Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer team | |||
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| Founded | 1938 | ||
| University | Rutgers University–New Brunswick | ||
| Head coach | Jim McElderry (1st season) | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Location | New Brunswick, New Jersey | ||
| Stadium | Yurcak Field (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
| Nickname | Scarlet Knights | ||
| Colors | Scarlet[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| 1990 | |||
| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 1989, 1990, 1994 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1960, 1961, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2015 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997 | |||
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Rutgers University–New Brunswick in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Rutgers's first varsity's men's soccer team was fielded in 1938, although organized soccer has been played at the university since at least 1869. The team plays its home games at Yurcak Field in New Brunswick. The Knights are coached by Jim McElderry.
History
The origins of Rutgers soccer trace back to the 1869 college soccer season, where the first ever collegiate soccer game was played in the United States. The then-Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) played an exhibition match that ended in a 6–4 result.[2][3] Rutgers won the game by a score of 6–4[4] In addition to being considered one of the earlier soccer games reported in the United States, these two games are considered to be the first organized American college football games to ever be played.[5][6]
Rutgers' first varsity team was fielded in 1938, where they Knights competed as an independent team. Rutgers remained unaffiliated with any formal athletic conference and was considered an independent until joining the Atlantic 10 Conference as an associate soccer member in the mid 1980s. The Knights Big East Conference for soccer in 1995.[7] On July 1, 2014 Rutgers became a member of the Big Ten athletic conference, after paying an $11.5 million exit fee to the American Athletic Conference (which formed as a result of the splitting of the Big East Conference).[8][9]
Head coaching history
There have been five coaches in Rutgers' history.
| Years | Coach | GP | W | L | T | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–1970 | George Dochat | 278 | 141 | 116 | 21 | .545 |
| 1971–1974 | J. William Maytas | 47 | 10 | 32 | 5 | .266 |
| 1975–1980 | Kalman Caspo | 75 | 26 | 41 | 8 | .400 |
| 1980* | Geza Kiss | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .625 |
| 1981–2009 | Bob Reasso | 606 | 351 | 184 | 71 | .638 |
| 2010–present | Dan Donigan | 112 | 46 | 55 | 11 | .460 |
* Geza Kiss was an interim coach.
Individual achievements
All-Americans
Rutgers has produced eight All-Americans.[10]
| Player | Pos. | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Masur | MF | 1983, 1984 |
| Steve Rammel | FW | 1990 |
| Richard Schiesswohl | MF | 1966 |
| Herb Schmidt | FW | 1966 |
| Mike Shaw | MF | 1996 |
| Peter Vermes | DF | 1987 |
| Bill Walsh | FW | 1997 |
| Jason Wright | MF | 2014 |
| Alexei Lalas | D | 1991 |
References
- ^ "Colors | Visual Identity System". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Saperecom. "The History of Football". www.historyoffootball.net. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "1800s". Rutgers Through The Years. Rutgers University. Archived from the original on 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Princeton Yearly Results (1869)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ Carzo, Rocco J. "Jumbo Footprints: A History of Tufts Athletics", Medford, MA: Tufts University Gallery, 2005; summarized in Another 'Pass' At History by Tufts University eNews on 27 September 2004. Accessed 2 January 2012.
- ^ Citing Research, Tufts Claims Football History is on its Side Archived 2013-05-26 at the Wayback Machine Boston Globe Article, 23 September 2004, Accessed 1 January 2012.
- ^ Rutgers Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine at BigEast.org (Official Site of the Big East Conference. Published by the Big East Conference (no further authorship information available). Retrieved 12 January 2007.
- ^ "University of Maryland and Rutgers University Become Official Members of Big Ten Conference". Big Ten Conference. July 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ McMurphy, Brett (February 12, 2014). "Rutgers to pay $11.5M exit fee". ESPN. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ "All Americans - Rutgers Men's Soccer Quick Facts" (PDF). Rutgers University Athletics. p. 27. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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