Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer
The Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer program represents the Georgia Southern University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1980, the Eagles compete in the Sun Belt Conference. The Eagles are coached by John Murphy. Georgia Southern plays their home matches at Eagle Field.
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Founded | May 7, 1980 |
University | Georgia Southern University |
Head coach | John Murphy (4th season) |
Conference | Sun Belt |
Location | Statesboro, GA |
Stadium | Eagle Field (Capacity: 700) |
Nickname | Eagles |
Colors | Blue and White[1] |
Conference Regular Season championships | |
1990, 2016 |
History
Georgia Southern University’s varsity men’s soccer program was introduced by then-athletic director George A. Cook on May 7, 1980.[2] The same day, the soccer program's first head coach, Pat Cobb, was also introduced as the head coach. They began play in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Seasons
National Champions ![]() |
Conference Champions * | Division Champions ![]() |
NCAA Tournament berth ^ |
Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | |||||||
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Overall | Conference | Conference | NCAA[3] | ||||||||
W | L | T | W | L | T | Finish | |||||
1980 | Patt Cobb | TAAC[4][5] | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Runners-up | — |
1981 | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Third place | — | ||
1982 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Semifinals | — | ||
1983 | Ray Wells | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Quarterfinals | — | |
1984 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | Quarterfinals | — | ||
1985 | John Rafter | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | Quarterfinals | — | |
1986 | 12 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | Semifinals | — | ||
1987 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Semifinals | — | ||
1988 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Quarterfinals | — | ||
1989 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3rd of 4, East | — | — | ||
1990![]() |
Tom Norton | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1st of 4, East | Runners-up | — | |
1991 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6th of 7 | — | — | ||
1992 | SoCon[6] | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3rd of 7 | Quarterfinals | — | |
1993 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3rd of 7 | Semifinals | — | ||
1994 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4th of 7 | Semifinals | — | ||
1995 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5th of 7 | Semifinals | — | ||
1996 | Kevin Chambers | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3rd of 7 | Runners-up | — | |
1997 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th of 8 | Semifinals | — | ||
1998 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4th of 9 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
1999 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th of 9 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2000 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6th of 9 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2001 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7th of 9 | Semifinals | — | ||
2002 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6th of 9 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2003 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2004 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2005 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2006 | Kevin Kennedy | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2nd of 8 | Runners-up | — | |
2007 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2008 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th of 8 | Semifinals | — | ||
2009 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8th of 8 | — | — | ||
2010 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2011 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd of 8 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
2012 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4th of 8 | Semifinals | — | ||
2013 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5th of 7 | Semifinals | — | ||
2014 | Sun Belt[7] | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2nd of 6 | Runners-up | — | |
2015 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3rd of 6 | Semifinals | — | ||
2016* | John Murphy | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1st of 6* | Semifinals | — | |
2017 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3rd of 6 | Semifinals | — | ||
2018 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2nd of 5 | Runners-up | — | ||
2019 |
Head coaches
There have been seven men's soccer coaches in the program's history.[8]
No. | Coach | Seasons | Years | Games | Record |
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1 | Pat Cobb | 3 | 1980–1982 | 52 | 22–28–3 (.443) |
2 | Ray Wells | 2 | 1983–1984 | 25 | 11–13–1 (.460) |
3 | John Rafter | 5 | 1985–1989 | 85 | 47–32–6 (.588) |
4 | Tom Norton | 6 | 1990–1995 | 123 | 52–57–14 (.480) |
5 | Kevin Chambers | 10 | 1996–2005 | 194 | 71–105–18 (.412) |
6 | Kevin Kennedy | 10 | 2006–2015 | 176 | 65–99–12 (.403) |
7 | John Murphy | 4 | 2015–present | 54 | 24–23–7 (.509) |
Rivalries
Georgia State
Georgia State leads the series 26–10–7 through the 2018 season.[10][9]
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References
- GSU Identification Standards Guide (PDF). April 19, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- "2017 Men's Soccer media Guide" (PDF). August 29, 2017.
- "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "ASUN Men's Soccer Championship Results". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "ASUN Men's Soccer Year-By-Year Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. September 28, 2019.
- "Southern Conference Men's Soccer Record Book - Through 2018 season" (PDF). Southern Conference. August 23, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "2019 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- "All-Time Coaching History - GA Southern Eagles Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). gseagles.com. September 6, 2019. p. 60. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "Georgia Southern Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). gseagles.com. Georgia Southern University Athletics. August 24, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- "Georgia State Men's Soccer History and Record Book" (PDF). nmnathletics.com. Georgia State University. December 13, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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