- Reached the 2022 & 2019 NCAA Tournament
- Has defeated six ranked opponents in eight seasons
- Has coached seven MLS Superdraft Picks
- Has coached eight All-American Athletic Conference players and six members of the AAC’s All-Rookie Team.
- Has coached an AAC Rookie of the Year (Adrian Billhardt in 2017) and an AAC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year (Kazuna Takase in 2021)
- Member of the University of Tampa’s 1981 NCAA Division II national championship team
- Coached Florida Gulf Coast University to four NCAA Tournament appearances
- Three-time Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year
At the close of the 2022 campaign, they made their 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The Bulls won six of their last eight matches to close out the year, which ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in a loss to Kentucky after beating Hofstra 4-2 in the first.
The 2021 Bulls won four of their last six matches and staked their claim as a team to watch. They showed similar momentum during the abbreviated 2021 spring season with a 4-2 start and victories over two top 25-ranked opponents (No. 14 UCF and No. 22 Tulsa) before four consecutive defeats (four by a goal, a pair in double overtime).
Butehorn comes from a championship pedigree, having played on the University of Tampa’s 1981 NCAA Division II national title squad and serving as a three-time Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Even though the Bulls fell short of qualifying for the AAC Tournament in 2021, their lineup was recognized by the league with the AAC’s Co-Goalkeeper of the Year (Kazuna Takase), first-team selection Shion Soga second-team pick Salvatore Mazzaferro and All-Rookie Team selection Josh Gomina.
It was the fifth straight season for the Bulls to have at least three players receiving all-conference honors. During the abbreviated spring 2021 season, USF had first-teamers in Mazzaferro and Josue Monge, along with Oscar Resano and Brian Schaefer on the AAC All-Rookie Team.
Butehorn’s most productive season was in 2019, when the Bulls were 10-7-1 overall and 3-3 in the AAC. The Bulls reached the AAC Tournament semifinals and made the program’s 21st NCAA Tournament appearance, falling 4-1 at Louisville (a team the Bulls defeated 2-0 in the regular season, when the Cardinals were ranked No. 5 nationally). The Bulls were 7-3-1 at their home field, Corbett Stadium.
The Bulls had All-AAC first-teamers in Flanagan and Brown, along with Adrian Billhardt on the second team, while Mazzaferro was picked for the All-Rookie Team. Additionally, Brown and Billhardt were named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I All-East Region Team.
In 2018, Butehorn’s Bulls were 4-1-2 in conference play. He oversaw the development of senior Tomasz Skublak, who earned first-team All-AAC honors, as well as second-team Scholar All-America and first-team Scholar All-South Region recognition. Alex Zis and Avionne Flanagan also earned second-team All-AAC, while Henrique Gallina was named to the All-Rookie team.
Butehorn’s initial USF season in 2017 finished 6-6-4. The highlights were an exhilarating 3-2 double-overtime victory against UCF and capturing the Rowdies Cup with an exhibition win against UT, Butehorn’s alma mater. The Bulls played No. 8-ranked Louisville to a double-overtime draw, while adding AAC wins against Tulsa and Cincinnati. Junior goalkeeper Christian Knight recorded 15 saves in the contest against SMU, where the Bulls and Mustangs battled through two overtimes to a scoreless draw.
Senior Ricardo Gomez made the All-ACC first team, along with Billhardt, a freshman. Billhardt was joined on the All-Rookie Team by Monge.
Butehorn, hired by USF on Dec. 18, 2016, came from FGCU, where he oversaw six conference regular-season championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances, and top 25 rankings in five seasons since 2010.
Butehorn was FGCU’s inaugural coach and guided the Eagles to a 95-62-23 record in 10 seasons, including a 52-18-7 mark in the A-Sun. FCGU climbed as high as No. 11 nationally in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll during the 2016 season. Butehorn had 63 A-Sun all-conference selections and was the league’s Coach of the Year in 2009, 2011 and 2015. Butehorn lead the Eagles to six-straight ASUN Conference regular-season championships from 2010-15 and four NCAA Tournament appearances in only six years of eligibility.
Butehorn spent the previous five seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Before that, he was head coach at Atlantic 10 member St. Bonaventure University from 1995-99. Taking over a program that had won just two games the season before his arrival, Butehorn led the Bonnies to a school-record 12 wins (12-6) in 1997.
He was assistant coach for the University of Maryland for five seasons (1990-94), where he helped the Terrapins reach the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 in 1994. He helped the East Region to three gold medals while coaching in the Region I Festival for the U.S. Soccer Federation from 1996-98, which selects athletes to the Olympic roster. Twelve of his players joined Major League Soccer teams.
Butehorn earned a bachelor’s degree in sports science/physical education from UT in 1985. He earned a master’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania.
Butehorn has served on the NCAA Regional Selection Committee and the NSCAA Regional Ranking Committee for which he held the chairman position for two years (1997-98). He is also a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and the United States Soccer Federation. His accreditations include a USSF “A” license and a U.S. Regional Soccer Clinician license.
Butehorn lives in Tampa with his wife Cindy, and has two daughters, Madison and Jessica.
