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 seven coaches in their program's existence.
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
The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universi ...
,
La Salle and
Saint Joseph's of the
Atlantic 10 Conference
The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern ...
,
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.
[Temple Men's Soccer Media Guide, p. 43]
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
Individual honors
All-Americans
Sixteen players have been named first-team All-Americans.
* 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
Walter Chyzowych ( ua, Володимир Чижович, Volodymyr Chyzhovych) (April 20, 1937 – September 2, 1994) was a Ukrainian-born football (soccer), soccer player who played for Philadelphia Ukrainians, Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals a ...
, 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
The NCAA held its first men's National Collegiate Soccer Championship in 1959, with eight teams selected for the tournament. Before 1959, national champions were selected by a committee of the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA) ba ...
, and in 1952 they won the Soccer Bowl.
References
;Primary sources
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;Footnotes
External links
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1926 establishments in Pennsylvania
Soccer clubs in Philadelphia
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