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Marc Hubbard
Marc Hubbard is currently in his eighth season as UNH men’s soccer head coach in 2022.
His leadership has brought the program to new heights. The Wildcats have recorded 10+ win seasons each of his first seven years at the helm which is the first time that has been done in program history. He also has brought the school its first three America East Tournament championships (2018, 2019 & 2020) and five straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021).
Hubbard has a 87-25-16 (.742) record at UNH. The Wildcats have also made Durham one of the toughest places to play in the country as UNH is 43-2-7 (.894) all-time at Wildcat Stadium, outscoring the opposition, 109-19, in the five seasons that UNH has played in the stadium.
The UNH coaching staff led by Hubbard has been named the America East Staff of the Year (2017, 2019, 2020 & 2021), Northeast Region Staff of the Year (2019 & 2021), Eastern Region Staff of the Year (2017), and Hubbard has earned ECAC Coach of the Year honors (2019 & 2021).
UNH concluded its historic 2021 season with a record of 17-2-2 (7-0-1 America East). The Wildcats set program records for wins (17) and winning percentage (.857). The previous record for wins was 15 (1994 and 2019), while the previous best for winning percentage was .850 (2020).
In 2021, the Wildcats advanced to the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history, falling at No. 1 seed Oregon State, 1-0. UNH earned the No. 16 seed and received a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and defeated North Carolina, 4-1, in the second round at Wildcat Stadium.
UNH earned its highest national ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Poll at No. 4 on Oct. 12, 2021.
UNH went undefeated overall in the regular season for the second straight time with a 15-0-2 record. The Wildcats won the America East Regular Season Championship for the third consecutive season with a 7-0-1 mark.
The Wildcats outscored their opposition, 47-10, as their plus 37 goal differential was second in the country. UNH led the nation with a .466 team goals against average. The Wildcats' .857 winning percentage was fifth in the country, while their 47 goals were ranked 10th.
UNH set a Wildcat Stadium attendance record for a men's soccer game when 5,357 fans attended the contest versus Vermont on Oct. 16. UNH had three other games with over 3,000 fans during the season with 3,317 versus Colgate on Aug. 29, 3,403 versus Vermont in the America East Championship Game on Nov. 14, and 3,264 versus North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 21.
For the first time in program history UNH had three All-Americans: Yannick Bright (First Team), Adam Savill (First Team) and Tola Showunmi (Third Team). Also for the first time the team had two MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalists (Bright & Savill).
For the third time, the Wildcats had a member of the program selected in the MLS SuperDraft as Showumni was selected by Atlanta United FC in the third round as the 88th overall pick. Josh Bauer was selected by Atlanta in the second round as the 31st overall pick in the 2021 draft and Chris Wingate was picked by New York City Football Club in the third round as the 54th overall pick in 2017.
The Wildcats posted an 8-1-1 (.850) overall record in 2020, posting the best winning percentage in program history and were ranked No. 19 in the final United Soccer Coaches Poll of the season. UNH captured its third straight America East Tournament championship, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season. UNH also won the regular season championship for the second straight season. The Wildcats outscored their opposition by a 22-8 margin and earned their highest national ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Poll in program history at No. 10 on April 13.
For the second straight season, the Wildcats had two All-America selections (First Team: Bridger Hansen & Third Team: Paul Mayer). Hansen was also a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy.
The 2019 season continued to see the Wildcats set new standards for the program. UNH concluded the season with a 15-2-3 (.825) record, which was the best winning percentage in program history and tying the school record for wins. The Wildcats won the America East Co-Regular Season championship, earning the title for only the second time in program history. Then UNH captured its second straight America East Tournament championship, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season.
The 1-0 win over Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round was the second time in the last three years the Wildcats have won a NCAA Tournament game. UNH only allowed 11 goals all year and posted the best team goals against average in the nation (0.528). UNH was ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll every week except the first week reaching a season-best No. 13 ranking. UNH concluded the year ranked No. 17 in the RPI and No. 22 by United Soccer Coaches.
Hubbard was named the 2019 ECAC Coach of the Year along with winning the Northeast Region and America East Staff of the Year awards.
The 2019 season also saw the Wildcats have two All-Americans for the first time in program history as Josh Bauer was named to the first team and Antonio Colacci was on the third team. Bauer is the first UNH player to earn first team All-American accolades. He also was the first player in school history to be a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy. He also earned All-Northeast Region first team honors for the second straight season, was the ECAC and America East Defender of the Year for the second straight season, was the America East Tournament MVP for the second consecutive year, was an All-America East and ECAC first team selection for the second straight year and was on the America East All-Academic Team.
UNH went 12-4-2 (4-2-1 America East) and won its first-ever America East Tournament championship in 2018. UNH qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season which is a first in program history. The Wildcats also earned their second consecutive home NCAA Tournament game. Josh Bauer was the fourth ever Wildcat to be named an All-American.
The 2017 season was one for the history books for the Wildcats. UNH went 13-4-5 and was ranked as high as a program best #12 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Wildcats went undefeated at home in Wildcat Stadium (10-0-3), were 2-1-1 versus nationally ranked teams, hosted their first home NCAA Tournament game and earned their first victory in the tournament with a 3-0 win versus Fairfield. After winning a penalty kick shootout at Dartmouth in the second round, the Wildcats made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history when they traveled to play No. 2 Indiana, where they scored only the fifth goal allowed by Indiana all season in the 2-1 loss. The Wildcats concluded the season with the sixth best team goals against average (0.555) in the nation.
The staff led by Hubbard was awarded the United Soccer Coaches Eastern Region Staff of the Year and the America East Coaching Staff of the Year awards. Robin Schmidt was named a second team All-American as he was only the third Wildcat to earn All-American accolades and the first in 23 years.
One year prior to his arrival, UNH went 6-10-1 with an RPI of 164 in the 2014 season. The change under coach Hubbard was immediate, as the Wildcats opened the 2015 campaign with a nine-game unbeaten streak (7-0-2) en route to a 10-5-3 overall record and RPI of 52 – an improvement of 112 places.
The ‘Cats continued the climb in 2016 with a 9-1-0 mark through 10 games with a 12-7-0 overall record and final RPI of 42. Of particular note, UNH handed UMass Lowell (ranked #14 at the time) its only loss of the season with a 2-1 victory at Bremner Field.
New Hampshire ranked No. 18 in the nation in scoring offense by averaging 1.84 goals per game. On the individual national leaderboards, sophomore Chris Arling was No. 4 in goals per game and 11th in points per game, as well as No. 5 in game-winning goals.
The team’s success resulted in a plethora of individual accolades. Two Wildcats were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, three were named to both the NSCAA All-East Region Team and the America East All-Conference First Team, two were voted to the America East All-Rookie Team and two ‘Cats made the conference’s All-Academic Team. Furthermore, Chris Wingate was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award and one of 28 players selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, as well as America East Midfielder of the Year for the second straight season.
In 2015, UNH ranked first in the America East conference in goals per game (1.56) and the Wildcats were issued the fewest yellow cards and second fewest fouls in the conference. The ‘Cats also recorded the second lowest goals against average (1.00) by allowing 19 goals in 18 games. New Hampshire keepers recorded five shutouts, including four straight games.
Chris Wingate earned the America East Midfielder of the Year award and was an All-Conference First Team selection; four teammates received All-Conference status. Wingate was also named a NSCAA Division I Men's All-East Region First Team selection while senior co-captain Andrew Chaput was tabbed a NSCAA Division I Men's All-East Region Third Team honoree.
Hubbard, who is a Durham native, returned to the program following a seven-year head coaching stint at Southern New Hampshire University. Hubbard previously served as an assistant coach of the UNH men’s soccer team from 2003-2007.
During his time coaching at UNH, the team reached back-to-back America East semifinals in ’06 and ‘07 and he was a member of the conference’s 2006 Staff of the Year. The men’s soccer program ranked No. 1 in New England as well as No. 23 nationally in 2005 during Hubbard’s tenure.
Hubbard led SNHU to a 117-20-6 (.839) overall record and helped the program capture its second NCAA national championship in 2013. Hubbard was also named the 2013 NSCAA Division II Coach of the Year after his team captured the title. Hubbard departed SNHU as the national leader in winning percentage in Division II.
He also collected the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year award three times (2008, 2009, 2013) and was named the NSCAA East Region Coach of the Year in 2008.
Hubbard guided SNHU to a 15-3-4 record in 2008, his first season with the team. SNHU’s success came a year after it stumbled to a 5-8-5 record.
He instilled a culture of defense at SNHU, as the Penmen led Division II in team goals-against average three times during his tenure (2008, 2010, 2013). The Penmen made it to seven consecutive NCAA Championships under Hubbard. Overall, SNHU won four Northeast-10 championships (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014) and four NE-10 regular season titles (2008, 2009, 2013, 2014).
During his playing days, Hubbard lifted the Oyster River High School boys’ soccer team to consecutive New Hampshire Class I championship before he graduated in 1999. He also played club soccer with Seacoast United and captained the U-18 team to a New Hampshire state championship; he later went on to coach with SUSC and led the U-16 squad to a state title in ‘05.
Hubbard graduated from Colgate University in 2003 with a degree in Political Science before obtaining his master’s in Kinesiology: Sports Studies at UNH in 2006. He was a three-time Patriot League Second Team selection and three-year captain for the Red Raiders. He went on to play professionally for three years with the New Hampshire Phantoms of the USL Second Division, where he was a two-year captain and 2006 USL First Team honoree as well as a Defender of the Year finalist.
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