Drake Bulldogs men's soccer

Drake Bulldogs Men's Soccer

University Drake University
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Location Des Moines, IA
Head Coach Gareth Smith (1st year)
Stadium Cownie Sports Complex
(Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Bulldogs
Colors Blue and White

             

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NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal
2009
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2008, 2009, 2015
Conference Tournament Champions
2009, 2015

The Drake Bulldogs men's soccer team represent Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference of NCAA Division I soccer.[1] The team plays its home matches at Cownie Sports Complex on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa and is coached by Scotsman Gareth Smith.[2]

History

The Drake program began in 1986. Under coach Bob Wood, the Bulldogs would compile a 16-16 record over two seasons as an independent before joining the Big Central Soccer Conference for the 1988 season. After a three-year run in the BCSC saw Drake post a collective 29-25-4 record (8-7-3 in conference), the Bulldogs would join their traditional sporting conference, the Missouri Valley Conference, for the 1991 season.

Upon joining the MVC, the Bulldogs went 6-10-0 (1-2-0) in 1991 season and 6-12-2 (2-2-1) in 1992. The Bulldogs would bounce back to post three consecutive winning seasons for the first time in school history from 1993 to 1995 (including a record-best 4-2-0 mark in 1994 MVC play). During his final seasons, Wood's teams totaled a combined 14-21-1 record in 1996-1997.

For the 1998 season, Drake hired Swiss-born Canadian, 32 year-old Evansville assistant Sean Holmes. In 1998, the Bulldogs earned a 6-11-1 mark. In 1999, Drake went 4-13-1 (1-5-1).

For the 2003 season, the Bulldogs moved from the larger Drake Stadium into the more-intimate off-campus Cownie Sports Complex, and Holmes began to turn the program around, guiding the Bulldogs to a 4th-place finish in the conference, good enough to host a quarterfinal match in the conference tournament. The 2003 squad achieved the first top 25 ranking in the program's history. The 2004 squad would begin the season ranked for the first time in school history, and the 2005 season saw victories over three ranked opponents, including a win over then-sixteenth-ranked Creighton for the first time in school history.[3]

In 2008, Holmes' Drake squad had a breakout season. Drake would win a school-record 13 matches (against 5 losses and 1 draw) and earned a NCAA Tournament berth for the first time. Drawn into the Queens, New York region of the bracket, the Bulldogs would battle hard at Saint Louis before falling on a goal just 4.1 seconds away from penalty kicks.[4]

The 2009 season saw Holmes' team take the program to new heights. Hosting the Missouri Valley Conference tournament after finishing second in the regular season, the Bulldogs edged third-seeded Creighton, 2-1, before defeating fourth-seeded Evansville, 2-1, to win the school's first-ever conference tournament title[5] and clinching their second consecutive College Cup appearance. In the tournament, the Bulldogs would earn their first-ever NCAA victory with a 2-1 win over Western Illinois[6] and then stunned fourth-seeded Ohio State 1-0 to advance to the Sweet 16[7] In the Sweet 16, after falling behind 2-0, the Bulldogs rallied to a stunning 6-4 win at Boston College[8] before falling in a 2-1 heartbreaker to #5 North Carolina in the national quarterfinals.[9]

Hours before the start of the 2015 season, Drake announced that assistant Gareth Smith would replace 17-year head coach Holmes to become interim head coach and take over the program on an interim basis.[10] Smith was promoted to head coach after Drake finished 3rd in the MVC regular season. The 3rd seeded Bulldogs then won three consecutive matches in the conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

All-Time record

Seasons

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Drake (Independent) (1986–1987)
1986 Bob Wood 5–10–0
1987 Bob Wood 11–6–0
Drake (Big Central Soccer Conference) (1988–1990)
1988 Bob Wood 10–7–4 2–2–2 5th
1989 Bob Wood 9–10–0 2–4–0 6th
1990 Bob Wood 10–8–4 4–1–1 3rd
Drake (Missouri Valley Conference) (1991–present)
1991 Bob Wood 6–10–0 1–2–0 T–4th MVC 1st round
1992 Bob Wood 6–12–2 2–2–1 4th MVC semis
1993 Bob Wood 11–5–1 1–3–1 4th MVC semis
1994 Bob Wood 9–8–0 4–2–0 T–2nd MVC Final
1995 Bob Wood 8–5–3 1–3–1 5th
1996 Bob Wood 6–11–0 2–3–0 4th MVC semis
1997 Bob Wood 8–10–1 2–4–1 6th MVC semis
1998 Sean Holmes 6–11–1 1–5–1 8th
1999 Sean Holmes 4–13–1 1–5–1 7th
2000 Sean Holmes 7–12–0 4–7–0 9th
2001 Sean Holmes 6–10–1 1–8–0 10th
2002 Sean Holmes 9–7–2 5–2–2 4th MVC 1st round
2003 Sean Holmes 10–6–3 4–3–2 5th MVC 1st round
2004 Sean Holmes 8–9–1 4–4–1 T–5th MVC 1st round
2005 Sean Holmes 9–9–2 4–2–1 T–3rd MVC semis
2006 Sean Holmes 6–7–6 2–1–3 4th MVC semis
2007 Sean Holmes 9–6–4 2–2–2 4th MVC 1st round
2008 Sean Holmes 13–5–1 4–1–0 2nd MVC semis, NCAA First Round
2009 Sean Holmes 16–7–2 6–3–1 2nd MVC Champion, NCAA Elite Eight
2010 Sean Holmes 8–8–2 4–2–1 4th MVC 1st round
2011 Sean Holmes 11–8–1 3–3–0 4th MVC semis
2012 Sean Holmes 6–11–4 2–2–2 5th MVC semis
2013 Sean Holmes 8–8–4 3–1–2 2nd MVC semis
2014 Sean Holmes 5–11–3 3–3–0 4th MVC 1st round
2015 Gareth Smith 12–5–3 3–1–2 3rd MVC Champion, NCAA 2nd Round
Total: 252–255–56 .497

      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

Notable former players

The players in bold have senior international caps.

Conference standings

1987 Big Central Soccer Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Quincy 2 0 2     13 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 2 0 2     9 8 3
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1 2 1     11 8 2
Marquette 1 2 1     9 11 1
Northern Illinois 1 3 0     6 10 2
Cincinnati* 0 0 0     9 9 1
Rankings from NSCAA
*-Charter member did not compete

(Drake was a charter member,
but did not play in 1st season)

1988 Big Central Soccer Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Quincy $ 5 1 0     12 6 2
SIU Edwardsville 4 2 0     10 9 2
Cincinnati 3 2 1     12 7 2
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 3 3 0     9 12 0
Drake 2 2 2     10 7 4
Marquette 2 3 1     12 7 2
Northern Illinois 0 6 0     7 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NSCAA
1989 Big Central Soccer Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Cincinnati 5 1 0     8 11 2
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 5 1 0     12 5 3
Northern Illinois $ 4 2 0     14 4 2
Quincy 3 3 0     12 8 1
SIU Edwardsville 2 4 0     11 9 1
Drake 1 5 0     9 10 0
Louisville 1 5 0     8 11 2
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NSCAA
1990 Big Central Soccer Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#20 Wisc.–Milwaukee $ 4 1 0     16 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 4 2 0     11 10 1
Drake 4 2 0     10 8 4
Wright State 3 1 0     12 6 2
Cincinnati 3 3 0     9 10 2
Quincy 1 4 0     7 11 0
Louisville 0 6 0     2 13 2
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NSCAA
1991 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#21 Tulsa 4 0 0     14 3 0
Creighton 3 1 0     12 5 2
Illinois State 3 2 0     10 12 0
Missouri State 1 2 0     9 10 0
Drake 1 2 0     6 10 0
Bradley 0 5 0     6 14 0
1991 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 10, 1991; Rankings from NSCAA
1992 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Creighton 4 0 1     14 3 1
Illinois State 3 2 0     10 8 2
Bradley 3 2 0     11 7 1
Drake 2 2 1     6 12 2
Tulsa 2 3 0     7 8 2
Missouri State 0 5 0     4 15 0
1992 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 8, 1992; Rankings from NSCAA
1993 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Creighton 5 0 0     19 1 0
Tulsa 3 1 1     10 6 2
Illinois State 3 1 1     8 9 1
Drake 1 3 1     11 5 1
Missouri State 1 4 0     9 9 0
Bradley 0 4 1     8 10 2
1993 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 7, 1993; Rankings from NSCAA
1994 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#22 Creighton 5 1 0     15 5 1
Drake 4 2 0     9 8 0
Illinois State 4 2 0     10 10 0
Evansville 3 2 1     10 8 2
Tulsa 3 3 0     8 9 1
Missouri State 1 4 1     12 5 1
Bradley 0 6 0     3 14 2
1994 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 13, 1994; Rankings from NSCAA
1995 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Creighton 4 0 1     14 3 1
Evansville 4 1 0     10 7 3
Tulsa 2 2 1     7 8 2
Missouri State 2 3 0     14 5 0
Drake 1 3 1     8 5 3
Bradley 0 4 1     3 11 4
1995 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 12, 1995; Rankings from NSCAA
1996 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Creighton 5 0 0     17 5 2
#25 Evansville 4 1 0     18 5 0
Missouri State 3 2 0     12 6 0
Drake 2 3 0     6 11 0
Eastern Illinois 1 4 0     8 11 0
Bradley 0 5 0     7 11 0
1996 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 17, 1996; Rankings from NSCAA
1997 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#23 Missouri State 6 0 1     13 5 3
#10 Creighton 6 1 0     16 5 1
Evansville 4 3 0     9 10 1
Vanderbilt 2 2 3     9 8 3
Eastern Illinois 3 4 0     4 15 0
Drake 2 4 1     8 10 1
Western Kentucky 1 5 1     5 13 1
Bradley 1 6 0     11 8 0
1997 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 16, 1997; Rankings from NSCAA
1998 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Bradley 6 1 0     14 2 2
#7 Creighton 4 1 2     16 4 2
Western Kentucky 4 3 0     12 8 1
Missouri State 3 3 1     13 7 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 1     11 8 1
Eastern Illinois 2 4 1     12 5 3
Evansville 2 5 0     6 14 0
Drake 1 5 1     6 11 1
1998 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 15, 1998; Rankings from NSCAA
1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#13 Missouri State 5 0 2     17 1 3
#21 Creighton 5 1 1     11 5 2
Western Kentucky 4 3 0     14 5 0
Vanderbilt 4 3 0     10 9 0
Evansville 3 3 1     10 9 1
Bradley 3 4 0     10 10 0
Drake 1 5 1     4 13 1
Eastern Illinois 0 6 1     6 11 1
1999 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 14, 1999; Rankings from NSCAA
2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 SMU 10 1 0     20 5 0
#2 Creighton 9 2 0     20 4 0
Western Kentucky 7 4 0     10 11 0
Bradley 6 4 1     15 7 2
Eastern Illinois 6 5 0     12 6 1
Vanderbilt 6 5 0     9 11 0
Tulsa 5 4 2     10 7 2
Missouri State 4 5 1     9 7 3
Drake 4 7 0     7 12 0
Evansville 3 7 1     4 10 3
TCU 3 8 0     7 11 0
Belmont 0 11 0     1 17 0
2000 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 12, 2000; Rankings from NSCAA
2001 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 SMU 9 0 0     21 1 0
Missouri State 7 2 0     10 9 1
Creighton 6 3 0     11 9 1
Bradley 6 3 0     12 7 1
Tulsa 4 5 0     10 9 0
Evansville 4 5 0     7 10 1
Western Kentucky 3 6 0     7 10 0
Vanderbilt 3 6 0     6 10 1
Eastern Illinois 2 7 0     6 10 0
Drake 1 8 0     6 10 1
2001 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 18, 2001; Rankings from NSCAA
2002 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#12 SMU 7 0 2     16 3 3
#4 Creighton 7 1 1     18 4 2
Missouri State 6 3 0     9 11 0
Drake 5 2 2     9 7 2
Bradley 4 3 2     14 6 4
Tulsa 4 5 0     10 9 0
Eastern Illinois 3 5 1     8 11 1
Evansville 2 7 0     7 11 2
Western Kentucky 2 7 0     8 10 1
Vanderbilt 1 5 0     3 15 0
2002 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 17, 2002; Rankings from NSCAA
2003 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Creighton 7 1 1     12 6 4
Tulsa 6 1 2     13 6 2
Western Kentucky 6 3 0     10 9 1
Bradley 5 2 2     11 8 4
Drake 4 3 2     10 6 3
Evansville 4 4 1     9 7 3
#23 SMU 4 5 0     13 6 3
Missouri State 3 5 1     9 7 3
Vanderbilt 0 7 2     3 10 5
Eastern Illinois 0 8 1     15 12 2
2003 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 9, 2003; Rankings from NSCAA
2004 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#11 SMU 8 0 0     16 4 1
#13 Creighton 6 3 0     14 4 2
Bradley 5 2 1     10 6 3
#8 Tulsa 5 3 1     12 7 4
Missouri State 4 4 1     11 6 2
Drake 4 4 1     8 9 1
Evansville 4 5 0     6 13 1
Vanderbilt 3 6 0     7 10 1
Western Kentucky 1 7 1     5 11 1
Eastern Illinois 1 7 1     5 12 1
2004 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 14, 2004; Rankings from NSCAA
2005 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Bradley 5 1 1     15 6 1
#6 Creighton 5 2 0     15 5 3
Vanderbilt 4 2 1     9 7 2
Drake 4 2 1     9 9 2
Missouri State 4 3 0     12 4 2
Eastern Illinois 2 4 1     5 9 3
Western Kentucky 2 5 0     8 8 1
Evansville 0 7 0     2 14 1
2005 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 13, 2005; Rankings from NSCAA
2006 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Bradley 4 1 1     8 8 4
Creighton 4 1 1     13 5 3
Missouri State 3 2 1     8 8 3
Drake 2 1 3     6 7 6
Evansville 2 4 0     9 8 0
Eastern Illinois 1 3 2     11 7 2
Western Kentucky 0 4 2     4 9 3
2006 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 5, 2006; Rankings from NSCAA
2007 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#9 Creighton 4 0 2     12 3 5
#10 Bradley 4 0 2     16 6 4
Evansville 3 3 0     10 9 1
Drake 2 2 2     9 6 4
Eastern Illinois 2 3 1     12 6 3
Missouri State 1 3 2     6 10 4
Western Kentucky 0 5 1     3 12 4
2007 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 11, 2007; Rankings from NSCAA
2008 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Creighton 4 0 1     16 2 2
Drake 4 1 0     13 5 1
Missouri State 3 1 1     7 10 5
Evansville 2 3 0     9 7 2
Bradley 1 4 0     6 12 2
Eastern Illinois 0 5 0     5 11 3
2008 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 16, 2008; Rankings from NSCAA
2009 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Missouri State 7 1 1     12 5 2
#8 Drake 6 3 1     16 7 2
Creighton 4 2 4     7 5 5
Evansville 5 4 1     12 17 1
Eastern Illinois 2 6 1     6 8 3
Bradley 1 9 0     6 11 1
2009 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 15, 2009; Rankings from NSCAA
2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#14 Creighton 5 1 1     13 5 2
SIU Edwardsville 4 1 2     10 5 4
Missouri State 4 1 2     8 7 3
Drake 4 2 1     8 8 2
Bradley 3 3 1     11 9 3
Evansville 3 4 0     7 10 1
Eastern Illinois 1 5 1     4 12 1
Central Arkansas 0 7 0     3 13 0
2010 MVC Tournament winner
As of December 14, 2010; Rankings from NSCAA
2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Missouri State 5 1 0     9 8 2
#4 Creighton 5 1 0     21 2 1
#25 Bradley 4 2 0     15 6 2
Drake 3 3 0     11 8 1
Central Arkansas 1 3 2     2 12 4
SIU Edwardsville 1 4 1     8 8 4
Evansville 0 5 1     5 11 1
As of December 13, 2011; Rankings from NSCAA
2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Creighton 5 0 1     16 4 2
SIU Edwardsville 4 2 0     13 7 0
Bradley 3 2 1     10 6 4
Evansville 3 2 1     9 8 1
Drake 2 2 2     6 11 4
Central Arkansas 1 4 1     8 9 1
Missouri State 0 6 0     5 8 4
As of December 11, 2012; Rankings from NSCAA
2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Missouri State 5 1 0     11 5 2
Drake 3 1 2     8 8 4
Bradley 3 2 1     14 7 2
SIU Edwardsville 3 3 0     8 9 2
Loyola Chicago 2 3 1     6 11 2
Evansville 2 4 0     10 8 1
Central Arkansas 0 4 2     4 11 2
Rankings from November 25, 2013 NSCAA
2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Missouri State 4 0 2     9 5 4
SIU Edwardsville 4 1 1     8 9 4
Evansville 4 2 0     6 11 1
Drake 3 3 0     5 11 3
Loyola Chicago 2 2 2     8 6 5
Bradley 1 5 0     9 11 0
Central Arkansas 0 5 1     2 13 1
As of November 23, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA
2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
SIUE 5 1 0     12 4 2
Bradley 4 1 1     7 10 1
Drake 3 1 2     13 5 3
Missouri State 3 2 1     6 6 5
Loyola Chicago 2 2 2     10 4 5
Central Arkansas 1 5 0     2 15 1
Evansville 0 6 0     3 13 0
As of November 22, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

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