# 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.

## Players
### Current roster

    As of 20 Sep 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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.
| 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.

## 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

| School | Record |
| 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.
* 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.
| 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) | Pete Leaness |

#### Notes

* ↑ Indicates match score.