Marc Hubbard - Head Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches - University of New Hampshire Athletics

Marc Hubbard

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
marc.hubbard@unh.edu
Phone:
603-862-3211

Marc Hubbard is currently in his ninth season as UNH men’s soccer head coach in 2023.

His leadership has brought the program to new heights. The Wildcats have recorded 10+ win seasons each of his first eight years at the helm which is the first time that has been done in program history. He also has brought the school its first four America East Tournament championships (2018, 2019, 2020 & 2022) and six straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022). UNH earned its highest national ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Poll at No. 4 on Oct. 12, 2021.

Hubbard has a 101-29-17 (.706) record at UNH. The Wildcats have also made Durham one of the toughest places to play in the country as UNH is 53-3-7 (.897) all-time at Wildcat Stadium, outscoring the opposition, 127-21, in the six seasons that UNH has played in the stadium. UNH set a Wildcat Stadium attendance record for a men's soccer game when 5,357 fans attended the contest versus Vermont on Oct. 16, 2021.

The UNH coaching staff led by Hubbard has been named the America East Staff of the Year (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022), Northeast Region Staff of the Year (2019 & 2021), Eastern Region Staff of the Year (2017), and Hubbard has earned ECAC Coach of the Year honors (2019, 2021 & 2022).

During his tenure, there have been 11 All-America selections, while five players have been picked in the MLS SuperDraft.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

The Wildcats went 15-4-1 (.775) overall in the 2022 season and was ranked No. 21 in the final United Soccer Coaches National Poll. UNH won the America East Tournament championship versus UAlbany to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive year and seventh time overall as UNH defeated Seton Hall, 2-1, in the first round at Wildcat Stadium.
UNH concluded the 2021 season with a record of 17-2-2 (7-0-1 America East) and were ranked No. 9 in the final national poll. The Wildcats set program records for wins (17) and winning percentage (.857). The Wildcats advanced to the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history, falling at No. 1 seed Oregon State, 1-0. UNH earned the No. 16 seed and received a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and defeated North Carolina, 4-1, in the second round at Wildcat Stadium.
The Wildcats posted an 8-1-1 (.850) overall record in 2020 and were ranked No. 19 in the final United Soccer Coaches Poll of the season. UNH captured its third straight America East Tournament championship, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season.
The 2019 season continued to see the Wildcats set new standards for the program. UNH concluded the season with a 15-2-3 (.825) record. UNH captured its second straight America East Tournament championship, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season. The 1-0 win over Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round was the second time in the last three years the Wildcats won a NCAA Tournament game. UNH was ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll every week except the first week reaching a season-best No. 13 ranking. UNH concluded the year ranked No. 17 in the RPI and No. 22 by United Soccer Coaches.
UNH went 12-4-2 (4-2-1 America East) and won its first-ever America East Tournament championship in 2018. UNH qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season which is a first in program history. The Wildcats also earned their second consecutive home NCAA Tournament game.
UNH went 13-4-5 in 2-17 and was ranked as high as a program best #12 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Wildcats went undefeated at home in Wildcat Stadium (10-0-3), were 2-1-1 versus nationally ranked teams, hosted their first home NCAA Tournament game and earned their first victory in the tournament with a 3-0 win versus Fairfield. After winning a penalty kick shootout at Dartmouth in the second round, the Wildcats made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history when they traveled to play No. 2 Indiana, where they scored only the fifth goal allowed by Indiana all season in the 2-1 loss.
The ‘Cats continued the climb in 2016 with a 9-1-0 mark through 10 games with a 12-7-0 overall record and final RPI of 42. Of particular note, UNH handed UMass Lowell (ranked #14 at the time) its only loss of the season with a 2-1 victory at Bremner Field.
One year prior to his arrival, UNH went 6-10-1 with an RPI of 164 in the 2014 season. The change under coach Hubbard was immediate, as the Wildcats opened the 2015 campaign with a nine-game unbeaten streak (7-0-2) en route to a 10-5-3 overall record and RPI of 52 – an improvement of 112 places.

Hubbard, who is a Durham native, returned to the program following a seven-year head coaching stint at Southern New Hampshire University. Hubbard previously served as an assistant coach of the UNH men’s soccer team from 2003-2007.

During his time coaching at UNH, the team reached back-to-back America East semifinals in ’06 and ‘07 and he was a member of the conference’s 2006 Staff of the Year. The men’s soccer program ranked No. 1 in New England as well as No. 23 nationally in 2005 during Hubbard’s tenure.

Hubbard led SNHU to a 117-20-6 (.839) overall record and helped the program capture its second NCAA national championship in 2013. Hubbard was also named the 2013 NSCAA Division II Coach of the Year after his team captured the title. Hubbard departed SNHU as the national leader in winning percentage in Division II.

He also collected the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year award three times (2008, 2009, 2013) and was named the NSCAA East Region Coach of the Year in 2008.

Hubbard guided SNHU to a 15-3-4 record in 2008, his first season with the team. SNHU’s success came a year after it stumbled to a 5-8-5 record.

He instilled a culture of defense at SNHU, as the Penmen led Division II in team goals-against average three times during his tenure (2008, 2010, 2013). The Penmen made it to seven consecutive NCAA Championships under Hubbard. Overall, SNHU won four Northeast-10 championships (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014) and four NE-10 regular season titles (2008, 2009, 2013, 2014).

During his playing days, Hubbard lifted the Oyster River High School boys’ soccer team to consecutive New Hampshire Class I championship before he graduated in 1999. He also played club soccer with Seacoast United and captained the U-18 team to a New Hampshire state championship; he later went on to coach with SUSC and led the U-16 squad to a state title in ‘05.

Hubbard graduated from Colgate University in 2003 with a degree in Political Science before obtaining his master’s in Kinesiology: Sports Studies at UNH in 2006. He was a three-time Patriot League Second Team selection and three-year captain for the Red Raiders. He went on to play professionally for three years with the New Hampshire Phantoms of the USL Second Division, where he was a two-year captain and 2006 USL First Team honoree as well as a Defender of the Year finalist.