USD Men's Soccer 2006

SEAMUS McFADDEN Head Coach - 28th Season

With all of the success enjoyed by the Torero soccer teams the last several years - eleven NCAA Tourna– ment appearances in fifteen seasons - it is easy to overlook the remarkable job Coach Seamus McFadden has done building the program from the ground up. McFadden has been named West Coast Confe r– ence Coach of the Year a record seven times (2000, '99, '98, '95, '94, '92, ' 86); won five WCC championships; has coached eight WCC Defensive Pl ayers of the Year, six WCC Offensive Players of the Year and two WCC Freshman Players of the Year. The 2005 squad was a mix of youth and experience fini shing 9-6-5 overall , capping their season with a phenomenal 4-2 victory over UCLA on November I0, 2005 at Torero Stadium. In 2003 hi s squad went 12-4-4, placed second in the highly competitive WCC, and reached the 2nd round of the NCAA Tourney. In 2002 he directed USO to a 14- 6 mark and first round appearance in the NCAA Tourney. In 200 I the Toreros went 12-4-1 and fo ur seasons ago he directed his Toreros to a 16-2-2 record , another WCC title and its eighth trip to the NCAAs si nce 1990. The Toreros reached a national ranking as high as 3rd before fini shing the season tenth overall (program-best). McFadden arri ved at USO in 1979 and fielded USD's first team in the fa ll of 1980. That same year he was quoted in the team 's yearbook as say ing: " I have no doubts that in the near future the University of San Diego will become a force to be reckoned with in Southern Cali forn ia intercolleg iate soccer. " How prophetic hi s words turned out to be.

SEAMUS McFADDEN 28th Year McFadden At USD

wee 4-5-3 4-6-2 4-2-0 3-3-0 3-2- 1 5-0-1 * 4-2-0* 5-1-0* 3-3-0 3-2- 1 5-1-0* 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-1-0* I-4-0 2-2- 1 2-3-0

Year 2005 2004 2003 2002 200 1 2000 I999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 I99 I 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 198 1 I980

Overall 9-6-5 7-10-3 12-4-4 14-6-0 12-4- 1 16-2-2 14-4-0 12-9-0 11-7-1 10-3-5 12-5-2 13-6-0 14-7-0 19-5-0 7- 12-0 16-3-5 14-6-1 I0-8-2 12-7-2 19-4- 1 7-11-2 4-12-4 1-14-0 3-15-1 5-12-1 0-12-0

NCAA

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McFadden

7-time WCC Coach of the Year

The 1986 Toreros won 19 of 24 games. The 1990 squad, led by the first of McFadden's four All – Americans, dropped just three games the entire season and advanced to the NCAA Second Round. Those who know McFadden closely could see the writing on the wall many years earlier, when the Iri shman led Mesa JC to a 30-4 record over two seasons while at the same time guiding Clairemont High to consecuti ve CIF-San Diego Section titles and the La Jolla Cup. The whole puzz le came together in 1992 when McFadden had in place several of San Diego's best local talent. Student-athletes, who in the past had looked outside the city to showcase their talents, were suddenly arriving at Alcala Park. The 1992 Toreros showed remarkable poise under their leader, compiling a 19-5 record and advancing to the NCAA Championship Game. The 54-year-old McFadden seems to save hi s best coaching for the big games. Twice the Toreros have marched onto UCLA's home turf and walked away with stunning upsets over the heav ily-favored

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Totals 264-188-37; 57-39-7 wee * won or shared wee title

Bruins. In 1994, USO shutout No. 6 ranked N .C. State, 3-0, in front of a nati onal cable televis ion audience. In 1998, USO upset Cal State Fullerton, the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, at Titan Stadium in first round action. In 1999 the Toreros defeated then No. I-ranked Santa Clara on the road, 2-1 in overtime. USO is 8-10 in NCAA Tournament games under McFadden 's direction. McFadden played collegiately at San Diego State, where he received a B.A. degree in History in 1976. That same summer he was with the San Diego Jaws of the North American Soccer League. Keeping true to hi s native roots, McFadden took the 1997 squad on a trip to hi s homeland Ireland during the summer for exhibition games against Ireland and Britain 's elite. In the summer

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of 2002 he is took his players to England. A native of Donegal, Ireland, Seamus and his wife davette have two daughters (Hadley & Rorye) and a son (Conor). The McFaddens res ide in Rancho Penasquitos.

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Torero Coaching Staff (l-r) Mike Nicholson, Seamus McFadden, Tommy Tate

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USD NCAA Tournament Appearances -2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990