Detroit Mercy Titans men's soccer

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Detroit Mercy Titans
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Founded1987
University University of Detroit Mercy
Head coach Nate Kopunek (1st season)
Conference Horizon
Location Detroit, Michigan
Stadium Titan Field
(Capacity: 3,000)
NicknameTitans
ColorsRed, white, and blue [1]
     
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Home
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Away
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.

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Coaching history

University of Detroit Mercy has had four coaches in their program's existence. Records through 2024 season. [3]

YearsCoachGamesWLTPct.
1987–1991 Louie Stankovich 8927575.331
1992–2009 Morris Lupenec 34515015342.496
2009–2022 Nicholas Deren 2367511942.407
2023–present Nate Kopunek 358207.329

Seasons

National Champions†Conference Champions *Division Champions‡NCAA Tournament berth ^
SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason resultsTournament results
Overall [4] Conference [5] Conference [5] NCAA [6]
WLTWLTFinish
1987Louie Stankovich Horizon [note 1] 881——————
19887102——————
198961301503rd, NorthQuarterfinal—
199031401709thFirst round—
199131221416thFirst round—
1992Morris Lupenec71111517thQuarterfinal—
199316434112ndFinal—
19948844424th, EastSemifinal—
1995 *13626021st *Final—
1996 ^14445213rdChampion * First round ^
199710725112ndQuarterfinal—
199841121517thQuarterfinal—
199971403406thFinal—
200031311517thQuarterfinal—
20017841517thQuarterfinal—
200211632416thQuarterfinal—
20038924304thSemifinal—
200414604303rdFinal—
2005 *12626101st *Final—
20066932507thQuarterfinal—
200751051438thQuarterfinal—
200841331619thSecond round—
200951212608th——
2010Nicholas Deren8824405thQuarterfinal—
201151211619th——
2012 *10906101st *Semifinal—
201331140708th——
20149746202ndSemifinal—
20157583154thQuarterfinal—
201631041629th——
20177844416thSemifinal—
201811430629th——
201971114313rdQuarterfinal—
20202502509th——
20215754336thQuarterfinal—
20224763246thQuarterfinal—
2023Nate Kopunek51034324thQuarterfinal—
202431042347th——

NCAA Tournament history

Detroit Mercy have appeared in one NCAA Tournaments. Their sole appearance came in 1996. [6]

YearRecordSeedRegionRoundOpponentResults
199614–4–4—BloomingtonFirst round Bowling Green L 0–4

Rivalries

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.

Individual honors

National honors

All-Americans

No player from the program has been named an All-American.

Conference honors

The following players have earned Horizon League individual honors. [7]

Team honors

Notes

Home field
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.

  1. ↑ The Horizon League was known as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference from 1985 until 2001.

References

  1. ↑ "University of Detroit Mercy Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Coach Deren '99 - Head Men's Soccer Coach". detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Men's Soccer Career Coaching Records" (PDF). detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. March 28, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Detroit Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. August 8, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Horizon League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Detroit Titans Men's Soccer Individual Accolades" (PDF). detroittitans.com. University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2018.


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