Cornell University Athletics

Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results
Year	Overall	PCT	Ivy Record	PCT	Ivy Place	Coach
1908	0-5-1	.083	--	--	--	No coach
1909	1-4-0	.250	--	--	--	No coach
1910	2-4-0	.333	--	--	--	No coach
1911	0-3-2	.200	--	--	--	No coach
1912	1-5-0	.167	--	--	--	No coach
1913	0-6-1	.071	--	--	--	No coach
1914	1-1-4	.500	--	--	--	Talbot Hunter
1915	1-4-1	.250	--	--	--	Talbot Hunter
1916	0-5-0	.000	--	--	--	No coach
1917	0-1-1	.250	--	--	--	No coach
1918	--- NO TEAM (CONCLUSION OF WORLD WAR I) ---
1919	1-2-2	.400	--	--	--	No coach
1920	2-4-0	.333	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1921	7-1-0	.875	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1922	5-1-1	.786	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1923	1-4-2	.286	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1924	1-6-0	.143	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1925	1-3-1	.300	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1926	3-2-0	.600	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1927	3-3-0	.500	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1928	2-4-0	.333	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1929	1-4-2	.286	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1930	5-2-0	.714	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1931	2-4-0	.333	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1932	3-1-2	.667	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1933	4-2-0	.667	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1934	5-0-2	.857	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1935	6-1-0	.857	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1936	2-6-0	.250	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1937	3-5-1	.389	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1938	0-3-5	.313	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1939	3-3-2	.500	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1940	2-4-1	.357	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1941	5-2-1	.688	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1942	4-3-1	.563	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1943	6-1-1	.813	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1944	6-1-0	.857	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1945	3-5-1	.389	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1946	1-6-1	.188	--	--	--	Nicky Bawlf
1947	2-5-2	.333	--	--	--	Ross H. (Jim) Smith
1948	6-0-3	.833	--	--	--	Ross H. (Jim) Smith
1949	6-1-1	.813	--	--	--	Ross H. (Jim) Smith
1950	4-2-2	.625	--	--	--	Ross H. (Jim) Smith
1951	2-2-4	.500	--	--	--	Ross H. (Jim) Smith
1952	5-5-0	.500	--	--	--	George Patte
1953	4-2-2	.625	--	--	--	George Patte
1954	5-5-0	.500	--	--	--	George Patte
1955	4-5-0	.444	2-4-0	.333	T-5th	George Patte
1956	6-1-2	.778	4-0-2	.833	2nd	George Patte
1957	5-3-1	.611	2-3-1	.417	4th	George Patte
1958	6-2-1	.722	4-2-0	.667	T-2nd	George Patte
1959	2-7-0	.222	0-6-0	.000	7th	George Patte
1960	4-5-1	.450	3-3-1	.500	5th	George Patte
1961	3-6-1	.350	2-4-1	.357	7th	Bill Pentland
1962	3-5-1	.389	2-4-1	.357	7th	Bill Pentland
1963	0-8-1	.056	0-6-1	.071	T-7th	Jerry Lace
1964	1-6-2	.222	1-4-2	.286	7th	Jerry Lace
1965	6-4-1	.591	2-4-1	.357	6th	Jerry Lace
1966	0-8-1	.056	0-6-1	.071	8th	Jerry Lace
1967	4-4-1	.500	3-3-1	.500	T-4th	Jerry Lace
1968	4-6-0	.400	3-4-0	.429	4th	Bill Pentland
1969	4-6-1	.409	2-4-1	.357	7th	Bill Pentland
1970	7-4-1	.625	3-3-1	.500	T-3rd	Bill Pentland
1971	11-4-0	.733	5-2-0	.714	3rd	Dan Wood
1972	13-4-0	.765	5-2-0	.714	T-3rd	Dan Wood
1973	8-4-2	.643	4-2-1	.643	T-3rd	Dan Wood
1974	8-4-4	.625	3-3-1	.500	T-4th	Dan Wood
1975	12-4-0	.750	5-2-0	.714	T-1st	Dan Wood
1976	9-4-2	.667	5-2-0	.714	T-2nd	Jack Writer
1977	12-3-1	.781	5-1-1	.786	1st	Jack Writer
1978	6-8-0	.429	4-3-0	.571	3rd	Jack Writer
1979	7-6-2	.533	3-3-1	.500	4th	Jack Writer
1980	9-4-3	.656	3-2-2	.571	T-3rd	Jack Writer
1981	9-5-1	.633	3-4-0	.429	6th	Jack Writer
1982	3-9-3	.300	1-4-2	.286	7th	Jack Writer
1983	7-3-5	.633	1-3-3	.357	6th	Jack Writer
1984	7-7-1	.500	3-4-0	.429	5th	Jack Writer
1985	10-5-0	.667	5-2-0	.714	T-2nd	Jack Writer
1986	6-6-3	.500	2-3-2	.429	6th	Jack Writer
1987	3-12-0	.200	1-6-0	.143	8th	Jack Writer
1988	3-12-0	.200	0-7-0	.000	8th	Jack Writer
1989	6-6-3	.500	1-5-1	.214	7th	Dave Sarachan
1990	4-11-0	.267	1-6-0	.143	T-7th	Dave Sarachan
1991	3-10-2	.267	0-5-2	.143	8th	Dave Sarachan
1992	7-7-1	.500	2-4-1	.357	T-6th	Dave Sarachan
1993	7-7-1	.500	3-3-1	.500	T-4th	Dave Sarachan
1994	2-10-3	.233	0-5-2	.143	T-7th	Dave Sarachan
1995	15-2-1	.861	6-1-0	.857	T-1st	Dave Sarachan
1996	12-4-2	.722	3-2-2	.571	T-2nd	Dave Sarachan
1997	8-6-3	.559	1-5-1	.214	7th	Dave Sarachan
1998	8-8-0	.500	3-4-0	.429	T-5th	Bryan Scales
1999	11-6-0	.647	5-2-0	.714	T-2nd	Bryan Scales
2000	8-9-0	.471	3-4-0	.429	5th	Bryan Scales
2001	9-4-3	.656	1-3-3	.357	5th	Bryan Scales
2002	4-8-4	.375	1-5-1	.214	8th	Bryan Scales
2003	5-9-2	.375	2-3-2	.429	5th	Bryan Scales
2004	1-14-1	.094	0-6-1	.071	8th	Bryan Scales
2005	3-10-2	.267	2-5-0	.286	7th	Bryan Scales
2006	4-8-3	.367	3-3-1	.500	T-4th	Bryan Scales
2007	7-9-1	.441	1-5-1	.214	7th	Bryan Scales
2008	1-15-0	.063	0-7-0	.000	8th	Bryan Scales
2009	6-6-5	.500	1-3-3	.357	T-6th	Jaro Zawislan
2010	4-8-5	.382	0-5-2	.143	8th	Jaro Zawislan
2011	8-2-6	.688	3-1-3	.643	4th	Jaro Zawislan
2012	15-2-0	.882	6-1-0	.857	1st	Jaro Zawislan
2013	8-5-4	.588	2-4-1	.357	6th	Jaro Zawislan
2014	10-6-1	.618	3-4-0	.429	4th	Jaro Zawislan
2015	4-12-1	.265	2-5-0	.286	6th	Jaro Zawislan
2016	1-14-2	.118	0-7-0	.000	7th	John Smith
2017	7-8-2	.471	2-4-1	.357	T-6th	John Smith
2018	11-6-0	.647	4-3-0	.571	4th	John Smith
2019	10-5-2	.647	3-2-2	.571	3rd	John Smith
2020	--- NO SEASON (COVID-19 PANDEMIC) ---
2021	11-3-2	.750	4-2-1	.643	2nd	John Smith
TOTALS	549-567-154	.493	159-239-59	.412

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The Cornell men's soccer program has a long history, dating back more than 100 years to 1908. In the years since, the Big Red has seen the highs of a national semifinal appearance, terrific goals, All-America players and, most recently, the longest unbeaten streak in school history. Discover the Big Red's past on this page.

1908
Cornell forms its men's soccer team and plays without a coach, going 0-5-1 in its opening campaign.

1909
The Big Red goes 1-4-0, getting its first ever win.

1910
T.M. Stephenson, the team's goaltender, is named a First Team All-America, the first one in team history.

1914
Cornell gets its first ever head coach, Talbot Hunter. Hunter coaches for just two years, leaving after the 1915 season, though he earned two wins and five times in his tenure. The Big Red has a pair of midfielders - Howard Lynch and Clarence Dyer - who earn First Team All-America status.

1916-19
The Big Red returns to being without a coach and wins just one game in the next three seasons. Despite not having a coach, Russell Iler and George Dibble are named First Team All-America selections in 1917.

1918
Cornell does not have a team, as World War I is reaching its conclusion.

1920
Nicky Bawlf becomes the program's second head coach. Starting with the 1920 season, Bawlf's reign over the Big Red program lasts for 27 years, longer than any other coach. He finishes his Big Red career in 1946 with an 86-81-24 record. He still remains the second-winningest coach in team history.

1921-22
Bawlf's second year sees the Big Red claim seven victories - nearly equaling its total from the program's first 12 years (nine) - and just one loss mars its record. 1921 also saw a record four Cornell players named First Team All-Americans. Hugh Fates, Elliot Thompson, Francis Righter and Eduardo Eli earn the honor. Bawlf follows that season with five wins, one loss and one tie in 1922, and Thompson and Righter are again named First Team All-America players.

1926
Defender Chien Hsu is named a First Team All-America player.

1932-33
Midfielder Louis Bernejillo earns back-to-back First Team All-America selections.

1934
Cornell goes undefeated for the first time in school history, holding a 5-0-2 record.

1947-48
New head coach Ross H. (Jim) Smith takes over and begins a five-year career. His first year in charge of the Cornell program sees a 2-5-2 mark, but the following year he leads the team to its second ever undefeated season (6-0-3). The undefeated year includes shutouts of 5-0 and 3-0 over future Ivy League opponents Princeton and Penn.

1951
Ross H. Smith coaches his final year for the Big Red, finishing his tenure in Ithaca with a 20-10-2 record over five seasons. Smith's record included two six-win seasons.

1952
George Patte becomes the fourth coach in Cornell history. His time in Cornell would see the birth of the Ivy League, and he began his Big Red career with a 5-5-0 record.

1955
The Big Red begins Ivy League competition. The team finishes 4-5 overall and 2-4 in league play. Cornell earned its first ever Ivy League wins against Brown (3-0) and Dartmouth (1-0).

1960
Patte coaches his final season for Cornell, finishing with a 4-5-1 mark in 1960. He left the team with a 41-35-7 record overall over his nine years, and he held a 15-18-4 mark in the nascent Ivy League.

1961-62
Bill Pentland is named the fifth head coach in Cornell history. His time in Ithaca lasts just two years before his return later in the decade, and he leads the Big Red to identical 2-4-1 Ivy League records in his first two seasons.

1963-64
Jerry Lace becomes the head coach of Cornell. His first season sees the Big Red go 0-8-1, and the team manages just one win the following season.

1965
Cornell earns six victories for the first time in seven seasons but goes just 2-4-1 in the Ivy League.

1967-70
Lace coaches his final season for the Big Red in 1967, finishing his tenure with an 11-30-6 mark overall and a 6-23-6 record in the Ivy League. Bill Pentland returns to the head job in 1968 and adds 15 more wins to his career record over the next three seasons.

1971
Dan Wood becomes the seventh Cornell head coach, and the team immediately becomes successful. Cornell breaks double digit victories for the first time ever, recording 11 wins and finishing third in the Ivy League with a 5-2 mark. The team makes its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, defeating Long Island 3-1 in the first round before falling to Hartwick by a 4-1 margin in the second round.

1972
Cornell again breaks the school record for wins, going 13-4-0 and 5-2 in the Ivy League, and enjoys its most successful season ever. Making the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, Cornell downs Army and Long Island in the first two rounds before taking on Harvard in the NCAA Quarterfinals. A 2-0 win over the rival Crimson gives the Big Red a spot in the NCAA Semifinal, but UCLA defeats Cornell 1-0 to end its season.

1973
Making an NCAA appearance for the third straight year, Cornell drops a 2-0 contest to Army in an NCAA Qualification Game. Kip Jordan is the most recent player to be named a First Team All-America.

1974
The Big Red returns to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in four seasons, and the team takes down St. Francis by a 4-2 score in the first round. What followed in the second round was the longest game in program history, a four-overtime marathon against Hartwick that was eventually decided by which team had taken more corner kicks. A 2-2 final score went in favor of Hartwick because it had taken six corner kicks to Cornell's three.

1975
Dan Wood leads Cornell to another NCAA Tournament appearance in his final year. Cornell goes 12-4, defeating Oneonta State 1-0 in the NCAA first round and getting revenge on Hartwick with a 2-1 win in the second round. Brown ends the Cornell season with a 3-0 victory in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Wood ended his Big Red career with a terrific 52-20-6 mark, a 22-11-2 record in Ivy League play and five NCAA appearances. The team also won its first Ivy League title, claiming a share of the league with a 5-2 record.

1976
Jack Writer takes over as head coach for Wood and immediately leads Cornell to a 9-4-2 season and another spot in the NCAA Tournament. The team falls to Hartwick 1-0 in the NCAA's first round.

1977
Cornell earns 12 wins and is 5-1-1 in the Ivy League - its best league record ever - to win its second Ivy title. Cornell's seventh consecutive NCAA berth ends in the second round on a 3-1 loss to Hartwick.

1980
After two seasons without a spot in the NCAA Tournament, the Big Red once again returns to the national spotlight. Cornell, though, matches up against Hartwick once more and loses a tough 3-2 game in overtime.

1985
Cornell earns 10 wins for the first time since 1977 and ties for second in the Ivy League.

1988
Jack Writer finishes his Cornell career after 13 seasons. The team goes 3-12 in his final year and 0-7 in the Ivy League. Still, Writer remains the program's all-time winningest coach with 91 victories to his name. He also won 36 Ivy League games, more than any coach in school history.

1989
Dave Sarachan is hired as the next Big Red coach. The team finishes at .500 in his first year with a 6-6-3 record.

1995
Cornell breaks the team record for most wins in a season with 15, wins the Ivy League for the first time since 1977 and returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1980. Sarachan's Big Red end the year with a 15-2-1 record, a school-best six wins in league play and a tough 2-0 loss to Lafayette in the NCAA First Round.

1996
Cornell has another great year, earning 12 wins and making the most recent NCAA Tournament appearance in team history. Cornell loses its NCAA First Round game in overtime by a 2-1 score to Rutgers. Rob Elliott garners Second Team All-America status, and he is the most recent Cornell player to earn any All-America recognition.

1997
Sarachan coaches his final season with the Big Red. The team goes 8-6-3 but has a 1-5-1 record in the Ivy League.

1998
Cornell welcomes Bryan Scales as its next head coach. Scales takes the team too an 8-8 record in his first year.

1999
The Big Red breaks double digits for victories again, claiming 11 wins and finishing tied for second in the Ivy League.

2008
Scales finishes his time at Cornell as the team struggles to a 1-15-0 record and 0-7-0 in the Ivy League. Scales went 61-100-16 during his 11 years leading the Big Red.

2009
Jaro Zawislan comes to East Hill after spending time as an assistant at Syracuse, Stanford and Creighton. Zawislan immediately brings Cornell five more victories than it had in the year prior.

2010
Cornell goes 4-8-5 and 0-5-2 in the Ivy League, dropping off a bit from Zawislan's first year. Cornell plays excellent defense, though, allowing just 16 goals in 17 games.

2011
The defense remains solid as Cornell has a terrific season, finishing 8-2-6 and a 3-1-3 record in the Ivy League. The team gives up the fewest goals in the Ivy League, has its smallest number of losses since 1995, and just misses out on an NCAA Tournament appearance. Cornell led the Ivy League for much of the season and had two players named to the All-Ivy First Team. The Big Red was the only team in the country to score a goal in every game it played.

2012
The Big Red men's soccer team has its greatest year in nearly two decades, winning the Ivy League for the first time since 1995 and winning it outright for the first time since 1977. Cornell reaches the NCAA Tournament where it hosts Syracuse and loses 1-0. Daniel Haber is named Cornell's first ever Ivy League Player of the year, and he leads the nation in goals per game and points per game. Four other Big Red players earn All-Ivy First Team.

2013
The Big Red defense is stellar once again, holding opponents to just 11 goals and posting a program best 0.60 goals against average for the season. Cornell starts the season 6-0-2 and builds a 25-game regular season unbeaten streak against non-conference opponents going 20-0-5 before its first loss to Niagara. Patrick Slogic earns the Ivy League's first ever Defensive Player of the Year award, leading the team in points and minutes played. Five Big Red Players earn postseason recognition from the Ivy League.

2014
Cornell continued its trend of impenetrable defense, tying the program record with just 11 goals allowed on the season. The team set a new program record with 11 clean sheets during the season. The Big Red kicked off the 2014 campaign with a 0-0 draw at then-second ranked Louisville. The squad would go on to four and three-game winning streaks, en route to its second 10 win season over the last three years. Four players earned postseason recognition from the Ivy League, while one player earned Third Team Academic All-American honors.

2015
With the team's lone senior sidelined with an injury, a young Big Red squad focused on gaining valuable experience. The team's best weekend came when Cornell took home the CU Inaria Cup after playing Duquesne to a scoreless draw and beating Air Force, 2-1, in overtime. The Big Red also beat Colgate out of conference and took Ivy League wins over Princeton and Yale. Though the young team struggled to find the back of the net, the squad's defense helped keep every game close, never conceding more than two goals in a game and allowing one or fewer on nine occasions.

2016
The Big Red faced a daunting non-conference schedule in head coach John Smith's first season at the helm, including games against four teams either ranked or receiving votes in the preseason NSCAA poll and a stretch of four games in a span of seven days. Though the team struggled to find the back of the net, strong defensive efforts put the team in nine one-goal-or-less games and five overtime games. The team's lone win was a big one, as three second half goals gave Cornell a 3-2 win over regional foe Colgate and extended an unbeaten streak against the Raiders to eight games.

2017
The team saw a tremendous turnaround in just the second year under coach John Smith's guidance. After securing only one victory in 2016, Cornell earned an overall record of 7-8-2 and went 2-4-1 in Ivy League play. Two of the Big Red's biggest wins of the year came against in-state rival Syracuse - who was ranked 11th at the time - and regional rival Colgate. The 1-0 overtime win over the Orange was the first time since 2001 that Cornell had defeated Syracuse and the first time that season that the Orange were shutout. The 4-3 OT triumph over the Raiders extended the squad's unbeaten streak that year to six games while also marking the ninth straight year that Cornell has gone undefeated against Colgate. The underclassmen played a huge role in the team's success, with two freshmen garnering All-Ivy recognition at the end of the season.

2018
Cornell continued to build upon its turnaround season from the year before under third-year head coach John Smith. The Big Red started off the season with a 9-2 mark, which was highlighted by just the seventh six-game win-streak in program history. During the streak the stretch, the Big Red cracked the national rankings peaking as high as No. 18 in the nation. Cornell finished with an overall mark of 11-6, its most wins in a season in six years. With 21 of its 28 members classifying as freshmen or sophomores, the Big Red once again turned to its underclassmen to produce and they did not disappoint. After registering seven goals and two assists, Emeka Eneli was tabbed the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. In total the Big Red had four members earn All-Ivy recognition.

2019
The Big Red recorded double-digit victories in consecutive seasons for the third time in program history (1971-72 and (1995-96). Cornell went unbeaten at home, posting a 6-0-1 record at Berman Field. As success in the win column was a strong indicator of the year, Cornell had five players earn All-Ivy recognition including John Searce and and Ryan Bayne, who earn all-Ivy League first team honors.

2021
After the COVID-19 pandemic halted play in 2020, Cornell returned to the pitch with another fantastic season, producing an 11-3-2 record for its third consecutive 10-win season, a feat previously never accomplished in program history. Tyler Bagley led the Big Red offense with 14 goals, while finishing the year as the Division I leader in points-per-game. One of two unanimous All-Ivy League first team selections, Bagley was joined by freshman defender Wilson Eisner and senior forward Emeka Eneli on the first team. Eisner became the first Cornell freshman to earn All-Ivy distinctions in 24 years (1997). Continuing its dominance at home, Cornell extended its unbeaten streak at home to 15 games, posting a 6-0-2 record at home in 2021.