Detroit Mercy Titans | |||
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Founded | 1987 | ||
University | University of Detroit Mercy | ||
Head coach | Nate Kopunek (1st season) | ||
Conference | Horizon | ||
Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||
Stadium | Titan Field (Capacity: 3,000) | ||
Nickname | Titans | ||
Colors | Red, white, and blue [1] | ||
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NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
1996 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1996 | |||
Conference Tournament championships | |||
1996 | |||
Conference Regular Season championships | |||
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. [2] 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. [3]
Years | Coach | Games | W | L | T | Pct. |
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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 | |||||||
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Overall [4] | Conference [5] | Conference [5] | NCAA [6] | ||||||||
W | L | T | W | L | T | Finish | |||||
1987 | Louie Stankovich | Horizon [note 1] | 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. [6]
Year | Record | Seed | Region | Round | Opponent | Results |
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1996 | 14–4–4 | — | Bloomington | First round | Bowling Green | L 0–4 |
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. [7]
Home field | ||||
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https://detroittitans.com/news/2023/3/6/mens-soccer-nate-kopunek-named-detroit-mercy-mens-soccer-head-coach.aspx In 2022 is the 100th year anniversary playing football (soccer) on the location at Fairfield and McNichols Road. The primary tenant was the University of Detroit Titans football team, who played their home games there from the time it opened 1922, until the university dropped the program, following the 1964 season. The Titans played their home games on campus at University of Detroit Stadium. Titan Field was called U of D Stadium and was home to Detroit Lions of NFL. |
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