Coach Ridenour became the Head Coach of Franciscan starting with the 2021 season.

For the third season in a row, the Barons won double-digit games and claimed the #2 seed in the PAC in 2023. They fell to Grove City in the PAC Semifinal, but they would earn a bid into the ECAC Championship. They picked up their first ECAC win in the First Round over Pitt.-Greensburg. Six Barons earned Al-Conference honors which included Lucas Cross being named PAC Offensive Player of the Year.

The 2022 season resulted in the program's first ever trip to the NCAA National Championship, as the Barons won their first conference championship. Franciscan was able to defeat Bethany 2-1 in the PAC Championship at Trinity Health System Field to punch their ticket into the bracket. Nick Miller earned PAC Player of the Year Honors to headline a group of eight players to earn All-Conference honors, the most ever in one season at Franciscan. 

The 2021 season resulted in Franciscan's first PAC Championship appearance, as Coach Ridenour led the Barons to 11 wins in his first season at the helm. The Barons earned the #2 seed in the PAC, as they held a 7-2 conference record. Seven Barons earned postseason honors which ties a program record for most in a season. Sebastian Koehler and Nick Miller were the two to be named to First Team All-PAC. Jonathan Schriner was named PAC Newcomer of the Year. Miller also was named Third Team All-Region by the United Soccer Coaches, and Miller and Koehler were each named Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Third Team All-Ohio. 

On July 14, 2021, Athletic Director Scott Greve announced the hiring of Brent Ridenour as the Head Coach of the men's soccer program. 

Coach Ridenour takes the reigns after leading Ohio Northern University for 21 seasons from 1998-2018. During his time at ONU, Ridenour racked up seven OAC conference championships. In 2012, after going 25-3 in the regular season and winning the conference title, Ridenour led the Polar Bears through the NCAA Tournament all the way to the NCAA Division III National Championship Game. During his coaching tenure, Ridenour tallied 306 wins and when the men's soccer team takes the field on September 1st against Penn State Altoona, he will have the 16th most wins of all active Division III coaches.

Ridenour graduated from ONU in 1995 after being a standout soccer and baseball player. He is still second in program history in career goals scored, tallying 56 during his career. Ridenour earned a master's degree from Bowling Green State University in 1999.

Year by Year Results at Franciscan

Year

Record

Pct.

PAC

PAC Tournament

NCAA Tournament

2023

12-6-3

.643

6-1-3 / 2nd

Semifinal

2022

12-4-5

.690

6-2-2 / 2nd

Champions

First Round

2021

11-6

.647

7-2 / 2nd

Runners-Up

2-Year Totals

35-16-8

.661

19-5-5

Year by Year Results at Ohio Northern

Year

Record

Pct.

OAC

OAC Tournament

NCAA Tournament

2018

13-7-2

.636

4-5 / t5th

Runners-Up

2017

12-6-2

.650

5-3-1 / t3rd

Quarterfinals

2016

17-2-4

.826

6-1-2 / 2nd

Runners-Up

First Round

2015

17-5-1

.761

8-1-0 / Champs

Champions

First Round

2014

12-8-1

.595

5-3-1 / 4th

Semifinals

2013

18-4-0

.818

8-1-0 / Champs

Champions

First Round

2012

25-3-0

.893

9-0-0 / Champs

Champions

Runner-Up

2011

20-3-2

.827

8-0-1 / Champs

Champions

Sweet 16

2010

17-5-1

.754

7-1-1 / 2nd

Champions

First Round

2009

15-3-4

.742

8-0-1 / Champs

Runners-Up

First Round

2008

20-6-1

.753

5-3-1 / 3rd

Champions

Elite 8

2007

14-6-2

.667

5-2-2 / 4th

Semifinalist

2006

16-3-5

.736

6-1-2 / Champs

Champions

Second Round

2005

9-9-1

.491

3-5-1 / t6th

2004

13-7-1

.635

7-2-0 / 2nd

Semifinals

2003

12-9-0

.571

7-2-0 / Tri-Champs

Semifinals

2002

9-7-4

.517

2-5-2 / 7th

2001

11-7-2

.583

5-4-0 / t5th

2000

16-5-0

.762

8-1-0 / Co-Champs

Semifinals

1999

10-9-1

.517

4-3-1 / 4th

Semifinals

1998

12-8-2

.576

5-4-0 / 4th

Runners-Up

21-Year Totals

306-122-36

.700

125-47-15