▁Campbell , ▁and ▁Will ▁Thomas . ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁s occer ▁▁ ▁Men ' s ▁s occer ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁vars ity ▁sports ▁to ▁be ▁offered ▁when ▁the ▁then ▁George ▁Mason ▁College ▁began ▁its ▁athlet ic ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Since ▁then , ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁programs ▁among ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁sports ▁currently ▁offered . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 3 9 - year ▁history ▁of ▁George ▁Mason ▁s occer , ▁the ▁program ▁has ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 7 7 - 2 6 4 - 7 6 ▁for ▁a ▁winning ▁percentage ▁of ▁. 5 7 9 . ▁The ▁Patri ots ▁have ▁posted ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁vict ories ▁in ▁ 2 3 ▁of ▁those ▁seasons , ▁including ▁ 1 4 ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 9 3 , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁finished ▁a ▁season ▁nation ally ▁ranked ▁nine ▁times ▁( 1 9 8 1 , ▁' 8 2 , ▁' 8 4 , ▁' 8 5 , ▁' 8 7 , ▁' 8 8 , ▁' 9 0 , ▁' 9 2 ▁and ▁' 9 6 ) ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 2 4 ▁years . ▁At ▁George ▁Mason ▁Stadium , ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 - se at ▁home ▁field ▁which ▁opened ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁season , ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁have ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 4 0