| Detroit Mercy Titans | |
| University: | University of Detroit Mercy |
| Conference: | Horizon League |
| Conference Short: | Horizon |
| Founded: | 1987 |
| City: | Detroit |
| Stateabb: | MI |
| State: | Michigan |
| Coach: | Nate Kopunek |
| Tenure: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Titan Field |
| Capacity: | 3,000 |
| Nickname: | Titans |
| Pattern B1: | _thinredstripes |
| Leftarm1: | FFFFFF |
| Body1: | FFFFFF |
| Rightarm1: | FFFFFF |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | FFFFFF |
| Pattern B2: | _thinwhitestripes |
| Leftarm2: | A6093D |
| Body2: | A6093D |
| Rightarm2: | A6093D |
| Shorts2: | A6093D |
| Socks2: | A6093D |
| Ncaaroundof32: | 1996 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1996 |
| Conference Tournament: | 1996 |
| Conference Season: | 1995, 2005, 2012, 2014 |
The Detroit Mercy Titans men's soccer program represents the University of Detroit Mercy in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1987, the Titans compete in the Horizon League. The Titans Coach is Nate Kopunek, who joined the team on March 6, 2023, replacing Coach Deren.[1] Titans plays their home matches at Titan Field, on the Detroit Mercy campus.
University of Detroit Mercy has had four coaches in their program's existence. Records through 2022 season.[2]
| Years | Coach | Games | W | L | T | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1991 | Louie Stankovich | 89 | 27 | 57 | 5 | .000 |
| 1992–2009 | Morris Lupenec | 345 | 150 | 153 | 42 | .000 |
| 2009–2022 | Nicholas Deren | 236 | 75 | 119 | 42 | .000 |
| 2023–2024 | Nate Kopunek | .000 | ||||
| National Champions | Conference Champions * | Division Champions | NCAA Tournament berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall[3] | Conference[4] | Conference | NCAA[5] | |||||||||
| width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | T | width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | T | Finish |
| 1987 | Louie Stankovich | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | 7 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3rd, North | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 1990 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9th | First round | — | |||
| 1991 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6th | First round | — | |||
| 1992 | Morris Lupenec | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — | ||
| 1993 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | Final | — | |||
| 1994 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4th, East | Semifinal | — | |||
| 1995 * | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1st * | Final | — | |||
| 1996 ^ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | Champion * | First round ^ | |||
| 1997 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 1998 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 1999 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6th | Final | — | |||
| 2000 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 2001 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 2002 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6th | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 2003 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th | Semifinal | — | |||
| 2004 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | Final | — | |||
| 2005 * | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st * | Final | — | |||
| 2006 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 2007 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8th | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 2008 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9th | Second round | — | |||
| 2009 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8th | — | — | |||
| 2010 | Nicholas Deren | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5th | Quarterfinal | — | ||
| 2011 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9th | — | — | |||
| 2012 * | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st * | Semifinal | — | |||
| 2013 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | |||
| 2014 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | Semifinal | — | |||
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4th | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9th | — | — | |||
| 2017 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6th | Semifinal | — | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9th | — | — | |||
| 2019 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9th | — | — | |||
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6th | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6th | Quarterfinal | — | |||
| 2023 | Nate Kopunek | |||||||||||
Detroit Mercy have appeared in one NCAA Tournaments. Their sole appearance came in 1996.[5]
Detroit's primary rival is the Oakland Grizzlies. Both programs compete in the Horizon League and are separated by 15 miles. Detroit also has intra-conference rivalries with Wright State and Cleveland State.
No player from the program has been named an All-American.
The following players have earned Horizon League individual honors.[6]