The NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. NC State's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1950. The team plays its home games at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh. The Pack is coached by George Kiefer. The Wolfpack had much of their success in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, where over the span of 10 seasons, the Pack appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. During this time, the Wolfpack won, to date, their only ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title, coming in 1990, as well as their only ACC Regular Season title, coming in 1994. Since then, the Wolfpack have made the NCAA Tournament on three occasions, qualifying in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 editions of the tournament. Additionally, in 1990, the team had their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament, reaching their only College Cup in program history.
Roster
For the 2019 Season. Updated August 19, 2019 Captains in bold
Rivalries
Much of NC State's rivalries are also rivalries across other collegiate sports. The Wolfpack's primary rival, is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who they contest annually in ACC play. Matches against other in-state ACC opponents, such as Duke and Wake Forest are known as Tobacco Road, due to the state' longstanding history of tobacco production.
Coaching history
There have been nine head coaches in the program's history.
Years
Coach
GP
W
L
T
Pct.
1950–1955
Eric DeGroat
56
17
29
10
.393
1956
John Kenfield
8
1
7
0
.125
1957–1960
Bill Leonhardt
36
11
23
2
.333
1961–1963
Nellie Cooper
33
10
22
1
.318
1964–1977
Max Rhodes
157
77
69
11
.526
1978–1985
Larry Gross
152
106
37
9
.727
1986–2010
George Tarantini
474
234
197
43
.539
2011–2016
Kelly Findley
109
45
51
13
.473
2017–
George Kiefer
57
27
20
10
Individual achievements
All-Americans
NC State has produced 12 All-Americans. The most recent was Aaron King, who won the honor in 2005.