Bob Butehorn
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | South Florida Bulls |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 12, 1960 |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1983 | Tampa Spartans |
| Position(s) | Midfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1994 | Maryland Terrapins (assistant) |
| 1995–1998 | St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
| 2001–2006 | Penn Quakers (assistant) |
| 2007–2016 | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles |
| 2017– | South Florida Bulls |
Robert "Bob" Butehorn (born 1960) is an American soccer coach who currently coaches the South Florida Bulls men's soccer program. Butehorn attended the University of Tampa, where he was part of the team's 1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship run. He previously served as the head coach for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer program.
At Tampa, Butehorn earned a Bachelor's degree in sports science. He earned his Master of Science in Sports Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
Butehorn's coaching career began as an assistant to the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program. Butehorn became the head coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's soccer program in 1995, where he coached them until 1999. In 1997, he had the program's winningest season at the time, posting a 12–6–0 record.[1] At St. Bonaventure, Butehorn coached the only Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year in school history. Butehorn's final record at St. Bonaventure was 34–32–4.[2]
Upon leaving St. Bonvanture, Butehorn served as an assistant coach for the Penn Quakers program before coaching Florida Gulf Coast, where he has coached since the programs inception in 2007.[3] Butehorn has seen immediate success at FGCU,[4] posting a perfect 9–0–0 conference record in 2010, and qualifying for three NCAA Division I tournaments.[5]
Since being NCAA eligible, the Eagles have won the regular season or conference tournament each year they have been eligible.[6]
On December 18, 2016, Butehorn was hired as the head coach for the South Florida Bulls men's soccer program.[7] The Bulls have reached the NCAA tournament in 2019 and 2022 with him as coach.
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bonaventure Bonnies (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1995–1998) | |||||||||
| 1995 | St. Bonaventure | ||||||||
| 1996 | St. Bonaventure | ||||||||
| 1997 | St. Bonaventure | ||||||||
| 1998 | St. Bonaventure | ||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2007–2016) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Florida Gulf Coast | 6–11–2 | 3–5–1 | 7th | Ineligible | ||||
| 2008 | Florida Gulf Coast | 6–10–2 | 3–5–1 | 7th | Ineligible | ||||
| 2009 | Florida Gulf Coast | 8–7–1 | 6–3–0 | 3rd | Ineligible | ||||
| 2010 | Florida Gulf Coast | 13–3–2 | 9–0–0 | 1st | Ineligible | ||||
| 2011 | Florida Gulf Coast | 12–6–2 | 7–1–0 | 1st | A-Sun Champions NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2012 | Florida Gulf Coast | 11–5–3 | 6–1–1 | 1st | A-Sun Champions NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2013 | Florida Gulf Coast | 8–7–2 | 6–1–1 | 1st | A-Sun Semifinal | ||||
| 2014 | Florida Gulf Coast | 8–7–5 | 4–1–1 | T-1st | A-Sun Champions NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2015 | Florida Gulf Coast | 7–4–3 | 4–0–1 | T-1st | A-Sun Semifinal | ||||
| 2016 | Florida Gulf Coast | 14–3–2 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | A-Sun Champions NCAA Second Round | ||||
| Florida Gulf Coast: | 93–63–24 (.583) | 52–18–7 (.721) | |||||||
| South Florida Bulls (American Athletic Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017 | South Florida | 6–6–4 | 3–2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 2018 | South Florida | 7–8–2 | 4–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2019 | South Florida | 11–7–1 | 4–3–0 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2020 | South Florida | 4–6–0 | 4–6–0 | 5th | |||||
| 2021 | South Florida | 6–7–2 | 4–5–1 | 5th | |||||
| 2022 | South Florida | 9–6–4 | 5–1–3 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| South Florida: | 43–40–13 (.516) | 24–18–8 (.560) | |||||||
| Total: | 102–82–26 (.548) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Source:[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Soffian, Seth. "Florida Gulf Coast University- A Program Making The Right Steps". College Soccer News. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ "Ambition made UM's Cirovski college soccer's dominant coach". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
- ^ Caldwell, Dana. "College soccer: FGCU men find out NCAA fate while coach mourns death of father". Naples Daily News. NaplesNews.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ "Butehorn, Florida Gulf Coast taking fast track".
- ^ "Behind Enemy Lines with Florida Gulf Coast coach Bob Butehorn". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ "FGCU'S Season Leads to Third A-Sun Championship". A-Sun Insider. AtlanticSun.org.
- ^ "Butehorn Appointed Men's Soccer Head Coach". University of South Florida Athletics. GoUSFBulls.com. December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Standings" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. AtlanticSun.org. pp. 29–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
External links[edit]
- South Florida Bulls men's soccer coaches
- Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer coaches
- St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's soccer coaches
- Maryland Terrapins men's soccer coaches
- Penn Quakers men's soccer coaches
- Tampa Spartans men's soccer players
- Living people
- 1960 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- American soccer coaches
- University of Pennsylvania alumni