South Florida Bulls men's soccer

The South Florida Bulls men's soccer team represents the University of South Florida in the sport of soccer. The Bulls currently compete in the American Athletic Conference (The American) within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). USF plays in Corbett Stadium, which opened in 2011. Prior to that, they played at the USF Soccer Stadium.

South Florida Bulls
men's soccer
2019 South Florida Bulls men's soccer team
Founded1965 (1965)
UniversityUniversity of South Florida
Athletic directorMichael Kelly
Head coachBob Butehorn (4th season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationTampa, Florida
StadiumCorbett Stadium
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameBulls
ColorsGreen and Gold[1]
         
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1997, 2008, 2011
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1969, 1973, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011
NCAA Tournament appearances
1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2013
Conference Regular Season championships
1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2016

The men's soccer team was the first team in USF history to play an intercollegiate game, defeating Florida Southern 4-3 on September 25, 1965.

The team is one of the most successful in school history, winning a combined 27 regular season and tournament conference championships and reaching the NCAA Tournament 21 times. The furthest the Bulls have advanced in the tournament is to the Round of 8, which they have reached three times.

History

Dan Holcomb Era (1965–1986)

USF men's soccer began NCAA play in 1965 under Coach Dan Holcomb. Holcomb guided the team for 22 years, compiling a record of 216–86–23, and earning 6 NCAA tournament berths.[2]

Jay Miller Era (1987–1993)

In 1987, Jay Miller took over as coach of the Bulls. In seven years, he compiled a record of 69–43–15. The Bulls entered the Sun Belt Conference in 1990, and, with a record 5–1–1 in conference play, they were named Co-Champions.

In 1992 and 1993 the Bulls played in the Metro Conference, compiling a record of 3–5–1.

Under Coach Miller, the Bulls failed to reach the NCAA Tournament.[3]

T. Logan Fleck Era (1994–1996)

In three seasons, Fleck compiled a record of 34–17–0. In 1994, while still in the Metro Conference, The Bulls were 9–7–0 overall, and 3–2 in conference. They moved to Conference USA in 1995, and went 8–6–0 overall, and 5–3–0 in conference play. In 1996, Fleck's final season, The Bulls won the Conference USA title, and re-appeared in the NCAA Tournament.[4]

Dan Christinsen Era (1997)

Christiansen went 14–8–2 overall, and 5–1–2 in conference, as the team was named Conference USA Co-Champions.[5] Christiansen took the team deep into NCAA Tournament, their best result up to that point, as they made it all the way to the Elite 8 (which at that time was considered the third round, as there were only 32 teams in the tournament).

John Hackworth Era (1998–2001)

In 1998, under Coach Hackworth, the Bulls won at least a piece of the conference championship for a third straight year. The team also appeared in the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row. Hackworth compiled a record of 47–32–2 overall, and 20–13–1 in conference in four seasons.[6]

George Kiefer Era (2002–2016)

In 2002, George Keifer took over as coach. In 2004, the Bulls jumped from Conference USA to the Big East, and in 2013 the Big East transitioned to the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls won the inaugural American Conference Tournament in 2013. Under Coach Keifer, the Bulls found themselves in seven straight NCAA Tournaments (2007–2013), twice making it to the Elite 8. Keifer currently has a record of 151–77–47.

On November 22, 2016, Kiefer was hired by the NC State Wolfpack men's soccer program.[7]

Bob Butehorn Era (2017–present)

On December 18, 2016, Bob Butehorn was hired as the head coach for the program.[8] Butehorn previously coached the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer program. The Bulls made the NCAA tournament in 2019.

Roster

As of October 17, 2020[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  GER Max Gottwald
3 DF  USA Sergio Piñeros-Mayorga
4 DF  BRA Henrique Gallina
5 DF  CAN Salvatore Mazzaferro
6 MF  ESP Richard Laval
7 FW  GHA Josh Gomina
8 FW  GER Adrian Billhardt
9 FW  FRA Victor Claudel
10 MF  USA Josue Monge
11 FW  MEX Oscar Resano
12 FW  USA Segun Afolabi
13 DF  USA Freddy Gil
14 MF  SLV Diego Guerrero
15 MF  USA Danny Cabrera
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  USA Felipe Baptista
17 FW  USA Trey Jackson
18 MF  JPN Shion Soga
19 DF  USA Marcus Murphy
20 FW  USA Jeffrey Cooper
21 DF  JAM Javain Brown
22 MF  USA Donovan Hesselmeyer
23 MF  USA Brian Schaefer
24 DF  USA Gordon Phipps
27 MF  USA Avionne Flanagan
30 GK  USA Cooper Blay
33 GK  JPN Kazuna Takase

Coaching Staff
  • Bob Butehorn – Head Coach
  • Jeremy Hurdle – Assistant Coach
  • Matt Poplawski – Assistant Coach
  • Tom Homa – Director of Operations
  • Tomas Cerda – Volunteer Assistant Coach
  • Chris Murphy – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • Octavio Tobar – Assistant Athletic Trainer

Fans

The main group of student supporters are known as the Goalmouths.

Rivalries
Main articles: Rowdies Cup and War on I-4 § Men's Soccer

The Bulls annually face the crosstown University of Tampa Spartans, an NCAA Division II school, in the preseason Rowdies Cup, which celebrates the city's rich soccer history. In addition to holding the match trophy for the next 12 months, the winners also get to hoist the actual 1975 Soccer Bowl trophy, which was won by the original Tampa Bay Rowdies. Formerly called the Mayor's Cup until 2005, as of the 2019 edition, USF holds 24–10–3 edge in the all-time series which dates back to 1972.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

Season-by-season results
Year Conference Games Played Record Win Percentage Conference Record Coach Postseason
1965 Independent (College Division) 10 6-4-0 .600 N/A Dan Holcomb
1966 11 10-0-1 .955
1967 12 10-2-0 .833
1968 9 6-2-1 .722
1969 10 8-2-0 .800 NCAA Round of 16
1970 11 7-3-1 .682 NCAA First Round
1971 10 7-3-0 .700 NCAA First Round
1972 15 9-4-2 .667
1973 Independent (Division I) 13 10-3-0 .769 NCAA Round of 16
1974 14 6-6-2 .500
1975 13 9-3-1 .731 NCAA First Round
1976 Sun Belt 18 11-6-1 .639 4-0-0 (Won conference tournament and regular season)
1977 15 10-5-0 .667 2-1-0 (Won conference tournament)
1978 15 7-7-1 .500 1-2-0
1979 18 12-6-0 .667 3-1-0 (Won conference tournament)
1980 16 14-1-1 .906 3-0-0 (Won conference tournament and regular season)
1981 15 12-2-1 .833 3-0-0 (Won conference tournament and regular season)
1982 19 13-3-3 .763 4-0-0 (Won conference tournament and regular season) NCAA First Round
1983 20 15-4-1 .775 3-0-1 (Won conference regular season)
1984 21 13-6-2 .667 3-1-0 (Won conference regular season)
1985 20 12-6-2 .650 3-0-1 (Won conference tournament and regular season)
1986 19 9-8-2 .526 2-0-1 (Won conference tournament)
1987 18 8-8-2 .500 3-2-1 Jay Miller
1988 18 9-7-2 .556 4-1-1 (Won conference tournament)
1989 20 9-11-0 .450 2-4-0
1990 17 12-3-2 .765 5-1-1
1991 Metro Conference 20 9-5-6 .600 2-0-2 (Won conference tournament)
1992 18 13-3-2 .778 2-1-1
1993 16 9-6-1 .594 1-4-0
1994 16 9-7-0 .562 3-2-0 T. Logan Fleck
1995 Conference USA 14 8-6-0 .571 5-3-0
1996 21 17-4-0 .810 7-1-0 (Won conference tournament and regular season) NCAA First Round
1997 24 14-8-2 .625 5-1-2 (Won conference regular season) Dan Christinsen NCAA Quarterfinal
1998 22 12-8-2 .591 6-1-1 (Won conference tournament and regular season) John Hackworth NCAA First Round
1999 18 10-8-0 .556 3-5-0
2000 19 10-9-0 .526 6-3-0
2001 22 15-7-0 .682 7-4-0 NCAA Second Round
2002 18 11-7-0 .611 6-4-0 George Kiefer
2003 18 7-8-3 .472 4-3-2
2004 17 10-5-2 .647 5-3-1
2005 Big East 21 13-6-2 .667 9-2-0 (Won conference regular season) NCAA Second Round
2006 19 9-6-4 .636 1-0-3
2007 22 14-6-2 .680 6-4-1 NCAA Round of 16
2008 23 15-5-3 .712 7-3-1 (Won conference tournament) NCAA Quarterfinal
2009 21 14-4-3 .729 6-3-2 NCAA Second Round
2010 18 9-6-4 .609 4-3-2 NCAA First Round
2011 21 13-4-4 .696 7-1-2 (Won conference regular season) NCAA Quarterfinal
2012 19 8-6-5 .548 2-3-3 NCAA Second Round
2013 American Athletic Conference 21 8-4-9 .595 2-2-4 (Won conference tournament) NCAA First Round
2014 20 10-7-3 .575 4-3-1
2015 19 11-6-3 .625 5-1-2 NCAA First Round
2016 19 10-6-4 .600 5-1-2 (Won conference regular season) NCAA First Round
2017 16 6-6-4 .500 3-2-2 Bob Butehorn
2018 17 7-8-2 .471 4-1-2
2019 19 11-7-1 .605 4-3-0 NCAA First Round
2020 Postponed due to COVID-19
Total 955 563-293-99 .641 175-80-42 21 Appearances (11-18-6 record)
Bold indicates tournament won

Italics indicate Conference Championship

NCAA Tournament results
Year Round Location Opponent Result Notes
1969 1st Round (Round of 24) Annapolis, MD Navy W 1–0
2nd Round (Round of 16) College Park, MD Maryland L 1–4
1970 1st Round (Round of 24) Annapolis, MD Navy T 0–0 Navy advances on corner-kicks
1971 1st Round (Round of 24) Annapolis, MD Navy L 1–3
1973 1st Round (Round of 24) Morgantown, WV West Virginia W 3–1
2nd Round (Round of 16) Clemson, SC Clemson L 0–1 4OT
1975 1st Round (Round of 24) Clemson, SC Clemson L 0–3
1982 1st Round (Round of 23) Durham, NC Duke L 1–2
1996 1stRound (Round of 32) Miami, FL Florida International L 1–6
1997 1st Round (Round of 32) Miami, FL Florida International W 3–1
2nd Round (Round of 16) New York, NY St. John's W 2–1
Quarterfinals Bloomington, IN Indiana L 0–6
1998 1st Round (Round of 32) Tampa, FL William & Mary L 1–2 2OT
2001 1st Round (Round of 48) Tampa, FL Akron W 2–1
2nd Round (Round of 32) State College, PA Penn State L 0–1 3OT
2005 1st Round (Round of 48) Tampa, FL Stetson W 3–0
2nd Round (Round of 32) Charlottesville, VA Virginia T 4–4 Virginia advances on PKs, 7–6
2007 1st Round (Round of 48) Tampa, FL Colgate W 2–1
2nd Round (Round of 32) Akron, OH Akron W 1–0 2OT
3rd Round (Round of 16) Storrs, CT Connecticut L 0–5
2008 2nd Round (Round of 32) Tampa, FL Harvard W 2–1
3rd Round (Round of 16) Tampa, FL UNC Greensboro T 1–1 USF advances on PKs, 3–1
Quarterfinals Winston-Salem, NC Wake Forest L 0–5
2009 1st Round (Round of 48) Tampa, FL Stetson W 2–1
2nd Round (Round of 32) Akron, OH Akron L 0–2
2010 1st Round (Round of 48) Orlando, FL UCF L 0–3
2011 2nd Round (Round of 32) Tampa, FL UCF W 2–1 OT
3rd Round (Round of 16) Tampa, FL New Mexico T 0–0 USF advances on PKs, 6–5
Quarterfinals Omaha, NE Creighton L 0–1 OT
2012 1st Round (Round of 48) Tampa, FL Florida Gulf Coast T 0–0 USF advances on PKs, 5–3
2nd Round (Round of 32) Tampa, FL Tulsa L 0–1 OT
2013 1st Round (Round of 48) Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina L 0–1
2015 2nd Round (Round of 32) Tampa, FL Boston College L 1–2 OT
2016 1st Round (Round of 48) Tampa, FL Florida Gulf Coast T 2-2 FGCU advances on PKs, 3-0
2019 1st Round (Round of 48) Louisville, KY Louisville L 1-4
Total 11-18-6


Notable alumni

USF Athletic Hall of Fame members
Main article: University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Dan Holcomb - Head Coach 1965-86
  • Fergus Hopper - DF 1974-77
  • Matthew O'Neal - FW 2013-14*

*Two sport athlete, mainly inducted for his performance with USF's Track & Field team.

Players who went on to play professionally

See also

References
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