Brian Pensky

Biography

The Pensky File 2023 and 2025 National Champion 2023 and 2025 National Coaching Staff of the Year 2x ACC Coach of the Year (2023, 2010 at Maryland) 3x ACC Tournament Champion (2022, 2023, 2024) 2x ACC Regular Season Champion (2022, 2023) 2022 Atlantic Region Staff of the Year 2021 SEC Coach of the Year at Tennessee 2021 SEC Tournament Champion at Tennessee 2021 Southeast Region Staff of the Year at Tennessee 2 SEC Eastern Division Titles at Tennessee (2020-21) 2010 Soccer America National Coach of the Year at Maryland 11 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2009-11, 2012, 2017-18, 2021-25) 3 College Cups (2022, 2023, 2025) 255-118-57 (.659) in 21 career seasons and 70-7-12 (.854) in four seasons at Florida State Brian Pensky is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Florida State soccer team in 2025. In his first three seasons, he has guided the Seminoles to their fourth national title in 2023, another NCAA College Cup berth in 2022 and five ACC titles, two regular season and three tournament. Pensky and his staff were named the 2023 National Coaching Staff of the Year after leading FSU to its first undefeated season in school history. Pensky boasts a 54-5-8 (.906) record in his first three seasons in Tallahassee and a 239-116-53 (.651) career record in 20 seasons as a head coach, with stints leading Maryland (2005-11) and Tennessee (2012-21) before coming to FSU. In 2024, Pensky led Florida State to a 15-2-4 record, a runner-up finish in the ACC regular season and another ACC