UW-Oshkosh Men's Volleyball - Coach Brian Schaefer

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Brian Schaefer the UW-Oshkosh men's head volleyball coach since the 2000 season currently sports a 350-113-6 record (.756 winning percentage). In eight years at the helm, the Titans have won two national championships, reached the title game one other time and placed fifth on two separate occasions, all at the NIRSA Division I level. In 2005 Schaefer was named the NIRSA Division I National Coach of the Year and the Midwest Ten Conference Coach of the Year.
Schaefer has coached 14 Wisconsin Volleyball Conference All-League players for a total of 29 awards, seven Midwest Ten All-Conference players for a total of 17 awards and eight NIRSA All-Americans for 16 nods at the Division I level. Under Schaefer's tutelage the Division II/III Titans have had 17 players named to the WVC junior varsity All-Conference team 25 times and six players had garnered NIRSA Division III All-American status seven times.
In 2007 UW-Oshkosh became one of only five teams to win the NIRSA Division I national championship more than once in the 23-year history of the event by beating WVC rival Lakeland College in the finals. Seeded fourth, the Titans went 9-0 in the tournament, including surviving three matches that went to a deciding third game. The Titans finished the season 52-5, won its fifth consecutive Midwest Ten Conference title and captured their second straight Hoosier-Illini Classic title. UW-Oshkosh also took runner-up honors at the WVC State Championship. By reaching the title game, the Titans continued their streak of reaching at least the semifinals of the state championship, a record that stands at 15 consecutive years. The Division II team tallied a 40-12-1 record, won its fifth consecutive WVC junior varsity title and took third place at the NIRSA Division III national championship. In 2006 the Titans had perhaps one of the most dominating seasons in the history of NIRSA Division I volleyball as they went 56-1 and won their first ever national title. Losing only one match all season, UW-Oshkosh won its sixth WVC state championship, its fourth consecutive Midwest Ten Conference title and won the Hoosier-Illini Classic for the first time since 1997. The Division II team went 31-2-1 losing only to #2 Division I ranked Lakeland College at the University of Iowa tournament and to Cal-Poly-SLO "B" in the finals of the NIRSA Division III national championship. The Titans won the WVC junior varsity title for the fourth straight year and went undefeated at the MIVA Division II play date. In 2005 the Titans reached the title game of the NIRSA Division I national championship after amassing a 61-7-1 record. Along the way the Titans won its third consecutive Midwest Ten Conference title, its third straight University of Iowa tournament crown and took second at Hoosier-Illini Classic. UW-Oshkosh also won the Las Vegas Open in its first try at the 40-team event. The Division II team won its third straight WVC regular season title and captured the WVC junior varsity state championship before taking third at the NIRSA Division III national championship. UW-Oshkosh finished the year with a 29-8-3 record and took second at the MIVA Division II championship. In 2004 UW-Oshkosh captured its fifth Wisconsin Volleyball Conference state championship in school history and went on to take fifth in the nation for the second consecutive season losing to Milwaukee Area Technical College in the quarterfinals of the NIRSA Division I tournament. Later, MATC forfeited their national championship due to the fact that they used ineligible players. The Titans also won the Midwest Ten Conference title for the second straight year, captured back-to-back University of Iowa tournament titles and finished the season with a 47-12-1 record. The Division II Titans achieved a 31-5-4 record and won its second straight junior varsity regular season WVC title. Highlights during the year included taking second at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational, fifth at the University of Iowa tournament and 10th at the NIRSA Division III championship. In 2003 the UW-Oshkosh Division I Titans' sported a 48-15-1 record and a fifth place finish at the NIRSA Division I national championship, its highest finish since also taking fifth in 1998. The Titans won their first Midwest Ten Conference title in school history. UW-Oshkosh also enjoyed a great Division II year as the Titans took two teams to the NIRSA national championship for the first time in school history. The Titans finished 25-12-1 overall and captured the Silver Division title at the NIRSA Division III national tournament. UW-Oshkosh also won its second consecutive junior varsity WVC state tournament crown. Before the 2002 season, Schaefer served a dual role as both the starting setter on the UW-Oshkosh team and head coach. In 2000, he led the team to the WVC title for an unprecedented fourth consecutive time. In 2001, he garnered All-WVC first-team honors and was named as a WVC all-star for the second consecutive season. Schaefer was also named All-Midwest Ten Conference honorable mention. Schaefer also serves as member of the WVC advisory board. As a member, he oversees the daily existence of the conference. Along with conference commissioner Jason Smith, other coaches in the league make the WVC one of the most successful and organized conferences in the nation. Each year the WVC sends one of the highest contingents of teams competing at the NIRSA national tournament in various divisions. Through Schaefer direction, the UW-Oshkosh men's volleyball team takes pride in knowing it is one of the most successful and organized in the nation. From the annual alumni weekend to the end-of-the-year banquet, UW-Oshkosh gives young men the opportunity to play collegiate volleyball. Schaefer serves also as the UW-Oshkosh women's varsity head coach and assistant sport information director, positions he has had since the remaining 16 games of the 2004 season. In 2006, UW-Oshkosh posted a 32-6 record, won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for a second straight season and advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament. In 2005, Schaefer led the Titans to a 36-5 record, a share of the WIAC title and a second round appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament. Picked to finish seventh in the WIAC, Schaefer was named the WIAC Coach of the Year and the Midwest Region Coach of the Year. "I have a unique opportunity at UW-Oshkosh," said Schaefer. "One of my goals came true when I also became the head coach at UW-Oshkosh for women's volleyball. The administration at UW-Oshkosh is very supportive of my love of coaching both programs. My predecessors laid the foundation for UW-Oshkosh to be successful and I am proud to have taken our teams to the highest level."