Armstrong, who was on staff at Auburn from , returns to the Plains after taking Mississippi State to unprecedented heights since becoming head coach in , leading the Bulldogs to the Southeastern Conference Championship and consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearances.
War Eagle! Armstrong, who was appointed head coach of the Bulldog soccer program in January , led the program to its first SEC regular season championship this season with a perfect conference record, becoming only the fourth team in league history to accomplish the feat. The winningest coach in program history, Armstrong led Mississippi State to a overall record in , marking the highest win total in school history while finishing the regular season ranked in the top five nationally.
In six seasons, he directed Mississippi State to a overall record and a conference mark, while leading the program to three consecutive NCAA appearances. James is an incredibly hard worker who has recruited and developed players at the highest level.
We look forward to James competing for championships here on The Plains. While at Auburn, Armstrong served as an assistant and associate head coach, overseeing some of the most productive offensive seasons in the program's history.
In his role with the Tigers, Armstrong worked with midfielders and forwards, helping the program score goals from , the most in a three-year stretch at Auburn in a dozen years. During the team's record-breaking and seasons, which saw Auburn advance to its first Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in consecutive years, the Tigers amassed 85 goals, which tied for the fourth most in a two-year span in program history.
