Whether you’re a soccer fan or not, you are when you’re in college – even if it’s a little difficult if you’re pursuing an online associate’s degree. Again, none of that really matters. Okay, it does. Anyway, we’re here to review the greatest college soccer coaches that exist, and have existed. So, what more can we say than….Ready? Ready? Hike! (That’s right, we went there).
Steve Spurrier
the “Head Ball Coach” was the man who managed three college and two professional teams for 26 years, bringing his record to 228-89-2. When Spurrier retired, he did so as the winningest coach in Florida and South Carolina history. In addition, he owns the second most coaching victories in SEC history, behind the legendary Bear Bryant. In 2017, Spurrier was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, making him only one of four to be inducted as a player and coach.
Steve Spurrier
Ara Parseghian
When it comes to Notre Dame royalty, it’s the king you’re looking at. When the College Football Hall of Famer was drafted in 1964, he led the Fighting Irish to insane achievements. In fact, in his 11 seasons at Notre Dame, he won two national titles and never had a losing season – his coaching career is often referred to as “the era of the Ara”. He finished his career with a record of 170-58-6. Sadly, Parseghian passed away on August 2, 2017, but his legacy is already in the history books.
Ara Parseghian
Dabo Swinney
Meet Dabo Swinney, Clemson University’s head soccer coach. Swinney took over the reins of the Clemson Tigers in the middle of the 2008 season, following the retirement of Tommy Bowden. Already, he has led the 2016 Clemson Tigers to victory in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship, securing a national championship in the process. This is clearly a man who will probably never pursue an associate’s degree online.
Dabo Swinney
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr – the College Football Hall of Fame inductee is a former player and coach with a plethora of accolades and accomplishments. From 1995 to 2007, Carr was the head coach at the University of Michigan. In the process, the Wolverines achieved a 122-40 record and won or shared five Big Ten Conference titles. No need for an online associate’s degree, this man is already a genius.
Lloyd Carr
John Heisman
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve already reached soccer royalty with John Heisman. Whatever you know about the “pioneer of Southern soccer”, note that during his lifetime, he played and coached soccer, basketball and baseball. In addition, he was also an actor and sportswriter. With a record of 186-70-18 in college soccer, this master innovator can never be forgotten. Plus, in case you’ve forgotten, he has this little award named after him, the Heisman Trophy – which is awarded annually to the most decorated player of the season.
John Heisman
Darrell Royal
Darrell Royal was the head coach at Mississippi State University, the University of Washington and the University of Texas at Austin, with a record of 184-60-5. In addition, his 20 seasons at Texas saw his teams win three national championships, 11 Southwest Conference titles, and he won more games than any other coach in Texas Longhorns soccer history.
Darrell Royal
John McKay
John McKay could talk about an online associate’s degree all day, in fact he can talk about anything he wants, that’s John McKay. This College Football Hall of Famer was head coach of the University of Southern California and the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Of course, in his 16 seasons at USC, McKay achieved a 127-40-8 record and even won nine AAWU/Pac-8 conference titles. Oh yes, his team also made eight Rose Bowl appearances, winning five.
John McKay
Bud Wilkinson
Charles Burnham “Bud” Wilkinson was a soccer player, coach, entertainer and politician. While head soccer coach at the University of Oklahoma, he amassed a career record of 145-29-4. In fact, his Oklahoma Sooners won three national championships and 14 conference titles – plus, his teams won 47 games in a row, a record that still stands at college soccer’s highest level.
Bud Wilkinson
Bob Stoops
Bob Stoops is the former head soccer coach at the University of Oklahoma, a position he held from 1999 until his retirement on June 7, 2017. During the 2000 season, “Big Game Bob” led the Sooners to an Orange Bowl victory and a national championship.
Bob Stoops
Bobby Dodd
Bobby Dodd was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach, something only four other people have accomplished. When he retired in 1966, Dodd had a career record of 165-64-8. Including nine Major Bowl victories, to just four losses.
Bobby Dodd
John Gagliardi
When you have nearly 500 wins under your belt, you can talk about anything you want, including an online associate’s degree. You see, John Gagliardi has a career record of 489-138-11, which means he has the most wins of any coach in college soccer history. Yes, he’s that good.
John Gagliardi
Bob Devaney
Bob Devaney was head coach at the University of Wyoming (1957 to 1961) and the University of Nebraska (1962 to 1972)-that’s how he compiled an impressive career record of 136-30-7. He’s just that good! Which explains why his Cornhuskers team won back-to-back national championships in 1970 and 1971, as well as three consecutive Orange Bowls.
Bob Devaney
Mack Brown
You may recognize Mack Brown as a college soccer commentator for ESPN, but there’s a reason he’s in that position. Duh, his former position as head coach of the Texas Longhorns! Of course, we have to mention Appalachian State, Tulane and North Carolina – he was head coach there too. But it was at the University of Texas at Austin that he really made his mark. His career record may be 244-122, but the rest of his record speaks for itself. Let’s see, he has one national win, two Big 12 wins and SIX Big 12 South Division wins.
Mack Brown
Bret Bielema
Bret Bielema, as if you didn’t know, is the head soccer coach at the University of Arkansas. Whoever it was before this position, he was head coach from 2006 to 2014 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he posted a 68-24 record. This Big Ten Coach of the Year also has three Big Ten wins and one Big Ten Leaders Division victory to his credit.
Bret Bielema
Frank Broyles
At the age of 92 on August 14, 2017, the great Frank Boyles passed away, but his legacy lives on. As head coach at the University of Missouri and the University of Arkansas, his 149-62-6 record is pretty impressive. Then there’s the fact that his 144-58-5 feat in just 19 seasons is the most wins and most games of any head coach in Razorback history.
Frank Broyles
Vince Dooley
In his 25-year coaching career at the University of Georgia, Vince Dooley achieved a record of 201-77-10. In addition, his teams won six Southeastern Conference titles and the 1980 national championship. In addition, after the 1980 season, Dooley would win countless “Coach of the Year” awards, beats an associate degree online.
Vince Dooley
William Anderson Alexander
When you have the “second most wins of any Tech soccer coach,” yes, you end up on the list. Alexander was the head coach at Georgia Institute of Technology from 1920 to 1944, with a record of 134-95-15. In addition, he became the first college soccer coach to place his teams in all four major post-season bowl games of the era: Sugar, Cotton, Orange and Rose.
William Anderson Alexander
Tom Herman
Before Tom Herman took over at the University of Texas at Austin, he was the head honcho at the University of Houston. Currently, his career record is 22-4, but with an American Athletic Conference win under his belt, he’ll be making big waves on the field.
Tom Herman
David Shaw
David Shaw is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinals Football Club, a position he has held since 2011. Before becoming head coach, he was Stanford’s offensive coordinator, passing game coordinator at the University of San Diego, and also served as an assistant coach for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens.
David Shaw
Jim Tressel
It’s a bit controversial to include Jim Tressel in our list, but his record speaks for itself. While at Ohio State, Tressel’s teams competed in three BCS National Championship Games, and his 2002 team even won the national title. In addition, his team achieved the first 14-0 season in college soccer, a feat not accomplished since the Penn Quakers in 1897.
Jim Tressel
Joe Paterno
All right, we’ve arrived at another controversial choice, but let’s focus on the numbers, shall we? While head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011, Paterno racked up 409 wins, making him the winningest coach in NCAA FBS history. In addition, the Nittany Lions made 37 bowl appearances, winning 24 – all the while, Paterno was turning down offers to coach in the NFL.
Joe Paterno
Gary Pinkel
Oh look, we’ve reached the winningest coach in Toledo history, Gary Pinkel. From 1991 to 2000, Pinkel’s team would win a Mid-American Conference and his record there would be 73-37-3. He finished his career in Missouri, retiring in 2015 due to his diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma – we all send him positive thoughts.
Gary Pinkel
Barry Alvarez
Barry Alvarez is currently the athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, although most of us remember him for his soccer genius. Let’s start at the beginning – he was the head soccer coach at Wisconsin for 16 fine seasons, where he compiled a career record of 118-73-4. He not only holds the record for the longest head coaching tenure with the Wisconsin Badgers, but also for the most wins.
Barry Alvarez
Jimmy Johnson
Oklahoma State University in Stillwater and the University of Miami enjoyed outstanding seasons when Jimmy Johnson was at the helm. Of course, when he moved on to the NFL, his success only increased. Currently, he is one of only three soccer coaches to have led teams to major college soccer championship and Super Bowl victories (the other two being Barry Switzer and Pete Carroll).
Jimmy Johnson
Lou Holtz
Player? Coach? Analyst? Triple-check. Lou Holtz finished his career with a 249-132-7 record, thanks to his coaching work at the College of William & Mary, North Carolina State University, the University of Arkansas, the University of Minnesota, the University of Notre Dame and the University of South Carolina. Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008, Holtz is best known for his ability to inspire players and his quick wit.
Lou Holtz
Mike Gundy
Mike Gundy is currently head soccer coach at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater, his alma mater. As a result, his career record is 104-50, but he’s not out of the woods yet. Nor is his haircut over.
Mike Gundy
Brian Kelly
Since 2009, Brian Kelly has been head soccer coach at the University of Notre Dame – where, in the 2012 season, Kelly’s Irish finished third in the USA Today coaches’ poll and fourth in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Previously, Kelly was head coach at Grand Valley State University , Central Michigan University and the University of Cincinnati. In any case, his current career record is 230-88-2.
Brian Kelly
Kevin Sumlin
From 2007 to 2011, Kevin Sumlin was head coach at the University of Houston, but is now at Texas A&M University. Currently, his record stands at 79-38. In his first season with A&M, he became the first head coach to win more than eight games!
Kevin Sumlin
Gus Malzahn
Gus is currently head coach of the Auburn Tigers. In his first season, he garnered national attention by leading one of the greatest turnarounds in college soccer history. Not bad for someone who spent the previous season at Arkansas State University as head coach. Malzahn may only be making his debut as a head coach, but he’s already made a name for himself.
Gus Malzahn
Chip Kelly
Chip Kelly doesn’t care about an online associate’s degree, he’s too busy as an ESPN analyst for NFL/NCAA soccer. Before that, Kelly was head coach of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Yes, before that, he was head coach of the Oregon Ducks, where he took the team to four consecutive BCS bowl game appearances, including the 2011 BCS National Championship Game.
Chip Kelly
Howard Schnellenberger
howard Schnellenberger, 83, has been a legend in both college and professional soccer for many years. As head coach at the University of Miami, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Louisville and Florida Atlantic University, he finished with a 158-151-3 record. Although not all that impressive, Howard is best known for recruiting Joe Namath to Alabama for legend Bear Bryant in 1961.
Howard Schnellenberger
Frank Beamer
The name Frank Beamer will always be synonymous with the Virginia Tech Hokies. Why? Because he was their head coach from 1987 to 2015 (yes, really). In his 29 years at the helm of the Virginia Tech Hokies, Beamer’s record stood at 238-121-2. What’s more, his teams participated in the postseason after every season from 1993 until he retired in 2015; then there’s the streak of 23 consecutive bowl appearances that was the longest at the time. Beamer impressively owns all but one of the Hokies’ 10-win seasons, but every 11-win season.
Frank Beamer
Kyle Whittingham
Before Kyle Whittingham became head coach of the University of Utah Utes, he was their defensive coordinator for ten seasons. 2008 was a good year for him, as he won the AFCA Coach of the Year title and the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award. His current career record is 104-50. If he wanted to conquer an online associate rank, he could.
Kyle Whittingham
Ken Niumatalolo
You’re looking at the head coach of the United States Naval Academy, a position Ken Niumatalolo has held since 2007. Currently, his record is 77-42, and he has also won two U.S. West Division championships. What’s more, his Navy teams have beaten Army in each of Niumatalolo’s first nine seasons as head coach – impressive.
Ken Niumatalolo
Mark Richt
Mark Richt is very busy as head coach at his alma mater, the University of Miami. He probably doesn’t have time to worry about an online associate’s degree, which he wouldn’t be interested in anyway. More importantly, Richt spent 15 years at the helm of the University of Georgia. Which explains his current 154-55 record, plus his two SEC championship wins and five SEC East Division championship wins.
Mark Richt
Lane Kiffin
The son of longtime NFL defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin is the current head coach at Florida Atlantic University. Currently, his record in college soccer is 35-21, but he’s just getting started, so we haven’t seen anything yet.
Lane Kiffin
Mark Dantonio
Meet Mark Dantonio, Michigan State University’s current head coach – a position he’s held since 2007 – and what’s more, he’s presiding over one of the most successful periods in program history. The Spartans have won three Big Ten Conference championships and seven decisive victories over arch-rival Michigan.
Mark Dantonio
Gary Patterson
Gary Patterson’s time as head coach at Texas Christian University is pure gold. He is the winningest coach in Horned Frogs history. His team has won six conference championships, a Big 12 conference title and nine bowl game victories. He could preach for an associate’s degree online and everyone would listen.
Gary Patterson
James Franklin
James Franklin is currently the head coach at Penn State University, prior to this position he was head coach at Vanderbilt University. In the 2016 season with the Nittany Lions, Franklin may have started the season 2-2, but he absolutely rallied his team, who went on to win the next eight games, including the Big Ten East Division. This was then followed by a win over Wisconsin in the 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game.
James Franklin
Wayne ‘Woody’ Hayes
The least we can do is mention that “Woody” Hayes coached the Denison Big Red and Miami Redskins, but it’s his time with the Ohio State Buckeyes that interests us most. Overall, his career record is 238-72-10. In his 28 seasons with the Buckeyes, Hayes’ teams won five national championships and 13 Big Ten Conference titles. What’s more, no fan will ever forget the intense Michigan-Ohio State soccer rivalry, nicknamed the “Ten Years’ War”.
Wayne Woody Hayes
Pete Carroll
If you didn’t already know, Pete Carroll is the head coach and executive vice president of the Seattle Seahawks (in fact, he’s the oldest coach in the NFL). His college soccer career with the USC Trojans ended with a 97-19 record. In addition, we should mention that Carroll is one of only three coaches to have won both a Super Bowl and a college soccer national championship.
Pete Carroll
Urban Meyer
The Bowling Green Falcons, the Utah Utes, the Florida Gators and now the Ohio State Buckeyes-we’re obviously talking about places where Urban Meyer has been head coach. On another note, Meyer is also one of three coaches (Pop Warner and Nick Saban are the other two) to have won a major college soccer national championship at two different universities. We see you, Meyer, we see you.
Urban Meyer
Barry Switzer
We’ve arrived at Barry Switzer, whose impeccable career is far more interesting than an online associate’s degree. In any case, Switzer spent 16 years as head soccer coach at the University of Oklahoma and another four as head coach of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. We should also mention that he has one of the highest winning percentages of any college soccer coach in history. Yes, he really is that good. What’s more, he’s one of only three head coaches to have won both a college soccer national championship and a Super Bowl, the others being Jimmy Johnson and Pete Carroll.
Barry Switzer
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota native Bernie Bierman is a former soccer player and also a head soccer and basketball coach. In soccer, he coached at the University of Montana, Mississippi State University, Tulane University and also at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota. When he hung up his hat, he had a career record of 153-65-12.
Bernie Bierman
Nick Saban
Since 2007, Nick Saban has been head coach at the University of Alabama. Prior to that, he was head coach of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and three universities, including Louisiana State University, Michigan State University and the University of Toledo. In addition, we should mention that Saban and Bear Bryant are the only two coaches to have won an SEC championship at two different schools! Oh yes, and since the inception of the AP Poll in 1936, Saban became the first coach in college soccer history to win a national championship with two different Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools.
Nick Saban
Jimbo Fisher
When we talk about Jimbo Fisher, we’re not talking about an online associate’s degree, but rather his stellar record of service. He’s currently the head coach at Florida State University, a position he’s held since 2010. Of course, there’s also the fact that in Saban’s inaugural year, he led FSU to its first 10-win season since 2003 and its first ACC Championship Game appearance since 2005. As a result, his current professional record is 78-17, but it’s just getting started.
Jimbo Fisher
Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder is currently the head soccer coach at Kansas State University – although he was the head coach from 1989 to 2005 and was rehired in 2008. Which, you guessed it, makes him one of the few head coaches to have served non-consecutive terms at the same school. With a career record of 202-105-1, the College Football Hall of Famer has won several conference and national Coach of the Year awards. In addition, Kansas State’s soccer stadium bears his name.
Bill Snyder
Les Miles
Call him what you will, a genius, the Mad Hatter or simply Les Miles, but you can’t deny he’s good at what he does. Long before he became a head coach, Les Miles established himself as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado at Boulder and with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
Les Miles
Jim Harbaugh
A former college soccer and NFL quarterback, Jim Harbaugh is one of the successful candidates. As a head coach, he has worked at the University of San Diego, Stanford University, and since 2015, he has been head coach at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Currently, his career record stands at 78-33
Jim Harbaugh
Bobby Bowden
Forget the online associate degree, because we’ve just reached Bobby Bowden. Bowden will always be remembered as the head coach of the Florida State Seminoles from 1976 to 2009. During his time at FSU, Bowden’s teams won the Associated Press and Coaches Poll national titles, a BCS national championship and 12 Atlantic Coast Conference championships. At the end of his career, his record was 377-129-4.
Bobby Bowden
Frank Leahy
Of course, we could focus on Frank Leahy’s many achievements, but we’d be doing an injustice if we didn’t dwell on his time at the University of Notre Dame. Why not? Because his winning percentage is 0.864, second only to Knute Rockne, another Fighting Irish coach, in the history of NCAA Division I soccer. This College Football Hall of Famer has a career record of 107-13-9.
Frank Leahy
Tom Osborne
Tom Osborne is a former Nebraska soccer player, coach, university sports administrator and politician. He’s a jack-of-all-trades, in fact. He could even add an online associate’s degree and we’d all rejoice. In his 25-year career, he was the head coach at the University of Nebraska, where he earned a 255-49-3 record, 13 conference championships and three national championships. Not bad, Tom, not bad at all.
Tom Osborne
Eddie Robinson
Eddie Robinson may be a controversial choice, but let’s move on, shall we? Many college soccer experts consider Robinson one of the greatest coaches in history. Considering his career record is 408-165-15, we get it. For 56 years, Robinson was the head coach at Grambling State University.
Eddie Robinson
Bob Neyland
Bob Neyland: U.S. Army soccer player, coach and officer. Neyland was a three-time head coach at the University of Tennessee, making him one of two coaches to win national titles in two non-consecutive terms at the same school. Let’s not forget that this legend still holds the record for most wins in Tennessee Volunteers history, including 173 victories in 216 games, six undefeated seasons, nine undefeated regular seasons, seven conference championships and four national championships. #epic
Bob Neyland
Pop Warner
Pop Warner is not only a former soccer player and coach, but is also credited with inventing many crucial aspects of the modern game. With a career record of 319-106-32, Warner once held the record for most wins of any coach in college soccer history.
Pop Warner
Walter Camp
We’ve just reached Walter Camp, the soccer player, coach and sports writer known as the “Father of American Football.” You don’t need an online associate’s degree to know that Camp has quite a list of inventions to his name. There aren’t many inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame who can say they helped shape the way we look at American soccer today, but Walter Camp certainly can.
Walter Camp
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg is the kind of person who absolutely would have destroyed an associate’s degree online – he’s just that good. Stagg was not only a soccer genius, but also a basketball, baseball and track and field genius. However, when it comes to college soccer, his career record is 314-199-35. Oh, and Stagg is credited with MANY inventions for the game we love so much.
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Fielding H. Yost
When it comes to head coaches, Fielding H. Yost is an important figure to know. During his 25 seasons in Ann Arbor, Yost’s Wolverines won six national championships and ten Big Ten Conference titles. Although this College Football Hall of Famer is best known for “pioneering the development of college soccer as a national phenomenon”.
Fielding H. Yost
Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne is considered one of the greatest college soccer coaches in history. That, of course, is an impressive accomplishment, much more so than an online associate’s degree. I mean, even his biography in the College Football Hall of Fame describes him as “without a doubt, the most renowned coach in American soccer.” Just ask any Notre Dame Fighting Irish fan and they’ll never shut up about Rockne.
Knute Rockne
Bear Bryant
Here we are, folks, in first place. Bear Bryant was undoubtedly destined to end up here. In his 25 years at the helm of Alabama, he won six national championships and 13 conference championships, with a record of 323-85-17. What’s more, when he retired in 1982, he held the record for most head coaching victories in college soccer history, with a staggering 323.
Bear Bryant
Major Applewhite
Major Applewhite is a former player and current head coach at the University of Houston. Major served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach before earning the role of head coach. Before going to Texas, Major was offensive coordinator at Rice University and the University of Alabama. At the time, he was the youngest offensive coordinator among Division I-A schools.
Major Applewhite
Scott Frost
Scott Frost is another former soccer player, but is currently the head coach at the University of Nebraska. Scott played in the NFL for 6 years with the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prior to his position at the University of Nebraska, he was head coach at the University of Central Florida.
Scott Frost
Kirk Ferentz
Kirk James Ferentz has been head coach at the University of Iowa since 1999. Prior to this position, he was head coach at the University of Maine. Kirk also made the jump to the NFL, serving as an assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens. Before all these coaching positions, he was also a player. He attended the University of Connecticut from 1974 to 1976, where he was a linebacker on the varsity team. Can you believe he currently holds the position of FBS coach with the longest tenure in any program? That’s impressive.
Kirk Ferentz
Mark Stoops
Mark Thomas Stoops was a soccer player before moving into coaching. Currently, he is the head coach at the University of Kentucky, and has been since 2012. Before joining Kentucky, he was defensive coordinator at the University of Arizona and Florida State University.
Mark Stoops
Jeff Brohm
Jeff Brohm played college soccer at the University of Louisville under coach Howard Schnellenberger and went on to play in the NFL for 7 seasons. He then moved into coaching and served as head coach at Western Kentucky University. He is currently head soccer coach at Purdue University in Indiana.
Jeff Brohm
Charlie Strong
From 2010 to 2014, Charlie was head coach at the University of Louisville, leading the team to a 37-15 record and a bowl game every season. He then went to the University of Texas, but was fired after a losing season. Charlie Strong is currently head coach at the University of South Florida.
Charlie Strong
Neal Brown
Neal Brown was offensive coordinator at Troy, Texas Tech University and the University of Kentucky before moving on to bigger and better things. He is currently the head coach at Troy University, and has been since November 2014.
Neal Brown
Terry Bowden
The Bowden family is true college soccer royalty! Terry Bowden’s father was Bobby Bowden, the head coach at Florida State University, and his brother is Tommy Bowden, the former head coach at Clemson University. Terry’s other brother, Jeff, was the former offensive coordinator at Florida State University and was also Terry’s special teams coordinator at Akron. Terry is currently the head coach at the University of Akron. Previously, he was head coach at Salem University, Samford University, Auburn University and the University of North Alabama.
Terry Bowden
Sonny Dykes
Daniel “Sonny” Dykes is a former college baseball player and current head college soccer coach. Sonny was an offensive analyst for TCU, head coach at the University of California, Berkeley and Louisiana Tech University. Currently, he is the head coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU).
Sonny Dykes
Bob Davie
Robert (Bob) Edwin Davie Jr. is currently the head soccer coach at the University of New Mexico. Previously, he was head coach at Notre Dame, and also served as color commentator for college soccer on ESPN.
Bob Davie
Butch Davis
Paul Hilton “Butch” Davis Jr. is currently the head soccer coach at Florida International University. Right after graduating from the University of Arkansas, he moved to Oklahoma to work at Oklahoma State University as an assistant college soccer coach. Butch also worked as an assistant coach at the University of Miami before joining the NFL. Butch finally got his big break when he became defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL. He then returned to college soccer and was head coach at the University of Miami. But he didn’t stay long, as he soon returned to the NFL and became head coach of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. As you’d expect, Butch couldn’t decide between college and the pros. He eventually returned to college and became head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. But he soon left UNC following an NCAA investigation. He then returned to the NFL, where he was a consultant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Butch Davis
Justin Wilcox
Justin Draper Wilcox has moved from team to team in the world of college soccer. He’s currently head coach at the University of California, Berkeley. But before his breakthrough, he worked at Boise State as a general assistant. Justin went on to serve as defensive coordinator at Boise State, Tennessee, Washington, USC and Wisconsin.
Justin Wilcox
Herm Edwards
Herman Edwards Jr. played cornerback for ten seasons in the NFL. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons, among others. Herm is now the head coach at Arizona State University, and has been since 2017. Prior to this position, he was a professional soccer analyst for ESPN. Over the years, Herm has also served as head coach in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets.
Herm Edwards
Brad Lambert
Brad Lambert was head coach of the Charlotte 49ers until about a month ago. He was let go by the school on November 18, 2018. Brad Lambert is responsible for building a soccer program at the school and nurturing it until it joins the rest of the 49ers’ sports in Conference USA programs.
Brad Lambert
John Bonamego
John Frank Bonamego has more than two decades of college and professional coaching experience under his belt. John not only played soccer for Central Michigan, but also served as head coach for three years. John also coached at Army, Lehigh and Maine at the collegiate level. At the professional level, he was an assistant for the New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars.
John Bonamego
Craig Bohl
Craig Philip Bohl is the current head soccer coach at the University of Wyoming. Prior to that, Craig was the head coach at North Dakota State University. In his last three years at North Dakota, he led the team to three NCAA Division I soccer championships.
Craig Bohl
Greg Schiano
Gregory Edward Schiano is currently associate head coach and defensive coordinator of the unstoppable Ohio State Buckeyes. Previously, he was head coach of Rutgers University at the collegiate level and of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL.
Greg Schiano
Ryan Day
Ryan Day was formerly a quarterback at the University of New Hampshire and now coaches at the collegiate level. Currently, Ryan is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Surprisingly, he will become head coach when Urban Meyer retires in 2019.
Ryan Day
Mario Cristobal
Mario Manuel Cristobal is currently the head soccer coach at the University of Oregon, and was previously the head coach at Florida International University. Back when he was a player himself, he was an all-conference offensive tackle on the Miami Hurricanes team and won 2 national championships.
Mario Cristobal
Doug Martin
Douglas Franklin Martin is currently the head coach at New Mexico State University, and has been since 2013. Prior to New Mexico, Doug was head coach at Kent State University for 6 years.
Doug Martin