2010 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team

The 2010 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team represented the University of Michigan during the 2010 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 11th season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and their 11th season in the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by 11th year head coach Steve Burns. The Wolverines finished the season 17–5–3, setting a program record for wins.

2010 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer
Big Ten Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
Conference	Big Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 4
Record	17–5–3 (4–2–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Burns
Home stadium	U-M Soccer Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 Indiana +	4	–	1	–	1			10	–	8	–	2
No. 4 Michigan ‡	4	–	2	–	0			17	–	5	–	3
No. 17 Ohio State +	4	–	2	–	0			11	–	6	–	3
No. 18 Penn State +	2	–	3	–	1			14	–	8	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	1			8	–	8	–	2
No. 15 Michigan State +	2	–	4	–	0			13	–	7	–	2
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	13	–	3
‡ – 2010 B1G Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2010 NCAA tournament As of August 26, 2010 Rankings from NSCAA^[1]^[2]

The Wolverines won the 2010 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament for the first time in program history.^[3][4] The season was highlighted by the team advancing to the College Cup for the first time in program history, where they lost to eventual tournament champion Akron 1–2.^[5][6]

Squad information

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach^[7]	Steve Burns
Assistant coach	Paul Snape
Assistant coach	Chris Grassie
Volunteer Assistant Coach	Adam Bruh
Operations Assistant	Waldir DeSouza

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
September 1* 7:30 p.m.		Detroit	W 2–1 ^OT	1–0–0	U-M Soccer Stadium (1,442) Ann Arbor, MI
September 3* 7:30 p.m.		No. 14 Drake	L 0–1	1–1–0	U-M Soccer Stadium (1,884) Ann Arbor, MI
September 10* 1:00 p.m.		vs. UIC	W 2–0	2–1–0	Championship Field Seattle, WA
September 12* 1:30 p.m.		vs. Seattle	T 2–2 ^2OT	2–1–1	Championship Field (619) Seattle, WA
September 15* 7:30 p.m.		Oakland	W 2–1	3–1–1	U-M Soccer Stadium (775) Ann Arbor, MI
September 17* 7:30 p.m.		Notre Dame	T 0–0 ^2OT	3–1–2	U-M Soccer Stadium (3,503) Ann Arbor, MI
September 19* 1:00 p.m.		at Marquette	T 1–1 ^2OT	3–1–3	Valley Fields (200) Milwaukee, WI
September 22* 7:00 p.m.		Kentucky	W 3–2 ^OT	4–1–3	U-M Soccer Stadium (494) Ann Arbor, MI
September 25 7:00 p.m.		No. 23 Ohio State	L 0–1	4–2–3 (0–1–0)	U-M Soccer Stadium (3,207) Ann Arbor, MI
October 3 1:00 p.m.		No. 24 Penn State	W 2–1	5–2–3 (1–1–0)	U-M Soccer Stadium (1,191) Ann Arbor, MI
October 6* 7:00 p.m.		Cincinnati	W 2–0	6–2–3	U-M Soccer Stadium (548) Ann Arbor, MI
October 10 3:00 p.m.		at Wisconsin	W 3–2	7–2–3 (2–1–0)	Dan McClimon Complex (1,593) Madison, WI
October 13* 7:00 p.m.		Valparaiso	W 4–2	8–2–3	U-M Soccer Stadium (501) Ann Arbor, MI
October 16 7:00 p.m.		at No. 18 Indiana	L 1–2	8–3–3 (2–2–0)	Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,204) Bloomington, IN
October 19* 7:30 p.m.		at No. 1 Akron	L 1–7	8–4–3	FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field (3,018) Akron, OH
October 27* 7:00 p.m.		Bowling Green	W 2–0	9–4–3	U-M Soccer Stadium (632) Ann Arbor, MI
October 30 1:00 p.m.		No. 25 Michigan State Rivalry	W 3–2 ^OT	10–4–3 (3–2–0)	U-M Soccer Stadium (2,615) Ann Arbor, MI
November 6 5:00 p.m.		at Northwestern	W 4–2	11–4–3 (4–2–0)	Lakeside Field (432) Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
November 11 12:00 p.m.	(3)	vs. (6) Michigan State Quarterfinal	W 2–1	12–4–3	Jeffrey Field State College, PA
November 12 1:00 p.m.	(3)	vs. (7) Wisconsin Semifinal	W 1–0	13–4–3	Jeffrey Field (2,246) State College, PA
November 14 12:00 p.m.	(3)	vs. (4) Penn State Championship Game	W 4–1	14–4–3	Jeffrey Field (1,836) State College, PA
NCAA Tournament
November 21 2:00 p.m.	(10) No. 19	Central Florida Second Round	W 1–1 ^OT	15–4–3	U-M Soccer Stadium (2,742) Ann Arbor, MI
November 28 2:00 p.m.	(10) No. 19	at (7) No. 18 South Carolina Regional semifinals	W 3–1	16–4–3	Stone Stadium (2,256) ,Columbia SC
December 4 1:00 p.m.	(10) No. 19	at (2) No. 3 Maryland Regional finals	W 3–2 ^OT	17–4–3	Ludwig Field (3,536) College Park, MD
December 10 8:00 p.m.	(10) No. 19	vs. (3) No. 2 Akron College Cup	L 1–2	17–5–3	Harder Stadium (7,560) Santa Barbara, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
NSCAA	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	19	4

2011 MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2011 MLS SuperDraft

Player	Round	Pick	Position	MLS club	Ref.
Justin Meram	1	15	F	Columbus Crew SC	^[8]^[9]

References

1. "2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Rankings" (PDF). National Soccer Coaches Association of America. NCAA.com. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
2. "2010 Big Ten Men's Soccer Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
3. "Wolverines Throttle Penn State for First-Ever Big Ten Tournament Title". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 14, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
4. Eppler, John (November 14, 2010). "Michigan men's soccer team wins first Big Ten championship in program history". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
5. "Bring on the College Cup! Pereira Sends U-M Past No. 3 Maryland in OT". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 4, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
6. "Wolverines Fall One Game Short of NCAA Title Shot, Lose to No. 2 Akron". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. December 11, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
7. "2010 Michigan Men's Soccer Coaches". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. June 16, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
8. "Michigan's Justin Meram drafted by the MLS' Columbus Crew". The Ann Arbor News. January 13, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
9. "Meram Selected 15th Overall in MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. January 13, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

External links

• UM Men's Soccer