Ole Miss hires Todd Shulenberger from Washington State as new head coach

OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter has announced the hiring of Todd Shulenberger as the fourth head women’s soccer coach in the history of the Ole Miss women’s soccer program.

“We are thrilled to welcome Todd and his family to Oxford and begin this exciting new chapter for Ole Miss Soccer. From early in our evaluation, it was clear that Todd is a culture-builder who invests deeply in the success and well-being of his student-athletes on and off the field,” Carter said. “He has proven the ability to recruit elite players and maximize their talent, as evidenced by his consistent win totals and remarkable postseason runs. We are confident Todd’s vision, competitiveness and commitment will return our program to prominence and make the Ole Miss family proud.”

Shulenberger comes to Oxford after 11 seasons at Washington State where he became the Cougars’ winningest coach, compiling a record of 113-67-34. He became the first coach in program history to cross the 100-win mark in 2024 and led the program to its first College Cup appearance in 2019. Overall Shulenberger led the Cougars to the NCAA Tournament five different times including three-consecutive appearances from 2017-2019.

Shulenberger has coached 43 All-Conference athletes during his tenure, including 2021 Pac-12 Freshman and Goalkeeper of the Year Nadia Cooper, and had 10 athletes drafted into the NWSL and the USL Super League.

“I would like to thank Keith Carter, Bob Baker, and the entire Ole Miss search committee for placing their trust in me. Ole Miss Athletics has a winning tradition across all sports, and my goal is to get soccer back to its winning ways.” Shulenberger said. “This is an awesome challenge, and I can’t wait to get started. Ole Miss Soccer, let’s do this!”

Shulenberger led the Cougars to a 7-7-5 overall record and a 5-4-2 record in the West Coast Conference in 2025, including a 1-1 tie against No. 13 Georgia. Four of his athletes earned All-West Coast Conference honors and it marked the ninth-consecutive season that Washington State finished .500 or better under Shulenberger’s leadership.

2024 marked Washington State’s first season in the WCC, finishing fourth in the conference and placing six athletes on the All-WCC team. Shulenberger’s Cougars went undefeated at home and shut out No. 7 Utah State on the road.

In 2021, Shulenberger guided the Cougars to a fifth NCAA Tournament bid, finishing the season 14-3-4 with a first round win over Montana. Elyse Bennett was drafted seventh overall by Kansas City and became the third All-American in program history. Bennett was one of five student-athletes to receive all-conference honors during Shulenberger’s seventh campaign, alongside starting goalkeeper Nadia Cooper who was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year.

In 2019, Shulenberger’s Cougars put together the best season in program history, finishing with a record of 16-7-1 and playing in the College Cup for the first time ever. On their way to the Cup, the Cougars took down No. 1-seeded Virginia and No. 2-seeded South Carolina on the road. Washington State finished the season ranked No. 4, the highest ranking in program history. Forward Morgan Weaver became just the second All-American in program history and was drafted second overall by the Portland Thorns.

With the run to the College Cup, Shulenberger became the first coach in program history to lead his team out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament in three-straight seasons and the first to not only move on to the at least the third round once, but twice in three seasons. The run in 2019 was built on the back of a 2018 season in which the Cougars broke several program records including beginning the season a perfect 10-0, the best start and longest win-streak in program history.

In 2017, for the first time in program history, the Cougars, advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Traveling across the country, WSU took down No. 8 UCF, to open the tournament before advancing past No. 20 Tennessee in a shootout to advance to the Sweet 16. The Cougars finished the season ranked No. 19 in the final United Soccer Coaches’ poll.

In 2015, his first season at the helm of the Cougar soccer program, Shulenberger guided WSU to a record-tying 14 wins. The Cougars boasted a perfect record (6-0-0) on the road in conference play for the first time since 2000. Shulenberger guided WSU to its fifth-straight postseason appearance.

Before taking over at Washington State, Shulenberger spent two seasons as the associate head coach at Texas Tech. In 2014, the Red Raiders reached the third round of the NCAA Championship and finished with a 16-4-2 record.

The Red Raiders finished 18-2-3 overall in Shulenberger’s first season in Lubbock, snapping the single-season school record for wins en route to an appearance in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Tech came close to its first ever Big 12 title in 2013 as the Red Raiders closed league play 6-0-2 overall and just a point behind regular season champion West Virginia. It was the highest conference finish for the Red Raiders in program history.

Prior to Texas Tech, Shulenberger spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Missouri, concluding with back-to-back trips to the NCAA Championship in 2011 and 2012. The Tigers captured the program’s first Big 12 regular season title in 2009, Shulenberger’s first season, before finishing 14-7-1 overall and advancing to the NCAA Tournament in 2012. Missouri regularly assembled several of the top recruiting classes in the country during Shulenberger’s tenure, including a pair of classes in 2010 and 2011 that ranked in the top 10 nationally.

Shulenberger arrived at Missouri following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Clemson where he also served as recruiting coordinator. He maintained the program’s budget and served as an assistant director for the Clemson camp program while with the Tigers, who advanced to the NCAA Tournament in his first season in 2007.

Along with his collegiate experience, Shulenberger has worked on the club scene, spending 10 years as the Director of Coaching for the TopHat Soccer Club based out of Atlanta. While at TopHat, Shulenberger oversaw player development and staff and also served as the club’s college placement advisor. During his stay with TopHat, Shulenberger spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia State where he prepared and conducted practices while also assisting with recruiting functions and organizing team travel.

Shulenberger graduated from Robert Morris University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1994. He spent four seasons on the Robert Morris soccer team, helping lead the Colonials to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1993. He went on to play professionally for the Canton Invaders of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) from 1994-96 before turning to coaching.