Stanford Cardinal men's soccer

History

Roots to a Stanford's first soccer team can be traced to November 16, 1909, when a notice was published in The Daily Palo Alto, now The Stanford Daily:

The article also stated that "good soccer players usually make good rugby players". That announcement came after the 1905 Big Game at Stanford Field, when Stanford president David Starr Jordan and Cal president Benjamin Ide Wheeler held a secret meeting in response to the increasing complains about the brutality of American football. In the meeting, both presidents determined that Stanford and Cal would abolish football, and did so. From then on, both schools switched to rugby,{{cite news

Harry Wilfred Maloney, hired by Stanford at age 32 in 1908 as an assistant instructor at Encina Gymnasium, saw soccer as a way to help fuel the rugby program used in those years. The first version of a Stanford soccer team carried a heavy rugby influence, with H.L. Hubbard appointed as Stanford soccer's first captain. Benny Erb shone as the team's first star. The first team were called the Stanford's Reds, played a series of exhibition matches.

The first soccer match between Stanford and Cal was on March 5, 1910, and won by Cal 1–0 in front of 2,000 spectators in Berkeley. Cal's team just learned the rules of soccer in the run-up to the match and used the sport as a training method for rugby. Other matches played by Stanford were vs Bobby Burns (a team named after a Scottish poet) (3–3), and the San Francisco's Olympic Club (4–1), English Warship (sailors from the HMS Shearwater sloop-of-war. The team played other matches to complete a 2–3–2 season, being invited to join The California Football League

With a budget of $210, Stanford played a 14-match league schedule in 1910-11, finishing fifth and reaching the cup semifinals before losing to the Vampires. After the season concluded, The Stanford Quad wrote:

The program was granted varsity status in 1911 and Maloney remained as coach for 29 years (1908–1944). He achieved a 104–60–40 record, ranking #3 in program history in coaching victories as of 2021. The Stanford soccer venue was renamed Maloney Field in 1941, and then rededicated in 1966.

The Cardinal have appeared in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament 19 times since 1973, including 14 times in the 23 seasons from 1997 to 2019. They have made five appearances in the College Cup, including winning the 2015, 2016, and 2017 national championships, only the second time ever that a program won three consecutive championships (Virginia won four from 1991 to 1994).

Players

Current roster

Notable alumni

Main article: :Category:Stanford Cardinal men's soccer players

Current professional players

• SCO Jamie Clark (1997–1998) – Currently head coach of Washington Huskies
• USA Jordan Morris (2013–2015) – Currently with Seattle Sounders FC and United States international
• USA Corey Baird (2014–2017) – Currently with FC Cincinnati
• USA Drew Skundrich (2014–2017) – Currently with Loudoun United FC
• USA Tanner Beason (2016–2019) – Currently with New England Revolution
• USA Derek Waldeck (2016–2019) – Currently with Spokane Velocity
• USA Zach Ryan (2017–2021) – Currently with Loudoun United FC
• USA Alex Rando (2019) – Currently with New York City FC
• BFA Ousseni Bouda (2019–2021) – Currently with San Jose Earthquakes and Burkina Faso international
• USA Keegan Hughes (2019–2021) – Currently with New England Revolution II
• USA Gabriel Segal (2019–2021) – Currently with Houston Dynamo FC
• USA Keegan Tingey (2019–2021) – Currently with Loudoun United FC
• CAN Mark Fisher (2020–2023) – Currently with Toronto FC II
• USA Will Reilly (2021–2024) – Currently with Atlanta United FC

Coaches

Current staff

Honours

National championships

• NCAA Division I tournament (3): 2015, 2016, 2017

Conference championships

• Pac-12 Conference (7): 2001, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
• Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (1): 1997
• Northern California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference (2): 1962, 1963
• University and Club Soccer League (6): 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922
• California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference (1): 1931

Yearly records

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Notes

References

References

1. Elliott, Orrin Leslie. (1937). "Stanford University – The First Twenty Five Years 1891–1925". Stanford University Press.
2. [https://gostanford.com/news/2021/05/4/when-it-all-began When it all Began] by on gostanford.com. 4 May 2021
3. [https://static.gostanford.com/custompages/halloffame/profile-hmaloney.html Harry Maloney profile] on gostanford.com
4. "2024 Stanford Men's Soccer Roster". Stanford University Athletics.
5. "Stanford University Men's Soccer Roster". Stanford University.