List of U.S. college men's soccer career coaching wins leaders

This is a list of U.S. college men's soccer career coaching wins leaders. It is limited to coaches with at least 400 wins.

Jay Martin, head coach at Ohio Wesleyan University, is the all-time leader in wins, finishing the 2021 season, with a record of 738–153–76.[1][2]

College men's soccer coaches with 400 wins

Key

* Active coach
† Inducted into United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame
400+ wins at a Division I Institution.

Coaches

statistics are correct through the end of the 2021 season.
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams
1* Jay Martin† 44 738 153 76 .802 Ohio Wesleyan 1977–2019, 2021-present
2* Tony Tocco 51 719 223 81 .742 Rockhurst 1970–1973, 1975–present
3 Joe Bean† 45 607 185 61 .747 Quinnipiac 1962–1964; Bridgeport 1965–68; Wheaton (IL) 1969–2006
4 Cliff McCrath† 49 597 233 95 .697 Wheaton (IL) 1958, Gordon 1960–66, Spring Arbor 1967–1969, Seattle Pacific 1970–2007
5 Ron Butcher 46 596 263 72 .679 Wisconsin–Platteville 1968–69, Keene State 1970–2013
6 Horst Richardson† 49 566 304 72 .639 Colorado College 1966–2014
7 Dan Gilmore 38 559 184 59 .734 Rowan 1976–2013
8* Skip Roderick 38 557 168 70 .745 Elizabethtown 1983–2019, 2021-present
9 Jerry Yeagley† 31 543 101 46 .820 Indiana 1973–2003
10 Stephen Negoesco† 39 540 172 66 .737 San Francisco 1962–2000
11 Mike Coven 45 533 274 59 .650 Brandeis 1973–2016, Wheaton (MA) 2017
12* Paul McGinlay 31 531 87 37 .839 Trinity (TX) 1991–present
13 Mark Berson 44 522 266 76 .648 The Citadel 1977, South Carolina 1978–2020
14 Jack Mackenzie† 43 516 258 76 .652 Quincy 1969–2011
15 Schellas Hyndman† 37 511 171 58 .730 Eastern Illinois 1977–1983, SMU 1984–2007, Grand Canyon 2015–2020
16 Bud Lewis 43 506 279 58 .635 Wilmington (OH) 1975–2017
17 Michael Parker 34 494 192 33 .710 Lock Haven 1976–1983, UNC Greensboro 1984–2009
18 Bob Warming 44 485 270 89 .627 Transylvania 1976, Berry 1977–81, Charlotte 1982–88, Creighton 1990–94, Old Dominion 1996, Saint Louis 1997–2000, Creighton 2001–2009, Penn State 2010–2017, Omaha 2018–2021
19 Tom Martin 38 478 199 68 .687 Trine 1977, West Virginia Wesleyan 1978–85, James Madison 1986–2014
20 Chris Waterbury 36 477 169 66 .716 New England College 1982, Lyndon State 1983–84, Plattsburgh State 1985–87, 1989–2017
21* Joe Clarke 39 469 201 82 .678 Saint Louis 1983–96, Washington (MO) 1997–present
22 Tony Ochrimenko 38 468 248 56 .642 Kean 1976–2013
23* John Rootes 33 462 143 42 .747 Southern New Hampshire 1988–1997, Clayton State 1998–2003, SCAD 2004–2007, Lynn 2008–2019, 2021-present
24* Carl Hutter 39 459 264 71 .623 Harris–Stowe 1983-1987, Missouri Valley 1988-1993, Lindenwood 1994-present
25 Ray Reid 33 458 155 79 .719 Southern Connecticut 1989–1996, Connecticut 1997–2021
26 John Rennie 36 454 207 48 .674 Massachusetts Dartmouth 1972, Columbia 1973–78, Duke 1979–2007
27 Ralph Lundy 44 453 348 66 .561 Erskine 1976–1986, College of Charleston 1987–2019
28* Frank Kohlenstein 35 447 203 61 .672 USC Upstate 1980–1988, Charlotte 1989–1994, Colorado Mines 1998–2016, Central Arkansas 2021-present
29 Bob Gray 40 445 268 60 .614 Charleston Southern 1977, Alderson Broaddus 1978–91, Mobile 1992–94, Marshall 1995–2016
30* Bob Reasso 36 441 220 80 .649 Nasson 1979–1980, Rutgers 1981–2009, Pfeiffer 2013–2016, Colby-Sawyer 2021-present
31* Sasho Cirovski 31 440 172 65 .698 Hartford 1991–1992, Maryland 1993–present
32 Michael Russo 36 438 116 60 .762 Williams 1979–2014
32* David Masur 35 438 189 99 .671 Montclair State 1987–1990, St. John's 1991–present
34 Roy Gordon† 41 432 253 53 .621 Maine–Farmington 1970–1976, Mary Washington 1977–2010
35 Rob Russo 39 431 243 58 .628 Miami (OH) 1981, Gannon 1982–1990, USC Upstate 1991–1994, Oneonta State 1995–1998, Denison 1999–2019
36 Doug Mello[3] 36 430 251 46 .623 Aquinas 1978–1982, Siena Heights 1983–1988, Southwest (NM) 1989, Luther 1990–2007, Hendrix 2008–2013
37 Rick Kilps 34 429 174 50 .695 Aurora 1977–1983, Wisconsin–Parkside 1984–2010
38* Jon Andersen 35 428 194 77 .667 Babson 1986–present
39* Erick Baumann 27 427 106 40 .780 Dominican (IL) 1995–present
40 Jerry Sheska 29 424 156 32 .719 East Stroudsburg 1982–2010
41 Sonny Travis 32 423 150 51 .719 Centre 1986–88, Virginia Wesleyan 1989–2006, Emory 2007–2016, Coe 2019
42 Joe Morrone 38 417 196 63 .663 Middlebury 1958–1967, Connecticut 1969–1996
42 Helmut Werner 43 417 242 66 .621 Randolph–Macon 1962–2004
44 Gerry DiBartolo 34 412 180 60 .678 Salisbury 1982–2015
45* Tony Martone 40 412 290 58 .583 Merrimack 1982–present
46 Fred Schmalz 33 403 196 56 .658 Wyoming 1969–70, Davis & Elkins 1972–78, Evansville 1979–2002
47* Ralph Perez 33 403 199 62 .654 Whittier 1974-1976, Cal State Fullerton 1977, Cal State Los Angeles 1978-1980, Santa Clara 1981-1985, Old Dominion 1990-1994, Redlands 2006-2019, 2921-present
48* Pepe Fernandez 33 402 172 38 .688 Maryville (TN) 1989-present
48 Gavin Donaldson 36 402 243 63 .612 Northland 1984-1988, West Virginia Wesleyan 1991-2021
50 Al Albert† 33 401 187 64 .664 William & Mary 1971–2003

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's Soccer Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Mello also ranks among the all-time wins leaders in college women's soccer.