McCrath had a 597-233-95 record in 49 years as a collegiate head coach. In 38 years at Seattle Pacific, McCrath‘s teams had a 512-190-87 record, 30 NCAA Tournament appearances and five national titles. He led the Falcons to 37 consecutive winning seasons, an NCAA Division II record. His players earned NSCAA All-America honors 18 times. More than 40 have been drafted by professional teams and more than 100 have become coaches at the high school and college levels.

The 1978 NSCAA National Coach of the Year, McCrath won conference coach of the year eight times. He received the association’s Honor Award in 1985. In 1973 he founded the Northwest Soccer Camp, whose alumni include U.S. international stars Kasey Keller and Michelle Akers. A member of the halls of fame of the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association (NISOA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and Wheaton (Ill.) College, where he was an All-America and coached prior to moving to Seattle Pacific, he also is secretary-editor of the NCAA Soccer Rules Committee. His collegiate career includes coaching stints at Wheaton, Gordon College and Spring Arbor College prior to joining SPU’s staff in 1970.