TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 26, 2024 – The University of South Florida Athletics mourns the loss of Dan Holcomb, the first men’s soccer head coach in program history, who passed away on Sunday.
Coach Holcomb led the Bulls to 22 straight winning seasons. South Florida posted a 216-86-22 overall record during his 22-year career and captured eight Sun Belt Conference championships.
Holcomb was a two-time conference coach of the year and guided the Bulls to six NCAA tournament appearances. Holcomb’s .701 winning percentage while at USF is ranked in the top 30 all-time among winningest NCAA men’s soccer coaches.
Holcomb was the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 1976 and 1980 and posted an overall Sun Belt Conference tournament record of 22-2-3. The Bulls were 24-7-4 during the postseason under his leadership.
Holcomb was inducted into the second class of the USF Athletics Hall of Fame on December 3, 2010.
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USF Men’s Soccer competed in the school’s first-ever intercollegiate athletic contest on Sept. 25, 1965, beating Florida Southern 4-3. Since then, the oldest program on campus has built a winning tradition, claiming 14 conference championships and making 22 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 3 trips to the elite eight.
The program also has a strong reputation within the professional game and boasts 30 MLS draft picks. Notable alumni include two-time MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham, USA 1994 World Cup star Roy Wegerle, and 2013 MLS Cup winner Dom Dwyer. Men’s Soccer has two Alumni and a coach in the USF Athletics Hall of Fame: Fergus Hopper and Jeff Attinella, & Dan Holcomb. Cunningham has also been selected to join the USF Athletics Hall of Fame this Fall.
The Bulls have reached the NCAA Tournament 13 times over the past 22 seasons.
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