Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer

Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana Hoosiers
2022 Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team
Founded	1973; 51 years ago
Head coach	Todd Yeagley (13th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Bloomington, Indiana
Stadium	Bill Armstrong Stadium ; (Capacity: 6,500)
Nickname	Indiana Hoosiers
Colors	Crimson and cream;
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament championships
	1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012
NCAA Tournament runner-up
	1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1994, 2001, 2017, 2020, 2022
NCAA Tournament College Cup
	1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
	1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
	1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
Conference Regular Season championships
	1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023

The Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team represents Indiana University Bloomington. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Indiana is considered one of the most successful collegiate soccer programs in the history of the sport. The Hoosiers have won eight national championships in men's soccer (1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2012), second only to St. Louis' 10. Since the program began in 1973, Indiana has more national championships, wins, College Cup appearances, and a higher winning percentage in both regular season and post-season play than any other school in Division I soccer.

The Hoosiers have also dominated conference play. Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, Indiana has won 15 Big Ten tournament titles. Indiana has also been crowned regular season champion 18 times, including nine-straight seasons from 1996 to 2004. A league-record 12 Big Ten Players of the Year come from Indiana.^[2]

Indiana players have won six Hermann Trophies (including Ken Snow twice) and three Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year awards. The Hoosiers have produced 13 United States men's national soccer team players, six Olympians and six World Cup players. In addition, Hoosier players have earned All-America honors 52 times.^[3]

Every year since the NCAA began tracking men's soccer attendance in 2001, the Indiana program has ranked among the highest in average or total attendance. Indiana led the nation in average attendance in 2004 and 2005 and in total attendance in 2003.

History

Club sport beginnings

Indiana's first soccer coach was Jerry Yeagley, who went to Indiana as a Physical Education instructor and men's soccer coach. The team had been a club sport since 1947, but Yeagley's goal was to develop it into a varsity program. With the help of Jeff Richardson and Nick Matavuli, the club team was given varsity status. For ten years, with no money from the University for Yeagley's salary, team travel expenses, recruiting or uniforms, Yeagley, his wife Marilyn and the players lined the field, hung signs on campus and washed the players' uniforms. By 1973 the program had gained varsity status.

Jerry Yeagley era (1973–2003)

Once the program gained varsity status and the full support of the university in 1973, Yeagley's teams quickly became a national power. Indiana reached the NCAA final in just its fourth season as a varsity program in 1976. In fact, through his 31-year career, Yeagley took every one of his four-year players to the NCAA College Cup, soccer's version of the Final Four. His teams made 28 NCAA tournament appearances, 16 appearances in the College Cup, and 12 appearances in the national final, while winning 10 Big Ten championships and 6 National championships (1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003)

The consistency the Indiana program maintained under Yeagley's tutelage was unmatched. From 1973 through 2003 no team won more NCAA Championships or appeared in more College Cups than Indiana. The Hoosiers' longest stint away from the national semifinal was three years (1985–87) and they followed that brief drought by winning the 1988 NCAA crown. Yeagley led the Hoosiers to 28 NCAA Tournament berths, the third-most in NCAA history, including one in each of his final 17 seasons. His Hoosier teams owned a 68–22 (.756) record in tournament play, the best winning percentage of any school.

The Hoosiers were also successful in the Big Ten under Yeagley. Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, he guided Indiana to 10 Big Ten (Tournament) championships. Yeagley was instrumental in the development of a conference tournament. In addition, his Hoosiers finished at the top of the regular season standings in his final eight seasons. Yeagley led Indiana to a 68-game unbeaten streak against Big Ten foes from 1983 to 1991. His teams owned a 137–7–6 (.933) record against Big Ten opponents. Since the advent of the conference season, Yeagley led Indiana to a 62–4–3 (.920) mark in Big Ten regular season play.

Yeagley's teams are scattered throughout the NCAA record books. On four occasions, Indiana won a school-record 23 games in a season (1978, 1994, 1997, 1998). The 23 wins rank third all-time for wins in a season. In 1979, Indiana went 19–2–2 and posted the second-lowest GAA in NCAA history (0.25), as the Hoosiers blanked an NCAA record 78.3 percent (18 shutouts) of their opponents. During the 1983 and 1984 seasons, Yeagley's Indiana teams set an NCAA record by going unbeaten in 46 consecutive games. The Hoosiers posted a 40–0–6 mark during that time frame. From October 1996 until September 1999, Yeagley and his Hoosiers did not lose at home, compiling 27 consecutive wins, the third-best mark in NCAA history. From October 1995 until the 2000 Big Ten Championships, the squad went unbeaten in 38 (36–0–2) straight games against conference foes, the second longest conference unbeaten streak in NCAA history.

Hoosier players earned All-America status 49 times in the program's 31 varsity seasons, including 21 first team honorees. He led an NCAA record five Hermann Trophy winners and three Missouri Athletic Club Players of the Year. More than 20 players went on to play for the national team in their respective countries, while six played in the Olympics and six competed in the FIFA World Cup.

Yeagley's career came to a fitting and magical end in 2003 as his Hoosiers went unbeaten over their final 18 games en route to winning the NCAA Championship. The title was the sixth for the program under Yeagley and in the process, he became the all-time winningest coach in collegiate soccer history with 544 wins.

Mike Freitag era (2004–2009)

Fans at game at Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium in 2004

The 2004 team at the White House in May 2005 with President George W. Bush

After leading the Hoosiers for 31 years, Yeagley retired after the 2003 season and was replaced by longtime assistant and former Hoosier All-American Mike Freitag. He was an assistant to Yeagley for 11 seasons before taking over the head job. Freitag added the program's seventh national title in his inaugural year in 2004, when they beat UC Santa Barbara after a penalty shootout. It marked the third occasion in which Indiana had won back-to-back national titles and it was the program's record 17th appearance in the College Cup. Following the 2009 season, Freitag's contract was not renewed.

Todd Yeagley era (2010–present)

Todd Yeagley, Jerry Yeagley's son, took over the program in 2010. In his first season Indiana captured its first Big Ten regular season title since 2007. That year, and the following season, the Hoosiers advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament.

In 2012, Yeagley's third season as head coach, the Hoosiers advanced to a record-setting 18th College Cup, and were the first No. 16 seed to advance to the title game since the NCAA expanded its seeding to 16 teams in 2003. The Hoosiers won the 2012 national championship, the school's eighth national title and the first championship for head coach Todd Yeagley. The win made Todd and his father Jerry the first father-son duo to win college soccer championships.

In 2013, Indiana endured a rough regular season and first losing season in program history. However, with 3 wins in the Big Ten Tournament they won their first title since 2006 to earn the Big Ten automatic bid and advance to their 27th straight NCAA Tournament. IU lost to Akron 3–2 in opening round of NCAA Tournament.

Yeagley picked up his 100th career win as a head coach on October 3, 2017, when the #1 ranked Hoosiers defeated the Evansville Purple Aces 4–0. The win brought the Hoosiers record to 9–0–2.^[4] Yeagley also coached the Hoosiers to an undefeated record, in which they went 13–0–4.

Players

Current roster

As of 9 Sep 2024^[5]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Alex Kara
1	GK	USA	JT Harms
2	DF	USA	Quinton Elliot
3	DF	USA	Joel Demian
4	DF	USA	Josh Maher
5	DF	USA	Jansen Miller
6	DF	USA	Jack Lindimore
7	FW	USA	Justin Weiss
8	MF	USA	Seth Stewart
9	FW	USA	Samuel Sarver
10	FW	USA	Tommy Mihalic
11	FW	GHA	Collins Oduro
12	FW	USA	Michael Nesci
13	MF	USA	Alex Barger
14	FW	USA	Easton Bogard
15	FW	USA	Luka Bezerra
16	DF	USA	Lukas Hummel
17	MF	USA	Justin Shreffler


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	USA	Lucas Wolthers
19	MF	USA	Breckin Minzey
20	FW	USA	Clay Murador
21	MF	USA	Jack Wagoner
22	MF	USA	Patrick McDonald
23	MF	USA	Noah Joseph
24	MF	USA	Luke Jeffus
25	DF	USA	Luke Reidell
26	DF	USA	Drew Gaydosh
27	MF	USA	Nolan Kinsella
28	MF	USA	Grant Yeagley
29	MF	USA	EJ Dreher
30	GK	USA	Cooper Johnsen
32	GK	USA	Aidan Montoure
33	MF	USA	Miles Imparato
36	MF	USA	Drew Thompson
99	GK	USA	Holden Brown

Notable alumni

^[6]

Joris Ahlinvi (2019)
Eric Alexander (2006–2009)
Kevin Alston (2006–2008)
Michael Anhaeuser (1988–1991)
Rich Balchan (2007–2010)
Richard Ballard (2012–2016)
Armando Betancourt (1979–1981)
Will Bruin (2008–2010)
Rece Buckmaster (2015–2018)
Jacob Bushue (2010–2013)
Mike Clark (1991–1994)
Angelo DiBernardo (1976–1978)
Patrick Doody (2011–2014)
Griffin Dorsey (2017–2018)
Mike Freitag (1976–1979)
Nick Garcia (1998–1999)
Ned Grabavoy (2001–2003)
Jeremiah Gutjahr (2015–2018)
Andrew Gutman (2015–2018)
Karsen Henderlong (2022–2023)
Femi Hollinger-Janzen (2012–2015)
Chris Klein (1994–1997)
Dema Kovalenko (1996–1998)
Grant Lillard (2014–2017)
Brian Maisonneuve (1991–1994)
Jack Maher (2018–2019)
Dylan Mares (2013)
Timmy Mehl (2015–2018)
Tommy Meyer (2008–2011)
Drew Moor (2003–2004)
Aidan Morris (2019)
Trey Muse (2017–2018)
Lee Nguyen (2004–2005)
Jay Nolly (2000–2004)
Pat Noonan (1999–2002)
Danny O'Rourke (2001–2004)
Austin Panchot (2015–2018)
Joshua Penn (2019)
Jacob Peterson (2003–2005)
Caleb Porter (1994–1997)
Justin Rennicks (2017–2018)
Brad Ring (2005–2008)
Ken Snow (1987–1990)
Juergen Sommer (1987–1990)
Gregg Thompson (1979–1982)
Tanner Thompson (2013–2016)
Tommy Thompson (2013)
Mason Toye (2017)
Todd Yeagley (1991–1994)
Eriq Zavaleta (2011–2012)

Active professionals in bold

Current coaching staff

As of September 12, 2024^[update]

Position	Name
Head coach	Todd Yeagley
Associate Head Coach	Kevin Robson
Assistant coach	Tanner Thompson
Assistant coach	Christian Lomeli

Coaching history

Jerry Yeagley (1973–2003)
Mike Freitag (2004–2009)
Todd Yeagley (2010–present)

Yearly records

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Jerry Yeagley (Big Ten Conference) (1973–2003)
1973	Jerry Yeagley	12–2–0
1974	Jerry Yeagley	14–3–0			NCAA Regional Final
1975	Jerry Yeagley	13–3–1
1976	Jerry Yeagley	18–1–1			NCAA Final
1977	Jerry Yeagley	12–2–1			NCAA regional semifinal
1978	Jerry Yeagley	23–2–0			NCAA Final
1979	Jerry Yeagley	19–2–2			NCAA Quarterfinals
1980	Jerry Yeagley	22–3–1			NCAA Final
1981	Jerry Yeagley	20–3–0			NCAA Quarterfinals
1982	Jerry Yeagley	21–3–1			NCAA Champions
1983	Jerry Yeagley	21–1–4			NCAA Champions
1984	Jerry Yeagley	22–2–2			NCAA Final
1985	Jerry Yeagley	12–9–1			NCAA Regional Final
1986	Jerry Yeagley	9–6–4
1987	Jerry Yeagley	18–3–0			NCAA Regional Final
1988	Jerry Yeagley	19–3–3			NCAA Champions
1989	Jerry Yeagley	18–2–2			NCAA Semifinals
1990	Jerry Yeagley	16–4–2			NCAA Quarterfinals
1991	Jerry Yeagley	19–3–2	4–1–0	2nd	NCAA Semifinals
1992	Jerry Yeagley	14–6–4	3–1–1	2nd	NCAA Quarterfinals
1993	Jerry Yeagley	17–3–1	5–0–0	1st	NCAA Regional Final
1994	Jerry Yeagley	23–3–0	5–0–0	1st	NCAA Final
1995	Jerry Yeagley	14–5–2	3–2–0	3rd	NCAA regional semifinal
1996	Jerry Yeagley	15–3–3	4–0–1	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
1997	Jerry Yeagley	23–1–0	5–0–0	1st	NCAA Semifinals
1998	Jerry Yeagley	23–2–0	5–0–0	1st	NCAA Champions
1999	Jerry Yeagley	21–3–0	5–0–0	1st	NCAA Champions
2000	Jerry Yeagley	16–7–0	6–0–0	1st	NCAA Semifinals
2001	Jerry Yeagley	18–4–1	6–0–0	1st	NCAA Final
2002	Jerry Yeagley	15–4–2	6–0–0	1st	NCAA 3rd Round
2003	Jerry Yeagley	17–3–5	5–0–1	1st	NCAA Champions
Jerry Yeagley:		544–102–45 (.820)	62–4–3 (.920)
Mike Freitag (Big Ten Conference) (2004–2009)
2004	Mike Freitag	19–4–1	5–1–0	1st	NCAA Champions
2005	Mike Freitag	13–3–6	2–1–3	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2006	Mike Freitag	15–4–3	4–1–1	1st	NCAA 3rd Round
2007	Mike Freitag	13–4–5	4–0–2	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
2008	Mike Freitag	14–7–3	3–3–0	4th	NCAA Quarterfinals
2009	Mike Freitag	12–10–1	3–3–0	4th	NCAA 3rd Round
Mike Freitag:		86–32–19 (.697)	21–9–6 (.667)
Todd Yeagley (Big Ten Conference) (2010–present)
2010	Todd Yeagley	10–8–2	4–1–1	1st	NCAA 3rd Round
2011	Todd Yeagley	13–4–5	3–1–2	4th	NCAA 3rd Round
2012	Todd Yeagley	16–5–3	3–2–1	3rd	NCAA Champions
2013	Todd Yeagley	8–12–2	2–4–0	5th	NCAA 1st Round
2014	Todd Yeagley	12–5–5	3–3–2	6th	NCAA 2nd Round
2015	Todd Yeagley	13–5–3	4–3–1	2nd	NCAA 3rd Round
2016	Todd Yeagley	12–2–7	3–0–5	2nd	NCAA 3rd Round
2017	Todd Yeagley	18–1–6	5–0–3	2nd	NCAA Final
2018	Todd Yeagley	20–3–1	8–0–0	1st	NCAA Semifinal
2019	Todd Yeagley	15–3–4	7–1–0	1st	NCAA 3rd Round
2020	Todd Yeagley	12–2–2	7–1–0	1st	NCAA Final
2021	Todd Yeagley	15–6–1	5–3–0	3rd	NCAA 3rd Round
2022	Todd Yeagley	14–4–7	3–1–4	4th	NCAA Final
2023	Todd Yeagley	15–4–5	4–2–2	T-1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
2024	Todd Yeagley	2–2–2	1-0-0
Todd Yeagley:		195–66–54 (.705)	62–22–21 (.690)
Total:		825-201-118 (.773)
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

Honors

NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship:
- Winners (8): 1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012
- Runners-up (9): 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1994, 2001, 2017, 2020, 2022
Big Ten Conference Tournament:
- Winners (16): 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
- Runners-up (7): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022
Big Ten Conference Regular Season:
- Winners (18): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
- Runners-up (6): 1991, 1992, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017

References

^ "Primary Colors". Indiana University Athletics Brand and Uniform Guidelines (PDF). August 28, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "2017–18 Big Ten Records Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Indiana Hoosiers – 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). IUHoosiers.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Todd Yeagley picks up 100th career win at IU". Greensburg Daily News. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^ "2024 Men's Soccer Roster". Hoosiers soccer's website. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
^ "Indiana Hoosiers – Hoosiers in the Pros". IUHoosiers.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.