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Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer
Men's soccer team of the University of Wisconsin
Men's soccer team of the University of Wisconsin
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer |
| logo | Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg |
| logo_size | 120 |
| university | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| conference | Big Ten Conference |
| conference_short | Big Ten |
| founded | |
| city | Madison |
| stateabb | WI |
| state | Wisconsin |
| coach | Neil Jones |
| tenure | 1st |
| stadium | Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex |
| capacity | 2,000 |
| nickname | Badgers |
| pattern_la1 | _redborder |
| pattern_b1 | _vneckred |
| pattern_ra1 | _redborder |
| pattern_so1 | _redstripe |
| leftarm1 | ffffff |
| body1 | ffffff |
| rightarm1 | ffffff |
| shorts1 | ffffff |
| socks1 | ffffff |
| pattern_la2 | _whiteborder |
| pattern_b2 | _whitecollar |
| pattern_ra2 | _whiteborder |
| pattern_sh2 | _whitesides |
| pattern_so2 | _whitestripe |
| leftarm2 | C4012F |
| body2 | C4012F |
| rightarm2 | C4012F |
| shorts2 | C4012F |
| socks2 | C4012F |
| color1 | Cardinal |
| color2 | White |
| hex1 | C4012F |
| hex2 | ffffff |
| NCAAchampion | 1995 |
| NCAAcollegecup | 1995 |
| NCAAeliteeight | 1993, 1995 |
| NCAAsweetsixteen | 1991, 1993, 1995, 2017 |
| NCAAtourneys | 1981, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2017 |
| conference_tournament | 1995, 2017 |
| conference_season | 1991, 1992, 1995 |
The Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Wisconsin's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1977. The team plays its home games at Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex. The Badgers are coached by Neil Jones.
The Badgers' greatest success came during the mid-1990s, where the program won the NCAA championship and Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament in 1995. They won their second Big Ten Tournament in 2017. The program has produced professional soccer players including Sam Brotherton and A. J. Cochran.
Players
Current roster
Head coaches
Current staff
| Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Position | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Neil Jones | ||||||
| Assistant coach | Nate Boyden | ||||||
| Assistant coach | Ryan Osborne | ||||||
| Assistant coach | Daniel Bermingham |
Head coaching history
| Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | # | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Name | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Reddan | 1977–1981 | |||||||||
| 2 | Jim Launder | 1982–1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | Kalekeni Banda | 1997–2001 | |||||||||
| 4 | Jeff Rohrman | 2002–2008 | |||||||||
| 5 | Todd Yeagley | 2009 | |||||||||
| 6 | John Trask | 2010–2021 | |||||||||
| 7 | Neil Jones | 2022– |
Seasons

| Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Season | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Coach | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Overall | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Conference | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Standing | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name= Bill Reddan | startyear= 1977 | Big Ten]] | endyear= 1981 |
|}} NCAA Champions |}} |}} |}} |}} NCAA Second Round |}} Overall Big Ten Year W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. Place Postseason Coach 1977 6-5-1 .542 2-2-0 .500 -- Bill Reddan 1978 8-7-2 .592 5-1-1 .786 -- Bill Reddan 1979 10-5-1 .656 2-1-1 .625 -- Bill Reddan 1980 10-8-3 .548 4-2-1 .649 -- Bill Reddan 1981 15-2-2 .842 3–2–0 .600 – NCAA 1st Round Bill Reddan 1982 10–6–2 .611 2–1–0 .667 – Jim Launder 1983 11–5–4 .650 2–1–1 .625 – Jim Launder 1984 12–6–2 .650 3–0–1 .875 – Jim Launder 1985 12–7–1 .625 3–1–1 .700 – Jim Launder 1986 13–6–1 .675 3–0–0 1.00 – Jim Launder 1987 13–8–1 .614 2–1–0 .667 – Jim Launder 1988 12–4–4 .700 2–1–0 .677 – Jim Launder 1989 13–2–3 .805 2–0–1 .833 – Jim Launder 1990 8–8–4 .500 0–1–2 .333 – Jim Launder 1991 17–4–1 .795 5–0–0 1.00 1st NCAA 2nd Round Jim Launder 1992 12–5–2 .684 4–0–1 .900 1st Jim Launder 1993 15–4–4 .739 3–1–1 .700 2nd NCAA 3rd Round Jim Launder 1994 14–6–0 .700 2–3–0 .400 t-3rd NCAA 1st Round Jim Launder 1995 20–4–1 .820 4–1–0 .800 1st NCAA Champs, Big Ten Playoff Co-Champs Jim Launder 1996 11–5–5 .643 2–2–1 .500 t-3rd Jim Launder 1997 7–13–0 .350 2–3–0 .400 t-4th Kalekeni Banda 1998 4–15–1 .225 1–4–0 .200 t-4th Kalekeni Banda 1999 6–13–1 .325 1–4–0 .200 t-5th Kalekeni Banda 2000 10–9–1 .525 3–3–0 .500 t-4th Kalekeni Banda 2001 10–8–1 .553 3–3–0 .500 t-4th Kalekeni Banda 2002 9–10–0 .474 3–3–0 .500 t-2nd Jeff Rohrman 2003 11–10–1 .523 1–4–1 .250 5th Jeff Rohrman 2004 9–10–0 .474 2–4–0 .333 t-4th Jeff Rohrman 2005 8–11–0 .421 2–4–0 .333 t-5th Jeff Rohrman 2006 9–8–2 .526 3–2–1 .583 t-2nd Jeff Rohrman 2007 6–7–6 .474 0–3–3 .250 6th Jeff Rohrman 2008 9–7–3 .553 1–4–1 .250 7th Jeff Rohrman 2009 7–9–2 .444 3–3–0 .500 t-4th Todd Yeagley 2010 4–13–3 .275 1–4–1 .250 7th John Trask 2011 10–8–2 .550 4–2–0 .667 t-2nd John Trask 2012 6–8–5 .447 1–3–2 .333 6th John Trask 2013 14–5–2 .714 4–2–0 .667 2nd NCAA 2nd Round John Trask 2014 3–12–3 .250 0–7–1 .062 9th John Trask TOTAL 384–283–77 .568 90–83–22 .518 6 NCAA Appearances 0 NCAA wins
NCAA tournament results
Wisconsin have appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 2017.
| Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Year | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Record | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Seed | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Region | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Round | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Opponent | Wisconsin Badgers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15–2–2 | Second round | Indiana | L 1–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 17–4–1 | First round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | Evansville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | W 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 0–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | 15–4–4 | First round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | W 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 0–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | 14–6–0 | 1 | First round | SMU | L 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 20–4–1 | 2 | First round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | Bowling Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 SMU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | W 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 14–5–2 | 3 | First round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | Milwaukee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 Notre Dame | W 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 0–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 12–5–5 | 2 | First round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third round | Illinois-Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 Akron | W 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L 2–3 |
Rivalries
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Wisconsin has rivalries with the three in-state Division I programs.
- Green Bay Phoenix men's soccer: the two program compete for the Chancellor's Cup when they meet
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer
- Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer: the two programs compete for the Governor's Cup when they meet
Governor's Cup
| October 20, 1995 | Hartland, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 1 | October 6, 2000 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 2 | Wisconsin | 3 | October 5, 2001 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 3 | Wisconsin | 1 | October 16, 2002 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 1 | Wisconsin | 0 | October 1, 2003 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 1 | October 6, 2004 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | October 4, 2005 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 2 | Wisconsin | 0 | September 20, 2006 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 2 | Wisconsin | 2 | October 10, 2007 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | November 5, 2009 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 1 | October 27, 2010 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 2 | October 26, 2011 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 2 | October 10, 2012 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 1 | Wisconsin | 0 | October 23, 2013 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | November 21, 2013 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 1 | October 22, 2014 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 1 | October 21, 2015 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 1 | October 18, 2016 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 3 | October 24, 2017 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 0 | Wisconsin | 0 | October 3, 2018 | Madison, WI | Milwaukee | 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | October 2, 2019 | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee | 1 | Wisconsin | 0
References
References
- "Facilities – McClimon Track/Soccer Complex".
- (November 13, 2017). "Wisconsin Wins Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament Title".
- [https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster Men's Soccer Roster] on Wisconsin Badgers
- "UW-Madison Men's Soccer Record Book".
- "Wisconsin Men's Soccer History vs. Milwaukee".
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