1995 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team

1995 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer
1995 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer
National Champions
Big Ten Tournament Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final W 2–0 vs. Duke
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–4–1 (4–1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Launder (14th season);
Captain	Mike Gentile, Scott Lamphear
Home stadium	McClimon Complex
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Wisconsin ‡	4	–	1	–	0	20	–	4	–	1
Penn State +	4	–	1	–	0	15	–	5	–	0
No. 22 Indiana +	3	–	2	–	0	14	–	5	–	2
Michigan State	3	–	2	–	0	12	–	3	–	3
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0	7	–	11	–	1
Northwestern	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	13	–	1

‡ – 1995 Big Ten Tournament champion + – Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 1995 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 1995 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 1995 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. It was the program's 19th season of existence and their 19th season in NCAA Division I and the Big Ten Conference.

The 1995 season saw the Badgers win their first, and to date, only national championship. Played in front of the second-largest NCAA soccer crowd in history, Wisconsin beat Duke to win the 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.^[1]^[2] Additionally, the Badgers were, along with Indiana, co-champions of the 1995 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. Wisconsin would not win the title again until 2017.

On October 13, 1995, the Badgers had their highest crowd in program history. 2,470 people attended their 2–0 win against Indiana.

Roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	USA	Jon Belskis
—	MF	USA	Christian Broadhurst
—	DF	USA	Chad Cole
—	DF	USA	Todd DeAmicis
—	MF	USA	Brian Doherty
—	MF	USA	Mike Gentile
—	FW	USA	Bryan Grimm
—	FW	NOR	Lars Hansen
—	MF	USA	Shea Huston
—	MF	USA	Ryan Kehoe


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	USA	Blaze Konkol
—	DF	USA	Adam Kowalski
—	DF	USA	Scott Lamphear
—	MF	USA	Mike Malen
—	DF	USA	Josh Provan
—	FW	USA	Travis Roy
—	DF	USA	Scott Sporcich
—	DF	USA	Alastair Steel
—	MF	USA	Andrew Steele
—		USA	Doug Watson
—	GK	USA	Todd Wilson

Schedule[edit]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular season
September 2*		Holy Cross	W 1–0	1–0–0	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
September 3*		Georgetown	W 5–0	2–0–0	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
September 9*		vs. Wake Forest Panther Classic	W 1–0	3–0–0	Engelmann Field Milwaukee, WI
September 10*		vs. Miami (OH) Panther Classic	L 0–1	3–1–0	Engelmann Field Milwaukee, WI
September 15*		at Evansville	W 1–0	4–1–0	Arad McCutchan Stadium Evansville, IN
September 17*		at South Carolina	W 3–2	5–1–0	Eugene Stone Stadium Columbia, SC
September 23*		at Creighton	L 1–2	5–2–0	Morrison Stadium Omaha, NE
September 24*		at Drake	W 1–0	6–2–0	Drake University Stadium Des Moines, IA
September 29		at Northwestern	W 6–0	7–2–0 (1–0–0)	Ryan Field Evanston, IL
October 1		Ohio State	W 3–1	8–2–0 (2–0–0)	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
October 6*		at Northern Illinois	W 3–1	9–2–0	Brigham Field DeKalb, IL
October 8		at Penn State	W 2–0	10–2–0 (3–0–0)	Jeffrey Field State College, PA
October 13		Indiana	W 2–0	11–2–0 (4–0–0)	McClimon Complex (2,470) Madison, WI
October 15*		Butler	L 0–1	11–3–0	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
October 20*		vs. Milwaukee Governor's Cup	W 1–0	12–3–0	Bavarian Soccer Park Glendale, WI
October 22*		Marquette	T 1–1 ^OT	12–3–1	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
October 25*		Green Bay Chancellor's Cup	W 2–0	13–3–1	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
October 29		Michigan State	L 1–2 ^OT	13–4–1 (4–1–0)	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
November 5*		Notre Dame	W 3–0 ^OT	14–4–1	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
November 12	(1)	at (4) Michigan State Semifinals	W 2–0	15–4–1	DeMartin Soccer Complex East Lansing, MI
November 13	(1)	vs. (3) Indiana Final (cancelled)		15–4–1	DeMartin Soccer Complex East Lansing, MI
NCAA Tournament
November 19*		Bowling Green First Round	W 2–0	16–4–1	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
November 26*		William & Mary Second Round	W 1–0 ^2OT	17–4–1	McClimon Complex Madison, WI
December 3*		at (2) SMU Quarterfinals	W 2–0	18–4–1	Westcott Field Dallas, TX
December 8* 1:00 pm		vs. Portland Semifinals	W 1–0	19–4–1	University of Richmond Stadium (21,319) Richmond, VA
December 10* 1:00 pm		vs. Duke National Championship	W 2–0	20–4–1	University of Richmond Stadium (20,703) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Honors and awards[edit]

The following players earned a postseason award.^[3]

National awards[edit]

NSCAA All-Americans
- Scott Lamphear (First-Team All-American)
- Mike Gentile (Third-Team All-American)
NSCAA Coach of the Year Award
- Jim Launder

Regional awards[edit]

NSCAA All-Midwest Region
CoSIDA Academic All Region
- Scott Lamphear (First-Team)
- Josh Provan (Second-Team)
- Alastair Steel (Second-Team)

Conference awards[edit]

Big Ten Coach of the Year Award
- Jim Launder
All-Big Ten First Team
All-Big Ten Second Team
- Lars Hansen
- Josh Provan
- Alastair Steel
Big Ten Player of the Week
- Bryan Grimm, week of Nov. 7, 1995
- Scott Lamphear, week of Oct. 10, 1995
Big Ten All-Academic Team
- Christian Broadhurst
- Brian Doherty
- Lars Hansen
- Shea Huston
- Ryan Kehoe
- Blaze Konkol
- Scott Lamphear
- Josh Provan
- Alastair Steel
- Andrew Steele
Big Ten Medal of Honor
- Jeff Gold

Team Awards[edit]

Team MVP
- Scott Lamphear
Outstanding Freshman
- Doug Watson
Athletic Board Scholar
- Ryan Kehoe (Zoology)

MLS Draft[edit]

The following members of 1995 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team were selected in the 1996 MLS College Draft.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	MLS club	Ref.
Mike Gentile	1	9	MF	Colorado Rapids	^[4]
Scott Lamphear	2	11	DF	NY/NJ MetroStars	^[5]

References[edit]

^ DeNunzio, Jon (December 11, 1995). "Wisconsin Wears Soccer Crown". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^ "Badger Power". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. January 1, 1996. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^ "University of Wisconsin Men's Soccer Record Book - Honor Roll: National/Conference Awards" (PDF). uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer. June 20, 2017. pp. 20–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ Fleming, Richard (January 8, 2016). "Twenty years of the MLS SuperDraft through the eyes of the Colorado Rapids". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ Yannis, Alex (March 5, 1996). "Soccer Report". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved January 17, 2018. In the three rounds of the college draft, the Metrostars selected defender Scott Lamphear of Wisconsin, midfielder Miles Joseph of Clemson and forward Hamisi Amani-Dove of Rutgers.

External links[edit]

UW Soccer

[1] DeNunzio, Jon (December 11, 1995). "Wisconsin Wears Soccer Crown". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

[soccer_america-2] "Badger Power". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. January 1, 1996. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

[honors_and_awards-3] "University of Wisconsin Men's Soccer Record Book - Honor Roll: National/Conference Awards" (PDF). uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer. June 20, 2017. pp. 20–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[gentile-4] Fleming, Richard (January 8, 2016). "Twenty years of the MLS SuperDraft through the eyes of the Colorado Rapids". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[lamphear-5] Yannis, Alex (March 5, 1996). "Soccer Report". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved January 17, 2018. In the three rounds of the college draft, the Metrostars selected defender Scott Lamphear of Wisconsin, midfielder Miles Joseph of Clemson and forward Hamisi Amani-Dove of Rutgers.

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v t e NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament College Cup teams (1990–1999)
1990	Evansville NC State Rutgers UCLA
1991	Indiana Saint Louis Santa Clara Virginia
1992	Davidson Duke San Diego Virginia
1993	Cal State Fullerton Princeton South Carolina Virginia
1994	Indiana Rutgers UCLA Virginia
1995	Duke Portland Virginia Wisconsin
1996	Charlotte Creighton FIU St. John's
1997	Indiana Saint Louis UCLA Virginia
1998	Indiana Maryland Santa Clara Stanford
1999	Connecticut Indiana Santa Clara UCLA
Italic denotes national championship (*) denotes results which were vacated