Jeremiah Kneeland was hired as the Skidmore head men's soccer coach prior to the 2013 season.
In 2022, Skidmore returned to the Liberty League Championship game for the first time since 2016 and fourth time under Kneeland. Skidmore won nine games for the second year in a row and third time since 2015.
Kneeland and the Thoroughbreds won nine games in 2021, matching the most victories since 2015, and advanced to the Liberty League semifinal after a 2-0 road victory at RIT.
The Thoroughbreds under Coach Kneeland led the Liberty League Championship game three times in four years from 2013-2016. In the 2015 season, the team broke into the Top 25 at No. 22; something that had not been done in nearly a decade. He repeated the success in 2017 as the Thoroughbreds rode a 4-0-2 start to a No. 22 United Soccer Coaches ranking.
In his first season at the helm, Kneeland led the Thoroughbreds to an overall record of 12-6-2 and an appearance in the Liberty League championship game for the first time since 2006.
Prior to coming to Skidmore, Kneeland compiled a 58-45-7 record in six years as the head coach at Elmira College. The 2009 Empire 8 Conference Coach of the Year, his teams advanced to four consecutive Empire 8 tournament semifinals, including a championship appearance in 2011. The 2012 team tied a program record with 13 wins.
Kneeland has coached two NSCAA All-Americans, Adam Beek in 2014 and Adabare Oyeniyi in 2016. On Sept. 15, 2017 against 23rd-ranked Union, Kneeland won his 100th career match as head coach.
A 2005 graduate of Elmira, Kneeland was a three-year starter for the Soaring Eagles, earning all-conference honors twice and serving as team captain his junior and senior years. He received his Master of Science degree from Elmira in 2011.
Kneeland is a member of the United States Soccer Federation and holds his Advanced National Diploma from the NSCAA. He also holds NSCAA regional, and national goalkeeping diplomas.
| COACHING RECORD BY YEAR |
|
|
OVERALL |
CONFERENCE |
|
| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
W |
L |
T |
W |
L |
T |
POSTSEASON / NOTES |
| 2007 |
Elmira College |
5 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
None |
| 2008 |
Elmira College |
5 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
None |
| 2009 |
Elmira College |
11 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
ECAC Championship game |
| 2010 |
Elmira College |
12 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Empire 8 Semifinal, ECAC Semifinal |
| 2011 |
Elmira College |
12 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Empire 8 Championship game |
| 2012 |
Elmira College |
13 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Empire 8 Semifinal, ECAC Championship game |
| 6 SEASONS |
ELMIRA
TOTALS |
58 |
45 |
7 |
16 |
22 |
2 |
|
|
ELMIRA
PERCENT |
.559 |
.425 |
|
| 2013 |
Skidmore College |
12 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
Liberty League Championship game |
| 2014 |
Skidmore College |
9 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
5th in Liberty League |
| 2015 |
Skidmore College |
11 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
Liberty League Championship game |
| 2016 |
Skidmore College |
7 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Liberty League Championship game |
| 2017 |
Skidmore College |
6 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Liberty League 1st Round |
| 2018 |
Skidmore College |
9 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
Liberty League 1st Round |
| 2019 |
Skidmore College |
7 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
7th in Liberty League |
| 2020 |
Skidmore College |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Season Canceled |
| 2021 |
Skidmore College |
9 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Liberty League Semifinal |
| 2022 |
Skidmore College |
9 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
Liberty League Championship game |
| 10 SEASONS |
SKIDMORE
TOTALS |
79 |
49 |
33 |
33 |
26 |
18 |
|
|
SKIDMORE
PERCENT |
.593 |
.546 |
|
| 16 SEASONS |
TOTAL |
137 |
94 |
40 |
49 |
48 |
20 |
|
|
PERCENT |
.579 |
.504 |
|
