Men's Soccer
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- kprobson@iu.edu
- Phone:
- (812) 855-0051
A two-time national champion as an Indiana men’s soccer student-athlete, Kevin Robson is in his 12th season on head coach Todd Yeagley’s coaching staff in 2025. Robson returned to Bloomington in 2013 as a volunteer assistant coach before becoming a full-time assistant coach in 2014. In 2017, Robson added the role of recruiting coordinator, and ahead of the 2021 season was elevated from assistant coach to associate head coach.
In the 11 years since Robson joined the staff, Indiana has posted a 157-40-46 record (.741), reaching the NCAA College Cup on four occasions and winning nine Big Ten Championships (five regular season, four tournament). Since Robson became recruiting coordinator in 2017, the Hoosiers have brought in top 12 nationally rated signing classes while leading the NCAA in College Cup appearances (4), Sweet 16 appearances (8) and NCAA Tournament victories (20).
Robson was also a member of three straight United Soccer Coaches Region Staff of the Year groups from 2017-19 and for four straight seasons was named a College Soccer News Top Assistant Coach – awarded nationally to an elite group of assistants.
An undefeated October and five-game conference winning streak to end the regular season lifted Indiana to their second consecutive Big Ten Championship, sharing the league title with Ohio State. IU earned the No. 14 national seed and returned to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 for the 10th consecutive season after a 2-1 comeback victory over Akron at Armstrong Stadium. The Hoosiers would fall in their Sweet 16 road match to No. 3 national seed Denver, who would eventually make the NCAA College Cup.
Indiana won its fourth Big Ten Championship Double in six years despite a 3-3-4 start to the campaign, sharing the regular season title with Penn State before defeating the Nittany Lions in the tournament final, 1-0, in front of a packed house at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Hoosiers won 12 of their last 14 matches to reach the Elite Eight and finish their season a penalty shootout away from the NCAA College Cup and with a 15-4-5 record. During its NCAA Tournament run, IU took care of Lipscomb, 2-1, in the first round before road wins at No. 10 national seed Wake Forest (3-2) and No. 7 national seed Virginia (1-0).
Indiana returned to the NCAA College Cup for the fourth time in six seasons in 2022, advancing to the national title match and finishing No. 2 nationally. Earning the No. 13 national seed, the Hoosiers stormed through the NCAA Tournament with shutout victories against Saint Louis, Marshall, UNC Greensboro and Pittsburgh in the national semifinal. IU owned an 8-4-1 record against ranked opponents and a 14-5-6 overall record, and again College Soccer News named Robson a Top Assistant Coach.
In 2021, Robson helped IU become the first NCAA Division-I men’s soccer program to earn eight straight national seeds – a record the Hoosiers would improve a year later. Indiana again reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 but fell to eventual national runner-up Washington in Seattle to finish 15-6-1. Robson earned repeated recognition as a Top Assistant Coach by College Soccer News.
The 2020 season, postponed to the spring of ’21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saw the Hoosiers dominate conference play. For the second time in program history, Indiana claimed the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles in three-straight seasons. IU finished the abbreviated season with a 12-2-2 record and as the No. 2-ranked team in the country following a run to the NCAA College Cup final. Robson was named a Top Assistant Coach by College Soccer News.
Indiana pulled off the Big Ten Double for the second straight season in 2019, winning both the regular season and conference tournament titles for the 10th time in program history. The 2019 campaign, coupled with the double in 2018, marked the first back-to-back double for the Hoosiers since the 1998-99 seasons. IU finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation with an overall record of 15-3-4. For the third-straight season, Robson and the IU coaching staff were named Men's North Region Staff of the Year for DI Institutions by United Soccer Coaches.
In 2018, The Hoosiers won both the Big Ten regular season and tournament championships for the first time since 2006. IU advanced to the College Cup for the second straight season and finished the year ranked No. 3 in the nation with an overall record of 20-3-1. Also for the second-straight season, Robson and the IU coaching staff were named the United Soccer Coaches Men's North Region Staff of the Year.
In 2017, the Hoosiers reached the NCAA College Cup final where it fell in double overtime to Stanford. Indiana was unbeaten in the team's first 24 matches and posted an overall record of 18-1-6 on the year, finishing the season ranked No. 2 in the nation. Robson and his fellow IU coaches were named the United Soccer Coaches Men's Midwest Region Staff of the Year.
Robson returned to Bloomington in July 2013 after stints as both a player (2003-06) and student coach (2007). Robson was a member of IU’s 2003 and 2004 NCAA title teams and was also a member of five Big Ten Championship teams during his [laying career (three regular season and two tournament championships). Robson led the Hoosiers in assists with six in 2006 and finished second in that category on the 2004 title team with seven.
"We are really excited to add Kevin to our full-time staff," Yeagley said in 2014. "We were able to work with him this past year and saw the qualities he brings that I think will make a seamless transition. He's hungry and has a great personality and work rate. The players really enjoy working with him, and I know he'll be a great fit within our staff."
Robson’s responsibilities on the Hoosier staff include recruiting, compliance and academic liaison, scouting opponents, team training and coordinating travel.
In addition to his duties with the Hoosiers, Robson served as the head coach of the Alliance FC 2000 and 2001 groups from 2014-2019. In 2019, he was named technical director for the club and worked with top players from Bloomington, Columbus and Center Grove.
Robson has also served as the head coach of Hoosier Army, an Indiana men’s soccer alumni team, at the The Soccer Tournament – a seven-versus-seven competition – each of the last three summers.
While working in the private sector in Denver, Robson spent 2009-10 as head coach of Real Colorado U18 Boys. In 2011, he was assistant coach for the Real Colorado Foxes Premier Development League team and, from 2011-13, was head coach of Real Colorado U14 Boys.
Part of the strong Indiana-St. Louis soccer pipeline, Robson won the 2006 U23 national title with Scott Gallagher Soccer Club and led Chaminade College Prep to back-to-back state titles in 2001 and 2002 – the first state soccer titles in school history.
Robson is a 2007 graduate of Indiana University with a degree in communications and broadcasting.
Kevin and his wife, Shannon, were married in 2015 and live in Bloomington with their son, Keegen, and daughter, Collins.
