Chad Riley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Notre Dame | 78 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Oberlin (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2005 | St. John's (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2006–2011 | Notre Dame (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2012 | Dartmouth (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2013–2017 | Dartmouth | ||
| 2018–present | Notre Dame | ||
Chad Riley (born in Houston, Texas) is a former soccer player and current head coach of the University of Notre Dame. He previously played for Notre Dame before coaching at Oberlin, St. John's, and Notre Dame as an assistant. He also previously was the head coach at Dartmouth.
Playing career[edit]
Riley was a midfielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2000 to 2003. The team had a 53–23–9 record during his four seasons as a player. The team also made 3 NCAA Tournament berths and won two Big East titles during that time. Riley was a four time all-Big East award winner, being named to the third team twice, the second team once, and the all-rookie team in his freshman season. Riley scored 10 goals and recorded 32 assists in 78 appearances during his time with the Eagles. Riley was the team leader in assists in 2000, 2001, and 2002.[1][2]
Coaching career[edit]
Riley began his coaching career at Oberlin as an assistant coach. In his one-season, 2004, the team finished with a 9–8–3 record. He was hired as the assistant coach at St. John's in 2005. While at St. John's the team finished with an 11–6–5 and reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2006, his alma matter, Notre Dame hired him as assistant coach. While at Notre Dame, his teams finished with a 71–37–21 record, made 5 NCAA Tournament appearances, and reached two NCAA Quarterfinals. In 2012, Riley was hired as an assistant coach at Dartmouth. After just one year he was promoted to his first head coaching job. Riley led the Big Green to success in his time as head coach. During his tenure the team finished with an overall record of 51–26–14, won four Ivy League championships, and made four NCAA Tournament appearances. He was also Ivy League coach of the year in three of his five seasons at the helm of Dartmouth. In 2018, he was hired back at Notre dame as the head coach.[3] Thompson succeeded seventeen year Notre Dame coach Bobby Clark, who he played under while at Notre Dame. Riley's tenure as head coach has seen Notre Dame finish under .500 only once so far. He has also lead the Fighting Irish to three NCAA appearances in five seasons, including a run to the 2021 College Cup.[4] Riley also lead the team to an ACC title in 2021.[1][5]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth[6] (Ivy League) (2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Dartmouth | 6–4–7 | 1–6–0 | 8th | |||||
| 2014 | Dartmouth | 12–5–2 | 5–1–1 | T-1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2015 | Dartmouth | 12–6–1 | 6–1–0 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2016 | Dartmouth | 9–5–5 | 5–1–1 | T-1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2017 | Dartmouth | 12–3–2 | 6–0–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| Dartmouth: | 51–23–17 | 23–9–3 | |||||||
| Notre Dame (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 11–7–3 | 4–3–1 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA quarterfinal | ||||
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 10–8–1 | 3–5–0 | T-3rd (Coastal) | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 8–9–0 | 3–7–0 | N/A | |||||
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 14–5–5 | 4–2–2 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA College Cup Semifinal | ||||
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 8–7–2 | 3–4–1 | 5th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 13–3–6 | 6–0–2 | 1st (Coastal) | NCAA College Cup Final | ||||
| Notre Dame: | 64–39–17 | 23–21–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 115–62–34 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Chad Riley". fightingirish.com. Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Two Irish Men's Soccer Rookies Named To Big East All Rookie Team". fightingirish.com. Notre Dame Athletics. November 9, 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Dartmouth Men's Soccer Coach Departs for Notre Dame". vnews.com. Valley News. January 5, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Araiza, Victor (December 10, 2021). "From Houston to South Bend: Coach Chad Riley has Notre Dame fighting for NCAA College Cup title". thestriker.com. The Striker Soccer News. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Notre Dame alum Riley named new Irish men's soccer coach". wndu.com. Gray Television. January 5, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ivyleague.com. Ivy League. p. 6. Retrieved August 30, 2023.