Mike Noonan

Mike Noonan
Personal information
Full nameMichael Noonan[1]
Date of birth (1961-06-30) June 30, 1961 (age 64)[2]
Place of birthWestport, Connecticut, U.S.
Position(s)
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1982Middlebury Panthers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Louisville Thunder (indoor)
1986–1988Fort Wayne Flames (indoor)37(2)
Managerial career
1983Bates Bobcats (assistant)
1986–1989Vermont Catamounts (assistant)
1989–1990Wheaton Lyons
1991–1994New Hampshire Wildcats
1995–2009Brown Bears
2010–Clemson Tigers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Noonan (June 30, 1961) is an American retired soccer player who played professionally in the American Indoor Soccer Association and is currently the head coach of the Clemson University men's soccer team.

Playing career

Noonan attended Middlebury College, playing on the men's soccer team from 1979 to 1982. He was a 1981 and 1982 Division III NCAA First Team All American.[3][4] Noonan played for the Louisville Thunder in the American Indoor Soccer Association. In 1986, he signed with the Fort Wayne Flames where he spent two seasons. In 2017, Noonan was inducted into the Middlebury College Athletics Hall of Fame for his playing time there.[5]

Coaching career

In 1989, Noonan was hired as head coach of the Wheaton College men's soccer team. The team had a 4–11–0 record his first season, but he took them to a 12–5–1 record his second season. This led to a move to the University of New Hampshire where he coached from 1991 to 1994. In 1995, he became head coach of the Brown University's men's soccer team. Noonan compiled a 160–77–31 record with ten NCAA post-season tournament appearances in fifteen seasons with the Bears. On January 5, 2010, Clemson University announced they had hired Noonan as head coach of the men's soccer team.[6] Noonan enjoyed some success with the Tigers. In 2014, Noonan led the Tigers to ACC regular season and tournament titles. In 2015 he led them to the College Cup Final, but ultimately lost to Stanford. In 2016, Clemson finished runners up in the ACC Tournament and made it to the Quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. In 2017, Noonan obtained his 300th career coaching win in a game against South Carolina.[7] This includes wins from his time as assistant coach. In 2021, he led Clemson to an NCAA National Championship in a 2–0 win over University of Washington. In 2023, Noonan lead his Clemson Tigers to a 2–1 win over the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish for his second National Championship at Clemson.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wheaton Lyons () (1989–1990)
1989Wheaton4–11–0
1990Wheaton12–5–1
Wheaton:16–16–1
New Hampshire Wildcats (North Atlantic Conference) (1991–1994)
1991New Hampshire10–6–4
1992New Hampshire9–7–3
1993New Hampshire14–5–0
1994New Hampshire15–5–2NCAA Division I First Round
New Hampshire:48–23–9
Brown Bears[8] (Ivy League) (1995–2009)
1995Brown16–4–06–1–0T–1stNCAA Division I Third Round
1996Brown8–5–41–3–3T–6th
1997Brown11–6–15–1–1T–1stNCAA Division I First Round
1998Brown12–2–35–0–2T–1stNCAA Division I First Round
1999Brown13–5–05–2–0T–2ndNCAA Division I Second Round
2000Brown13–6–17–0–01stNCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2001Brown7–7–25–1–1T–1st
2002Brown5–8–41–4–27th
2003Brown10–4–36–0–11stNCAA Division I First Round
2004Brown8–7–24–3–0T–2nd
2005Brown11–5–25–1–1T–1stNCAA Division I Second Round
2006Brown11–5–33–2–23rdNCAA Division I Second Round
2007Brown15–2–17–0–01stNCAA Division I First Round
2008Brown9–7–13–4–05th
2009Brown11–3–65–2–02ndNCAA Division I Second Round
Brown:160–76–3368–24–13
Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2010–present)
2010Clemson5–8–42–4–27th
2011Clemson8–8–24–4–07th
2012Clemson6–9–53–2–3T–4th
2013Clemson11–7–35–4–2T–4thNCAA Division I First Round
2014Clemson12–7–35–2–1T–1stNCAA Division I Third Round
2015Clemson17–3–46–1–12nd (Atlantic)NCAA Division I Runner-up
2016Clemson14–4–54–1–33rd (Atlantic)NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
2017Clemson12–6–14–4–03rd (Atlantic)NCAA Division I Second Round
2018Clemson7–9–12–6–06th (Atlantic)
2019Clemson18–2–26–1–11st (Atlantic)NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
2020Clemson14–3–37–3–21st (Atlantic)NCAA Division I Round of 16
2021Clemson16–5–25–3–01st (Atlantic)NCAA Division I Champions
2022Clemson13–7–13–4–14th (Atlantic)NCAA Division I Second Round
2023Clemson15–3–54–2–22nd (Atlantic)NCAA Division I Champions
2024Clemson15–3–45–2–12ndNCAA Division I Third Round
Clemson:183–84–4565–43–19
Total:407–199–88

      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. ^ "Class of 2011 - Connecticut Soccer Hall Of Fame". ctsoccerhalloffame.org.
  2. ^ "2013 Clemson Men's Soccer Media Guide".
  3. ^ Inc., Advanced Solutions International. "Awards". www.nscaa.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Inc., Advanced Solutions International. "Awards". www.nscaa.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Mike Noonan Named to Middlebury Athletics Hall of Fame". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. April 12, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Mike Noonan Named Clemson Men's Head Soccer Coach". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010.
  7. ^ "No. 5-Seed Clemson Hosts No. 12-Seed Syracuse in ACC Tournament First Round". theacc.com. Clemson University. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Brown Bears 2009 Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. p. 28. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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  • Brown Bears bio
  • Middlebury Hall of Fame profile
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