Founded on a club basis in 1950 before achieving varsity status 12 years later, in 1962, Colorado College continues the latest chapter in its storied history as a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. In the last half century, the Tigers have competed in the NCAA playoffs 19 times including a trip to the Division III semifinals in 1992. They made the SCAC debut in 2007 having claimed seven championships in the old Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League (RMISL).
Matt Fechter became CC's second two-time All-American in 2012, following in the footsteps of Greg Kazemi (1986), Robert Lipp (1992), Noah Epstein (1990 and '93), Arron Lujan (1994), Dan Morlan (1997) and Patrick McGinnis (2004). Patrick and older brother Sean McGinnis (2002) also earned Academic All-America honors as seniors. In 1991, senior Erik Richardson was named RMISL Player of the Year in addition to receiving regional all-academic recognition. Many of those former Tigers have gone on to play professional soccer.
Colorado College also has produced nine Academic All-Americans, including the only two-time recipients, Kyle Buchwalder (2011-12) and Brandon Ogilvie (2013-14). In 2012, Buchwalder, Nick Lammers and Daniel Wright all received the national honor, marking the first time in school history three players from the same team earned the distinction during the same academic year.
Including games played as a club team, CC has compiled an overall record of 604-346-78, good for a very impressive .625 winning percentage. Horst Richardson, who became the team's eighth head coach in 1966, completed his 50th season with the program in 2014. Richardson, who finished his career with a 567-304-71 (.640) career record, and took Colorado College to the NCAA playoffs 19 times during his tenure. He guided the team to five consecutive post-season appearances in the early 1980s ('81-85) when the Tigers advanced to the national quarterfinals in 1983 and 1984. CC played host to the RMISL championship matches in 1990 and 1991, claiming its last league title in '91.
Seven representatives of the program – Bill Boddington (1995), Saad Sahawneh (2001), Brigham Olson (2003), Steve Paul (2005), Jay Engeln (2006), Arron Lujan (2009) and Ted Nusbaum (2013) – are members of the CC Athletics Hall of Fame.
| 1950 |
Soccer starts at Colorado College on a club basis |
| 1956 |
The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League (RMISL) is organized |
| 1962 |
Soccer gains varsity recognition |
| 1964 |
RMISL Champions/Not permitted by CC to compete in NCAA Tournament due to budget constraints |
| 1966 |
RMISL Champions/NCAA Playoffs |
| 1967 |
RMISL Champions/NCAA Playoffs |
| 1968 |
All RMISL members agree to adhere to NCAA eligibility rules |
| 1974 |
RMISL Champions |
| 1975 |
RMISL Champions/NCAA Playoffs |
| 1979 |
RMISL Co-Champions with the Air Force Academy |
| 1981 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 1982 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 1983 |
NCAA Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 1984 |
NCAA Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 1985 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 1989 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 1990 |
RMISL Finals |
| 1991 |
RMISL Champions |
| 1992 |
NCAA Playoffs (Final Four) |
| 1993 |
NCAA Playoffs (Final 16) |
| 1994 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 1995 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 1995 |
Bill Boddington inducted into CC Hall of Fame |
| 1997 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 1999 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 2000 |
Celebrated program's 50th Anniversary |
| 2001 |
Saad Sahawneh inducted into CC Hall of Fame |
| 2001 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 2002 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 2003 |
Brigham Olson inducted into CC Hall of Fame |
| 2004 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 2005 |
Steve Paul inducted into CC Hall of Fame |
| 2006 |
Jay Engeln inducted into CC Hall of Fame |
| 2007 |
First season in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) |
| 2009 |
Arron Lujan inducted into CC Hall of Fame |
| 2012 |
NCAA Playoffs |
| 2013 |
Ted Nusbaum inducted into CC Hall of Fame |
| Most goals scored (season) |
78 |
(1992) |
| Fewest goals scored (season) |
12 |
(1964 and ' 65) |
| Most victories (season) |
18 |
(1992) |
| Most losses (season) |
11 |
(1997) |
| Most shutouts (season) |
13 |
(1983) |
| Most shutouts against (season) |
8 |
(1997) |
| Largest margin of victory |
17-0 |
(vs. Regis, ' 76) |
| Longest winning streak |
14 |
(1992) |
| Longest unbeaten streak |
18 |
(1992) |
| Best record/percentage |
18-2-2/.864 |
(1992) |
| Worst record/percentage |
3-9-1/.269 |
(1971) |
| Fewest goals scored (season) |
10 |
(1963) |
| Most goals against (season) |
48 |
(1973) |
| Coach |
Years |
W-L-T |
Pct. |
| Mike Cares |
1950 |
5-4-1 |
.550 |
| Richard Fox |
1951 |
3-5-1 |
.389 |
| Bill Boddington |
1952-53, '63-65 |
17-14-3 |
.589 |
| Scotty Russell |
1954 |
5-3-0 |
.625 |
| Paul Bernard |
1955-56, ' 62 |
6-9-1 |
.406 |
| Bob Scarpati |
1957 |
1-4-1 |
.250 |
| Norry Djoudi |
1958 |
0-3-0 |
.000 |
| Alex Malyshev |
1962 |
2-3-0 |
.400 |
| Horst Richardson |
1966-2014 |
567-304-71 |
.640 |
| Scott Palguta |
2015-Present |
123-41-24 |
.718 |
| Totals |
72 seasons/1,221 games |
729-390-102 |
.639 |
Colorado College was founded in 1874, two years before Colorado became a state. An independent college of the liberal arts, the college is known for its commitment to undergraduate instruction and its role of leadership and innovation in education in the Rocky Mountain West.
The college occupies a 90-acre campus in a residential section of Colorado Springs, with easy access to the downtown community and nearby mountains. Colorado College is one of the state's leading cultural resources, providing its students and the public with symposia, theater productions, concerts, lectures and a variety of other presentations and exhibits.
The college also is ideally located for students who wish to take advantage of the Rocky Mountain West, as Taos, Santa Fe, Rocky Mountain National Park, Aspen and Denver all are within reasonable distance of the campus.
Colorado College has a long and proud tradition of intercollegiate athletics and today offers competition in 17 varsity sports. The athletic philosophy is to encourage the participation of student athletes in rigorous competition to develop qualities that will aid them when entering the competitive society in which they eventually will work and live.
