# Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer

The Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer program represents Georgia Southern University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1980, the Eagles currently compete in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). They played briefly as members of the Mid-American Conference. However, following a major conference realignment in 2021 brought several new men's soccer schools to the SBC including the Southeastern Conference and Big 12 Conference playing members, the league announced it would reinstate men's soccer no later than 2023. The reinstatement of SBC men's soccer was ultimately pushed forward to 2022.
The Eagles are coached by LEE SQUIRES. Georgia Southern plays their home matches at Eagle Field.

## History

Georgia Southern University's varsity men's soccer program was introduced by then-athletic director George A. Cook on May 7, 1980. The same day, the soccer program's first head coach, Pat Cobb, was also introduced as the head coach. They began play in the league now known as the ASUN Conference.

## Seasons
### Key

* – National Champions
* – Conference Champions
* – Division Champions
* – NCAA Tournament berth
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Tournament results | Tournament results |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | NCAA |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | W | L | T | W | L | T | Finish | Conference | NCAA |
| 1980 | Patt Cobb | TAAC | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Runners-up | — |
| 1981 | Patt Cobb | TAAC | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Third place | — |
| 1982 | Patt Cobb | TAAC | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Semifinals | — |
| 1983 | Ray Wells | TAAC | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Quarterfinals | — |
| 1984 | Ray Wells | TAAC | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | Quarterfinals | — |
| 1985 | John Rafter | TAAC | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | Quarterfinals | — |
| 1986 | John Rafter | TAAC | 12 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | Semifinals | — |
| 1987 | John Rafter | TAAC | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Semifinals | — |
| 1988 | John Rafter | TAAC | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Quarterfinals | — |
| 1989 | John Rafter | TAAC | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3rd of 4, East | — | — |
| 1990‡ | Tom Norton | TAAC | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1st of 4, East | Runners-up | — |
| 1991 | Tom Norton | TAAC | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6th of 7 | — | — |
| 1992 | Tom Norton | SoCon | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3rd of 7 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 1993 | Tom Norton | SoCon | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3rd of 7 | Semifinals | — |
| 1994 | Tom Norton | SoCon | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4th of 7 | Semifinals | — |
| 1995 | Tom Norton | SoCon | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5th of 7 | Semifinals | — |
| 1996 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3rd of 7 | Runners-up | — |
| 1997 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th of 8 | Semifinals | — |
| 1998 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4th of 9 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 1999 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th of 9 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2000 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6th of 9 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2001 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7th of 9 | Semifinals | — |
| 2002 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6th of 9 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2003 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2004 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2005 | Kevin Chambers | SoCon | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2006 | Kevin Kennedy | SoCon | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2nd of 8 | Runners-up | — |
| 2007 | Kevin Kennedy | SoCon | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2008 | Kevin Kennedy | SoCon | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th of 8 | Semifinals | — |
| 2009 | Kevin Kennedy | SoCon | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8th of 8 | — | — |
| 2010 | Kevin Kennedy | SoCon | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2011 | Kevin Kennedy | SoCon | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd of 8 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2012 | Kevin Kennedy | SoCon | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4th of 8 | Semifinals | — |
| 2013 | Kevin Kennedy | SoCon | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5th of 7 | Semifinals | — |
| 2014 | Kevin Kennedy | Sun Belt | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2nd of 6 | Runners-up | — |
| 2015 | Kevin Kennedy | Sun Belt | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3rd of 6 | Semifinals | — |
| 2016* | John Murphy | Sun Belt | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1st of 6* | Semifinals | — |
| 2017 | John Murphy | Sun Belt | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3rd of 6 | Semifinals | — |
| 2018 | John Murphy | Sun Belt | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2nd of 5 | Runners-up | — |
| 2019 | John Murphy | Sun Belt | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5th of 6 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2020 | John Murphy | Sun Belt | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4th of 4 | Semifinals | — |
| 2021 | John Murphy | MAC | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7th of 7 | — | — |
| 2022 | John Murphy | Sun Belt | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th of 9 | — | — |

## Head coaches

There have been seven men's soccer coaches in the program's history.
| No. | Coach | Seasons | Years | Games | Record |
| 1 | Pat Cobb | 3 | 1980–1982 | 52 | 22–28–3 (.443) |
| 2 | Ray Wells | 2 | 1983–1984 | 25 | 11–13–1 (.460) |
| 3 | John Rafter | 5 | 1985–1989 | 85 | 47–32–6 (.588) |
| 4 | Tom Norton | 6 | 1990–1995 | 123 | 52–57–14 (.480) |
| 5 | Kevin Chambers | 10 | 1996–2005 | 194 | 71–105–18 (.412) |
| 6 | Kevin Kennedy | 10 | 2006–2015 | 176 | 65–99–12 (.403) |
| 7 | John Murphy | 4 | 2016–2022 | 82 | 32–41–9 (.445) |

## Rivalries
### Mercer

Mercer leads the series 25–24–0 through the 2018 season.

### Georgia State

Georgia State leads the series 30–11–6 through the 2020–21 season.