Jeff Rowland 2023-24 Men's Soccer Staff

Assistant Coach


Jeff Rowland
Bio

CAREER OVERVIEW

  • Fifteen seasons as collegiate coach
    • Harvard (1 season), Creighton (1 season), Washington (10 seasons), Notre Dame (3 seasons)
  • Member of the United Soccer Coaches National Coaching Staff of the Year (2023 Notre Dame)
  • Five Elite Eight appearances, including four of the last five
  • Two College Cup Appearances (2021 & 2023 Notre Dame)
  • One College Cup Final Appearance (2023 Notre Dame)
  • Helped team win a conference championship at every place he has coached
    • Two ACC titles with Notre Dame (one regular season & one tournament), two Pac-12 titles at Washington, one MVC title at Creighton and one Ivy League title at Harvard
  • Member of the 2019 United Soccer Coaching Regional Staff of the Year

2023 SEASON AT NOTRE DAME

  • The Irish reached the College Cup for the third time in program history and second time in last three years
  • Notre Dame went undefeated in ACC play in the regular season for the first time in school history, earning the No. 1 seed for the ACC Tournament
  • The Irish was selected as the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Championships
  • For just the second time in program history, Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA College Cup Final

2021 SEASON AT NOTRE DAME

  • The Irish reached the College Cup for the second time in program history
  • Notre Dame won its first ACC Championship title in school history
  • Senior forward Jack Lynn selected as a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American
  • Three players drafted in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft for the first time in program history

NOTABLE PLAYERS COACHED

  • Twenty-nine MLS players in 10 years at Washington, including:
    • Cristian Roldan – Seattle Sounders & US National Team player
    • Herman trophy finalist 2021 & Seattle Sounders Homegrown Dylan Teves
    • Blake Bodily – Portland Timbers
    • Henry Wingo – Sounders Homegrown who currently plays for Hungarian Champions – Ferencvárosi TC
  • Four MLS players in three seasons at Notre Dame

PLAYING CAREER

  • Played four season at University of New Mexico
  • Named a 2005 Hermann Trophy Finalist
  • Led team to 2005 College Cup Final
  • Two-time First Team All-American and Academic All-American
  • Drafted by Real Salt Lake and played with the club for two seasons
  • Played one season with FC Dallas
  • One season in the USL with Wilmington Hammerheads

PERSONAL

  • Has a wife, Katelyn
  • Has a daughter, Delaney, and a son, Ryan