List of college women's soccer career coaching wins leaders
This is a list of college women's soccer career coaching wins leaders. It is limited to coaches with at least 300 career wins. Anson Dorrance of North Carolina is the all-time leader in both wins and winning percentage with a record of 934–88–53 (.893).[1][2][3]
College women's soccer coaches with 300 wins
Key
| * | Active coach in 2025 |
| † | Inducted into United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame |
| ‡ | Inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame |
| The list includes coaches with 300 wins regardless of division. Coaches with 300 wins at a Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading. |
Coaches
- Unless otherwise noted, statistics are correct through August 21, 2025.
| Rank | Name | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anson Dorrance†‡ | 45 | 934 | 88 | 53 | .893 | North Carolina (1979–2023) |
| 2 | Aliceann Wilber† | 44 | 657 | 146 | 74 | .791 | William Smith (1980–2024) |
| 3 | Len Tsantiris | 37 | 570 | 201 | 59 | .722 | UConn (1981–2017) |
| 4* | Jerry Smith | 39 | 562 | 185 | 75 | .729 | Santa Clara (1987–present) |
| 5 | Joe Russo | 31 | 557 | 67 | 45 | .866 | TCNJ (1990–2021) |
| 6 | Pete Felske | 33 | 525 | 128 | 39 | .787 | Wheaton (IL) (1988–2020) |
| 6* | Gabe Mejail | 46 | 525 | 277 | 73 | .642 | Wheaton (MA) (1979–1982), Merrimack (1984–present) |
| 8* | G Guerrieri | 35 | 519 | 185 | 55 | .720 | Hardin–Simmons (1988–1989), Texas A&M (1993–present) |
| 9 | Becky Burleigh | 31 | 513 | 160 | 46 | .745 | Berry (1989–1993), Florida (1995–2020) |
| 10* | Todd Olsen | 31 | 505 | 126 | 62 | .773 | Lynchburg (1994–present) |
| 11 | Brian McManus | 31 | 501 | 90 | 54 | .819 | UC San Diego (1987–2017) |
| 12* | Scott Frey | 24 | 496 | 33 | 37 | .909 | Messiah (2000–present) |
| 13* | Steve Swanson | 36 | 490 | 176 | 74 | .712 | Dartmouth (1990–1995), Stanford (1996–1999), Virginia (2000–present) |
| 14 | Mark Krikorian | 28 | 479 | 117 | 40 | .785 | Franklin Pierce (1990–1995), Hartford (1996–2000), Florida State (2005–2021) |
| 15 | Randy Waldrum | 31 | 470 | 159 | 40 | .732 | Tulsa (1989–1994), Baylor (1996–1998), Notre Dame (1999–2013), Pittsburgh (2018–2024) |
| 16* | Nick Cowell | 36 | 465 | 166 | 59 | .717 | Wooster (1989–1990), Trinity (TX) (1991–1998), Baylor (1999–2002), Sewanee (2003–2005), St. Edward's (2006–present) |
| 16* | Jennifer Rockwood | 31 | 465 | 136 | 63 | .748 | BYU (1995–present) |
| 18* | Jim Blankenship | 35 | 460 | 158 | 48 | .727 | Lynn (1986–1997), Miami (FL) (1998–2001), Florida Gulf Coast (2007–present) |
| 19* | Paul Ratcliffe | 28 | 450 | 106 | 48 | .785 | Saint Mary's (1998–2002), Stanford (2003–present) |
| 20 | Mike Cook | 31 | 444 | 158 | 47 | .720 | Southern Nazarene (1993–1997), Central Oklahoma (1998–2023) |
| 21* | Marcus Wood | 25 | 434 | 50 | 40 | .866 | Hardin–Simmons (2000–2021), Dallas Baptist (2022–present) |
| 22 | Chris Petrucelli | 32 | 428 | 184 | 54 | .683 | Notre Dame (1990–1998), Texas (1999–2011), SMU (2012–2021) |
| 22 | Laurie Darling Gutheil | 28 | 428 | 109 | 44 | .775 | Saint Rose (1996–2023) |
| 24 | Pepe Fernandez | 34 | 426 | 169 | 51 | .699 | Maryville (TN) (1991–2024) |
| 25* | Amy Reifert | 33 | 424 | 159 | 68 | .704 | Chicago (1991–present) |
| 26 | Terry Gurnett | 34 | 422 | 135 | 66 | .730 | Rochester (NY) (1977–2010) |
| 27* | Grant Landy | 28 | 421 | 112 | 52 | .764 | Concordia Portland (1997–2019), Cal Poly Humboldt (2020–present) |
| 28 | Nancy Feldman | 34 | 418 | 188 | 63 | .672 | Lake Forest (1988–1989), Plymouth State (1990–1994), Boston University (1995–2021) |
| 29* | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 31 | 416 | 151 | 75 | .706 | West Virginia Wesleyan (1994), West Virginia (1996–present) |
| 30 | David Lombardo | 35 | 415 | 257 | 43 | .610 | Keene State (1981–1987), James Madison (1990–2017) |
| 31 | John Daly | 31 | 413 | 176 | 57 | .683 | William & Mary (1987–2018) |
| 32 | Leo Weil | 28 | 410 | 121 | 43 | .752 | Johns Hopkins (1992–2019) |
| 33* | Betty Ann Kempf-Townsley | 38 | 407 | 265 | 65 | .596 | La Salle (1986–1993), Seton Hall (1994–2006), West Chester (2007–present) |
| 34 | Jeff Hooker | 31 | 404 | 167 | 57 | .689 | Denver (1992–2022) |
| 35* | John Hedlund | 31 | 401 | 160 | 51 | .697 | North Texas (1995–present) |
| 35* | Mindy Quigg | 30 | 401 | 131 | 67 | .725 | Ithaca (1994–present) |
| 37 | Robbie Church | 31 | 398 | 199 | 78 | .647 | Charlotte (1994–1998), Vanderbilt (1999–2000), Duke (2001–2024) |
| 38* | Carin Jennings-Gabarra | 34 | 397 | 199 | 66 | .650 | Westmont (1987), Navy (1993–present) |
| 39 | Denise Lyons | 29 | 396 | 184 | 38 | .672 | Keene State (1992–2020) |
| 40* | Phil Benne | 36 | 384 | 243 | 63 | .602 | Roanoke (1989–present) |
| 40* | Sue Patberg | 31 | 384 | 165 | 73 | .676 | Minnesota (1993–1999), Georgia (2000–2004), Emory (2005–present) |
| 42* | J.B. Belzer | 29 | 382 | 168 | 46 | .680 | Regis (CO) (1996–2019), UCCS (2020–present) |
| 43* | Luigi Scire | 26 | 380 | 116 | 24 | .754 | Webster (1999–present) |
| 43* | Joe Bartlinski | 23 | 380 | 66 | 31 | .829 | West Florida (2001–present) |
| 45* | Mike Cannon | 32 | 379 | 162 | 79 | .675 | Truman (1993–present) |
| 46 | Denise Dallamora | 40 | 378 | 284 | 72 | .564 | Brandeis (1980–2019) |
| 46* | Jim Conlon | 24 | 378 | 102 | 40 | .765 | Wartburg (2000–2007), Washington University (2008–2020), Grand Valley State (2021), Washington University (2022–present) |
| 48 | Mike Joy | 31 | 376 | 194 | 50 | .647 | Midway (1992–1996), Tusculum (1997–2022) |
| 49* | Jay Entlich | 23 | 374 | 92 | 33 | .783 | Tampa (2000–2001), Columbus State (2004–present) |
| 50 | Amanda Cromwell | 25 | 372 | 128 | 47 | .723 | UMBC (1996–1997), UCF (1999–2012), UCLA (2013–2021) |
| 50* | John Walker | 32 | 372 | 203 | 64 | .632 | Nebraska (1994–present) |
| 50* | Melissa Lamie | 32 | 372 | 222 | 45 | .617 | Grove City (1993–present) |
| 53 | Luis Reis | 22 | 369 | 82 | 33 | .796 | Wheaton (MA) (1997–2016), Transylvania (2017–2018) |
| 53* | Gail Mann | 32 | 369 | 167 | 78 | .664 | Nazareth (1993–present) |
| 55* | Tony da Luz | 34 | 368 | 242 | 66 | .593 | San Diego (1992–1996), Wake Forest (1997–present) |
| 56* | Bob Sheehan | 29 | 366 | 146 | 45 | .697 | Northern Kentucky (1997–present) |
| 57 | Sheila Miech | 25 | 365 | 117 | 31 | .742 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1987–2011) |
| 57* | David Brown | 33 | 365 | 193 | 67 | .638 | Wooster (1991–present) |
| 59* | Jim Tursi | 33 | 363 | 221 | 72 | .608 | Portland (1986–1988), Willamette (1993–2007), Lewis & Clark (2010–present) |
| 60* | Shelley Smith | 29 | 361 | 175 | 69 | .654 | Rhode Island (1997–2000), South Carolina (2001–present) |
| 61 | Peter Albright | 37 | 359 | 281 | 58 | .556 | Johnson State (1981–1995), Richmond (1996–2017) |
| 61* | Tim Strange | 26 | 359 | 114 | 52 | .733 | McKendree (1999–present) |
| 61* | Mark Stauffer | 24 | 359 | 121 | 29 | .734 | Misericordia (2000–present) |
| 64 | Karen Hoppa | 32 | 357 | 236 | 69 | .591 | UCF (1993–1998), Auburn (1999–2024) |
| 65* | Julie Woodward | 29 | 356 | 160 | 64 | .669 | Seattle (1997–present) |
| 66* | Troy Fabiano | 28 | 353 | 108 | 55 | .737 | Wisconsin–Parkside (1998–2014), Milwaukee (2015–2021), Kentucky (2022–present) |
| 67* | Patrick Baker | 35 | 352 | 256 | 66 | .571 | North Carolina Wesleyan (1989–1993), Penn (1994–1998), Florida State (1999–2004), Georgia (2005–2009), Rollins (2010), Florida Atlantic (2013–present) |
| 68* | Jeffrey Bowers | 25 | 351 | 115 | 56 | .726 | Virginia Wesleyan (2000–present) |
| 69 | Neil Cunningham | 27 | 350 | 98 | 40 | .758 | SCAD (1995–2000), Washington & Lee (2001–2021) |
| 69 | Gail Murphy | 29 | 350 | 166 | 49 | .663 | Southwestern (TX) (1993–1996), Denison (1997–2022) |
| 71* | Brian Lee | 32 | 349 | 229 | 67 | .593 | Furman (1994–2004), LSU (2005–2018), Rice (2019–present) |
| 72 | Kanute Drugan | 26 | 348 | 149 | 28 | .690 | Aurora (1997–2011), Washington College (2012–2013), UT Dallas (2014–2022) |
| 73* | Brandon Koons | 26 | 347 | 107 | 48 | .739 | Otterbein (1999–present) |
| 74* | Scott Leacott | 25 | 344 | 96 | 41 | .758 | Rowan (1999–present) |
| 75* | Phil Pincince | 42 | 339 | 280 | 64 | .543 | Brown (1977–2015), Rhode Island College (2022–present) |
| 76* | Darryl Longabaugh | 28 | 338 | 135 | 38 | .699 | Mississippi College (1997–present) |
| 77* | Dave DiIanni | 23 | 335 | 96 | 44 | .752 | Grand Valley State (2003–2013), Iowa (2014–present) |
| 78 | Tim Alexander | 26 | 331 | 160 | 29 | .664 | Edgewood (1993–2018) |
| 78* | Chris Cissell | 27 | 331 | 152 | 46 | .669 | William Jewell (1999–2010), Kansas City (2011–2019), Grand Canyon (2020–present) |
| 80 | Jeff Bailey | 21 | 330 | 79 | 28 | .787 | Franklin Pierce (1996–2016) |
| 80* | Dan Weiler | 22 | 330 | 88 | 45 | .761 | Concordia Moorhead (2002–2012), Christopher Newport (2013–2019), Johns Hopkins (2020–present) |
| 80* | Erica Dambach | 23 | 330 | 128 | 35 | .705 | Dartmouth (2000–2002), Harvard (2006), Penn State (2007–present) |
| 83 | Steve Spirk | 30 | 329 | 197 | 45 | .616 | Wilmington (OH) (1992–2021) |
| 83* | Kathy Brawn | 32 | 329 | 221 | 65 | .588 | Colgate (1991–2019), Mount Holyoke (2020), Smith (2022–present) |
| 85* | Todd Ditmar | 31 | 328 | 206 | 40 | .606 | Bay Path (1993–2004), Westfield State (2005–present) |
| 86 | John Leaney | 24 | 327 | 106 | 36 | .736 | UC San Diego (1984–1986), Macalester (1989–2009) |
| 87* | Ben Sohrabi | 32 | 326 | 218 | 53 | .590 | Lambuth (1994–1995), Radford (1996–present) |
| 88 | Markus Roeders | 24 | 325 | 148 | 51 | .669 | Marquette (1996–2019) |
| 88* | Travis Connell | 22 | 325 | 89 | 46 | .757 | Western Washington (2003–present) |
| 88* | Paula Wilkins | 25 | 325 | 125 | 72 | .692 | Penn State (2001–2006), Wisconsin (2007–present) |
| 91 | Patrick Farmer | 28 | 322 | 174 | 58 | .634 | Ithaca (1987–1993), Penn State (1994–2000), Tennessee Tech (2003), Syracuse (2004–2007), Cornell (2012–2016), Transylvania (2018–2021) |
| 91 | Jeff Parker | 25 | 322 | 148 | 37 | .672 | Saint Peter's (1998–1999), Stevens (2000–2023) |
| 93 | Alex Crozier | 32 | 320 | 234 | 70 | .569 | Cal Poly (1997–2024) |
| 94* | Jonathan Meade | 25 | 319 | 153 | 35 | .664 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (2000–2008), Ohio Dominican (2009–2015), Cedarville (2016–present) |
| 94* | Steve Holeman | 31 | 319 | 224 | 62 | .579 | Auburn (1993), Ole Miss (1995–2009), Georgia (2010–2014), Lamar (2016–2021), Texas State (2022–present) |
| 94* | Mark Duble | 31 | 319 | 199 | 49 | .606 | Covenant (1994–present) |
| 97* | Lori Walker-Hock | 31 | 318 | 232 | 64 | .570 | Kansas (1995–1996), Ohio State (1997–present) |
| 98* | Michael Moynihan | 29 | 315 | 184 | 73 | .615 | Milwaukee (1997–2011), Northwestern (2012–present) |
| 98* | Magnus Nilerud | 26 | 315 | 155 | 36 | .658 | Bridgeport (1999–2021), Fordham (2022–present) |
| 98* | Brooks Monaghan | 26 | 315 | 151 | 41 | .662 | Memphis (2000–present) |
| 101* | Angela Kelly | 26 | 313 | 163 | 55 | .641 | Tennessee (2000–2011), Texas (2012–present) |
| 101 | Mike Tucker | 22 | 313 | 125 | 33 | .700 | Dayton (1995–2016) |
| 103 | Bill Hempen | 32 | 311 | 273 | 64 | .529 | Duke (1988–2000), Colorado (2001–2011), Colorado State (2013–2020) |
| 103 | Jim Rudy | 28 | 311 | 160 | 28 | .651 | UCF (1981–1987), UMass (1988–2008) |
| 103 | Brian Speck | 25 | 311 | 111 | 35 | .719 | Union (NY) (1995–2020) |
| 103* | Sean Yengo | 27 | 311 | 185 | 56 | .614 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1997–present) |
| 103* | Danny Sanchez | 24 | 311 | 131 | 58 | .680 | Metro State (2002–2007), Wyoming (2008–2011), Colorado (2012–present) |
| 108 | Leigh Sears | 29 | 310 | 192 | 46 | .608 | Marietta (1994–1999), Hope (2000–2002, 2004–2023) |
| 109* | Tim Ward | 28 | 309 | 153 | 77 | .645 | Pepperdine (1998–present) |
| 109 | Ray Leone | 31 | 309 | 212 | 64 | .583 | Berry (1986–1988), Creighton (1989–1993), Clemson (1999–2000), Arizona State (2001–2006), Harvard (2007–2015), Maryland (2016–2021) |
| 109* | Chris Flint | 28 | 309 | 215 | 45 | .583 | MCLA (1996–1999), Bryant (2000–2014), JWU Providence (2015–present) |
| 112 | Ali Omar | 22 | 308 | 109 | 29 | .723 | Winona State (1995–2016) |
| 112* | Lewis Theobald | 17 | 308 | 51 | 27 | .833 | Central Missouri (2007–present) |
| 114* | Dave Barrett | 25 | 307 | 124 | 50 | .690 | Illinois Wesleyan (2001–2017), Fairfield (2018–present) |
| 115* | Noreen Herlihy | 30 | 305 | 206 | 62 | .586 | Slippery Rock (1995–2014), Akron (2015–2021), Indiana (PA) (2022–2024), Slippery Rock (2025–present) |
| 115* | Scott Mejia | 25 | 305 | 142 | 44 | .666 | Lakeland (1999–2000), Augustana (IL) (2001–present) |
| 115* | Krissy Turner | 30 | 305 | 189 | 61 | .605 | Lafayette (1995–1997), Monmouth (1998–2021), Penn (2022–present) |
| 118* | Jay Hoffman | 21 | 304 | 81 | 37 | .764 | Centre (2004–present) |
| 119 | Randy Hanson | 20 | 303 | 73 | 35 | .780 | Puget Sound (1995–2004, 2006–2015) |
| 120* | Dave Reyelts | 25 | 301 | 176 | 44 | .620 | St. Scholastica (2000–present) |
| 121 | Lesle Gallimore | 30 | 300 | 243 | 58 | .547 | San Diego State (1990–1993), Washington (1994–2019) |
| 121* | Stefani Webb | 28 | 300 | 146 | 44 | .657 | Dallas (1997–2004), UT Tyler (2005–present) |
See also
References
- ^ "NCAA Soccer: Women's Soccer Coaching Records Entering 2022" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA Soccer: Women's Soccer Coaching Records Entering 2025" (PDF). NCAA.
- ^ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved June 13, 2017.