following the end of the 2009 season, vcu hit a team nadir, falling to last place in the caa, their worst in the history. following the conclusion of the season, 15-year head coach, tim o'sullivan was fired to be replaced by david giffard, thus making giffard the sixth head coach in vcu men's soccer history. giffard's facelifting of the team was credited in their finishing as regular season runners-up in 2010.