SUNY Brockport Athletics

Coaching Experience
2016-Present	The College at Brockport Head Coach
2008-2016	University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Head Coach
2007-2008	Canisius College Assistant Coach – Interim Head Coach
2003-2007	Buffalo State Assistant Coach

 

Overall Record
76-54-17
Year by Year Record	Conference Record (Finish)
2024:15-2-2	2024: 10-1 (E8 Semifinals, NCAA First Round)
2023: 12-3-5	2023: 4-1-4 (SUNYAC Finals)
2022: 5-9-3	2022: 3-5-1
2021: 8-9-2	2021: 4-4-1 (SUNYAC Quarterfinals)
2020: N/A	2020: N/A
2019: 12-7-1	2019: 6-3 (SUNYAC Semi-Finals)
2018: 7-11	2018: 3-6
2017: 9-7-2	2017: 4-4-1 (SUNYAC Quarterfinals)
2016: 8-6-2	2016: 4-4-1 (SUNYAC Quarterfinals)

 

Education	Institution
B.A. English	SUNY Cortland
M.A. English	University at Buffalo

 
Building Sustained Success
With seven years at Brockport in the books, Coach Mike Idland has worked to establish a blueprint for long-term success. The program has made it to the SUNYAC Tournament four out of his five seasons at the helm, including its first SUNYAC Semifinal appearance since 2013. In 2019, Brockport achieved its best record under Idland with a team filled with talented underclassmen and led the conference in scoring. The squad was able to get back to the conference tournament once again in 2021, making an appearance in the quarterfinals for the third time under Coach Idland.

Exceeding Expectations: Leading the Golden Eagles to a 49-49-10 record across his first six seasons, Idland would guide the Golden Eagles to back-to-back 12+ win seasons for the first time since 2008-09. Following a SUNYAC Championship appearance in 2023, Idland would bring Brockport to national prominence in 2024. He would guide the Golden Eagles to an undefeated 10-0-1 start to the season, finishing with the most single-season wins (15) since 2012, earning a NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in nearly 20 years (2006). Under the tutelage of Idland, Jaylah Cossin became the first All-American in program history, additionally earning Scholar All-American honors. The 2024 season saw Idland coach the most All-Conference (10) and All-Region (3) players in program history, with Idland and Sydnee Smith being recognized as the Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year.        
 
Before Brockport
Before Idland’s time with the Golden Eagles, he was the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. In his eight seasons with the Panthers, he accumulated a record of 88-54-6. Idland was first named the AMCC Coach of the Year in 2011 after leading Pitt-Bradford to an impressive 13-3-2 record. He was also awarded the AMCC Co-Coach of the Year in the 2015 season.
 
Olympic Development Program Experience
Additionally, Idland has served as Head Goalkeeper Coach and a senior staff member of the Region I Girls’ Olympic Development Program (ODP); he also held the role of goalkeeper coach for NY West ODP.
 
Emphasizing Academics
Idland promotes a great balance between athletics and academics. In 2012-13 his team at Pitt-Bradford achieved a department high GPA of 3.35, which also earned the 2013 Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Here at Brockport, the team was awarded the Team Academic Award with a 3.26 GPA in both 2016 and 2018. Most recently, in the fall of 2019, Idland's team collectively earned a 3.38 GPA which was the highest of all fall sports teams on campus.
 
Personal
Idland lives in East Aurora, N.Y. with his wife, Nancy, and two daughters, Marielle and Molly. Idland holds a USSF "A" license as well as an NSCAA Premier Diploma and the USSF National "Youth" license.