| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | South Florida Bulls |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1960-08-12)August 12, 1960 (age 64) |
| 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 theSouth Florida Bulls men's soccer program. Butehorn attended theUniversity of Tampa, where he was part of the team's1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship run. He previously served as the head coach for theFlorida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer program.
At Tampa, Butehorn earned aBachelor's degree in sports science. He earned hisMaster of Science in Sports Science at theUniversity of Pennsylvania.
Butehorn's coaching career began as an assistant to theMaryland Terrapins men's soccer program. Butehorn became the head coach for theSt. 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 theSouth Florida Bulls men's soccer program.[7] The Bulls have reached the NCAA tournament in 2019 and 2022 with him as coach.
| 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) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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