The 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 70th season of the university fielding a program. It was also the program's second season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. Muuss, the fourth head coach in program history, formerly coached Denver, and took over for Jay Vidovich, who left for a head coaching position with Portland Timbers 2.
| 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, runner-up | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| Record | 19–2–4 (5–1–2 ACC) |
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| Assistant coach | Steve Armas (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Spry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 2 Wake Forest ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 19 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Clemson + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Syracuse + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 North Carolina + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Virginia + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Notre Dame + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
editAs of 2016:[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Schedule
edit| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Preseason | |||||||||||
| 08/14/2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | at Furman | T 0–0 | Stone III Stadium Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 08/20/2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | UNC Wilmington | T 0–0 | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 08/26/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 5 | Saint Louis | L 0–1 | 0–1 |
Spry Stadium (1,277) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 08/28/2016* 7:30 pm |
No. 5 | Cal Poly | W 2–1 | 1–1 |
Spry Stadium (3,658) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 09/03/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 21 | Cleveland State | W 1–0 | 2–1 |
Spry Stadium (2,373) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 09/06/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 21 | Appalachian State | W 3–0 | 3–1 |
Spry Stadium (1,520) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 09/10/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 21 | No. 17 Virginia | W 1–0 OT | 4–1 (1–0) |
Spry Stadium (3,275) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 09/13/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 10 | George Washington | T 0–0 2OT | 4–1–1 |
Spry Stadium (1,437) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 09/16/2016 7:00 pm |
No. 10 | at Duke | W 2–0 | 5–1–1 (2–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (1,054) Durham, NC | ||||||
| 09/20/2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 10 | FIU | W 2–0 | 6–1–1 |
Spry Stadium (1,094) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 09/24/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 10 | NC State | W 1–0 | 7–1–1 (3–0) |
Spry Stadium (3,366) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 09/27/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 10 | at Davidson | W 2–1 | 8–1–1 |
Alumni Soccer Stadium (776) Davidson, NC | ||||||
| 09/30/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 11 | at No. 5 Clemson | L 0–1 | 8–2–1 (3–1) |
Riggs Field (3,128) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| 10/08/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 11 | at No. 1 Notre Dame | T 2–2 2OT | 8–2–2 (3–1–1) |
Alumni Field (1,586) South Bend, IN | ||||||
| 10/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 6 | Marshall | W 1–0 | 9–2–2 |
Spry Stadium (1,386) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 10/15/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 6 | No. 2 Louisville | W 2–1 | 10–2–2 (4–1–1) |
Spry Stadium (3,428) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 10/18/2016 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 2 | at No. 21 South Carolina | W 1–0 | 11–2–2 |
Stone Stadium (3,121) Columbia, SC | ||||||
| 10/22/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 2 | No. 18 Boston College | W 1–0 | 12–2–2 (5–1–1) |
Spry Stadium (2,974) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 10/28/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 2 | at No. 6 Syracuse | T 1–1 2OT | 12–2–3 (5–1–2) |
SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11/06/16 1:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 2 | No. 20 Notre Dame Quarterfinals |
W 1–0 | 13–2–3 |
Spry Stadium (1,971) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 11/09/16 7:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 2 | No. 9 Louisville Semifinals |
W 2–1 OT | 14–2–3 |
Spry Stadium (1,683) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 11/12/16 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 | vs. No. 3 Clemson Championship |
W 3–1 | 15–2–3 |
MUSC Health Stadium (2,304) Charleston, SC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11/20/16* 1:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 2 | Coastal Carolina Second Round |
W 2–0 | 16–2–3 |
Spry Stadium (1,808) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 11/27/16* 5:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 2 | SIU Edwardsville Third Round |
W 2–1 | 17–2–3 |
Spry Stadium (1,942) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 12/02/16* 5:00 pm, ACCN |
No. 2 | No. 24 Virginia Tech Quarterfinals |
W 2–0 | 18–2–3 |
Spry Stadium (3,410) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| 12/09/16* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | vs. No. 4 Denver College Cup – Semifinals |
W 2–1 OT | 19–2–3 |
BBVA Compass Stadium (6,056) Houston, TX | ||||||
| 12/11/16* 2:00 pm |
No. 2 | No. 5 Stanford College Cup – Championship |
T 0–02OT L 4–5 pen. |
19–2–4 |
BBVA Compass Stadium (6,315) Houston, TX | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Rankings
edit| Week | ||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| NSCAA | 5[2] | 21[3] | 21[4] | 12[5] | 14[6] | 11[7] | 11[8] | 7[9] | 2[10] | 2[11] | 2[12] | 2[13] | 2[14] | 2[15] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2016 Men's Soccer Roster".
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll Final". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.