Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

John McGillivray is one of the most well-respected soccer coaches in the state of Ohio and has been coaching soccer at Cedarville University since 1974.

McGillivray has been the head coach of the Lady Jackets since 1998. He served as the Cedarville men’s head coach from 1974 through 1997.

Coupled with the 147 wins with the women, McGillivray has 362 total soccer victories at CU.  His 300th overall win came in a 5-0 decision over Grace on Aug. 28, 2008. He picked up his 100th victory with the Lady Jackets in a 2-1 result at Point Park on Oct. 17, 2009.

McGillivray has enjoyed eight winning seasons with the Lady Jackets including a best-ever 15-7 mark in 2013. CU led the Great Midwest Athletic Conference with a 9-1 regular season mark and McGillivray was voted G-MAC Coach of the Year.

Cedarville finished 13-8-2 in 2004, won NCCAA Midwest Region championship, and secured an automatic berth in the NCCAA National Tournament. The 2000 club had a 12-7-2 record and made the school’s first-ever NCCAA championship appearance in women’s soccer.

McGillivray and his teams have long been recognized for their sportsmanlike behavior.  His Lady Jackets twice received the Fair Play Team Award from the American Mideast Conference for their exemplary conduct on the field.

He was presented the first-ever Distinguished Merit Award in 1990 by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Officials Association.  The National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association honored him in 1992 with their National Merit Award.

The Springfield, Ohio native led his men's teams to eight Mid-Ohio Conference titles, five NCCAA District III banners, three NAIA District 22 championships, and one NAIA Area IV crown which carried with it a trip to the NAIA Nationals in 1974.  He guided his squad to five NCCAA National Tournament appearances, a pair of NCCAA National Runner-Up finishes and he was chosen NCCAA National Coach of the Year in 1981.

McGillivray served at all levels of NAIA soccer including president of the NAIA Soccer Coaches Association from 1983 through 1985. He was inducted into the Cedarville University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991 and the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1993.

McGillivray, who is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Allied Health, is a 1970 graduate of Cedarville College, and he earned his master's degree in 1976 from the University of Dayton.  John and his wife, Bonnie, reside in Cedarville and have five children and 16 grandchildren.

The McGillivray File:

• NAIA Hall of Fame - 1993
• National Merit Award by National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association - 1992
• First-ever Distinguished Merit Award by Ohio Collegiate Soccer Officials Association - 1990
• Cedarville University Athletic Hall of Fame - 1991
• NCCAA National Tournament Appearances - 2000 (4th), 2004 (4th)
• NCCAA Midwest Region Tournament Appearances - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013
• Great Midwest Athletic Conference Playoffs - 2012, 2013, 2014
• American Mideast Conference Playoffs - 1998, 2000, 2008, 2010
• NCCAA Midwest Region Champions - 2004

 

• 44 NAIA Scholar-Athletes
• 72 NCCAA Scholar-Athletes
• 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American®
• 1 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-American
• 5 NCCAA All-Americans
• 9 All-NAIA Region IX players
• 43 All-NCCAA Midwest Region players
• 51 All-Conference players
• 2 Conference Offensive Players of the Year
• 1 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• 1 Conference Freshman of the Year

 

• Overall soccer coaching record of 362-346-55 (.510) in 41 years at Cedarville

Career Women's Record at Cedarville University:

          Overall             Conference
Year     W   L   T   Pct       W   L   T   Pct  Place
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1998     8   9   2  .474       2   3   1  .417  5th of 7
1999     5   9   0  .357       3   5   0  .375  5th of 9
2000    12   7   2  .619       7   3   1  .682  4th of 12
2001    11   9   2  .545       9   5   2  .625  tie 7th of 17
2002    10   8   2  .550       1   5   1  .214  7th of 8
2003     8   7   3  .528       3   2   2  .571  tie 3rd of 8
2004    13   8   2  .609       3   3   1  .500  4th of 8
2005     5  10   1  .344       2   5   1  .313  7th of 9
2006     7  10   2  .421       2   4   2  .375  7th of 9
2007     4  12   1  .265       2   3   1  .417  5th of 7
2008    11   8   2  .571       7   4   2  .615  6th of 14
2009     7   8   2  .471       5   4   2  .545  7th of 12
2010     7  10   2  .421       5   4   1  .550  tie 5th of 11
2011     7   9   2  .444       0   0   0  .000
2012     7  10   2  .421       1   1   1  .500  2nd of 3
2013    15   7   0  .682       9   1   0  .900  1st of 8
2014    10   8   1  .553       4   5   1  .450  5th of 8
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Totals 147 149  28  .497      65  57  19  .528