List of college women's soccer career coaching wins leaders

This is a list of college women's soccer career coaching wins leaders. It is limited to coaches with at least 300 career wins. Anson Dorrance of North Carolina is the all-time leader in both wins and winning percentage with a record of 934–88–53 (.893).[1][2]

College women's soccer coaches with 300 wins

Key

* Active coach in 2023
† Inducted into United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame
‡ Inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame
The list includes coaches with 300 wins regardless of division.
Coaches with 300 wins at a Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading.

Coaches

Unless otherwise noted, statistics are correct through the end of the 2023 season.
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams
1 Anson Dorrance†‡ 45 934 88 53 .893 North Carolina (1979–2023)
2* Aliceann Wilber† 43 640 148 65 .788 William Smith (1980–present)
3 Len Tsantiris 37 570 201 59 .722 UConn (1981–2017)
4 Joe Russo 31 557 67 45 .866 TCNJ (1990–2021)
5* Jerry Smith 37 548 179 71 .731 Santa Clara (1987–present)
6 Pete Felske 33 525 128 39 .787 Wheaton (IL) (1988–2020)
7* Gabe Mejail 45 524 277 72 .641 Wheaton (MA) (1979–1982), Merrimack (1984–present)
8 Becky Burleigh 31 513 160 46 .745 Berry (1989–1993), Florida (1995–2020)
9* G Guerrieri 33 510 176 51 .727 Hardin–Simmons (1988–1989), Texas A&M (1993–present)
10 Brian McManus 31 501 90 54 .819 UC San Diego (1987–2017)
11* Todd Olsen 30 493 121 59 .776 Lynchburg (1994–present)
12 Mark Krikorian 28 479 117 40 .785 Franklin Pierce (1990–1995), Hartford (1996–2000), Florida State (2005–2021)
13* Scott Frey 23 478 31 33 .912 Messiah (2000–present)
14* Steve Swanson 34 475 171 73 .711 Dartmouth (1990–1995), Stanford (1996–1999), Virginia (2000–present)
15* Randy Waldrum 30 462 152 37 .738 Tulsa (1989–1994), Baylor (1996–1998), Notre Dame (1999–2013), Pittsburgh (2018–present)
16* Nick Cowell 35 456 159 56 .721 Wooster (1989–1990), Trinity (TX) (1991–1998), Baylor (1999–2002), Sewanee (2003–2005), St. Edward's (2006–present)
17* Jennifer Rockwood 29 454 128 57 .755 BYU (1995–present)
18* Jim Blankenship 33 448 151 46 .730 Lynn (1986–1997), Miami (FL) (1998–2001), Florida Gulf Coast (2007–present)
19* Mike Cook 31 444 158 59 .716 Southern Nazarene (1993–1997), Central Oklahoma (1998–present)
20* Paul Ratcliffe 26 429 100 46 .786 Saint Mary's (1998–2002), Stanford (2003–present)
21 Chris Petrucelli 32 428 184 54 .683 Notre Dame (1990–1998), Texas (1999–2011), SMU (2012–2021)
21* Laurie Darling Gutheil 28 428 109 44 .775 Saint Rose (1996–2023)
23 Terry Gurnett 34 422 135 66 .730 Rochester (NY) (1977–2010)
24 Nancy Feldman 34 418 188 63 .672 Lake Forest (1988–1989), Plymouth State (1990–1994), Boston University (1995–2021)
24* Marcus Wood 24 418 47 37 .870 Hardin–Simmons (2000–2021), Dallas Baptist (2022–present)
26 David Lombardo 35 415 257 43 .610 Keene State (1981–1987), James Madison (1990–2017)
27 John Daly 31 413 176 57 .683 William & Mary (1987–2018)
27* Pepe Fernandez 33 413 166 47 .697 Maryville (TN) (1991–present)
29* Amy Reifert 32 411 152 66 .706 Chicago (1991–present)
30 Leo Weil 28 410 121 43 .752 Johns Hopkins (1992–2019)
31 Jeff Hooker 31 404 167 57 .689 Denver (1992–2022)
32* Nikki Izzo-Brown 29 403 145 72 .708 West Virginia Wesleyan (1994), West Virginia (1996–present)
33* Betty Ann Kempf-Townsley 37 397 258 63 .597 La Salle (1986–1993), Seton Hall (1994–2006), West Chester (2007–present)
34 Denise Lyons 29 396 184 38 .672 Keene State (1992–2020)
35* John Hedlund 29 393 152 45 .704 North Texas (1995–present)
36* Mindy Quigg 29 387 128 63 .724 Ithaca (1994–present)
37* Carin Jennings-Gabarra 32 385 189 64 .654 Westmont (1987), Navy (1993–present)
38* Phil Benne 35 380 232 59 .610 Roanoke (1989–present)
38* Robbie Church 30 380 196 77 .641 Charlotte (1994–1998), Vanderbilt (1999–2000), Duke (2001–present)
40 Denise Dallamora 40 378 284 72 .564 Brandeis (1980–2019)
41 Mike Joy 31 376 194 50 .647 Midway (1992–1996), Tusculum (1997–2022)
42* Mike Cannon 31 374 153 75 .684 Truman (1993–present)
43 Amanda Cromwell 25 372 128 47 .723 UMBC (1996–1997), UCF (1999–2012), UCLA (2013–2021)
44* J.B. Belzer 28 371 159 44 .685 Regis (CO) (1996–2019), UCCS (2020–present)
45* Sue Patberg 30 370 161 69 .674 Minnesota (1993–1999), Georgia (2000–2004), Emory (2005–present)
46 Luis Reis 22 369 82 33 .796 Wheaton (MA) (1997–2016), Transylvania (2017–2018)
47* Luigi Scire 25 368 114 20 .753 Webster (1999–present)
48 Sheila Miech 25 365 117 31 .742 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1987–2011)
48* John Walker 30 365 192 61 .640 Nebraska (1994–present)
50* Joe Bartlinski 22 363 65 27 .827 West Florida (2001–present)
51 Peter Albright 37 359 281 58 .556 Johnson State (1981–1995), Richmond (1996–2017)
51* Jim Tursi 32 359 209 68 .618 Portland (1986–1988), Willamette (1993–2007), Lewis & Clark (2010–present)
51* Melissa Lamie 31 359 218 42 .614 Grove City (1993–present)
54* Gail Mann 31 358 161 75 .666 Nazareth (1993–present)
55* Jim Conlon 23 355 101 37 .758 Wartburg (2000–2007), Washington University (2008–2020), Grand Valley State (2021), Washington University (2022–present)
56* David Brown 32 354 189 64 .636 Wooster (1991–present)
57* Bob Sheehan 27 353 139 43 .700 Northern Kentucky (1997–present)
58* Jay Entlich 22 352 91 31 .775 Tampa (2000–2001), Columbus State (2004–present)
59 Neil Cunningham 27 350 98 40 .758 SCAD (1995–2000), Washington & Lee (2001–2021)
59 Gail Murphy 29 350 166 49 .663 Southwestern (TX) (1993–1996), Denison (1997–2022)
61* Patrick Baker 33 349 243 61 .581 North Carolina Wesleyan (1989–1993), Penn (1994–1998), Florida State (1999–2004), Georgia (2005–2009), Rollins (2010), Florida Atlantic (2013–present)
61* Tony da Luz 32 349 238 62 .586 San Diego (1992–1996), Wake Forest (1997–present)
63 Kanute Drugan 26 348 149 28 .690 Aurora (1997–2011), Washington College (2012–2013), UT Dallas (2014–2022)
64* Shelley Smith 27 347 171 62 .652 Rhode Island (1997–2000), South Carolina (2001–present)
65* Julie Woodward 27 345 157 57 .668 Seattle (1997–present)
66* Karen Hoppa 31 344 232 65 .587 UCF (1993–1998), Auburn (1999–present)
67* Tim Strange 25 343 109 51 .733 McKendree (1999–present)
68* Jeffrey Bowers 24 341 109 53 .731 Virginia Wesleyan (2000–present)
69* Troy Fabiano 26 339 103 50 .740 Wisconsin–Parkside (1998–2014), Milwaukee (2015–2021), Kentucky (2022–present)
70* Brandon Koons 25 338 102 42 .745 Otterbein (1999–present)
71* Brian Lee 30 335 223 65 .590 Furman (1994–2004), LSU (2005–2018), Rice (2019–present)
72* Phil Pincince 41 333 272 60 .546 Brown (1977–2015), Rhode Island College (2022–present)
73 Tim Alexander 26 331 160 29 .664 Edgewood (1993–2018)
74 Jeff Bailey 21 330 79 28 .787 Franklin Pierce (1996–2016)
75 Steve Spirk 30 329 197 45 .616 Wilmington (OH) (1992–2021)
76 John Leaney 24 327 106 36 .736 UC San Diego (1984–1986), Macalester (1989–2009)
77 Markus Roeders 24 325 148 51 .669 Marquette (1996–2019)
78 Patrick Farmer 28 322 174 58 .634 Ithaca (1987–1993), Penn State (1994–2000), Tennessee Tech (2003), Syracuse (2004–2007), Cornell (2012–2016), Transylvania (2018–2021)
78* Kathy Brawn 31 322 211 63 .593 Colgate (1991–2019), Mount Holyoke (2020), Smith (2022–present)
80* Chris Cissell 25 319 145 43 .672 William Jewell (1999–2010), Kansas City (2011–2019), Grand Canyon (2020–present)
80* Dave DiIanni 21 319 92 40 .752 Grand Valley State (2003–2013), Iowa (2014–present)
82* Ben Sohrabi 30 316 213 48 .589 Lambuth (1994–1995), Radford (1996–present)
83* Alex Crozier 31 315 223 67 .576 Cal Poly (1997–present)
84* Erica Dambach 21 314 120 32 .708 Dartmouth (2000–2002), Harvard (2006), Penn State (2007–present)
85 Mike Tucker 22 313 125 33 .700 Dayton (1995–2016)
86* Paula Wilkins 23 312 119 67 .694 Penn State (2001–2006), Wisconsin (2007–present)
87* Travis Connell 21 311 85 41 .759 Western Washington (2003–present)
87 Bill Hempen 32 311 273 64 .529 Duke (1988–2000), Colorado (2001–2011), Colorado State (2013–2020)
87 Jim Rudy 28 311 160 28 .651 UCF (1981–1987), UMass (1988–2008)
87 Brian Speck 25 311 111 35 .719 Union (NY) (1995–2020)
91 Ray Leone 31 309 212 64 .583 Berry (1986–1988), Creighton (1989–1993), Clemson (1999–2000), Arizona State (2001–2006), Harvard (2007–2015), Maryland (2016–2021)
92* Jonathan Meade 24 308 147 32 .665 Mount Vernon Nazarene (2000–2008), Ohio Dominican (2009–2015), Cedarville (2016–present)
92 Ali Omar 22 308 109 29 .723 Winona State (1995–2016)
94* Michael Moynihan 27 307 173 70 .622 Milwaukee (1997–2011), Northwestern (2012–present)
95* Steve Holeman 29 305 219 56 .574 Auburn (1993), Ole Miss (1995–2009), Georgia (2010–2014), Lamar (2016–2021), Texas State (2022–present)
96* Magnus Nilerud 24 304 149 32 .660 Bridgeport (1999–2021), Fordham (2022–present)
96* Lori Walker-Hock 29 304 225 60 .567 Kansas (1995–1996), Ohio State (1997–present)
98 Randy Hanson 20 303 73 35 .780 Puget Sound (1995–2004, 2006–2015)
98* Krissy Turner 29 303 181 55 .613 Lafayette (1995–1997), Monmouth (1998–2021), Penn (2022–present)
100 Lesle Gallimore 30 300 243 58 .547 San Diego State (1990–1993), Washington (1994–2019)

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Soccer: Women's Soccer Coaching Records Entering 2022" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved June 13, 2017.