Temple Owls men's soccer


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. Temple plays their home matches at Temple Owls Sports Complex, on the campus of Temple University.

Coaching history

Temple University has had four coaches in their program's existence.
YearsCoachGamesWLTPct.
1926–1929James Neeley----.000
1930–1970Pete Leaness----.000
1971–1973Walter Bahr----.000
1974–1993John Boles----.000
1994–1997Hugh McInaw----.000
1998–2017Dave MacWilliams----.000
2018–Brian Rowland----.000

Seasons

NCAA Tournament history

Temple has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 1985.

Rivalries

Located in Philadelphia, the program has long-standing historic rivals with the other university's soccer programs in the area. 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. 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.
Historically, the Owls have been rivals with West Chester, but the two sides are now in different divisions, and have not met since 1997.

Record against City 6 teams

SchoolRecord
Drexel27–16–4
La Salle48–17–3
Penn7–23–6
Saint Joseph's37–14–7
Villanova23–10–3
Total142–80–23

Individual honors

All-Americans

Sixteen players have been named first-team All-Americans.

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.
SeasonCoachSelectorsRecord
1941Pete LeanessIntercollegiate Soccer Football Association5–0–3
1951Pete LeanessIntercollegiate Soccer Football Association8–0–1
1953Pete LeanessSoccer Bowl/ISFA9–0–0