La Salle Explorers men's soccer

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La Salle Explorers men's soccer
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Founded1949;76 years ago (1949)
University La Salle University
Head coachTaylor Thames (4th season)
Conference A-10
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stadium McCarthy Stadium
(Capacity: 7,500)
NicknameExplorers
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
1978
Conference Regular Season championships
1984, 1985, 1987
For information on all La Salle University sports, see La Salle Explorers

The La Salle Explorers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. La Salle's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1949. The team plays its home games at McCarthy Stadium. The Explorers are coached by Taylor Thames.

Contents

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
La Salle (Independent)(1949–1964)
1949Frank Wiehec 3–4–1
1950Joseph Smith 2–6–0
1951Joseph Smith 1–7–0
1952Joseph Smith 3–5–0
1953Joseph Smith 1–7–2
1954Joseph Smith 3–8–0
1955Joseph Smith 2–6–0
1956Joseph Smith 2–6–0
1957Joseph Smith 4–6–0
1958Joseph Smith 3–6–2
1959Joseph Smith 5–5–1
1960Joseph Smith 5–5–0
1961Joseph Smith 3–7–1
1962Joseph Smith 0–10–1
1963Joseph Smith 1–6–1
1964Joseph Smith 1–8–0
La Salle (MAC)(1965–1968)
1965Joseph Smith 1–7–01–5–0
1966Joseph Smith 0–8–10–6–1
1967Dr. John Smith 0–9–10–7–1
1968Dr. John Smith 2–10–01–10–0
MAC Total:3–34–22–28–2
La Salle (Independent)(1969–1979)
1969Bill Wilkinson 5–7–1
1970Bill Wilkinson 7–5–1
1971Bill Wilkinson 10–3–2
1972Bill Wilkinson 9–4–1
1973Bill Wilkinson 9–5–1
1974Bill Wilkinson 6–4–4
1975Bill Wilkinson 6–6–1
1976Shelly Chamberlain 10–4–2
1977Bill Wilkinson 9–5–1
1978Bill Wilkinson 9–5–1 NCAA First Round
1979Bill Wilkinson 10–7–1
La Salle (ECC)(1980)
1980Bill Wilkinson 2–9–41–3–1
ECC Total:2–9–41–3–1
La Salle (Independent)(1981–1983)
1981Bill Wilkinson 10–3–2
1982Bill Wilkinson 14–4–0
1983Bill Wilkinson 7–7–2
La Salle (MAAC [3] )(1984–1991)
1984Bill Wilkinson 7–10–25–1–11st
1985Bill Wilkinson 10–6–36–0–11st
1986Bill Wilkinson 10–7–25–2–03rd
1987Pat Farrell 11–6–26–1–0T–1st
1988Pat Farrell 10–8–35–1–12nd
1989Pat Farrell 10–6–04–1–02nd, South
1990Pat Farrell 11–10–16–2–02nd
1991Pat Farrell 11–7–16–2–02nd
MAAC Total:80–60–1432–8–3
La Salle (MCC [4] )(1992–1994)
1992Pat Farrell 9–10–21–5–18thMCC Runner-Up
1993Pat Farrell 1–16–21–5–07thMCC First Round
1994Pat Farrell 11–8–05–4–03rdMCC First Round
MCC Total:21–34–47–14–1
La Salle (Atlantic 10 Conference [5] )(1995–present)
1995Pat Farrell 10–7–25–4–25th
1996Pat Farrell 12–5–27–2–22ndA10 Semifinals
1997Pat Farrell 10–9–17–4–03rdA10 Runner-Up
1998Pat Farrell 3–13–12–8–110th
1999Pat Farrell 8–10–05–6–0T–7th
2000Pat Farrell 2–13–01–9–011th
2001Pat Farrell 6–9–24–6–18th
2002Pat Farrell 8–10–16–5–06th
2003Pat Farrell 5–11–33–8–0T–9th
2004Pat Farrell 10–8–16–5–06thA10 First Round
2005Pat Farrell 6–9–43–4–29th
2006Pat Farrell 7–9–23–5–19th
2007Pat Farrell 6–11–14–5–0T–8th
2008Pat Farrell 2–14–31–8–014th
2009Pat Farrell 6–10–32–5–211th
2010Pat Farrell 9–7–36–2–12ndA10 Runner-Up
2011Pat Farrell 7–9–44–2–34th A10 Semifinals
2012Pat Farrell 10–7–34–4–17th A10 First Round
2013Pat Farrell 8–8–45–2–14th A10 Semifinals
2014Pat Farrell 7–9–33–3–2T–6th A10 First Round
2015Pat Farrell 6–10–22–5–111th
2016 Rob Irvine 10–8–15–3–03rd A10 First Round
2017Rob Irvine 8–9–13–5–010th
2018Rob Irvine 3–11–30–5–313th
2019Rob Irvine 8–9–14–4–06th A10 First Round
2020Rob Irvine 5–5–12–3–18th
2021Taylor Thames 6–10–02–6–012th
2022Taylor Thames 5–9–43–3–28th A10 First Round
2023Taylor Thames 5–8–41–5–214th
2024Taylor Thames 6–8–43–3–28th A10 First Round
Total:471–584–118 (.452)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

La Salle has appeared in one NCAA tournament.

YearRecordSeedRegionRoundOpponentResults
1978 8–4–1N/ATempleFirst round Philadelphia U L 1–5 [6]

References

  1. ↑ La Salle Brand Standards Manual (PDF). July 29, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Men's Soccer". La Salle University Athletics. GoExplorers.com.
  3. ↑ "Men's Soccer All-Time Standings". MAAC. MAACSports.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Horizon League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Record Book (1987-2014)" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 18. Retrieved June 12, 2016.


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