Bradley Braves men's soccer

The Bradley Braves men's soccer team represents Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, United States, in NCAA Division I soccer competition. They compete in the Missouri Valley Conference.^[2] The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 2013, when they advanced to the second round, defeating Northwestern before losing at California.^[3] The Braves are currently coached by Jim DeRose.^[4]

Bradley Braves men's soccer
Founded	1987
University	Bradley University
Head coach	Jim DeRose (21st season)
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Location	Peoria, Illinois
Stadium	Shea Stadium (Capacity: 3,800)
Nickname	Braves
Colors	Red and white^[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013
Conference Tournament championships
2007, 2010, 2013
Conference Regular Season championships
1998, 2005, 2006 (tie), 2007 (tie)

Year-to-year records

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Bradley Braves (Division I Independent ^[5]) (1987–1990)
1987		8–14–0
1988		5–15–0
1989		4–14–2
1990		5–15–0
Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference^[6]) (1991–1995)
1991		6–14–0	0–5–0	6th of 6
1992		11–7–1	3–2–0	t-2nd of 6
1993		8–10–2	0–4–1	6th of 6
1994		3–14–2	0–6–0	7th of 7
1995		3–11–4	0–4–1	6th of 6
Early coaches:		53–114–11	3–21–2
Bradley Braves (Missouri Valley Conference^[6]) (1996–present)
1996	Jim DeRose	7–11–0	0–5–0	6th of 6
1997	Jim DeRose	11–8–0	1–6–0	8th of 8
1998	Jim DeRose	14–2–2	6–1–0	1st of 8
1999	Jim DeRose	10–10–0	3–4–0	6th of 8
2000	Jim DeRose	15–7–2	6–4–1	4th of 12	NCAA 1st round
2001	Jim DeRose	12–7–1	6–3–0	t-3rd of 10
2002	Jim DeRose	14–6–4	4–3–2	5th for 10	NCAA 1st round
2003	Jim DeRose	11–8–4	5–2–2	4th of 10
2004	Jim DeRose	10–6–3	5–2–1	3rd of 10
2005	Jim DeRose	15–6–1	5–1–1	1st of 8	NCAA 1st round
2006	Jim DeRose	8–8–4	3–1–1	t-1st of 7
2007	Jim DeRose	16–6–4	4–0–2	1–1st of 7	NCAA Elite 8
2008	Jim DeRose	6–12–2	1–4–0	5th of 6
2009	Jim DeRose	6–11–1	1–9–0	6th of 6
2010	Jim DeRose	11–9–3	3–3–1	5th of 8	NCAA 1st round
2011	Jim DeRose	15–6–2	4–2–0	3rd of 7	NCAA 1st round
2012	Jim DeRose	10–6–4	3–2–1	t-3rd of 7
2013	Jim DeRose	13–6–2	3–2–1	3rd of 7	NCAA 2nd round
2014	Jim DeRose	9–5–4	1–5–0	6th of 7
2015	Jim DeRose	7–10–1	4–1–1	2nd of 7
2016	Jim DeRose	2–15–3	0–7–1	7th of 7
Jim DeRose:		220–147–44	67–55–14
Total:		273–261–55
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Bradley University Athletics Official Athletics Brand Identity - Usage and Style Guide" (PDF). March 30, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
2. "Missouri Valley Conference – Official Site of the Missouri Valley Conference". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
3. (PDF). Mvc.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
4. "Official Web Site of Bradley University Athletics". Bradleybraves.com. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
5. "Bradley Braves Record Book" (PDF). Bradley University/Sidearm Sports. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
6. "Men's Soccer Records : Year-By-Year Standings" (PDF). Mvc.org. Retrieved 2015-05-29.

External links

• Official website