A Look Back at Indiana's Illustrious Soccer History in College Cup

Following Sunday's shutout, Indiana's quest for the ninth star remains active. The Hoosiers play No. 2 Notre Dame on Saturday for the chance to go to the College Cup. Indiana is one of the country's most decorated college soccer programs. Below is that history.

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Updated Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, 3:00 p.m. ET

Indiana's men's soccer team seeks its 23rd College Cup appearance, an NCAA record, on Saturday evening as the Hoosiers play No. 2 Notre Dame in the Elite Eight. These teams met in their 2023 season opener in South Bend and drew 1-1 in 90 minutes. 

Fans can buy tickets for Saturday's match here. When Indiana and Notre Dame last met in the postseason — the 2018 Elite Eight in Bloomington – it drew 5, 159 fans who witnessed an Indiana win. The Fighting Irish have reached two College Cups, winning their sole national title in 2013. Indiana has yet to win the national title since 2012. 

Here is Indiana's all-time history in the College Cup:

Indiana's College Cup history

• 1976 – Beat Hartwick 2-1 in semifinals, lost to San Francisco 1-0 in final in Jerry Yeagley's first trip to the College Cup in Philadephia. His son Todd was there; he was four years old.
• 1978 – Beat Philadelphia 2-0 in semifinals, lost to San Francisco 2-0 in final.
• 1980 – Beat Hartwick 5-0 in semifinals and lost to San Francisco 4-3 in final.
• 1982 – Beat SIU-Edwardsville 1-0 in semifinals and beat Duke 2-1 in eight overtimes for the school's first-ever soccer national title and Jerry Yeagley's first title. His son Todd was there. He was 10 years old.
• 1983 – Beat Virginia 3-1 in semifinals and beat Columbia 1-0 in overtime in the final for Indiana's second national title.
• 1984 – Beat Hartwick 2-1 in semifinal and lost to Clemson 2-1 in final.
• 1988 – Beat Portland 1-0 in semifinals and beat Howard 1-0 in final for Indiana's third national title. It was the lone title won in Bloomington.
• 1989 – Lost to Santa Clara 4-2 in semifinals.
• 1991 – Lost to Santa Clara 2-0 in semifinals during Todd Yeagley's freshman year as a player.
• 1994 – Beat UCLA 4-1 in semifinals and lost to Virginia 1-0 in final in Todd Yeagley's final game as an Indiana player.
• 1997 – Lost to UCLA 1-0 in three-overtime semifinal.
• 1998 – Beat Santa Clara 4-0 in semifinal and beat Stanford 3-1 in final for Indiana's fourth national title.
• 1999 – Beat UCLA 3-2 in four overtimes in semifinal and beat Santa Clara 1-0 in the final for Indiana's fifth national title.
• 2000 – Lost to Creighton 2-1 in three overtimes in semifinals.
• 2001 – Beat St. John's 2-1 in two overtimes in semifinals, lost to North Carolina 2-0 in final.
• 2003 – Beat Santa Clara 1-0 in semifinals and beat St. John's 2-1 in the title game for Indiana's sixth national title. It was Jerry Yeagley's final game as an Indiana head coach. Todd Yeagley was there as a volunteer assistant coach on his father's staff and he was 31 years old. It was Jerry's 554th and final win at Indiana, an NCAA record.
• 2004 – Beat Maryland 3-2 in two overtimes in semifinals and beat UC-Santa Barbara 1-1 on penalty kicks in final for Indiana's seventh national title. It was the first national title for coach Mike Freitag, who played at Indiana and was an assistant coach to Jerry Yeagley for 11 years.
• 2012 – Beat Creighton 1-0 in semifinals, Beat Georgetown 1-0 in final for Indiana's eighth national title and Todd Yeagley's first as a head coach. It was his first College Cup as a head coach. He was 40 years old.
• 2017 – Beat North Carolina 1-0 in semifinals and lost to Stanford 1-0 in two overtimes in the final.
• 2018 – Lost to Maryland 2-0 in semifinals.
• 2021 – Beat Pittsburgh 1-0 in national semifinals, but lost to Marshall 1-0 in overtime in the title game. That season was played in the spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2022 — Beat Pittsburgh 2-0 in national semifinals, lost to Syracuse in the title game, 7-6 on penalty kicks.

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