# Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Rutgers University–New Brunswick in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Rutgers's first varsity's men's soccer team was fielded in 1938, although organized soccer has been played at the university since at least 1869. The team plays its home games at Yurcak Field in New Brunswick. The Knights are coached by Jim McElderry.

## History

The origins of Rutgers soccer trace back to 1869, where the first ever collegiate football game was played in the United States. The then-Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) played an exhibition match that ended in a 6–4 result. Rutgers won the game by a score of 6–4 In addition to being considered one of the earlier soccer games reported in the United States, these two games are considered to be the first organized American college football games to ever be played.
Rutgers' first varsity team was fielded in 1938, where they Knights competed as an independent team. Rutgers remained unaffiliated with any formal athletic conference and was considered an independent until joining the Atlantic 10 Conference as an associate soccer member in the mid-1980s. The Knights Big East Conference for soccer in 1995. On July 1, 2014, Rutgers became a member of the Big Ten athletic conference, after paying an $11.5 million exit fee to the American Athletic Conference (which formed as a result of the splitting of the Big East Conference).

## Players
### Current roster

    As of 9 Sep 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Aurie Briscoe |
| 1 | GK | USA | Ciaran Dalton |
| 2 | DF | USA | Sawyer Koza |
| 3 | DF | USA | Devon Stopek |
| 4 | DF | USA | Nick Collins |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Arnar Adalsteinsson |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Scott Godden |
| 7 | DF | USA | Joey Zalinsky |
| 8 | MF | USA | Cole Cruthers |
| 9 | MF | USA | Curt Calov |
| 10 | FW | USA | Ian Abbey |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Anthony Morano |
| 12 | MF | USA | Lenny Aviles |
| 13 | MF | USA | Thomas Angelone |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | USA | Nico Rosamilia |
| 16 | MF | USA | Dylan Carlson |
| 17 | FW | NOR | Ola Maeland |
| 18 | FW | USA | Illia Tyrkus |
| 19 | FW | USA | Eddie Krupski |
| 21 | MF | USA | Nestor Cabrera |
| 22 | MF | USA | Francesco Di Ponzio |
| 23 | DF | USA | Aidan Flynn |
| 24 | FW | USA | Matty Lynch |
| 26 | DF | USA | Erick Ruiz |
| 29 | DF | USA | Bryan Keating |
| 31 | GK | USA | Graham Kois |
| 32 | GK | USA | Andrew Noel |
| 88 | MF | ISL | Kristófer Arnarsson |

### All-Americans

Rutgers has produced eight All-Americans.
| Player | Pos. | Year |
| Alexi Lalas | D | 1991 |
| Dave Masur | MF | 1983, 1984 |
| Steve Rammel | FW | 1990 |
| Richard Schiesswohl | MF | 1966 |
| Herb Schmidt | FW | 1966 |
| Mike Shaw | MF | 1996 |
| Peter Vermes | DF | 1987 |
| Bill Walsh | FW | 1997 |
| Jason Wright | MF | 2014 |

## Coaches
### Head coaching history

There have been five coaches in Rutgers' history.
| Years | Coach | GP | W | L | T | Pct. |
| 1938–1970 | George Dochat | 278 | 141 | 116 | 21 | .545 |
| 1971–1974 | J. William Maytas | 47 | 10 | 32 | 5 | .266 |
| 1975–1980 | Kalman Caspo | 75 | 26 | 41 | 8 | .400 |
| 1980* | Geza Kiss | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .625 |
| 1981–2009 | Bob Reasso | 606 | 351 | 184 | 71 | .638 |
| 2010–2018 | Dan Donigan | 112 | 46 | 55 | 11 | .460 |
* Geza Kiss was an interim coach.

## Honours

* Big Ten tournament
** Winners (1): 2022
* NCAA Division I Championship
** Runners-up (1): 1990