Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's soccer team represents Ohio State University in NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Ohio State Buckeyes
men's soccer
Founded1953 (1953)
UniversityOhio State University
Head coachBrian Maisonneuve (4th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationColumbus, Ohio
StadiumJesse Owens Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
NicknameBuckeyes
ColorsScarlet and white
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2007
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2007
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2004, 2007, 2010, 2015
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
2000, 2007, 2009
Conference Regular Season championships
2004, 2009, 2015

Ohio State has an overall record of 456–516–123 (.473) in their 68-year history. They have appeared in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 11 times (2000, '01, '04, '05, '07, '08, '09, '10, '14, '15, ‘22) including a Runner-up finish in the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

The Buckeyes have participated in the Big Ten Conference since the conference began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991. Since then, they have been 76–92–18 (.457) in the conference. The team has three regular season titles (2004, '09, '15) and three conference tournament titles (2000, '07, '09).[1]

The team has played their home games at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium since 1999. The facility has a Natural Grass surface and has a capacity of 8,000.[2]

Brian Maisonneuve has been the head coach of the Buckeyes since 2018. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Indiana Hoosiers from 2010 to 2017 and played for the Columbus Crew from 1996 to 2004.

Seasons
Ohio State v Oberlin College match, 1955
Ohio State full roster of 1961
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bruce Bennett (Independent) (1953–1953)
1953 Bruce Bennett 3–6–1
Bruce Bennett: 3–6–1
Howard Knuttgen (Independent) (1954–1957)
1954 Howard Knuttgen 3–6–1
1955 Howard Knuttgen 5–3–1
1955 Howard Knuttgen 5–3–1
1956 Howard Knuttgen 7–3–0
1957 Howard Knuttgen 3–6–0
Howard Knuttgen: 18–18–2
Walter Ersing (Independent) (1958–1968)
1958 Walter Ersing 3–5–1
1959 Walter Ersing 1–8–0
1960 Walter Ersing 3–4–1
1961 Walter Ersing 0–7–1
1962 Walter Ersing 3–5–0
1963 Walter Ersing 2–5–2
1964 Walter Ersing 3–6–0
1965 Walter Ersing 5–4–0
1966 Walter Ersing 3–6–0
1967 Walter Ersing 7–2–0
1968 Walter Ersing 2–7–0
Walter Ersing: 32–59–5
Forrest Tyson (Independent) (1969–1970)
1969 Forrest Tyson 2–6–1
1970 Forrest Tyson 2–6–2
Forrest Tyson: 4–12–3
Bill Servedio (Independent) (1971–1973)
1971 Bill Servedio 4–5–2
1972 Bill Servedio 0–9–2
1973 Bill Servedio 2–3–5
Al Bianco (Independent) (1974–1974)
1974 Al Bianco 11–6–3
Bill Servedio (Independent) (1975–1975)
1975 Bill Servedio 5–6–2
Bill Servedio: 11–23–11
Jerry Bell (Independent) (1976–1978)
1976 Jerry Bell 6–6–1
1977 Jerry Bell 10–4–0
1978 Jerry Bell 5–9–2
Jerry Bell: 21–19–3
Al Bianco (Independent) (1979–1986)
1979 Al Bianco 7–8–1
1980 Al Bianco 11–6–3
1981 Al Bianco 7–9–4
1982 Al Bianco 11–7–2
1983 Al Bianco 10–11–0
1984 Al Bianco 7–12–2
1985 Al Bianco 7–12–2
1986 Al Bianco 12–5–3
Al Bianco: 83–76–20
Gary Avedikian (Independent) (1987–1990)
1987 Gary Avedikian 11–9–2
1988 Gary Avedikian 7–12–1
1989 Gary Avedikian 5–12–2
1990 Gary Avedikian 10–8–3
Gary Avedikian (Big Ten Conference) (1991–1996)
1991 Gary Avedikian 4–16–01–4–05th
1992 Gary Avedikian 8–11–23–2–0T–3rd
1993 Gary Avedikian 5–13–20–5–06th
1994 Gary Avedikian 8–11–12–3–0T–3rd
1995 Gary Avedikian 7–11–11–4–05th
1996 Gary Avedikian 7–8–32–2–1T–3rd
Gary Avedikian: 89–111–179–17–1
John Bluem (Big Ten Conference) (1997–2017)
1997 John Bluem 11–7–23–1–12nd
1998 John Bluem 8–9–33–2–03rd
1999 John Bluem 11–8–03–2–0T-2nd
2000 John Bluem 12–5–42–2–1T-4thNCAA First Round
2001 John Bluem 10–7–21–4–16thNCAA First Round
2002 John Bluem 11–7–13–3–0T-2nd
2003 John Bluem 4–12–42–3–14th
2004 John Bluem 12–7–25–1–0T-1stNCAA Third Round
2005 John Bluem 11–8–23–2–12ndNCAA First Round
2006 John Bluem 11–7–33–2–12nd
2007 John Bluem 17–4–54–1–12ndNCAA Runner-Up
2008 John Bluem 9–9–32–4–0T-5thNCAA Second Round
2009 John Bluem 12–5–44–2–01stNCAA Second Round
2010 John Bluem 11–8–34–2–0T-2ndNCAA Third Round
2011 John Bluem 10–7–24–2–0T-2nd
2012 John Bluem 6–10–30–4–27th
2013 John Bluem 5–8–51–3–26th
2014 John Bluem 9–8–55–3–0T-2ndNCAA Second Round
2015 John Bluem 13–7–35–2–11stNCAA Third Round
2016 John Bluem 5–13–13–4–1T-6th
2017 John Bluem 8–10–15–5–16th
John Bluem: 206–161–5863–54–13
Brian Maisonneuve (Big Ten Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Brian Maisonneuve 1–15–20–7–19th
2019 Brian Maisonneuve 7–11–11–6–1T-8th
2020 Brian Maisonneuve 3–6–13–5–17th
2021 Brian Maisonneuve 6–9–12–6–09th
2022 Brian Maisonneuve 10–3–54–2–2T–2ndNCAA Tournament Second Round
2023 Brian Maisonneuve 2–4–20–2–0
Brian Maisonneuve: 29–48–1210–28–7
Total:419–398–84

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Team Management

Head Coaching history

These people served as the head coach for Ohio State's men's soccer program.[3]

Years Coach Overall Conference
1953 Bruce Bennett 3–6–1 (.350)
1954–1957 Howard Knuttgen 18–18–2 (.500)
1958–1968 Walter Ersing 32–59–5 (.359)
1969–1970 Forrest Tyson 4–12–3 (.289)
1971–1973; 1975 Bill Servedio 11–23–11 (.367)
1974; 1979–1986 Al Bianco 83–76–20 (.520)
1976–1978 Jerry Bell 21–19–3 (.523)
1987–1996 Gary Avendikian 89–111–17 (.449) 9–17–1 (.352)
1997–2017 John Bluem 206–161–58 (.553) 63–54–13 (.535)
2018–present Brian Maisonneuve 27–44–10 (.395) 10–26–7 (.314)

NCAA Tournament Results
Year Round Opponent Result
2000 First Round Creighton L, 0–1
2001 First Round American L, 1–2
2004 First Round Memphis W, 1–0
Second Round Notre Dame W, 2–1
Third Round Duke L, 0–3
2005 First Round Santa Clara L, 0–1
2007 Second Round Louisville W, 1–0
Third Round UC Santa Barbara W, 4–32OT
Quarterfinals Bradley W, 4–0
Semifinals Massachusetts W, 1–0
Finals Wake Forest L, 1–2
2008 First Round Oakland W, 0–04–3 PK
Second Round Akron L, 0–12OT
2009 Second Round Drake L, 0–1OT
2010 Second Round Providence W, 2–1
Third Round Louisville L, 1–2
2014 First Round Akron W, 1–113–12 PK
Second Round Notre Dame L, 1–2
2015 Second Round Dayton W, 1–14–3 PK
Third Round Stanford L, 3–1
2022 First Round Wake Forest W, 3–0
Second Round UNC Greensboro L, 1–15–6 PK

Awards and honors

Team

Big Ten Regular Season Championships
Season Coach Overall record Big Ten record
2004John Bluem12–7–25–1–0
2009John Bluem12–5–44–2–0
2015John Bluem13–7–35–2–1
Big Ten Regular Season Championships 3

Big Ten Tournament Championships
Season Coach Location Opponent Score
2000John BluemColumbus, OHPenn State3–2OT
2007John BluemEast Lansing, MIIndiana0–05–4PK
2009John BluemBloomington, INPenn State1–0
Big Ten Tournament Championships 3

Individual
  • All-Americans
    • Rich Nichols (LHB), 1951 Second Team
    • Eugene Bak (RHB), 1954 Honorable Mention
    • Richard Bertz (CHB), 1955 Honorable Mention
    • Richard Bertz (IR), 1956 Honorable Mention
    • Gunars Neiders (FB), 1956 Honorable Mention
    • Hans Lesheim (CF), 1957 Honorable Mention
    • Robert Black (GK), 1967 Honorable Mention
    • Justin Cook (F), 2004 Third Team
    • Xavier Balc (F), 2007 First Team
    • Eric Brunner (D), 2007 First Team
    • Liam Doyle (D), 2015 Third Team
  • Big Ten Player of the Year
    • 2004: Justin Cook
    • 2007: Xavier Balc
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
    • 2009: Doug Verhoff
    • 2010: David Tiemstra
    • 2011: David Tiemstra
    • 2015: Liam Doyle
  • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
    • 2011: Chris Hegngi
  • Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year
    • 2015: Chris Froschauer
    • 2022: Keagan McLaughlin
  • Big Ten Midfielder of the Year
    • 2022: Laurence Wootton
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year
    • 1998: John Monebrake
    • 1999: John Tomaino
    • 2000: Justin Cook
    • 2009: Matt Lampson
    • 2021: Laurence Wootton
  • Big Ten Coach of the Year
    • 1992: Gary Avedikian
    • 1999: John Bluem
    • 2004: John Bluem
    • 2009: John Bluem
    • 2014: John Bluem

References
  1. "Men's Soccer". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. "Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. "Team Records – Ohio State Soccer" (PDF). OSU Athletics. p. 23.
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