SMU Mustangs men's soccer

SMU Mustangs men's soccer
Founded 1975 (1975)
University Southern Methodist University
Head coach Kevin Hudson (3rd season)
Conference The American
Location Dallas, TX
Stadium Westcott Field
(Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname Mustangs
Colors Red and Blue[1]
         
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2000, 2005
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1978,1979,1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances
1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
Conference Tournament championships
1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2017
Conference Regular Season championships
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017

The SMU Mustangs men's soccer team represents Southern Methodist University in men's college soccer. The team currently competes in The American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs made their most recent appearance in the NCAA National Tournament in 2017 when they reached the round of sixteen for the 18th time in program history. In 2017, they also became the first program in American Athletic Conference history to claim both the regular season and conference tournament championship. The Mustangs have been one of the top men's collegiate sides in the NCAA since being founded in 1975, and are regularly featured in Top 25 polls. The Mustangs used to be coached by former FC Dallas and current Grand Canyon University coach Schellas Hyndman.

History

During the 2006 season, the SMU men's soccer program was ranked No. 1 in the nation for four consecutive weeks. The team sat atop the four national polls with a record of 13-0-2 in the Adidas/NSCA poll, SoccerTimes.com poll, Soccer America Magazine poll, and the CollegeSoccerNews.com poll. Concurrently, the SMU women's soccer program cracked the top 25, at No. 22 in the Adidas/NSCA poll and No. 19 in the SoccerTimes.com poll.

On November 6, 2006, the SMU men's soccer team finished the regular season ranked No. 2 in the nation. Additionally, SMU won the C-USA title game, beating Kentucky 2-0 in Tulsa. This C-USA championship win is the sixth conference title for SMU since 1997.

The SMU men's soccer team finished the 2010 season with an overall record of 16-2-2. The Mustangs finished the season strong with a trip to the Elite Eight where they lost to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in a penalty kick shootout.

In 2015, the Mustangs were led by first year head coach Kevin Hudson to the regular season American Athletic Conference title and reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA National Tournament where they were eliminated by Akron 2-1.

The Mustangs finished the 2017 season ranked No. 10 in the Top Drawer Soccer Rankings with an overall record of 17-3-1. They became the first program in American Athletic Conference history to claim the "double", winning both the regular season and conference tournament when they defeated the University of Central Florida 2-1 in Dallas. On January 20, 2018 SMU had two players selected in the 2018 MLS draft with Michael Nelson being selected by the Huston Dynamo with the 20th overall pick and Mauro Cichero being selected by FC Dallas with the 29th overall pick. SMU Defender Jordan Cano signed as a homegrown player for FC Dallas prior to the draft bringing the total to three players entering the MLS from the 2017 team.

Stadium

Built in 1994, Westcott Field is the home venue for the SMU Mustangs men's and women's soccer team. The stadium seats 4,000.[2]

Fans

Rivalries

While SMU is traditionally rivals with TCU (Texas Christian University), University of Texas in Austin, Texas A&M, Rice, University of Houston and UTEP, these fellow schools do not fund varsity soccer programs, thus hindering the rivalry on the soccer field for the Mustangs. SMU and TCU were rivals when TCU did field a team for many years. TCU's team was an NCAA Division 1 program up until the enforcement of Title IX https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_IX in the late 1990's to early 2000's. Due to the enforcement of Title IX https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_IX, TCU lost their men's division 1 men's soccer program and it was converted to a club team only. TCU does continue to field a women's division 1 program. SMU and TCU played many battles throughout the years for the bragging rights of who was the stronger program in the Dallas/FT Worth metroplex. Generally, they would play one home and one away game against TCU per season. Some of the battles were very close but for the most part SMU was the stronger program due to the fact they had better funding for their soccer program (scholarship money) and thus were able to recruit higher level players. Currently, Their main rivals in soccer due to geographic proximity are the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Roster

2016–17 squad

No. Name Height Weight Pos. Class Hometown Previous School (Club)
30Joshua Berney6-1170DefenderFROklahoma City, OKBishop McGuinness Catholic (Oklahoma FC)
11Christian Boorom5-11170MidfielderJRFort Lauderdale, FLIMG Academy
2Jordan Cano6-1170DefenderSRFrisco, TXLone Star (FC Dallas)
33Ryan Capo6-0165MidfielderFRAtlanta, GAWoodward Academy (Concorde Fire)
14Mauro Cichero6-3170MidfielderSRNorman, OKNorman North
22Bryce Clark5-8160DefenderSRLos Gatos, CALos Gatos (San Jose Earthquakes)
21Jacob Cohen6-1170MidfielderSOPhoenix, AZChaparral (SC Del Sol)
10Emil Cuello5-11165MidfielderJROrem, UTOrem
13Matteo DeFina6-2165GoalkeeperFRLivermore, CAGranada (Mustangs SC)
5Boston Gilbert6-0160MidfielderSOSan Antonio, TXSan Antonio Christian (Alamo Revolution)
15Colten Habecker6-1175MidfielderJRDouglassville, PAThe Hill School (Lehigh Valley United)
19Nicky Hernandez5-11160MidfielderFRDallas, TXSchool of Science & Engineering (Dallas Texans)
18Patrick Michael Hillyard6-1165GoalkeeperSOHouston, TXCinco Ranch (Houston Express)
28Noah Hilt5-11155MidfielderFRAurora, CORegis Jesuit (Real Colorado)
32Tyler Long5-10170MidfielderGRClarksville, TNBrown University (Tennessee SC)
29Grant Makela6-4190GoalkeeperSODestin, FLFort Walton Beach (Gulf Coast Texans)
24Talen Maples6-0175DefenderFRLeander, TXLeander (Lonestar SC)
7Garrett McLaughlin6-0165ForwardSOOklahoma City, OKHeritage Hall (Oklahoma FC)
12Eddie Munjoma5-10155DefenderSODallas, TXLone Star (FC Dallas)
1Michael Nelson6-4180GoalkeeperSRKaty, TXSeven Lakes (Albion Hurricanes)
16Dakota Okwuone5-10180DefenderSOOlathe, KSOlathe South (Kansas Rush)
3Philip Ponder6-1170DefenderSODenton, TXLone Star (FC Dallas)
6Jared Rice6-1180DefenderSRPlano, TXPlano East (Dallas Texans)
8Caleb Smith5-9135MidfielderJRArlington, TXArlington Martin (Solar SC)
26Luke Thompson5-10150MidfielderFRDripping Springs, TXLake Travis (Lonestar SC)
25Austin Vincent5-9150DefenderFRLongview, TXLongview (Solar SC)
4Garrett Welch5-10175DefenderSRRichmond, TXFoster (Houston Dynamo)
31 Dwight Williams Jr. 5-9 150 Forward SO Dallas, TX Fort Worth County Day (Solar SC)
23 Patrick Wintergalen 6-3 170 Defender FR Phoenix, AZ Brophy Prep (Blackhawks SC)
27 Abdul Yassine 5-9 165 Midfielder SR Garland, TX Brighter Horizons Academy (FC Dallas)
17 Tosh Yasuda 5-10 150 Midfielder SO Las Cruces, NM Lone Star (FC Dallas)

Team Management

Coaching Staff
Position Staff
Head Coach United States Kevin Hudson
Ass. Head Coach United States Dustin Norman
Asst. Coach United States Brett Koziczkowski

Last updated: September 9, 2017
Source: SMU Mustangs Athletics Website

Head coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
# Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT RCs TCs
1 Jim Benedek 1975–1983 165 119 31 15 .767 6
2 Schellas Hyndman 1984–2007 504 368 96 40 .770 9 6
3 Tim McClements 2008–2014 130 68 46 16 .585 2 1
4 Kevin Hudson 2015–Present 59 38 15 6 .695

References

  1. ↑ "SMU Licensing". June 8, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Facilities: Westcott Field". Southern Methodist University Athletics. CBSSports.com College Network. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
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