# 2010 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team

The 2010 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team represented the University of Michigan during the 2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 11th season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and their 11th season in the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by 11th year head coach Steve Burns. The Wolverines finished the season 17–5–3, setting a program record for wins.
The Wolverines won the 2010 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament for the first time in program history. The season was highlighted by the team advancing to the College Cup for the first time in program history, where they lost to eventual tournament champion Akron 1–2.

## Squad information
### Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Steve Burns |
| Assistant coach | Paul Snape |
| Assistant coach | Chris Grassie |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Adam Bruh |
| Operations Assistant | Waldir DeSouza |

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Regular season ||||||
| September 1* 7:30 p.m. | | Detroit | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 1–0–0 | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,442) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 3* 7:30 p.m. | | No. 14 Drake | L 0–1 | 1–1–0 | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,884) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 10* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. UIC | W 2–0 | 2–1–0 | Championship Field Seattle, WA |
| September 12* 1:30 p.m. | | vs. Seattle | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 2–1–1 | Championship Field (619) Seattle, WA |
| September 15* 7:30 p.m. | | Oakland | W 2–1 | 3–1–1 | U-M Soccer Stadium (775) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 17* 7:30 p.m. | | Notre Dame | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 3–1–2 | U-M Soccer Stadium (3,503) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 19* 1:00 p.m. | | at Marquette | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 3–1–3 | Valley Fields (200) Milwaukee, WI |
| September 22* 7:00 p.m. | | Kentucky | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 4–1–3 | U-M Soccer Stadium (494) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 25 7:00 p.m. | | No. 23 Ohio State | L 0–1 | 4–2–3 (0–1–0) | U-M Soccer Stadium (3,207) Ann Arbor, MI |
| October 3 1:00 p.m. | | No. 24 Penn State | W 2–1 | 5–2–3 (1–1–0) | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,191) Ann Arbor, MI |
| October 6* 7:00 p.m. | | Cincinnati | W 2–0 | 6–2–3 | U-M Soccer Stadium (548) Ann Arbor, MI |
| October 10 3:00 p.m. | | at Wisconsin | W 3–2 | 7–2–3 (2–1–0) | Dan McClimon Complex (1,593) Madison, WI |
| October 13* 7:00 p.m. | | Valparaiso | W 4–2 | 8–2–3 | U-M Soccer Stadium (501) Ann Arbor, MI |
| October 16 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 18 Indiana | L 1–2 | 8–3–3 (2–2–0) | Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,204) Bloomington, IN |
| October 19* 7:30 p.m. | | at No. 1 Akron | L 1–7 | 8–4–3 | FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field (3,018) Akron, OH |
| October 27* 7:00 p.m. | | Bowling Green | W 2–0 | 9–4–3 | U-M Soccer Stadium (632) Ann Arbor, MI |
| October 30 1:00 p.m. | | No. 25 Michigan State Rivalry | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 10–4–3 (3–2–0) | U-M Soccer Stadium (2,615) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 6 5:00 p.m. | | at Northwestern | W 4–2 | 11–4–3 (4–2–0) | Lakeside Field (432) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||
| November 11 12:00 p.m. | (3) | vs. (6) Michigan State Quarterfinal | W 2–1 | 12–4–3 | Jeffrey Field State College, PA |
| November 12 1:00 p.m. | (3) | vs. (7) Wisconsin Semifinal | W 1–0 | 13–4–3 | Jeffrey Field (2,246) State College, PA |
| November 14 12:00 p.m. | (3) | vs. (4) Penn State Championship Game | W 4–1 | 14–4–3 | Jeffrey Field (1,836) State College, PA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 21 2:00 p.m. | (10) No. 19 | Central Florida Second Round | W 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 15–4–3 | U-M Soccer Stadium (2,742) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 28 2:00 p.m. | (10) No. 19 | at (7) No. 18 South Carolina Regional semifinals | W 3–1 | 16–4–3 | Stone Stadium (2,256) ,Columbia SC |
| December 4 1:00 p.m. | (10) No. 19 | at (2) No. 3 Maryland Regional finals | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 17–4–3 | Ludwig Field (3,536) College Park, MD |
| December 10 8:00 p.m. | (10) No. 19 | vs. (3) No. 2 Akron College Cup | L 1–2 | 17–5–3 | Harder Stadium (7,560) Santa Barbara, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| NSCAA | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | 19 | 4 |

## 2011 MLS SuperDraft

| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
| Justin Meram | 1 | 15 | F | Columbus Crew SC | |