University of Connecticut Athletics
2008 Men's Soccer Roster

Josh Ford
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Liverpool, N.Y.
As a Senior (2010): NSCAA/Performance Subaru NCAA Division IThird Team All-American... Soccer America MVP Second Team... College Soccer News First Team All-American... NSCAA All-Northeast Region First Team... New England Soccer News Player of the Year... BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year... named to the All-BIG EAST First Team... named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Weekon Sept. 20, Oct. 18 and Oct. 27... named the TopDrawerSoccer.com Goalkeeper of the Week on Oct. 18 and Oct. 27... tagged as BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 20... named to the league[apos]s weekly honor roll twice, on Oct. 11 and Oct. 18... registered 61 saves and 11 shutouts in 2010... started in all 20 games for the Huskies... earned 12 wins, while allowing seven goals in over 1850:55 minutes played.
As a Redshirt Junior (2009): Earned Northeast Region Second Team honors...was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team...broke the UConn program record for most shutouts in a career with 39...started all 19 games including all 1808:51 minutes...made 61 total saves with a save percentage of .859...only allowed ten goals and had a GAA of 0.50...recorded 13 shutouts in 19 games...finished the year with an 11-4-4 record...was a team captain.
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2008): Started all 22 games and played every minute of the 2008 season... Allowed just 14 goals and tallied a season-high 83 saves... Recorded 12 shutouts and 11 wins on the year... Finished the season with a 0.59 goals against average, ranking 12th in the country... Had a season-high seven saves at Marquette (10/18).
As a Redshirt Freshman (2007): Started all 24 games, playing every minute of the 2007 season and becoming one of the most successful goalkeepers in UConn history ... Finished the season in a tie for first in all-time in wins (20) and second in shutouts (14) in a single season ... Named to the Third Team All-BIG EAST and earned BIG EAST Tournament Defensive MVP recognition ... Finished season with a 0.53 goals against average for second in the BIG EAST ... Tallied 70 saves with a career-high nine against Hofstra (9/12).
As a Freshman (2006): Redshirted 2006 season ... Did not see any playing time.
Prior to UConn: Three-year letterman at Liverpool High School ... Team captain ... Finished career with a 55-5-7 record, including 43 shutouts ... Helped lead team to two state championship finals, as well as two Section 3 titles and three league championships ... Earned Fifth Team All-State accolades as a senior, marking the highest finish for a goalie ... Earned a gold medal in New York Empire Games ... Captured three New York State West titles with club team ... Won the State Cup with Blitz U19 team in June.
Personal: Brother of former Husky forward Stanley Ford, who played 2003-06 ... Majoring in History and anthropology ... Born Nov. 6, 1987.
Season | GP | Min. | GA | GAA | Saves | W | L | T | Sho |
2007 | 24 | 2193:37 | 13 | 0.53 | 70 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
2008 | 22 | 2121:08 | 14 | 0.59 | 83 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
2009 | 19 | 1808:51 | 10 | 0.50 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
2010 | 20 | 1850:55 | 7 | 0.34 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
Career | 85 | 7974:31 | 44 | 0.54 | 275 | 54 | 14 | 17 | 50 |