Thursday, August 21
Bloomington, Ind.
8 p.m.
Indiana University
vs
Clemson
No. 11 Indiana Hosts No. 9 Clemson in Season Opener
8/20/2025 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Thursday (Aug. 21) is opening night for NCAA men's soccer, and it does not get better than the top-15 matchup in Bloomington. Eight-time NCAA Champion Indiana hosts four-time title-winner Clemson, who recently won championships in 2021 and 2023.
The match is a doubleheader with IU women's soccer, which kicks off against Ball State at 5 p.m. ET. Indiana versus Clemson will follow, with that start time set for 8 p.m. ET. Tickets are on sale here, and IU faculty/staff and students with a valid Crimson Card get in free. Fans unable to attend can stream the match via the B1G+ digital platform.
Fans that attend both matches of the doubleheader can enter to win an Igloo cooler full of IU soccer gear and accessories.
KICKING OFF
• Two-time reigning Big Ten Champion Indiana opens its 53rd season Thursday.
• Indiana comes off its 10th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. The program reloaded in the offseason, adding six transfers and four freshmen to help replace seven starters that moved on to play professionally.
• IU owns a 30-14-8 (.654) record, all-time, in season openers. The Hoosiers will open the season at home for the first time since the 2019 season. The program owns a 32-10-10 (.712) record in home openers and a 373-65-53 (.814) record at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
• Senior transfer Palmer Ault earned four preseason honors, including a No. 27 ranking in the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 list.
• The Big Ten men's soccer coaches selected Indiana to "three-peat" as conference regular season champion. Ault, junior forward Collins Oduro and sophomore defender Josh Maher featured in the Big Ten Players to Watch list.
• Head coach Todd Yeagley enters his 16th season leading Indiana men's soccer. Since 2010 – his first season as IU head coach – no NCAA Division I men's soccer coach has more wins (204) or NCAA College Cup appearances (5).
• Thursday's match kicks off a five-match homestand to start IU's season.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Clemson has won four NCAA Championships, most recently in 2021 and 2023.
• Mike Noonan leads the Tigers in his 16th season, earning a 183-85-45 record during his time in Clemson, South Carolina. Noonan boasts a 407-201-86 career record entering his 37th season as a head coach.
• Clemson returns 15 players, including ACC Freshman of the Year, Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year and sophomore midfielder Ransford Gyan, who totaled five goals and six assists last season.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana and Clemson have combined for 12 national titles, 32 final fours, 86 NCAA Tournament appearances and 12 MAC Hermann Trophy winners.
• The two programs last met in the 2022 season opener in Clemson, a thrilling match that the home team won, 3-2. However, IU would get the last laugh, eventually advancing to the NCAA Championship match that season.
• IU and Clemson have met four times in the NCAA Tournament – including the 1984 final – and on all four occasions the winner would eventually win the NCAA Championship.
@IndianaMSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
The match is a doubleheader with IU women's soccer, which kicks off against Ball State at 5 p.m. ET. Indiana versus Clemson will follow, with that start time set for 8 p.m. ET. Tickets are on sale here, and IU faculty/staff and students with a valid Crimson Card get in free. Fans unable to attend can stream the match via the B1G+ digital platform.
Fans that attend both matches of the doubleheader can enter to win an Igloo cooler full of IU soccer gear and accessories.
KICKING OFF
• Two-time reigning Big Ten Champion Indiana opens its 53rd season Thursday.
• Indiana comes off its 10th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. The program reloaded in the offseason, adding six transfers and four freshmen to help replace seven starters that moved on to play professionally.
• IU owns a 30-14-8 (.654) record, all-time, in season openers. The Hoosiers will open the season at home for the first time since the 2019 season. The program owns a 32-10-10 (.712) record in home openers and a 373-65-53 (.814) record at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
• Senior transfer Palmer Ault earned four preseason honors, including a No. 27 ranking in the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 list.
• The Big Ten men's soccer coaches selected Indiana to "three-peat" as conference regular season champion. Ault, junior forward Collins Oduro and sophomore defender Josh Maher featured in the Big Ten Players to Watch list.
• Head coach Todd Yeagley enters his 16th season leading Indiana men's soccer. Since 2010 – his first season as IU head coach – no NCAA Division I men's soccer coach has more wins (204) or NCAA College Cup appearances (5).
• Thursday's match kicks off a five-match homestand to start IU's season.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Clemson has won four NCAA Championships, most recently in 2021 and 2023.
• Mike Noonan leads the Tigers in his 16th season, earning a 183-85-45 record during his time in Clemson, South Carolina. Noonan boasts a 407-201-86 career record entering his 37th season as a head coach.
• Clemson returns 15 players, including ACC Freshman of the Year, Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year and sophomore midfielder Ransford Gyan, who totaled five goals and six assists last season.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana and Clemson have combined for 12 national titles, 32 final fours, 86 NCAA Tournament appearances and 12 MAC Hermann Trophy winners.
• The two programs last met in the 2022 season opener in Clemson, a thrilling match that the home team won, 3-2. However, IU would get the last laugh, eventually advancing to the NCAA Championship match that season.
• IU and Clemson have met four times in the NCAA Tournament – including the 1984 final – and on all four occasions the winner would eventually win the NCAA Championship.
@IndianaMSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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