Temple Owls men's soccer

Temple Owls men's soccer
Founded	1926;99 years ago (1926)
University	Temple University
Head coach	Bryan Green (1st season)
Conference	American
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stadium	Temple Owls Sports Complex (Capacity: 500)
Nickname	Owls
Colors	Cherry and white [1]
Home Away
Pre-tournament ISFA/ISFL championships
1941, 1951, 1953 Soccer Bowl: 1952
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1966
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1985
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1985
NCAA Tournament appearances
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. ^[2] Temple plays their home matches at Temple Owls Sports Complex, on the campus of Temple University.

Players

Current roster

As of 20 Sep 2024 ^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   BER Andrew Kempe 2 DF   USA Erick Hernandez 3 DF   PUR Nikolai Zapolskikh 4 DF   MEX Diego Diaz 5 MF   USA Jayden Jackson 6 MF   USA Kemali Green 7 FW   CAN Xavier Rimpel 8 MF   AUT Lukas Egarter 9 FW   MEX Juan Zepeda 10 MF   NOR Teo Strand 11 MF   GER Rocco Haeufgloeckner 12 MF   USA Anthony Perez 13 MF   JPN Tessho Kobayashi 14 MF   USA Elias Betancourt

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW   SWE Elliot Rigbert 17 MF   USA Alex Champagne 18 MF   USA Chase Jackson 19 FW   USA Charlie Votel 20 FW   USA Nathan Brown 21 DF   USA Aaron Markowitz 22 MF   USA Cohen Williams 23 DF   USA Paolo Kampula 24 MF   USA George Medill 27 MF   USA Edgar Bazan 28 GK   USA Diego Dauzier 29 MF   USA Harrison Dandridge 30 GK   USA Flannan Riley 31 GK   USA Zain Hameed

Coaching history

Temple University has had seven coaches in their program's existence. ^[4]

Years	Coach	Games	W	L	T	%
1926–1929	James Neeley	-	-	-	-	.000
1930–1970	Pete Leanesss	-	-	-	-	.000
1971–1973	Walter Bahr	-	-	-	-	.000
1974–1993	John Boles	-	-	-	-	.000
1994–1997	Hugh McInaw	-	-	-	-	.000
1998–2017	Dave MacWilliams	-	-	-	-	.000
2018-2022	Brian Rowland	-	-	-	-	.000
2023-	Bryan Green

Seasons

NCAA Tournament history

Temple has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 1985. ^[5]

Rivalries

Further information: 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. ^[6] 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. ^[7] 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. ^[8]

Historically, the Owls have been rivals with West Chester, but the two sides are now in different divisions, and have not met since 1997. ^[8]

Record against City 6 teams

School	Record [8]
Drexel	27–16–4
La Salle	48–17–3
Penn	7–23–6
Saint Joseph's	37–14–7
Villanova	23–10–3
Total	142–80–23

Individual honors

All-Americans

Sixteen players have been named first-team All-Americans. ^[9]

• 1942: Pete Lorenc, Forward
• 1944: Walter Bahr, Midfielder
• 1945: Fred Barlow, Defender
• 1946: Fred Barlow, Defender
• 1946: Al Laverson, Midfielder
• 1946: Ben McLaughlin, Forward
• 1947: John Hughes, Forward
• 1947: Tom Lambert, Midfielder
• 1948: Tom Lambert, Midfielder
• 1952: Jack Dunn, Forward
• 1953: Leonard Oliver, Midfielder
• 1954: Jack Dunn, Forward
• 1954: Leonard Oliver, Midfielder
• 1955: Robert Simpson, Midfielder
• 1959: Walter Chyzowych, Forward
• 1959: James Gallo, Midfielder
• 1960: William Charlton, Forward
• 1966: John Boles, Midfielder
• 1967: Louis Meehl, Midfielder
• 1968: Bob Peffle, Defender

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. ^[10]

Season	Competition	Organiser	Record/ Score	Coach
1941	Tournament	ISFA	5–0–3	Pete Leaness
1951	Tournament	ISFA	8–0–1	Pete Leaness
1953	Tournament	ISFA	9–0–0	Pete Leaness
1952	Soccer Bowl	ISFA	(2–0) [n 1]	Pete Leaness

Notes

1. Indicates match score.

References

Primary sources

• "Temple Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). owlsports.com. Philadelphia: Temple University Athletics. September 7, 2017. pp. 1–51. Retrieved January 28, 2018.

Footnotes

1. "Temple University Logo Usage Guide" (PDF). April 29, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
2. "Temple hires men's soccer coach". The Temple News. December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
3. Men's soccer roster on owlsports.com
4. Temple Men's Soccer Media Guide, pp. 37–42
5. "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 30, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
6. "History - City 6". phillycity6.com. August 5, 2007. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
7. "A Family of Philadelphia Rivals". philadelphiabig5.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
8. Temple Men's Soccer Media Guide, p. 43
9. Temple Men's Soccer Media Guide, p. 31
10. "NCAA College Soccer Championships". American Soccer History Archives. August 14, 2011. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2018.

External links

• Official website