SMU Mustangs men's soccer

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 2018, their second consecutive tournament appearance and third in four seasons. In 2017, the Mustangs 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, a feat they repeated in 2018 defeating Temple 2-1 in the final game of the regular season and defeating UCF in a shootout in Orlando in the AAC Tournament Final. 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 and current FC Dallas coach Luchi Gonzalez played for the Mustangs from 1998-2001.

SMU Mustangs men's soccer
2019 SMU Mustangs men's soccer team
Founded1975 (1975)
UniversitySouthern Methodist University
Head coachKevin Hudson (5th season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationDallas, TX
StadiumWestcott Field
(Capacity: 4,000)
NicknameMustangs
ColorsRed and Blue[1]
         
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2000, 2005
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2019
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament championships
1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Regular Season championships
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018

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.

Currently, the team is ranked 5th in the nation.

In 2019, former Mustang Emil Cuello continued the trend of SMU players being selected in the first round when he was selected by the LA Galaxy with the 19th overall pick.

Stadium
Main article: Westcott Field

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
Further information: SMU–Tulsa men's soccer rivalry

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 in the late 1990s to early 2000s. Due to the enforcement of 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

2018–19 squad
No. Name Height Weight Pos. Class Hometown Previous School (Club)
4Joshua Berney6-1170DefenderSOOklahoma City, OKBishop McGuinness Catholic (Oklahoma FC)
11Christian Boorom5-11180MidfielderSRFort Lauderdale, FLIMG Academy
16Knut Ahlander6-1160MidfielderFRNotteroy, NorwayStromsgodset
33Ryan Capo6-0165MidfielderSOAtlanta, GAWoodward Academy (Concorde Fire)
2Akean Shackleford6-0180ForwardJRWestmoreland, JamaicaIndian Hills Junior College (Sandals Southcost)
27Thomas Haney6-3160DefenderFRHouston, TXStrake Jesuit (Albion Hurricanes)
21Jacob Cohen6-1190MidfielderJRPhoenix, AZChaparral (SC Del Sol)
10Emil Cuello5-11165MidfielderSROrem, UTOrem
13Shane Lanson6-4165GoalkeeperFRNew Orleans, LAJesuit (Louisiana Fire Juniors)
5Boston Gilbert6-0160MidfielderJRSan Antonio, TXSan Antonio Christian (Alamo Revolution)
31Vlad Munteanu5-10145MidfielderFRStillwater, OKStillwater (West Side Alliance)
19Nicky Hernandez5-11160MidfielderSODallas, TXSchool of Science & Engineering (Dallas Texans)
18Patrick Michael Hillyard6-1185GoalkeeperJRHouston, TXCinco Ranch (Houston Express)
6Noah Hilt5-11165MidfielderSOAurora, CORegis Jesuit (Real Colorado)
32Sevon Pendergrass6-0160DefenderFRNashville, TNLone Star (FC Dallas)
1Grant Makela6-4195GoalkeeperSODestin, FLFort Walton Beach (Gulf Coast Texans)
24Talen Maples6-0185DefenderSOLeander, TXLeander (Lonestar SC)
7Garrett McLaughlin6-0175ForwardJROklahoma City, OKHeritage Hall (Oklahoma FC)
12Eddie Munjoma5-10155DefenderJRDallas, TXLone Star (FC Dallas)
28Wyatt Priest6-0160ForwardFRCoppell, TXCoppell (Dallas Texans)
20Dakota Okwuone5-11185DefenderJROlathe, KSOlathe South (Kansas Rush)
3Philip Ponder6-0175DefenderJRDenton, TXLone Star (FC Dallas)
26Tobin Shanks6-2170MidfielderFRScottsdale, AZBrophy (SC Del Sol)
8Caleb Smith5-9145MidfielderSRArlington, TXArlington Martin (Solar SC)
17Luke Thompson5-10170DefenderSODripping Springs, TXLake Travis (Lonestar SC)
22Austin Vincent5-9150DefenderSOLongview, TXLongview (Solar SC)
25Lane Warrington5-10160DefenderFRLawton, OKLawton (Oklahoma City Energy)
15 Dwight Williams Jr. 5-9 150 Forward JR Dallas, TX Fort Worth County Day (Solar SC)
14 Cristobal Moreno 5-10 150 Midfielder FR Malaga, Spain ()
23 Carlos Vargas 6-4 185 Defender FR Greeley, CO Aims Community College (Colorado Rapids)
29 Elek Arany 6-2 190 Goalkeeper FR Highlands Ranch, CO Thunder Ridge (Real Colorado)
30 Carter Emack 5-10 160 Midfielder FR Birmingham, AL YSC Academy (Philadelphia Union)
34 Kyle Gehman 6-1 175 Defender FR Cedar Park, TX Leander (Lonestar)
35 Jack Meeker 6-0 160 Defender SO La Canada, CA LA Canada (Cresenta Valley)

Team Management
Coaching Staff
Position Staff
Head Coach Kevin Hudson
Ass. Head Coach Ben Stoddard
Asst. Coach Brett Koziczkowski

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

Head coaches
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2018 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 77 48 20 9 .681

References
  1. SMU Licensing Guide (PDF). August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. "Facilities: Westcott Field". Southern Methodist University Athletics. CBSSports.com College Network. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
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