Wittenberg Men's Soccer Head Coach Dwight Burgess

Bio

Wittenberg University announced the hiring of Head Coach Dwight Burgess to become the 10^th head coach in program history in 2016.

Burgess brought an accomplished coaching background to the program, including experience as an assistant coach with the men’s program at Ohio State and leadership roles at Capital University, where he served as head coach of the men’s team a decade and the women’s team for eight years. During his tenure, he guided both programs to multiple conference championships and NCAA Division III Tournament appearances while earning numerous regional and conference Coach of the Year honors. Burgess was inducted into the Capital University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022 and has also contributed to the sport through coaching and clinician roles at the youth, club, and professional levels, including work with NSCAA, Columbus Crew, and Major League Soccer. 

An accomplished player, Burgess split his college career between DePauw University and the University of Dayton. He was named team captain for a pair of teams that advanced to regional tournaments, he participated in international friendlies, and he was selected to development camps for the United States Men's National Program on two occasions. Burgess holds a bachelor's degree from Wright State University and a master's degree from Ohio State University.

Burgess is an accomplished broadcaster as well, serving more than 20 seasons as the TV play-by-play broadcaster for Columbus Crew SC. He also called action for a variety of national and international soccer events, including XM Satellite Radio's 2006 FIFA World Cup coverage.

Coaching History

• Ohio State University Men’s Soccer, Assistant Coach
• Capital University Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Head Coach, (2000-2010)
• Wittenberg University Men’s Soccer, Head Coach (2016-Present)

Wittenberg Highlights

• All-NCAC award-winners: 9 different players have earned a total of 11 All-NCAC awards.
• One NCAC Offensive Player of the Year (2018)
• Four players have earned OCSA All-Ohio
• Seven players have earned OCSA Academic All-Ohio under Burgess
• Two United Soccer Coaches Association Academic Team Awards (2020-21, 2021-22 seasons)
• CSC Academic All-District under Burgess: 8 players have earned a total of 11 CSC Academic All-District awards. 
• Nine players have earned NCAC Academic Honors
• One player has earned All-Great Lakes Region Honors under Burgess
• One player has earned United Soccer Coaches Association All-Region honors (2025) 

Career Coaching Achievements

• Six National Team Academic Awards
• Five National Team Sportsmanship and Ethics Awards
• Three Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season Championships
• Three Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Championships
• Three NCAA Tournament appearances
• Capital University Athletics Hall of Fame (2022)
• Ohio Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year (2006)
• Two-time Ohio Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year (2005, 2009)
• NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year (2007)
• OSCA Division III Coach of the Year (2007)

Personal

• Dwight is married with three children
• He has a Master's Degree from The Ohio State University and possesses multiple coaching licenses and certifications.