Butler Bulldogs men's soccer
The Butler Bulldogs men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Butler University, an NCAA Division I member school located in Indianapolis, IN. The team played its final season in the Horizon League in 2011; on July 1, 2012, the Bulldogs joined the Atlantic 10 Conference for one season. The team currently plays in the Big East Conference.
History
Butler University first fielded a varsity men's soccer team in 1989, when they earned a 12–7 record under head coach Langdon Kumler, including a 7–0 record against teams from the state of Indiana. The Bulldogs began conference play the following season when their record improved to 14–6 with a 5–3 mark in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Coach Kumler left the program following the 1992 season and the Bulldogs were next coached by Ian Martin, who led the team to its first NCAA tournament in 1995, when the Bulldogs made it to the round of 16 after beating in-state rival and perennial national finalist, the Indiana Hoosiers.Martin also coached the team to its second appearance in the round of 16 in 1998 before leaving the program following the 1999 season. Todd Bramble served as the head coach for one season and is now the head coach for the women's soccer team at the University of Alabama. The Bulldogs next appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2001 under head coach Joe Sochacki, who left after the 2005 season.
Kelly Findley served as the Bulldogs' head coach from 2006 until 2010 and was arguably the team's best coach, leading them to consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament in 2009 and 2010, including an unbeaten regular season record. Findley left following the 2010 season to take the helm at North Carolina State.
Butler left the Horizon League following the 2011 season when the athletic department moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference. During their time in the Horizon, the Bulldogs earned five conference tournament championships, in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, and 2010; and five conference season championships, in 1996, 1998, 2004, 2009, and 2010.
Butler wins the 2016 BIG EAST Championship!
Players
Awards and recognition
;NSCAA Regional All-Americans| Year | Player | Squad |
| 1990 | Scott Lawler | |
| 1992 | Scott Lawler | |
| 1993 | Steve Weigner | |
| 1994 | Steve Weigner | |
| Casey Sweeney | ||
| 1995 | Steve Weigner | |
| 1996 | Stephen Armstrong | |
| Craig Donaldson | ||
| 1997 | Jeremy Aldrich | |
| Stephen Armstrong | ||
| 1998 | Jeremy Aldrich | |
| Stephen Armstrong | ||
| Giancarlo Barraza | ||
| Craig Donaldson | ||
| 2001 | Nick Pantazi | |
| 2002 | Nick Pantazi | |
| Michael Mariscalco | ||
| Grant Barrie | ||
| 2004 | John Mariscalco | |
| Scott Olsen | ||
| 2006 | John DeVae | |
| 2007 | Frank Patano | |
| 2008 | Eduardo Garcia | |
| Frank Patano | ||
| 2009 | Matt Hedges | |
| Kyle VondenBenken | ||
| Boris Gatzkey | ||
| 2010 | Ben Sippola | |
| Matt Hedges | ||
| Conner Burt | ||
| 2016 | David Goldsmith | |
| 2017 | Eric Dick |
;NSCAA/CoSIDA National All-Americans
| Year | Player | Squad |
| 1995 | Steve Weiger | |
| 1998 | Jeremy Aldrich | |
| 2002 | Michael Mariscalco | |
| 2005 | Patrick Reilly | |
| 2006 | Paul Mongillo | |
| 2009 | Conner Burt | |
| 2010 | Ben Sippola | |
| 2010 | Conner Burt | |
| 2013 | Brandon Fricke |
;Notable Conference Awards
| Player | Achievement |
| Steve Weiger | Horizon League Player of the Year: 1995 |
| Jeremy Aldrich | Horizon League Player of the Year: 1998 |
| Julian Cardona | Horizon League Newcomer of the Year: 2009 |
| Ben Sippola | Horizon League Player of the Year: 2010 |
| Ben Sippola | Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year: 2010 |
| Matt Hedges | Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year: 2009, 2010 |
| David Goldsmith | Big East Rookie of the Year: 2013 |
| Eric Dick | Big East Goalkeeper of the Year: 2017 |
| Wilmer Cabrera Jr. | Big East Freshman of the Year: 2019 |
| Wilmer Cabrera Jr. | Big East Co-Offensive Player of the Year: 2019 |
| Palmer Ault | Big East Freshman of the Year: 2022 |
;First Team All-Conference
| Year | Player |
| 1990 | Scott Lawler |
| 1991 | Scott Lawler |
| 1991 | Jeff Moehlenkamp |
| 1992 | Scott Lawler |
| 1993 | Scott Weiger |
| 1994 | Steve Weiger |
| 1995 | Casey Sweeney |
| 1995 | Steve Weiger |
| 1996 | Jeremy Aldrich |
| 1997 | Jeremy Aldrich |
| 1997 | Stephen Armstrong |
| 1997 | Craig Donaldson |
| 1997 | Alan Placek |
| Year | Player |
| 1998 | Jeremy Aldrich |
| 1998 | Stephen Armstrong |
| 1998 | Giancarlo Barraza |
| 1998 | Craig Donaldson |
| 1999 | Stephen Armstrong |
| 1999 | David Beck |
| 1999 | Bryan Foxworthy |
| 2001 | Michael Mariscalco |
| 2001 | Nick Pantazi |
| 2002 | Michael Mariscalco |
| 2002 | Nick Pantazi |
| 2003 | Scott Olsen |
| Year | Player |
| 2004 | Scott Olsen |
| 2004 | Cory Edginton |
| 2004 | John Mariscalco |
| 2006 | John DeVae |
| 2008 | Eduardo Garcia |
| 2008 | Frank Patano |
| 2009 | Boris Gatzky |
| 2009 | Matt Hedges |
| 2009 | Kyle VondenBenken |
| 2010 | Ben Sippola |
| 2010 | Matt Hedges |
| 2011 | Austin Oldham |
| Year | Player |
| 2013 | Zach Steinberger |
| 2015 | Vincent Mitchell |
| 2016 | David Goldsmith |
| 2016 | Jared Timmer |
| 2017 | Brandon Guhl |
| 2017 | Lewis Suddick |
| 2017 | Eric Dick |
| 2020 | Rhys Myers |
| 2020 | Wilmer Cabrera Jr. |
| 2021 | Wilmer Cabrera Jr. |
| 2022 | Palmer Ault |
| 2022 | Wilmer Cabrera Jr. |
Coaches
Awards
;Conference Coach of the Year| Year | Coach | Conference |
| 1998 | Ian Martin | MCC |
| 2009 | Kelly Findley | Horizon |
| 2010 | Kelly Findley | Horizon |
| 2017 | Paul Snape | Big East |
Honours
Conference titles
Horizon League- * Regular season : 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010
- * Tournament : 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2010Big East Conference
- * Regular season : 2016, 2017Big East Conference
- * Tournament : 2016
NCAA appearances
NCAA Tournament : 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019- NCAA Tournament round of 16 : 1995, 1998, 2017