighton September 22 Creighton September 29 Creighton October 6 Creighton October 13 Creighton October 20 Creighton October 27 Creighton November 3 Wake Forest November 10 Wake Forest November 17 Wake ForestNone until after tournament December 15 Stanford Standings Major upsets In this list, a "major upset" is defined as a game won by a team ranked 10 or more spots lower or an unranked team that defeats a team ranked #15 or higher. Date Winner Score Loser August 28 @ UC Santa Barbara 1–0 #8 Stanford August 30 @ Oregon State 1–0 #9 Michigan State August 31 @ South Florida 2–0 #3 Georgetown September 3 @ Lipscomb 2–1 #10 Xavier September 4 Akron 1–0 @ #12 Georgetown September 4 @ Omaha 1–0 # 13 UC Irvine September 6 Virginia Tech 3–1 @ #10 Xavier September 7 Akron 3–2 @ #6 Maryland September 13 UC Riverside 2–1 @ #8 UCLA September 13 @ Penn State 1–0 #10 Indiana September 15 Xavier 1–0 @ #2 Notre Dame September 15 #20 Elon 1–0 @ #7 Wake Forest September 17 @ Portland1–0#8 Oregon State September 22 @ South Carolina 3–1 #8 Elon September 22 @ Gonzaga 2–1 #13 Oregon State September 23 @ #25 Georgetown 2–1 #11 Maryland September 24 @ Seattle 2–1 #10 Washington September 25 @ South Carolina 2–1 #7 New Mexico September 25 Seattle 2–1 @ #13 Oregon State September 30 @ William & Mary 4–1 #10 Elon October 4 UCLA 3–2 @ #15 Washington October 9 @ Boston College 2–1 #10 Virginia October 11 @ UNC Asheville 3–2 #4 Coastal Carolina October 14 @ Sacramento State 5–2 #14 UC Santa Barbara October 17 @ FIU 2–1 #9 Old Dominion October 17 @ Cal Poly 3–2 (2ot) #14 UC Santa Barbara October 20 @ Duke 2–1 (ot) #10 Elon October 28 Xavier 2–1 @ #1 Creighton October 30 @ Boston College 2–1 #12 Syracuse October 31 @ UConn 2–1 (ot) #11 South Florida October 31 @ South Carolina 3–1 #13 Old Dominion November 1 #25 UCLA 4–2 @ #6 Akron October 2 @ Washington 2–1 #4 Stanford Statistics Individuals width:48% GOALSTotal Goals https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/573 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankScorerSchoolGamesGoals 1 David Olsen Seattle2316 Gordon Wild USC Upstate1516 3 Nick DePuy UC Santa Barbara2315 Bradley Farias Campbell1915 Fabian Herbers Creighton2315 6 Danny Musovski UNLV2014 7 Amass Amankona Dayton2313 Neco Brett Robert Morris1813 Sivert Daehlie Radford1913 Jorge Gomez Sanchez Temple1813 Max Hasenstab Winthrop1813 Willy Miezan Longwood1913 Jordan Morris Stanford1813 Colin Phillips Duquesne1813 Thomas Sanner Princeton1713 Mac Steeves Providence1813 Jason Wright Rutgers2113 Last update on December 14, 2015. width:47% GOALS AGAINST AVERAGEGoals Against Average https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/9 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankKeeperSchoolGamesMinutesGAGAA 1 Drew Shepherd Western Michigan1311014.327 2 Tim Dobrowolski Loyola Chicago1918068.399 3 Dan Jackson Denver1917948.401 4 Jack Binks St. Francis Brooklyn1817698.407 5 Kyle Dal Santo SIUE1816529.490 6 Logan Keys LIU Brooklyn1413578.530 7 Stefan Cleveland Dartmouth1512979.625 8 Dallas Jaye Xavier1412899.628 9 Ryan Herman Washington18171112.631 10 Andrew Epstein Stanford23213815.631 Last update on December 14, 2015. width:48% ASSISTSTotal Assists https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/568 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankPlayerSchoolGamesAssists 1 Fabian Herbers Creighton2317 2 Corey Baird Stanford2313 2 Joey Piatczyc West Virginia1913 Eric Verso Stanford2313 5 Kwame Awuah UConn2212 Mael Corboz Maryland2312 Aaron Meyer Utah Valley1912 8 Julian Büscher Syracuse2511 Julian Gressel Providence1811 Jack Harrison Wake Forest1911 Alex Muyl Georgetown2111 Adam Najem Akron2411 Liam Robley American2011 Last update on December 14, 2015 width:47% SAVE PERCENTAGESave Pct https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/421 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankKeeperSchoolGamesSavesGASave % 1 Dominik Reining Marshall 11 59 7.894 2 Drew Shepherd Western Michigan13294.879 3 Ryan Herman Washington188512.876 4 Logan Keys LIU Brooklyn14558.873 5 Stefan Cleveland Dartmouth15589.866 6 Jack Binks St. Francis Brooklyn18478.855 7 Joseph Kuta Buffalo115810.853 8 Alec Ferrell Wake Forest186612.846 9 James Pyle North Carolina15479.839 10 Dan Jackson Denver19408.833 Kyle Dal Santo SIUE18459.833 Last update on December 14, 2015 width:48% TOTAL POINTSTotal Points https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/570 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankPlayerSchoolGamesGoalsAssistsPoints 1 Fabian Herbers Creighton23151747 2 Bradley Farias Campbell1915535 3 Gordon Wild USC Upstate1516234 4 David Olsen Seattle2316133 Danny Musovski UNLV2014533 6 Russell Cicerone Buffalo1812832 7 Nick DePuy UC Santa Barbara2315131 Amass Amankona Dayton2313531 Neco Brett Robert Morris1813531 Jorge Gomez Sanchez Temple1813531 Colin Phillips Duquesne1813531 Thomas Sanner Princeton1713531 Jason Wright Rutgers2113531 Brandon Allen Georgetown2111731 Adam Najem Akron24101131 Last update on December 14, 2015 width:47% TOTAL SAVESTotal Saves https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/577 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankKeeperSchoolGamesSaves 1 Alex Guerra VMI19127 2 Brenden Alfery Robert Morris19112 3 Jake Fenlason Akron24105 4 Patric Pray Hofstra2298 5 Zack Davis UNC Asheville1796 6 Eduardo Cortes IUPUI1795 7 Harrison Veith Central Arkansas1891 8 Michael Nelson SMU2290 9 Bobby Diaz St. Bonaventure1489 Kody Palmer High Point2189 Last update on December 14, 2015 Teams width:47% SCORING OFFENSEGoals/Game https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/team/30 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankSchoolGamesGoalsGoals/Game 1 Dayton23582.522 2 Akron24562.333 3 Creighton23532.304 4 Georgia State18412.278 5 UCLA21472.338 6 Radford20442.200 7 UNC Greensboro21462.190 8 Wake Forest22482.182 9 Clemson24522.167 10 Seattle23492.130 Last update on December 14, 2015 width:48% SCORING DEFENSE (Team Goals Against Average)Team Goals Against Average https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/team/32 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankSchoolGamesMinutesGATeam GAA 1 Loyola Chicago1918338.393 2 Denver1917948.401 3 St. Francis Brooklyn1817858.403 4 Western Michigan19179810.501 5 Wake Forest22202913.577 6 Stanford23216415.624 7 Washington19184613.634 8 SIUE18169712.636 9 Kentucky19178313.656 10 Coastal Carolina20190514.661 Last update on December 14, 2015 width:47% SHUTOUT PERCENTAGEShutout Percentage https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/team/31 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankSchoolGamesShutoutsShutout % 1 St. Francis Brooklyn1812.667 2 Denver1912.632 Loyola Chicago1912.632 Western Michigan1912.632 5 Dartmouth1911.579 Washington1911.579 7 SIUE1810.556 8 American2212.545 Cal State Fullerton2212.545 Wake Forest2212.545 Last update on December 14, 2015 All statistics are through the games of December 13, 2015 width:48% WON-LOST-TIED PERCENTAGEWon-Lost-Tied Percentage https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/team/33 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 14, 2015RankSchoolWinsLosesTiesW-L-T % 1 Denver1513.868 2 Stanford1823.848 3 Georgetown1623.833 4 Creighton1940.826 5 North Carolina1523.825 6 Wake Forest1732.818 7 Akron1833.813 8 Seattle1841.804 9 Clemson1734.792 10 SMU1534.773 Last update on December 14, 2015 Attendances TeamHome averageUC Santa Barbara 3,844UConn 3,504Creighton 3,297Maryland 3,203Wake Forest 2,720Louisville 2,663Clemson 2,648Cal Poly 2,488South Carolina 2,245Akron 2,186Indiana 1,994Saint Louis 1,915UCLA 1,858Virginia 1,810New Mexico 1,691Utah Valley 1,590Portland 1,548Penn St. 1,546UMBC 1,543Kentucky 1,489Syracuse 1,316North Carolina 1,174Stanford 1,174SIUE 1,157Elon 1,155Notre Dame 1,092Virginia Tech 1,040Grand Canyon 1,038Boston U. 1,032UNCG 1,030Ohio St. 1,027Georgetown 958Michigan 951Michigan St. 942Air Force 941Butler 932Charlotte 924Milwaukee 918Binghamton 915UNCW 901Dartmouth 894Furman 876South Florida 871Yale 862UAB 856Washington 816St. John's (NY) 811North Carolina St. 802CSU Bakersfield 800Cincinnati 793 Source:Men's soccer attendance records NCAA See also College soccer List of NCAA Division I men's soccer programs 2015 in American soccer 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship References 2015 Category:2015 in American men's soccer leagues