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
- Statistics are correct through October 19, 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 | 567 | 189 | 77 | .727 | Santa Clara (1987–present) |
| 5 | Joe Russo | 31 | 557 | 67 | 45 | .866 | TCNJ (1990–2021) |
| 6* | Gabe Mejail | 46 | 528 | 287 | 74 | .636 | Wheaton (MA) (1979–1982), Merrimack (1984–present) |
| 7 | Pete Felske | 33 | 525 | 128 | 39 | .787 | Wheaton (IL) (1988–2020) |
| 8* | G Guerrieri | 35 | 523 | 191 | 57 | .715 | Hardin–Simmons (1988–1989), Texas A&M (1993–present) |
| 9 | Becky Burleigh | 31 | 513 | 160 | 46 | .745 | Berry (1989–1993), Florida (1995–2020) |
| 9* | Todd Olsen | 32 | 513 | 130 | 64 | .771 | Lynchburg (1994–present) |
| 11* | Scott Frey | 25 | 509 | 35 | 37 | .908 | Messiah (2000–present) |
| 12 | Brian McManus | 31 | 501 | 90 | 54 | .819 | UC San Diego (1987–2017) |
| 13* | Steve Swanson | 36 | 498 | 177 | 77 | .713 | 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* | Jennifer Rockwood | 31 | 472 | 140 | 64 | .746 | BYU (1995–present) |
| 16 | Randy Waldrum | 31 | 470 | 159 | 40 | .732 | Tulsa (1989–1994), Baylor (1996–1998), Notre Dame (1999–2013), Pittsburgh (2018–2024) |
| 16* | Nick Cowell | 37 | 470 | 173 | 61 | .711 | Wooster (1989–1990), Trinity (TX) (1991–1998), Baylor (1999–2002), Sewanee (2003–2005), St. Edward's (2006–present) |
| 18* | Jim Blankenship | 35 | 469 | 161 | 50 | .726 | Lynn (1986–1997), Miami (FL) (1998–2001), Florida Gulf Coast (2007–present) |
| 19* | Paul Ratcliffe | 28 | 460 | 107 | 49 | .787 | Saint Mary's (1998–2002), Stanford (2003–present) |
| 20* | Marcus Wood | 26 | 446 | 50 | 40 | .869 | Hardin–Simmons (2000–2021), Dallas Baptist (2022–present) |
| 21 | Mike Cook | 31 | 444 | 158 | 47 | .720 | Southern Nazarene (1993–1997), Central Oklahoma (1998–2023) |
| 22* | Amy Reifert | 37 | 443 | 191 | 72 | .678 | Chicago (1991–present) |
| 23 | Chris Petrucelli | 32 | 428 | 184 | 54 | .683 | Notre Dame (1990–1998), Texas (1999–2011), SMU (2012–2021) |
| 23 | Laurie Darling Gutheil | 28 | 428 | 109 | 44 | .775 | Saint Rose (1996–2023) |
| 25 | Pepe Fernandez | 34 | 426 | 169 | 51 | .699 | Maryville (TN) (1991–2024) |
| 25* | Grant Landy | 29 | 426 | 116 | 56 | .759 | Concordia Portland (1997–2019), Cal Poly Humboldt (2020–present) |
| 27* | Nikki Izzo-Brown | 31 | 425 | 152 | 78 | .708 | West Virginia Wesleyan (1994), West Virginia (1996–present) |
| 28 | Terry Gurnett | 34 | 422 | 135 | 66 | .730 | Rochester (NY) (1977–2010) |
| 29 | Nancy Feldman | 34 | 418 | 188 | 63 | .672 | Lake Forest (1988–1989), Plymouth State (1990–1994), Boston University (1995–2021) |
| 30 | David Lombardo | 35 | 415 | 257 | 43 | .610 | Keene State (1981–1987), James Madison (1990–2017) |
| 30* | Betty Ann Kempf-Townsley | 39 | 415 | 266 | 68 | .599 | La Salle (1986–1993), Seton Hall (1994–2006), West Chester (2007–present) |
| 32 | John Daly | 31 | 413 | 176 | 57 | .683 | William & Mary (1987–2018) |
| 33 | Leo Weil | 28 | 410 | 121 | 43 | .752 | Johns Hopkins (1992–2019) |
| 34* | John Hedlund | 31 | 405 | 167 | 54 | .690 | North Texas (1995–present) |
| 34* | Mindy Quigg | 31 | 405 | 135 | 71 | .721 | Ithaca (1994–present) |
| 36 | Jeff Hooker | 31 | 404 | 167 | 57 | .689 | Denver (1992–2022) |
| 37* | Carin Jennings-Gabarra | 34 | 403 | 204 | 69 | .647 | Westmont (1987), Navy (1993–present) |
| 38 | David Lewis | 28 | 400 | 121 | 39 | .749 | Houghton (1991–2018) |
| 39 | Robbie Church | 31 | 398 | 199 | 78 | .647 | Charlotte (1994–1998), Vanderbilt (1999–2000), Duke (2001–2024) |
| 40 | Denise Lyons | 29 | 396 | 184 | 38 | .672 | Keene State (1992–2020) |
| 40* | Sue Patberg | 32 | 396 | 165 | 74 | .682 | Minnesota (1993–1999), Georgia (2000–2004), Emory (2005–present) |
| 42* | J.B. Belzer | 30 | 392 | 170 | 48 | .682 | Regis (CO) (1996–2019), UCCS (2020–present) |
| 42* | Luigi Scire | 27 | 392 | 119 | 24 | .755 | Webster (1999–present) |
| 42* | Joe Bartlinski | 24 | 392 | 66 | 33 | .832 | West Florida (2001–present) |
| 45* | Phil Benne | 37 | 391 | 250 | 64 | .600 | Roanoke (1989–present) |
| 45* | Jim Conlon | 25 | 391 | 102 | 41 | .771 | Wartburg (2000–2007), Washington University (2008–2020), Grand Valley State (2021), Washington University (2022–present) |
| 47* | Mike Cannon | 33 | 384 | 166 | 82 | .672 | Truman (1993–present) |
| 48* | Jay Entlich | 24 | 381 | 97 | 34 | .777 | Tampa (2000–2001), Columbus State (2004–present) |
| 49* | Melissa Lamie | 33 | 380 | 226 | 47 | .618 | Grove City (1993–present) |
| 50* | John Walker | 32 | 379 | 207 | 67 | .632 | Nebraska (1994–present) |
| 51 | Denise Dallamora | 40 | 378 | 284 | 72 | .564 | Brandeis (1980–2019) |
| 52 | Mike Joy | 31 | 376 | 194 | 50 | .647 | Midway (1992–1996), Tusculum (1997–2022) |
| 53* | Gail Mann | 33 | 375 | 172 | 81 | .662 | Nazareth (1993–present) |
| 54* | Tony da Luz | 34 | 374 | 245 | 69 | .594 | San Diego (1992–1996), Wake Forest (1997–present) |
| 54* | Bob Sheehan | 29 | 374 | 148 | 49 | .698 | Northern Kentucky (1997–present) |
| 56* | David Brown | 34 | 373 | 196 | 69 | .639 | Wooster (1991–present) |
| 57 | Amanda Cromwell | 25 | 372 | 128 | 47 | .723 | UMBC (1996–1997), UCF (1999–2012), UCLA (2013–2021) |
| 58 | Luis Reis | 22 | 369 | 82 | 33 | .796 | Wheaton (MA) (1997–2016), Transylvania (2017–2018) |
| 58* | Mark Stauffer | 25 | 369 | 124 | 30 | .734 | Misericordia (2000–present) |
| 60* | Shelley Smith | 29 | 368 | 177 | 74 | .654 | Rhode Island (1997–2000), South Carolina (2001–present) |
| 61* | Tim Strange | 27 | 367 | 115 | 56 | .734 | McKendree (1999–present) |
| 62 | Sheila Miech | 25 | 365 | 117 | 31 | .742 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1987–2011) |
| 62* | Jim Tursi | 34 | 365 | 230 | 75 | .601 | Portland (1986–1988), Willamette (1993–2007), Lewis & Clark (2010–present) |
| 64* | Julie Woodward | 29 | 362 | 162 | 68 | .669 | Seattle (1997–present) |
| 65* | Jeffrey Bowers | 26 | 361 | 118 | 58 | .726 | Virginia Wesleyan (2000–present) |
| 66* | Troy Fabiano | 28 | 360 | 112 | 58 | .734 | Wisconsin–Parkside (1998–2014), Milwaukee (2015–2021), Kentucky (2022–present) |
| 67 | Peter Albright | 37 | 359 | 281 | 58 | .556 | Johnson State (1981–1995), Richmond (1996–2017) |
| 68 | Karen Hoppa | 32 | 357 | 236 | 69 | .591 | UCF (1993–1998), Auburn (1999–2024) |
| 69* | Patrick Baker | 35 | 356 | 263 | 68 | .568 | North Carolina Wesleyan (1989–1993), Penn (1994–1998), Florida State (1999–2004), Georgia (2005–2009), Rollins (2010), Florida Atlantic (2013–present) |
| 69* | Brian Lee | 32 | 356 | 231 | 71 | .595 | Furman (1994–2004), LSU (2005–2018), Rice (2019–present) |
| 71* | Scott Leacott | 26 | 355 | 97 | 42 | .761 | Rowan (1999–present) |
| 72* | Brandon Koons | 27 | 353 | 112 | 50 | .734 | Otterbein (1999–present) |
| 73 | Neil Cunningham | 27 | 350 | 98 | 40 | .758 | SCAD (1995–2000), Washington & Lee (2001–2021) |
| 73 | Gail Murphy | 29 | 350 | 166 | 49 | .663 | Southwestern (TX) (1993–1996), Denison (1997–2022) |
| 75 | Kanute Drugan | 26 | 348 | 149 | 28 | .690 | Aurora (1997–2011), Washington College (2012–2013), UT Dallas (2014–2022) |
| 76* | Phil Pincince | 43 | 347 | 285 | 64 | .545 | Brown (1977–2015), Rhode Island College (2022–present) |
| 77* | Dave DiIanni | 23 | 344 | 98 | 47 | .752 | Grand Valley State (2003–2013), Iowa (2014–present) |
| 78* | Darryl Longabaugh | 29 | 342 | 141 | 41 | .692 | Mississippi College (1997–present) |
| 79* | Dan Weiler | 23 | 340 | 92 | 46 | .759 | Concordia Moorhead (2002–2012), Christopher Newport (2013–2019), Johns Hopkins (2020–present) |
| 80* | Chris Cissell | 27 | 338 | 158 | 47 | .666 | William Jewell (1999–2010), Kansas City (2011–2019), Grand Canyon (2020–present) |
| 81* | Erica Dambach | 23 | 337 | 133 | 38 | .701 | Dartmouth (2000–2002), Harvard (2006), Penn State (2007–present) |
| 82* | Paula Wilkins | 25 | 334 | 129 | 73 | .691 | Penn State (2001–2006), Wisconsin (2007–present) |
| 82* | Travis Connell | 23 | 334 | 90 | 49 | .758 | Western Washington (2003–present) |
| 84* | Todd Ditmar | 32 | 333 | 210 | 46 | .604 | Bay Path (1993–2004), Westfield State (2005–present) |
| 84* | Ben Sohrabi | 32 | 333 | 221 | 54 | .592 | Lambuth (1994–1995), Radford (1996–present) |
| 86* | Kathy Brawn | 33 | 332 | 230 | 66 | .581 | Colgate (1991–2019), Mount Holyoke (2020), Smith (2022–present) |
| 87 | Tim Alexander | 26 | 331 | 160 | 29 | .664 | Edgewood (1993–2018) |
| 88 | Jeff Bailey | 21 | 330 | 79 | 28 | .787 | Franklin Pierce (1996–2016) |
| 89 | Steve Spirk | 30 | 329 | 197 | 45 | .616 | Wilmington (OH) (1992–2021) |
| 90 | John Leaney | 24 | 327 | 106 | 36 | .736 | UC San Diego (1984–1986), Macalester (1989–2009) |
| 90* | Jonathan Meade | 26 | 327 | 155 | 38 | .665 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (2000–2008), Ohio Dominican (2009–2015), Cedarville (2016–present) |
| 92* | Lori Walker-Hock | 31 | 326 | 233 | 69 | .574 | Kansas (1995–1996), Ohio State (1997–present) |
| 93 | Markus Roeders | 24 | 325 | 148 | 51 | .669 | Marquette (1996–2019) |
| 93* | Steve Holeman | 31 | 325 | 226 | 66 | .580 | Auburn (1993), Ole Miss (1995–2009), Georgia (2010–2014), Lamar (2016–2021), Texas State (2022–present) |
| 93* | Brooks Monaghan | 26 | 325 | 151 | 43 | .668 | Memphis (2000–present) |
| 96* | Mark Duble | 32 | 324 | 207 | 51 | .601 | Covenant (1994–present) |
| 97* | Magnus Nilerud | 26 | 323 | 159 | 38 | .658 | Bridgeport (1999–2021), Fordham (2022–present) |
| 98 | 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) |
| 98 | Lorenzo Canalis | 25 | 322 | 134 | 39 | .690 | Berry (1995–2019) |
| 98 | Jeff Parker | 25 | 322 | 148 | 37 | .672 | Saint Peter's (1998–1999), Stevens (2000–2023) |
| 101* | Michael Moynihan | 29 | 321 | 186 | 79 | .615 | Milwaukee (1997–2011), Northwestern (2012–present) |
| 102 | Alex Crozier | 32 | 320 | 234 | 70 | .569 | Cal Poly (1997–2024) |
| 102* | Danny Sanchez | 24 | 320 | 133 | 59 | .683 | Metro State (2002–2007), Wyoming (2008–2011), Colorado (2012–present) |
| 104* | Tim Ward | 28 | 318 | 155 | 77 | .648 | Pepperdine (1998–present) |
| 104* | Dave Barrett | 25 | 318 | 124 | 52 | .696 | Illinois Wesleyan (2001–2017), Fairfield (2018–present) |
| 106* | Chris Flint | 29 | 317 | 222 | 46 | .581 | MCLA (1996–1999), Bryant (2000–2014), JWU Providence (2015–present) |
| 107* | Lewis Theobald | 18 | 316 | 53 | 31 | .829 | Central Missouri (2007–present) |
| 108* | Angela Kelly | 26 | 315 | 174 | 55 | .630 | Tennessee (2000–2011), Texas (2012–present) |
| 109* | Jay Hoffman | 22 | 314 | 84 | 39 | .763 | Centre (2004–present) |
| 110 | Mike Tucker | 22 | 313 | 125 | 33 | .700 | Dayton (1995–2016) |
| 110* | Sean Yengo | 28 | 313 | 194 | 60 | .605 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1997–present) |
| 110* | Noreen Herlihy | 31 | 313 | 209 | 62 | .589 | Slippery Rock (1995–2014), Akron (2015–2021), Indiana (PA) (2022–2024), Slippery Rock (2025–present) |
| 110* | T.R. Bell | 29 | 313 | 169 | 32 | .640 | Lake Forest (1997–present) |
| 114 | Bill Hempen | 32 | 311 | 273 | 64 | .529 | Duke (1988–2000), Colorado (2001–2011), Colorado State (2013–2020) |
| 114 | Jim Rudy | 28 | 311 | 160 | 28 | .651 | UCF (1981–1987), UMass (1988–2008) |
| 114 | Brian Speck | 25 | 311 | 111 | 35 | .719 | Union (NY) (1995–2020) |
| 117 | Leigh Sears | 29 | 310 | 192 | 46 | .608 | Marietta (1994–1999), Hope (2000–2002, 2004–2023) |
| 118 | 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) |
| 118* | Krissy Turner | 31 | 309 | 193 | 66 | .602 | Lafayette (1995–1997), Monmouth (1998–2021), Penn (2022–present) |
| 118* | Stefani Webb | 29 | 309 | 148 | 46 | .660 | Dallas (1997–2004), UT Tyler (2005–present) |
| 121 | Ali Omar | 22 | 308 | 109 | 29 | .723 | Winona State (1995–2016) |
| 121* | Scott Mejia | 26 | 308 | 152 | 46 | .654 | Lakeland (1999–2000), Augustana (IL) (2001–present) |
| 123 | Matthew Yelton | 17 | 305 | 82 | 15 | .777 | King (TN) (1998–2001), Lee (2002–2014) |
| 123* | Dave Reyelts | 26 | 305 | 185 | 47 | .612 | St. Scholastica (2000–present) |
| 125 | Randy Hanson | 20 | 303 | 73 | 35 | .780 | Puget Sound (1995–2004, 2006–2015) |
| 125* | Greg Cane | 35 | 303 | 248 | 68 | .544 | St. Scholastica (1990–1993), Minnesota Duluth (1994–present) |
| 127 | Lesle Gallimore | 30 | 300 | 243 | 58 | .547 | San Diego State (1990–1993), Washington (1994–2019) |
| 127* | Todd Dyer | 32 | 300 | 224 | 63 | .565 | Longwood (1994–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.