Michael McBride enters his sixth season as the Blinn College head men’s soccer coach. He has coached at the collegiate level for 26 years and currently holds a 65-43-8 record at Blinn.
In 2024, Blinn posted an 11-7-3 overall record and finished third in the Region XIV South standings to qualify for the Gulf South District Tournament. Four Buccaneers landed on the Region XIV all-region list, highlighted by a first-team selection for freshman forward Ethan Lindo. Midfielder Joe Coyle and defenders Alex Munroe and Gabriel Ordonez – all freshmen – earned second-team nods.
The Buccaneers had a historic campaign in 2023 with a program-record 14 victories, their most wins since the program began in the fall of 2018. Blinn posted a 7-5 record in Region XIV play and punched its ticket to the NJCAA Gulf South District Tournament for a sixth time. Blinn reached the tournament semifinal for the second time in program history. Sophomore David Garcia was named to the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Junior College Division I Men's All-America team and NJCAA Division I Men's Soccer All-America second-team. Garcia set Blinn's regular-season goals record with 19 and the career scoring record with 35 goals. Six Bucs earned all-region recognition.
Blinn also made history in 2022 with a 13-7-2 record. The Buccaneers finished with an 8-5-1 record in conference play and qualified for the Gulf South District Tournament, their fifth appearance in district playoff competition. Blinn made program history with a 1-0 victory over Jacksonville College in the quarterfinals, marking the first playoff win for the Buccaneer men’s soccer program.
McBride holds a 278-119-25 record (.700 winning percentage) as a men's soccer coach. He has earned 13 coach of the year honors, and 18 of his players have gone on to play professionally, including one who played for the Canadian men’s national team (senior team). Seven of his players were named player of the year, including two at the national level. His notable recruits include the Ohio and Kentucky state players of the year, both high school All-Americans. In addition, seven of his teams have earned the United Soccer Clubs (USC) College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, and eight teams have earned the USC College Team Academic Award.
McBride's coach of the year honors include Mountain East Conference (MEC) Coach of the Year in 2013; NCAA DII Independent Colleges Coach of the Year, Independents' Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) National Coach of the Year, and Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association NCAA DII Coach of the Year in 2011; American Mideast Conference (AMC) Coach of the Year, NSCAA Adidas Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year, and Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association NCAA DII Coach of the Year in 2010; AMC Coach of the Year in 2008; AMC North Coach of the Year in 2005-07; NSCAA Adidas Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year in 2005; and AMC North Coach of the Year in 2002.
Prior to Blinn, McBride spent three seasons as the head women's soccer coach at Nicholls State University. Under McBride's direction, the Colonels earned the Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award in 2016, 2017, and 2018; earned the highest grade-point average in the 21-year history of the program; and recorded the highest annual community engagement hours in program history.
Prior to Nicholls State, McBride spent 16 seasons (2001-16) as the head men's soccer coach for Notre Dame College. For eight years (2009-16), he also served as the college's Assistant Athletic Director for Community Engagement. McBride started the men's soccer program at Notre Dame College in 2001 and helped it transition from the NAIA level to NCAA Division II. Under his direction, the Falcons posted a 213-76-16 overall record (.737), the highest winning percentage in program history.
McBride holds a U.S. Soccer National A-Senior Coaching License and the USC Premier Diploma. He also holds both a Preliminary and Preparatory Badge from the English Football Association.
McBride earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and a master’s in education from Walsh University. He earned a second master’s degree in education from Notre Dame College in 2013.
McBride's wife, Becky, is Blinn's Vice Chancellor for Student Services. They have two daughters, Roisin and Alannah.
