Temple Owls men's soccer explained

Temple Owls
University:Temple University
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Conference Short:American
City:Philadelphia
Stateabb:PA
State:Pennsylvania
Coach:Bryan Green
Tenure:1st
Stadium:Temple Owls Sports Complex
Capacity:500
Nickname:Owls
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Isfachampion:1941, 1951, 1953
Soccer Bowl: 1952
Ncaaeliteeight:1966
Ncaasweetsixteen:1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1985
Ncaaroundof32:1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1985
Ncaatourneys:1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1985

The Temple Owls men's soccer program represents Temple University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1926, the Owls compete in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls are coached by Brian Rowland, who was hired as the program's head coach in December 2017.[1] Temple plays their home matches at Temple Owls Sports Complex, on the campus of Temple University.

Coaching history

Temple University has had seven coaches in their program's existence.[2]

YearsCoachGamesWLTPct.
1926–1929 - - - - .000
1930–1970 - - - - .000
1971–1973 - - - - .000
1974–1993 - - - - .000
1994–1997 - - - - .000
1998–2017 - - - - .000
2018-2022 - - - - .000
2023-Bryan Green

Seasons

NCAA Tournament history

Temple has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 1985.[3]

Rivalries

See also: Philadelphia Big 5 and City 6.

Located in Philadelphia, the program has long-standing historic rivals with the other university's soccer programs in the area.[4] This includes Drexel of the Colonial Athletic Association, La Salle and Saint Joseph's of the Atlantic 10 Conference, Penn of the Ivy League, and Villanova of the Big East Conference.[5] These five schools are among the Temple's most played opponents. Additionally, Temple has regularly played against Philadelphia U, Penn State, Delaware and Lafayette, due to the school's proximity to Temple.[6]

Historically, the Owls have been rivals with West Chester, but the two sides are now in different divisions, and have not met since 1997.[6]

Record against City 6 teams

SchoolRecord
27–16–4
48–17–3
7–23–6
37–14–7
23–10–3
Total142–80–23

Individual honors

All-Americans

Sixteen players have been named first-team All-Americans.[7]

Team honors

National championships

Temple has won four national championships, all of which were national championships prior to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In 1941, 1951 and 1953, they were determined as national champions by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association, and in 1952 they won the Soccer Bowl.[8]

SeasonCoachSelectorsRecord
1941 Pete Leaness 5–0–3
1951 Pete Leaness Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association 8–0–1
1953 Pete Leaness Soccer Bowl/ISFA 9–0–0

References

Primary sources
Footnotes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Temple hires men’s soccer coach . The Temple News . December 22, 2017 . December 22, 2017 .
  2. Temple Men's Soccer Media Guide, pp. 37–42
  3. Web site: NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets. fs.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. January 7, 2018. July 30, 2017.
  4. Web site: History - City 6. phillycity6.com. January 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20080513202449/http://www.phillycity6.com/history.htm. May 13, 2008. August 5, 2007.
  5. Web site: A Family of Philadelphia Rivals. philadelphiabig5.com. January 28, 2018.
  6. Temple Men's Soccer Media Guide, p. 43
  7. Temple Men's Soccer Media Guide, p. 31
  8. Web site: NCAA College Soccer Championships. American Soccer History Archives. January 28, 2018. August 14, 2011.