CALEB PORTER AKRON TIMELINE (2006-2012)
Zips capture a share of the MAC regular season
championship in Porter's first season following a
2-1 win versus Buffalo.
Porter named MAC
Coach of the Year for first
of six times during his
Akron career.
Porter announced as the sixth
head coach in Akron men's
soccer history.
Jan. 27,
2006
Aug. 27,
2006
A header by Matt Tutich with five seconds left in the
second overtime period lifts the Zips to a 1-0 win over
Ohio State for Porter's first NCAA Tournament victory.
Oct. 28,
2006
Jan. 12,
2007
Teal Bunbury becomes the first
Zip to win the Hermann Trophy
Award.
Steve Zakuani is the first Porter recruit
to be drafted by MLS, going to the
Seattle Sounders with the No. 1 overall
pick.
Nov. 18,
Nov. 16, 2007
2007
Nov. 26,
2008
Sinisa Ubiparipovic
becomes the first
Porter-coached Akron
player drafted to MLS
(NY Red Bulls).
Porter leads the Zips to his first
career win as head coach in a
2-0 decision against
Davidson in Charlottesville, Va.
13
Akron defeats Buffalo 1-0 at Lee R. Jackson Soccer
Field to win the MAC Tournament. It was Porter's
first of five conference tournament titles with the
Zips.
Darlington Nagbe
follows Bunbury as t
second straight Zip
to win the Hermann
Trophy.
Jan. 15,
2009
Dec
20
Akron advanced to the NCAA final
it fell in penalties (3-2) to Virginia. T
during the NCAA Tournament and
fewest goals allowed (7) and shut
NCAA's single-season record with 23
the College Cup. Following the se
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