Coach Warming Facts:
• All-Time Winningest Active Coach in NCAA DI Soccer with 485 career wins
• Two-Time National Coach of the Year
• 2012 & 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year
• Six-Time National Coach of the Year Finalist
• First coach in NCAA Division I history to take four teams and win with four teams in NCAA Tournament history
• Coached Omaha's first All-American in Hugo Kametani
• 35 Winning Seasons
• 28 conference titles
• Has had a player drafted into the MLS in every year but one
• Coached MLS team captains Brad Davis (Houston) and Jack Jewsbury (Portland)
• Has had more than 60 players play professionally
• One of only two active coaches to take two different programs to the NCAA College Cup
• Voted the Missouri Valley Conference All-Centennial Team Coach in 2006
• An inductee of Omaha Sports Hall of Fame and Creighton Sports Hall of Fame
Bob Warming became the second head coach in Omaha men’s soccer history on April 2, 2018 and enters his fifth season with the Mavericks in 2022. Warming has compiled a career mark of 485-270-89 in 44 seasons.
Over his first four seasons at the helm, Warming has complied an 24-30-7 overall record, and an 15-7-2 record in Summit League action. Warming has coached one All-America selection, two All-Region players, one Summit League Newcomer of the Year, one Summit League Defensive Player of the Year, nine All-Summit First Team selections, eight All-Summit Second Team selections, 11 All-Newcomer Team selections, and eight All-Tournament Selections.
The fall of 2022 saw Omaha's first win at Denver in program history when the Mavericks upset the Pioneers, 2-0. Omaha ended up finishing the season 6-10-1 and 4-2 in league play for the No. 3 seed in the Summit League Tournament. The Mavericks' season came to an end in the semifinals with a loss to No. 2 Oral Roberts.
In the spring of 2021, Warming led the Mavericks to their best season under his direction finishing with an overall record of 7-3-1. Omaha posted a 5-2-1 record in league action to place second in the regular season standings. As the Summit League representative, Omaha made its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017.
Warming led the Mavericks to a historic win vs. No. 23 UNC-Greensboro in the opening round. Omaha upset the Spartans 3-2 for its first NCAA Tournament win in program history. The win also marked the first time a coach has won with four different schools in the tournament. Omaha's run came to an end in the second round with a 1-0 loss to No. 4 Stanford in the second round.
In addition to the historic NCAA Tournament run, Warming coached Omaha's first All-American in Hugo Kametani. The junior forward was named United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team. Kametani also earned United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team, Summit League Newcomer of the Year, All-Summit First Team, and All-Summit Newcomer Team honors with Warming at the helm. Nil Ayats joined Kametani with United Soccer Coaches All-West Region honors on the second team.
Warming also coached Fitzroy Cummings to 2020 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year honors. Kametani and Cummings were joined on the All-Summit First team with teammates Nil Ayats and Stevie Siy. Kenji Mboma Dem earned All-Summit Second Team accolades, and Kametani, Cummings, Mboma Dem, an Ed Port were named All-Newcomer.
In 2019, Warming led the Mavericks to a 4-9-4 overall record with a 2-2-1 finish in league play. Omaha made its fourth straight appearance, second under Warming, in the Summit League Championship falling to Denver, 1-0.
The Mavericks had four players earn All-Summit nods. Marcos Bautista was named first team, while Martin Veys was named second team. Jeremy Pollard and Pepe Mateu were named All-Newcomer. Bautista, Mateu, and Seth Rinderknecht were named All-Tournament.
In 2018, Warming's first year at the helm, Omaha finished with a 7-8-1 overall record and a 4-1 finish in league play. The Mavericks made their third Summit League Championship match appearance as the defending champions, but fell to Denver, 1-0.
Warming coached Diego Gutierrez and Denzel Woods to All-Summit First Team honors, Marcos Bautista, Ugo Tritz, and Martin Veys to second team honors, and Veys, Bautista, and Mitch Hammer to All-Newcomer honors. Billy Hoffman, Nil Ayats, and Bautista also earned All-Tournament honors in 2018.
Before joining the Mavericks, Warming was the head coach at Penn State for eight seasons. He led the Nittany Lions to back-to-back Big Ten Championships in 2012 and 2013, earning Big Ten Coach of the Year accolades both years. Warming directed Penn State to three NCAA Tournament berths including trips to the Sweet 16 in 2010 and 2013. In his eight seasons in State College, Pa., he had a 78-60-18 record. He coached over 25 All-Big Ten players and over 60 Academic All-Conference honorees.
In 14 total years in Omaha, served in two different stints (1990-94, 2001-09), Warming, the winningest coach in program history, led the Bluejays to 190 victories, seven Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships, 11 NCAA Championship appearances and the 2002 College Cup. His teams proved nearly unbeatable at home, compiling a 107-18-15 record in Omaha. In recognition of his dominance in league play, Warming, a three-time Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year honoree, was named the MVC All-Centennial Team Coach in 2006.
In between his tenures at Creighton, Warming was the head coach at Saint Louis University, where he guided SLU to four Conference USA championships, four NCAA Championship berths, and the 1997 College Cup. His Billiken teams also finished ranked in the top 20 in all four seasons.
During his distinguished career, Warming saw more than 60 of his players play professionally. He was the only coach to have at least one player drafted by Major League Soccer SuperDraft or supplemental draft in all but one year since the league’s inception in 1996.
Warming also previously held head coaching positions at Old Dominion (1996), Charlotte (1982-88), Berry College (1977-81), and Transylvania University (1976).
A 1975 graduate of Berea College (Ky.), Warming was a four-sport varsity letterwinner, starring on the golf, swimming, tennis, and soccer teams. As a starting goalkeeper, he posted a 28-2-2 record. Warming also holds a master's of science degree in sport administration from Eastern Kentucky University. Warming and his wife, Cindy, have four children - Emily, Bess, and twins Grant and the late Audrey. Grant played for four seasons at Penn State (2010-13).
