The Navy Midshipmen men's soccer team represents the United States Naval Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's soccer. Navy competes as a member of the Patriot League. It used to play its home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, but now plays them at Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.
History The team began play in 1921 and has competed for the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship since the tournament began in 1959. Since 1921, the Midshipmen have acquired a total of 595 wins, 330 losses, and 119 draws.
Pre-NCAA Before the NCAA began its tournament in 1959, the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA) declared the annual national champion, from 1927 to 1958. Navy was national co-champion in 1932, with the University of Pennsylvania.From 1911 to 1926, the Intercollegiate Association Football League (IAFL) declared the annual national champion.
The Glenn Warner years What are considered the golden years of Navy Soccer lasted under the tenure of Coach Glenn Warner, who acted as head coach of the squad for 30 years. In those 30 years, Coach Warner guided the Midshipmen to nine NCAA Tournament appearances, four Final Four appearances, one national championship, 28 winning seasons and a record of 243–65–31.
The six most successful years of Navy Soccer took place between 1962 and 1967, wherein the team qualified six consecutive times for the NCAA Tournament. In 1962, the squad was eliminated in the first round, only to improve the next year to second place, after losing to St. Louis, 3–0, in the final. In 1964, however, they captured the championship, this time beating Michigan State in the final match, 1–0. This would mark the only NCAA Soccer Title in the academy's history.
In 1965, the squad fell to fourth place in the tournament and were knocked out in the quarterfinals, the following year. They again achieved third place in 1966, after losing to St. Louis, 1–0, in the semi-final. The Mids would return to the Tournament three more times with Glenn Warner, but would never come close to recapturing the title. After Glenn Warner's resignation, the academy qualified for the Tournament in 1988, this being the only time the squad would qualify for the finals without Glenn Warner as coach.
The Patriot League Since the initiation of the Patriot League's soccer program in 1990, Navy has reached the final match three times: 1995, 1996, and 1999.
The academy's athletic department completed the construction of $4.5 million soccer facility. The facility is named after Navy's legendary Men's coach, Glenn Warner.
In 2018, Jacob Williams was only the second Midshipman to gain the Patriot League 'Rookie of the Year' honor. Williams notched 8 goals in his first season with the program.
Players
Current roster Men's soccer roster on navysports.com
Coaches
Position Name Head coach Tim O'Donohue Associate head coach Mark Risbridger Assistant coach Brooks Wilson Assistant coach Brent Boone
Anders Hall of Honor The Anders Hall of Honor — located in the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility — contains thirteen trophy cases and display areas that honor past soccer-team members who have distinguished themselves in soccer, the military, or civilian life.Glenn Warner Soccer Facility webpage (Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website).
The hall was given its name to commemorate retired Maj. General William A. Anders and family, who helped finance it.
Athletic Hall of Fame The Athletic Hall of Fame is located in Lejeune Hall. For soccer players in the USNA Athletic Hall of Fame, see footnoteHall of Fame Indexes (by sport). Naval Academy Varsity Athletics official website. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
Statistics
NCAA Division I tournament
Participations of Navy at the NCAA tournament detailed below:
Year Stage Rival Score 1963 Runners-up Saint Louis 0–3 1964 Champions Michigan State 1–0 1965 Semifinals St. Louis 1–3 1966 Quarterfinals Army 1–3 1967 Semifinals St. Louis 0–1 1988 First Round Philadelphia 0–1 2013 Second Round Wake Forest 1–2 2022 First Round Georgetown 1–2
Patriot League tournament
Statistics in the tournament: Year Result 1991 Third Place 1992 Fourth Place 1995 Runners-up 1996 Runner Up 1997 Fourth Place 1999 Runners-up 2001 Fourth Place 2011 Semi-Finals 2013 Champions 2022 Champions
Titles
National NCAA Division I tournament (1): 1964 Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (3): 1932,Title shared with Penn State 1943, 1944
Conference Patriot League tournament (2): 2013, 2022
See also Army–Navy Cup, the annual rivalry match against the Army Black Knights men's soccer program
References
External links
USNA Athletics official webpage (including club sports)