IU men’s soccer head coach Todd Yeagley’s team stretched its unbeaten streak to seven games with a 3-1 win over Michigan State over the weekend.
On top of a fourth consecutive victory and three points in the conference race, most of all the program celebrated Yeagley’s 200th victory as the head coach of Indiana.
Since 2010 – his first season as head coach of IU men’s soccer – Yeagley is the winningest coach in NCAA Division I men’s soccer. In that time, he has led Indiana to a national title – in 2012 – and 10 Big Ten Championships.
Yeagley previously celebrated 200 career victories following last season’s Sweet 16 win at Virginia. Yeagley won seven games in 2009 as head coach of Wisconsin before returning to Indiana as head coach the next year.
For the moment, Indiana sits tied with Maryland atop the Big Ten standings with 17 points through eight conference games played. That lead is tenuous, as Maryland and Ohio State (16 points) have each played one less match than the Hoosiers.
After a sluggish start to the season, the Hoosiers have moved into the United Soccer Coaches Poll at No. 25, and they have moved up to No. 20 in the RPI. Ohio State (2) and Maryland (4) are both in the RPI top-five.
During its seven-game unbeaten streak, in which the Hoosiers have a 5-0-2 record, IU has scored 20 goals – an average of 2.86 goals per game. Amidst that run, Indiana is 5-0-1 during the month of October. Over the last four years, Indiana is 22-4-6 (.781) in the month of October. IU owns a 313-56-41 (.813) October record all-time.
Indiana’s 5-1-2 Big Ten record is its best through eight games since its 2019 and 2020-21 Big Ten regular season championship seasons, when it posted 7-1-0 league marks. IU won a share of the title with a 4-2-2 record last season.
Indiana will travel cross country for its final Big Ten road match as the Hoosiers are set to face Big Ten Conference newcomer UCLA Friday night in Los Angeles. The meeting matches up NCAA Division I men’s soccer’s winningest programs by wins (UCLA – 1,027) and by percentage (Indiana – .773). Kickoff is set for 10:30 p.m. ET, and fans can watch the match on the Big Ten Network.
The Hoosiers will complete Big Ten regular season play at home on Oct. 29 vs. Northwestern.
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