If you missed it, Nashville SC beat Chicago Fire FC last weekend by an eye-watering score of 7-2. In honor of the win, we're looking back at the 11 biggest wins in club history.
For the sake of simplicity, we're taking these in chronological order.
1 - Nashville SC 4-0 Richmond Kickers
August 28, 2018
Goals: Tucker Hume (42', 60'), Bradley Bourgeois (48'), Matt LaGrassa (57')
Nashville's first heavily one-sided win came in their first professional season. In their 29th match as a professional club, the Boys In Gold clobbered Richmond Kickers at First Tennessee Park. Cult hero Tucker Hume bagged a brace, sandwiching goals from Bradley Bourgeois and Matt LaGrassa. All four goals came in a single 18-minute stretch on either side of halftime.
Nashville were dominant in the return leg, too, beating the Kickers 3-0 six weeks later.
2 - Nashville SC 5-1 Swope Park Rangers
May 11, 2019
Goals: Daniel Ríos (5′, 14′), Alan Winn (16′), Kharlton Belmar (55′), Cameron Lancaster (89′)
Nashville were dominant from start to finish against General Manager Mike Jacobs' former club. Future MLS striker Daniel Ríos grabbed a brace in the opening 14 minutes, with Alan Winn, Kharlton Belmar and Cameron Lancaster rounding out the scoring.
3 - Nashville SC 4-0 Hartford Athletic
August 7, 2019
Goals: Ken Tribbett (51') Daniel Ríos (56′), Alan Winn (64′), Raymond Lee (69' OG)
This match started off horribly for Nashville SC. Captain Michael Reed was the victim of a horrible tackle just five minutes in, snapping his leg gruesomely and brutally marking his last appearance in a Nashville jersey. Hartford went down to 10 men as a result, and Nashville scored four goals in 18 minutes in the second half.
4 - Nashville SC 5-1 Chicago Fire
July 17, 2021
Goals: Hany Mukhtar (10', 13', 16'), CJ Sapong (39'), Brian Anunga (62')
Hany Mukhtar scored the fastest hat-trick in MLS history, and MLS began their dominance over the Chicago Fire. Also, Brian Anunga scored his only MLS goal.
5 - Nashville SC 5-2 DC United
August 15, 2021
Goals: CJ Sapong (14', 31'), Hany Mukhtar (37'), Alex Muyl (80', 87')
Another entry from Nashville's highest-scoring season to date saw the Coyotes roll over DC United at home. CJ Sapong and Alex Muyl each grabbed a brace, with Hany Mukhtar capping off a dynamic team performance.
6 - Inter Miami 1-5 Nashville SC
August 21, 2021
Goals: Hany Mukhtar (6', 48'), Walker Zimmerman (39'), Randall Leal (70'), Alistair Johnston (90+6')
Nashville were dominant over fellow 2020 expansion side Inter Miami in their first two seasons, including a 3-0 win in the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs. On the road towards the end of the 2021 season, Nashville smashed five goals past the Herons, including a late goal from fan-favorite fullback Alistair Johnston.
7 - FC Cincinnati 3-6 Nashville SC
October 27, 2021
Goals: Walker Zimmerman (28'), Randall Leal (45+2', 76'), CJ Sapong (71', 90+2'), Aké Loba (80')
In one of the most memorable results in Nashville SC history, the Coyotes came back from 2-0 down in the first 11 minutes to run wild over Cincinnati. Joe Willis saved a panenka attempt from Brenner and flipped him a friendly gesture on the way by in a cult-classic moment.
It was certainly a rivalry in USL, and while there is some light-hearted animosity from fans (more on Nashville’s side), the MLS schedule over the last few years has dampened things.
— Ben Wright (@benwright) March 24, 2023
This from Joe Willis and Brenner is the most on-field animosity yet.
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CJ Sapong and Randall Leal each scored a brace, while DP striker Aké Loba had a rare positive performance in an otherwise disappointing Nashville career.
8 - Nashville SC 4-0 FC Dallas
August 21, 2022
Goals: Hany Mukhtar (5', 33'), Jacob Shaffelburg (26'), Dave Romney (72')
Jacob Shaffelburg made his Nashville SC debut, grabbing his first goal for the club and linking up telepathically with Hany Mukhtar, who grabbed yet another brace.
9 - Nashville SC 5-0 Minnesota United
August 11, 2023
Goals: Shaq Moore (39'), Teal Bunbury (43'), Alex Muyl (50'), Sam Surridge (53'), Hany Mukhtar (59')
Nashville SC's 2023 Leagues Cup run was the high point in the club's young history so far, knocking off Liga MX gigantes Club América and CF Monterrey en route to an unlikely spot in the tournament's first-ever final.
The most one-sided match from that run game against fellow MLS side Minnesota, with the Coyotes scoring five goals in a 20-minute stretch that saw Sam Surridge continue his red-hot Nashville arrival and Hany Mukhtar bag one of the best goals of the season.
10 - Nashville SC 4-0 Moca FC
February 28, 2024
Goals: McKinze Gaines (13'), Forster Ajago (38', 53'), Jacob Shaffelburg (45')
Nashville SC's first foray into the Concacaf Champions Cup ended with a hard-fought loss to Inter Miami, but not before blowing past Domican Republic side Moca FC in a 7-0 aggregate win.
Banged up but with the result in the bag after a 3-0 away win, head coach Gary Smith rotated heavily, giving first-year pro Forster Ajago his Nashville debut. The young Ghanaian grabbed a brace and was a saved penalty kick away from becoming the first Nashville player to score a hat-trick in Concacaf play.
11 - Nashville SC 7-2 Chicago Fire
April 26, 2025
Goals: Sam Surridge (15', 45+9', 50', 57'), Jeisson Palacios (22'), Hany Mukhtar (25', 31')
Nashville SC demolished Chicago Fire, coming a goal away from tying the MLS record for most goals in a single match. Sam Surridge became the first Nashville player ever to log four goals in one game, capping off one of the most one-sided matches in recent MLS memory.
