Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer

The Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. The team is a member of the Conference USA, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Marshall's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1979. The team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex in Huntington. The Herd are coached by Chris Grassie who has a record of 32-22-8 over his first three seasons.

Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
Founded1979
UniversityMarshall University
Head coachChris Grassie (3rd season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationHuntington, WV
StadiumVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,006)
NicknameThe Herd
ColorsKelly Green and White[1]
         
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
2019
Conference Tournament championships
2019
Conference Regular Season championships
2000, 2019
For information on all Marshall University sports, see Marshall Thundering Herd

Seasons
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Conference[2] (1979–1996)
1979 Ed Saad 1–11–11–5–17th
1980 Ed Saad 3–14–00–8–09th
1981 Sam Hood 6–8–22–4–27th
1982 Jack Defazio 13–6–05–2–02nd
1983 Jack Defazio 10–10–04–2–02nd, North
1984 Jack Defazio 12–5–02–4–03rd, North
1985 Jack Defazio 10–7–13–3–03rd, North
1986 Jack Defazio 5–11–21–4–05th
1987 Jack Defazio 4–14–00–5–06th
1988 Jack Defazio 1–13–10–4–05thSoCon First Round
1989 John Gibson 7–10–31–2–13rdSoCon Semifinals
1990 John Gibson 9–10–21–1–23rdSoCon Semifinals
1991 John Gibson 9–9–42–2–03rdSoCon Runners-up
1992 John Gibson 3–13–20–4–27thSoCon First Round
1993 John Gibson 5–15–12–3–15thSoCon Semifinals
1994 Scott Fischer 4–14–21–4–17thSoCon First Round
1995 Bob Gray 10–10–03–3–04thSoCon Semifinals
1996 Bob Gray 11–7–24–1–12ndSoCon Semifinals
SoCon Total:
Mid-American Conference[3] (1997–2004)
1997 Bob Gray 9–10–34–2–14thMAC Quarterfinals
1998 Bob Gray 11–9–14–4–05thMAC Quarterfinals
1999 Bob Gray 9–11–13–3–14thMAC Semifinals
2000 Bob Gray 14–5–14–2–0T-1stMAC Semifinals
2001 Bob Gray 12–7–03–3–03rdMAC Semifinals
2002 Bob Gray 7–9–23–2–04thMAC Semifinals
2003 Bob Gray 6–13–02–4–0T-5thMAC Quarterfinals
2004 Bob Gray 10–7–33–2–1T-4thMAC Quarterfinals
MAC Total:
Conference USA[4] (2005–present)
2005 Bob Gray 8–9–24–3–25thC-USA Semifinals
2006 Bob Gray 4–10–21–6–19th
2007 Bob Gray 10–9–13–5–06thC-USA Semifinals
2008 Bob Gray 3–14–13–5–07thC-USA Quarterfinals
2009 Bob Gray 10–7–26–2–02ndC-USA Runners-up
2010 Bob Gray 9–5–43–4–17th
2011 Bob Gray 8–8–14–3–15thC-USA Quarterfinals
2012 Bob Gray 11–5–13–5–07th
2013 Bob Gray 2–11–60–6–310th
2014 Bob Gray 7–9–33–4–16thC-USA Quarterfinals
2015 Bob Gray 8–9–22–5–17thC-USA Runners-up
2016 Bob Gray 6–11–11–6–19th
2017 Chris Grassie 8–10–23–5–06th
2018 Chris Grassie 8–9–33–3–25thC-USA Semifinals
2019 Chris Grassie 16–3–35–1–11stC-USA Champions
NCAA Third Round
C-USA Total:
Total:

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Individual achievements

Career goalscorers

Bryon Carmichael leads Marshall's goalscoring record, scoring 58 career goals.

Rank Player Years Goals[5]
1 Byron Carmichael 1999–2002 58
2 Andy Zulauf 1981–85 39
3 Greg Ogle 1982–1985 28
Scott Laskowitz 1983–1986
5 Tom Jackson 2009–12 26

Former Herd players in the professional ranks

References
General
  • "Conference USA Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. ConferenceUSA.com. August 1, 2016. pp. 1–35. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  • "Marshall Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd. CBS Sports Interactive. July 31, 2016. pp. 1–10. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  • "Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. MAC-Sports.com. August 27, 2015. pp. 27–52. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  • "Southern Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. SoConSports.com. June 2012. pp. 3–24. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. Marshall University Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. SoCon Record Book, pp. 5–11
  3. MAC Record Book, pp. 27–31
  4. CUSA Record Book, pp. 1–6
  5. Marshall Record Book, p. 8
  6. Roberts was drafted in the third round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City, however, he reached an agreement with the club to play the 2020 season for Marshall before joining the Sporting organization.


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