# SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) of NCAA Division I soccer. The Cougars play their home matches on Bob Guelker Field at Ralph Korte Stadium located in the southwest corner of the SIUE campus in Edwardsville, Illinois.
It was announced on June 2, 2017, that the Cougars' men's soccer and wrestling teams would become affiliate members of the Mid-American Conference beginning in the 2018 season. Through the cooperative efforts of the MVC and the MAC, the Cougars soccer team made the move a year earlier than originally announced and played the 2017 season in the MAC.
On November 30, 2018, it was reported that Mario Sanchez had resigned to accept the position of director of youth development and community relations for Louisville City FC of the United Soccer League. The search for a permanent replacement began immediately. On January 18, Michigan State assistant coach Cale Wassermann was named as the Cougars' new head coach.
SIUE would return to MVC men's soccer in 2021. In March 2023, the Cougars' primary conference home of the OVC announced it would launch a men's soccer league in the 2023 fall season with SIUE as one of its eight members.

## History
### Beginning: Bob Guelker era

The SIUE soccer program first entered competition in 1967 under the leadership of National Soccer Hall of Fame coach Bob Guelker. Guelker had been hired away from St. Louis University, where he had also started the program, winning five NCAA championships in eight seasons, including the first NCAA soccer title in 1959. The Cougars were invited to the NCAA tournament in Guelker's third year at the helm and reached the Elite 8 the next two seasons.
When the NCAA started a second division for soccer in 1972, SIUE moved into the new division, since its other athletic programs were also in Division II, and a number of other college soccer powers also made the move. That team went 11–0–3 for the season, winning the first Division II championship. (Of the 24 schools in that inaugural Division II tournament, SIUE and 7 others currently play in Division I (3 others moved into Division I in 1973 but have since moved down), 5 others would later win Division II championships, and Akron, Hartwick, and SIUE would later win Division I crowns.)
After winning the Division II title, SIUE took advantage of the NCAA rule then in effect that allowed Division II schools to play one sport in Division I and one sport in Division III, and moved to Division I. In the next ten seasons, Guelker's Cougars were invited to the Division I tournament every year, advancing to four College Cup semifinals appearances and winning the Division I title in 1979.
Toward the end of Guelker's tenure, scandal in some of the university's other sports programs brought about a major reduction of funding for all sports, and the program went into a period of decline.
Guelker headed the program until his death in February 1986. In his nineteen seasons, only the first (3–3–0) was a non-winning one, and he compiled a record of 216–67–21, with fourteen appearances in the NCAA tournament (thirteen in Division I).

### The Ed Huneke era

Coach Guelker was succeeded by former Cougar player Ed Huneke. During Huneke's years, the program moved from a Division I independent to membership in the short-lived Big Central Soccer Conference, back to being an independent, a short associate membership in the Mid-Continent Conference, and then reluctantly stepped down to join the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) in 1996.
During the university's twelve years in the GLVC, Huneke's Cougars won six regular season titles, four conference tournaments, and received seven invitations to the NCAA Division II tournament, where they reached the Division II College Cup semifinals three times and were national runner-up in 2004.
Huneke coached the Cougars for twenty-two seasons, building a record of 251–155–34.

### The Kevin Kalish era

From Huneke's retirement in 2008 through the 2013 season, the program was led by Kevin Kalish, who took it both back into Division I and into competition in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). During the Cougars' first season (2010) in the MVC, they finished second in both the conference regular season (to Creighton) and the conference tournament (to Bradley).
In 2012, the Cougars were ranked during the season for the first time since the 1980s, finished second in the MVC in both the regular season and the conference tournament (both to NCAA semifinalist Creighton), and narrowly missed returning to the Division I tournament for the first time since 1982. For the season, Kalish was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Midwest Region Coach of the Year, and his staff was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coaching Staff of the year.
Kalish compiled a 49–46–14 record in his six seasons.
On December 6, 2012, it was announced that Kevin Kalish was leaving for a job that would allow him to spend more time with his family.

### The Interim

On December 6, 2013, Associate Head Coach Scott Donnelly was named to succeed Kevin Kalish and become SIUE's fourth head coach. For the second year in a row, Donnelly's incoming players were rated one of the top recruiting classes in the country.
On August 10, 2014, it was announced that Donnelly had suddenly and unexpectedly resigned after being recruited to be the new Technical Advisor for the Northeast region of the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer). Seventh year goalkeepers coach Brian Jones and first year assistant coach David Korn were named co-head coaches.
The Cougars started the 2014 season in frustrating fashion, with five overtime games in the first six and a record of 0–6–2 after eight games. Then they entered Missouri Valley Conference play and ran off four straight victories. An embarrassing loss at NIU was followed by a tie at nationally ranked Louisville and another tie at home to eventual MVC champion Missouri State. Completing the regular season at 5–8–2, the Cougars entered the MVC Tournament as the #2 seed and an opening round bye at Bradley. The Cougars rallied from trailing early to defeat Bradley 2–1 in the semifinals. Then, in their school record ninth overtime game of the season, the Cougars downed Missouri State 1–0 to win SIUE's first MVC Tournament Championship and earn a spot in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship for the first time since 1982 and then advanced to the second round.
Athletic Director Dr. Brad Hewitt announced on December 5 that SIUE would conduct a nationwide search for a new head coach stating, "We will secure the best possible leadership to maintain and enhance the strong academic, athletic and community engagement standards that define SIUE Soccer and SIUE Athletics.". David Korn remained as associate head coach and Scott Gyllenberg was retained as assistant coach. Brian Jones, however, departed to become the goalkeepers coach of the professional Saint Louis Football Club of the United Soccer Leagues.

### The Mario Sanchez era

On January 27, 2015, Mario Sanchez, the associate head coach of the Louisville Cardinals was introduced as the new Cougars head coach.
In Sanchez' first season, the Cougars went 12–4–1 overall and 5–1–0 in the MVC, earning the first conference title since joining the league in 2010. With a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) of 39 (out of 206 teams), the Cougars were 28th of the teams that did not receive an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship; since there were only 24 at-large berths available, SIUE was passed over.
In Sanchez' second season, the Cougars won the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, the team's second title in three years, and earned the MVC's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The Cougars tied #13 Michigan State 1–1 and advanced to the second round on penalty kicks 9–8. They tied #11 Butler 0–0 and advanced to the third round on penalty kicks 5–4. They finally lost at #2 Wake Forest 2–1 in the program's first Division I Sweet 16 game since 1982.
On May 9, 2017, SIUE and Saint Louis U. (SLU) verbally agreed to resume their soccer rivalry in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The annual Bronze Boot game was once the premier rivalry game in U.S. college soccer. The 1972, 1973, and 1980 games rank as the 14th, 7th, and 1st largest crowds in NCAA soccer history. “I remember hearing about the Bronze Boot;” declared SIUE coach Mario Sanchez. “It was one of college soccer’s biggest games every year. I’m ready for it to happen again." While the annual match was once played at Busch Memorial Stadium, the 2018 game will be at SLU's Hermann Stadium, with the 2019 meeting moving to SIUE's Ralph Korte Stadium. SLU leads the series 9–26–1.
The news was released on November 30, 2018, that Mario Sanchez resigned to join the Louisville City FC as director of youth development and community relations for the United Soccer League team.

### The Cale Wassermann era

On January 18, 2019, following a national search, Michigan State assistant coach Cale Wassermann was named as the Cougars' new head coach.
On June 12, 2020, a month after the MAC announced the cancellation of its men's soccer tournament, MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin and SIUE Director of Athletics Tim Hall announced that SIUE men's soccer would return to the Missouri Valley Conference beginning with the 2021 season.
After SIUE had played two seasons in the MVC, the OVC announced on March 28, 2023 that it would add men's soccer for the 2023 season and beyond. The new league includes SIUE, three other full OVC members, and four single-sport affiliates.
On October 22, 2023, the Cougars clinched the regular season championship of the OVC. It was SIUE's first regular season soccer title since 2015 and the first OVC regular season title in any men's sport. On November 11, the Cougars added the Inaugural OVC Men's Soccer Tournament title. In defeating Incarnate Word 1-0, they earned the OVC's Automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament, the program's first bid in seven years. They lost a hard-fought match at Memphis 2-1 to finish the season 16-1-3.
On Halloween, October 31, 2024, the Cougars clinched their second regular season OVC championship. On November 16, the Cougars added their second OVC Men's Soccer Tournament title. In defeating Houston Christian 3-2 on a second overtime golden goal, they earned the OVC's Automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. After losing OVC Goalkeeper of the Year Rob Gjelaj to a leg injury during pre-game warmups, the Cougars lost on a snowy afternoon at 23rd ranked Western Michigan 5-1 to finish the season 12-5-3.

## Players
### Current roster

    As of 18 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 | USA | Rob Gjelaj |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Elliott Forestier |
| 4 | DF | USA | Wes Gibson |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Archie McDonnell |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Carles Zomeno |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Jacobo Sanfeliu |
| 8 | MF | SUI | Yasha Schaerer |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Pavel Dashin |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Nacho Abeal |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Stephan Moreira |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Enrique Ezquerro |
| 13 | DF | USA | Patrick Coleman |
| 14 | MF | USA | Zach Renz |
| 15 | DF | USA | Bobby Pauly |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | USA | Jacob Bilyeu |
| 18 | MF | USA | Ben Perkins |
| 19 | DF | GER | Nic Muench |
| 21 | FW | USA | Ryley Gibbs |
| 22 | MF | USA | Jake Karolczak |
| 23 | MF | USA | Brian Franco |
| 24 | MF | USA | Karson Gibbs |
| 25 | DF | USA | Anton Mosley |
| 26 | MF | USA | Tyler Sargent |
| 27 | DF | USA | Garrison Hill |
| 28 | DF | USA | Colin Bastianoni |
| 29 | GK | USA | Ethan Kornas |
| 30 | GK | USA | Patrick O'Day |

### All Americans

Through the years, more than 70 Cougars have gone on to play professionally, and 28 have been named All-Americans for their play at SIUE.
* Jack Blake 1970
* John Carenza 1970–71
* Vince Fassi 1972
* Tom Galati 1973
* John Stremlau 1973 & 1975
* Chris Carenza 1974
* Bob Kessen 1974
* Greg Makowski 1975–77
* Mike Kelley 1978
* Tom Groark 1981 First Team
* Ed Gettemeier 1982 Third Team
* Chris Hundelt 1983 Third Team
* Bill Stallings 1984 Third Team
* Steve Trittschuh 1985 Third Team &1986 First Team
* Matt Little 1997 First Team
* Justin McMillian 2001 First Team
* Chris Camacho 2002 Third Team
* Addae Rique 2003 First Team
* Cal Thomas 2003 First Team
* Tim Velten 2003 Third Team
* Michael Burgund 2004 Second Team
* Mike Banner 2005 First Team
* Kevin Thibodeau 2005 Second Team
* John Matthews 2006 Third Team
* Greg Crook 2007 Second Team
* Zach Bauer 2007 Third Team
* Randy Roy 2007 Second Team
* Dustin Attarian 2007 Second Team
Three Cougars have been named to the NSCAA Men's University Division Scholar All-America Teams.
* Ryan Bauer, 2012, Second Team
* Matt Polster. 2014. First Team
* Jacob Wieser. 2015. First Team

## Coaching staff

    As of 18 Sep 2024
| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Cale Wassermann |
| Assistant coach | Jordan Grant |
| Assistant coach | Jaxsen Wirth |
| Assistant coach | Andy Brennan |

## Statistics
### Record by year

Reference
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| SIU Edwardsville (Single Division Independent) (1967–1971) ||||||
| 1967 | Bob Guelker | 3-3-0 | | | |
| 1968 | Bob Guelker | 10-0-0 | | | |
| 1969 | Bob Guelker | 10-1-1 | | | NCAA Round of 16 |
| 1970 | Bob Guelker | 9-3-0 | | | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1971 | Bob Guelker | 10-2-1 | | | NCAA Elite 8 |
| SIU Edwardsville (Division II Independent) (1972–Only) ||||||
| 1972 | Bob Guelker | 11-0-3 | | | NCAA Div. II College Cup Champion |
| SIU Edwardsville (Division I Independent) (1973–1987) ||||||
| 1973 | Bob Guelker | 11-2-1 | | | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1974 | Bob Guelker | 12-3-0 | | | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1975 | Bob Guelker | 14-4-0 | | | NCAA College Cup Runner-up |
| 1976 | Bob Guelker | 12-4-0 | | | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1977 | Bob Guelker | 12-4-1 | | | NCAA College Cup 3rd Place |
| 1978 | Bob Guelker | 14-3-1 | | | NCAA Elite 8 |
| 1979 | Bob Guelker | 19-2-3 | | | NCAA College Cup Champion |
| 1980 | Bob Guelker | 10-8-2 | | | NCAA 1st round |
| 1981 | Bob Guelker | 13-4-1 | | | NCAA 1st round |
| 1982 | Bob Guelker | 15-4-1 | | | NCAA College Cup 3rd Place |
| 1983 | Bob Guelker | 10-6-2 | | | |
| 1984 | Bob Guelker | 8-7-4 | | | |
| 1985 | Bob Guelker | 13-7-0 | | | |
| Bob Guelker: | Bob Guelker: | 216-67-21 .745 | | | |
| 1986 | Ed Huneke | 11-5-2 | | | |
| SIU Edwardsville (Big Central Soccer Conference) (1987–1990) ||||||
| 1987 | Ed Huneke | 9-8-3 | 2-0-2 | t-1st of 5 | |
| 1988 | Ed Huneke | 10-9-2 | 4-2-0 | 2nd of 7 | |
| 1989 | Ed Huneke | 11–9–1 | 2–4–0 | t-4th of 6 | |
| 1990 | Ed Huneke | 11–10–1 | 4–2-0 | 3rd of 7 | |
| SIU Edwardsville (Division I Independent) (1991–1993) ||||||
| 1991 | Ed Huneke | 9-11-0 | | | |
| 1992 | Ed Huneke | 12–5-1 | | | |
| 1993 | Ed Huneke | 4-14-0 | | | |
| SIU Edwardsville (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1995) ||||||
| 1994 | Ed Huneke | 6-12-0 | 3-5-0 | 4th of 5 West | |
| 1995 | Ed Huneke | 3–13–1 | 2-5-1 | 5th of 5 West | |
| SIU Edwardsville (Great Lakes Valley Conference (Division II)) (1996–2007) ||||||
| 1996 | Ed Huneke | 11–7-1 | 6-4-1 | 6th of 12 | |
| 1997 | Ed Huneke | 18–2-1 | 2–4–1 | 1st of 12 | NCAA Div. II 1st round |
| 1998 | Ed Huneke | 7–11–1 | 5–6-0 | 7th of 12 | |
| 1999 | Ed Huneke | 11-7–1 | 8-2–1 | 3rd of 12 | |
| 2000 | Ed Huneke | 11-7–2 | 8-3–0 | 3rd of 12 | |
| 2001 | Ed Huneke | 17-3-3 | 9-0-1 | 1st (tie) of 11 | NCAA Div. II College Cup 3rd Place |
| 2002 | Ed Huneke | 13-4–2 | 7–2–1 | 2nd (tie) of 11 | |
| 2003 | Ed Huneke | 16–4-1 | 10-0-0 | 1st of 11 | NCAA Div. II Round of 16 |
| 2004 | Ed Huneke | 19-3-2 | 8-0-2 | 1st of 11 | NCAA Div. II College Cup Runner-up |
| 2005 | Ed Huneke | 16-3-3 | 11–0–1 | 1st of 14 | NCAA Div. II College Cup 3rd Place |
| 2006 | Ed Huneke | 15-4-3 | 10-2–1 | 1st of 14 | NCAA Div. II Round of 16 |
| 2007 | Ed Huneke | 11–4-3 | 9–2–2 | 2nd of 14 | NCAA Div. II Round of 16 |
| Ed Huneke: | Ed Huneke: | 251-155-34 .609 | | | |
| SIU Edwardsville (Division I Independent) (2008–2009) ||||||
| 2008 | Kevin Kalish | 5–8-1 | | | |
| 2009 | Kevin Kalish | 5-9-3 | | | |
| SIU Edwardsville (Missouri Valley Conference) (2010–2016) ||||||
| 2010 | Kevin Kalish | 10-5-4 | 4–1–2 | 2nd of 8 | |
| 2011 | Kevin Kalish | 8–8–4 | 1-4-1 | 6th of 7 | |
| 2012 | Kevin Kalish | 13-7-0 | 4–2–0 | 2nd of 7 | |
| 2013 | Kevin Kalish | 8-9-2 | 3-3-0 | 4th of 7 | |
| Kevin Kalish: | Kevin Kalish: | 49-46-14 .514 | | | |
| 2014 | Brian Jones & David Korn | 8-9-4 | 4-1-1 | 2nd of 7 | NCAA 2nd round |
| Jones & Korn: | Jones & Korn: | 8-9-4 .476 | 4-1-1 | | |
| 2015 | Mario Sanchez | 12–4–2 | 5–1–0 | 1st of 7 | |
| 2016 | Mario Sanchez | 10–5–7 | 4–1–3 | 2nd of 7 | NCAA Round of 16 |
| SIU Edwardsville (Mid-American Conference) (2017–2020) ||||||
| 2017 | Mario Sanchez | 7–10–1 | 2–3–0 | 3rd of 6 | |
| 2018 | Mario Sanchez | 9–5–4 | 1–3–1 | 5th of 6 | |
| Mario Sanchez: | Mario Sanchez: | 38–24–14 .592 | 12–8–4 | | |
| 2019 | Cale Wassermann | 8–5–4 | 2–1–2 | t-2nd of 6 | |
| 2020 | Cale Wassermann | 5–5–0 | 2–5–0 | 6th of 6 | |
| SIU Edwardsville (Missouri Valley Conference) (2021–2022) ||||||
| 2021 | Cale Wassermann | 6–10–2 | 4–6–0 | 3rd of 6 | |
| 2022 | Cale Wassermann | 5–9–2 | 2–6–0 | 6th of 7 | |
| SIU Edwardsville (Ohio Valley Conference) (2023–present) ||||||
| 2023 | Cale Wassermann | 16–1–3 | 9–0–1 | 1st of 8 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 2024 | Cale Wassermann | 12–5–3 | 8–1–1 | 1st of 8 | NCAA 1st Round |
| Cale Wassermann: | Cale Wassermann: | 52–35–14 .584 | 27–19–4 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 614–333–102 | 158–71–25 | | |
| 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 ||||||

### Conference standings

1987 Big Central Soccer Conference standings :
| Program inaugurated, 1966–67 Independent 1967–71 (Single NCAA Division) Division II Independent 1972 Division I Independent 1973–86 | 1987 Big Central Soccer Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Quincy 2 –0 –213 –4 –2 SIU Edwardsville 2 –0 –29 –8 –3 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 1 –2 –111 –8 –2 Marquette 1 –2 –19 –11 –1 Northern Illinois 1 –3 –06 –10 –2 Cincinnati* 0 –0 –09 –9 –1 Rankings from NSCAA *-Charter member did not compete | 1988 Big Central Soccer Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Quincy $ 5 –1 –012 –6 –2 SIU Edwardsville 4 –2 –010 –9 –2 Cincinnati 3 –2 –112 –7 –2 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 3 –3 –09 –12 –0 Drake 2 –2 –210 –7 –4 Marquette 2 –3 –112 –7 –2 Northern Illinois 0 –6 –07 –10 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NSCAA |
| 1989 Big Central Soccer Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Cincinnati 5 –1 –014 –4 –1 Wisconsin–Milwaukee 5 –1 –012 –5 –3 Northern Illinois $ 4 –2 –014 –4 –2 Quincy 3 –3 –012 –8 –1 SIU Edwardsville 2 –4 –011 –9 –1 Drake 1 –5 –09 –10 –0 Louisville 1 –5 –08 –11 –2 $ – Conference championRankings from NSCAA | 1990 Big Central Soccer Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 20 UW–Milwaukee $ 4 –1 –016 –4 –2 SIU Edwardsville 4 –2 –011 –10 –1 Drake 4 –2 –010 –8 –4 Wright State 3 –1 –012 –6 –2 Cincinnati 3 –3 –09 –10 –2 Quincy 1 –4 –07 –11 –0 Louisville 0 –6 –02 –13 –2 $ – Conference championRankings from NSCAA | Division I Independent 1991–93 |
| 1994 Mid-Continent Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Buffalo 5 –0 –111 –7 –1 Central Connecticut † 3 –2 –115 –6 –2 Valparaiso 2 –4 –02 –13 –1 Northeastern Illinois 1 –5 –01 –19 –0 West Eastern Illinois 6 –1 –112 –3 –1 Kansas City 5 –3 –010 –10 –0 Quincy 3 –4 –18 –8 –4 SIU Edwardsville 3 –5 –06 –12 –0 Western Illinois 2 –6 –04 –15 –0 † 1994 Mid-Con Tournament winner As of December 13, 1994 Rankings from NSCAA | 1995 Mid-Continent Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Central Connecticut † 5 –0 –115 –3 –3 Buffalo 3 –2 –19 –8 –2 Valparaiso 3 –3 –05 –12 –1 Northeastern Illinois 0 –6 –03 –14 –1 West Western Illinois 7 –1 –015 –4 –1 Kansas City 4 –4 –09 –10 –0 Quincy 3 –4 –15 –9 –1 Eastern Illinois 3 –5 –03 –12 –0 SIU Edwardsville 2 –5 –13 –13 –1 † 1995 Mid-Con Tournament winner As of December 12, 1994 Rankings from NSCAA | GLVC Standings 1996–2007 N/A Division I Independent 2008–09 |
| 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 14 Creighton 5 –1 –113 –5 –2 SIU Edwardsville 4 –1 –210 –5 –4 Missouri State 4 –1 –28 –7 –3 Drake 4 –2 –18 –8 –2 Bradley † 3 –3 –111 –9 –3 Evansville 3 –4 –07 –10 –1 Eastern Illinois 1 –5 –14 –12 –1 Central Arkansas 0 –7 –03 –13 –0 † 2010 MVC Tournament winner As of December 14, 2010 Rankings from NSCAA | 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Missouri State 5 –1 –09 –8 –2 No. 4 Creighton † 5 –1 –021 –2 –1 No. 25 Bradley 4 –2 –015 –6 –2 Drake 3 –3 –011 –8 –1 Central Arkansas 1 –3 –22 –12 –4 SIU Edwardsville 1 –4 –18 –8 –4 Evansville 0 –5 –15 –11 –1 As of December 13, 2011 Rankings from NSCAA | 2012 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Creighton† 5 –0 –116 –4 –2 SIU Edwardsville 4 –2 –013 –7 –0 Bradley 3 –2 –110 –6 –4 Evansville 3 –2 –19 –8 –1 Drake 2 –2 –26 –11 –4 Central Arkansas 1 –4 –18 –9 –1 Missouri State 0 –6 –05 –8 –4 As of December 11, 2012 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2013 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Missouri State 5 –1 –011 –5 –2 Drake 3 –1 –28 –8 –4 Bradley ‡ 3 –2 –114 –7 –2 SIU Edwardsville 3 –3 –08 –9 –2 Loyola Chicago 2 –3 –16 –11 –2 Evansville 2 –4 –010 –8 –1 Central Arkansas 0 –4 –24 –11 –2 ‡ - Tournament champion + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer ChampionshipRankings from November 25, 2013 NSCAA | 2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Missouri State 4 –0 –29 –5 –4 SIU Edwardsville ‡ 4 –1 –18 –9 –4 Evansville 4 –2 –06 –11 –1 Drake 3 –3 –05 –11 –3 Loyola Chicago 2 –2 –28 –6 –5 Bradley 1 –5 –09 –11 –0 Central Arkansas 0 –5 –12 –13 –1 ‡ - MVC Tournament champion + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer ChampionshipAs of November 23, 2014 Rankings from NSCAA | 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T SIUE 5 –1 –012 –4 –2 Bradley 4 –1 –17 –10 –1 Drake ‡ 3 –1 –213 –5 –3 Missouri State 3 –2 –16 –6 –5 Loyola Chicago 2 –2 –210 –4 –5 Central Arkansas 1 –5 –02 –15 –1 Evansville 0 –6 –03 –13 –0 ‡-MVC Tournament Champion +-Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer ChampionshipAs of November 22, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA |
| 2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 21 Loyola Chicago + 6 –1 –114 –4 –1 No. 22 SIUE ‡ 4 –1 –310 –5 –7 Evansville 4 –2 –29 –8 –3 Central Arkansas 4 –3 –17 –7 –3 Missouri State 3 –4 –19 –8 –2 Drake 2 –5 –16 –12 –1 Bradley 0 –7 –12 –15 –3 ‡-MVC Tournament Champion +-Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer ChampionshipAs of 13 December 2016 Rankings from NSCAA | 2017 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Western Michigan + 5 –0 –017 –4 –1 No. 3 Akron ‡ 4 –1 –018 –4 –2 SIU Edwardsville 2 –3 –07 –10 –1 West Virginia 1 –2 –29 –6 –4 Bowling Green 1 –3 –17 –9 –1 Northern Illinois 0 –4 –13 –11 –1 ‡ – 2017 MAC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer ChampionshipAs of December 13, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | 2018 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 22 West Virginia + 5 –0 –014 –7 –0 Bowling Green 2 –1 –26 –7 –4 Western Michigan 1 –1 –211 –6 –3 No. 2 Akron ‡ 1 –2 –115 –7 –2 SIU Edwardsville 1 –3 –19 –5 –4 Northern Illinois 1 –4 –08 –9 –1 ‡ – 2018 MAC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer ChampionshipAs of December 11, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
| 2019 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Akron 4 –0 –16 –10 –2 Western Michigan 2 –1 –211 –6 –2 SIUE 2 –1 –28 –5 –4 Northern Illinois 2 –3 –07 –10 –1 Bowling Green 2 –3 –013 –7 –1 West Virginia ‡ 0 –4 –110 –9 –2 ‡ – 2019 MAC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2019 NCAA tournamentAs of 25 November 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MAC | 2020 Mid-American Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bowling Green † 5 –2 –17 –5 –1 Western Michigan 5 –3 –17 –3 –1 West Virginia 4 –3 –16 –3 –1 Akron 3 –4 –14 –4 –2 Northern Illinois 4 –6 –05 –8 –1 SIU Edwardsville 2 –5 –05 –5 –0 † – Conference champion + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA tournamentAs of May 3, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | 2021 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 22 Missouri State ‡ 10 –0 –017 –2 –0 Loyola Chicago 6 –3 –19 –5 –2 SIU Edwardsville 4 –6 –06 –10 –2 Evansville 3 –6 –14 –14 –2 Drake 3 –7 –06 –9 –0 Bradley 3 –7 –05 –12 –1 ‡ – 2021 MVC Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2021 NCAA tournamentAs of December 14, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MVC |
| 2022 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Missouri State‡ 6 –0 –212 –2 –4 Drake 5 –2 –17 –4 –4 Evansville 3 –2 –38 –5 –6 Belmont 2 –2 –47 –4 –7 UIC 3 –4 –15 –9 –2 SIU Edwardsville 2 –6 –05 –9 –2 Bradley 1 –6 –15 –11 –3 ‡ – 2022 MVC Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2022 NCAA tournamentAs of December 13, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MVC | 2023 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T SIU Edwardsville ‡ 9 –0 –116 –1 –3 Incarnate Word 4 –3 –37 –8 –5 Liberty 4 –4 –29 –6 –3 Lindenwood $^#$ 3 –3 –47 –7 –6 Chicago State 3 –4 –35 –10 –4 Eastern Illinois 3 –5 –24 –10 –5 Houston Christian 2 –4 –44 –8 –6 Southern Indiana $^#$ 1 –6 –32 –12 –3 ‡ – 2023 Ohio Valley tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament $^#$ – Ineligible for NCAA tournament (In transition)As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: OVC | 2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T SIUE ‡ 8 –1 –112 –4 –3 Lindenwood $^#$ 6 –2 –211 –6 –3 Houston Christian 5 –2 –38 –7 –5 Liberty 5 –3 –27 –7 –3 Incarnate Word 3 –2 –56 –6 –6 Western Illinois 3 –7 –08 –11 –1 Southern Indiana $^#$ 1 –7 –22 –14 –2 Eastern Illinois 1 –8 –12 –12 –2 ‡ – 2024 Ohio Valley tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournament $^#$ – Ineligible for NCAA tournament (In transition)As of November 16, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: OVC |

### Attendance records

Source:
| # | Date | Rival | Location | Game | Att. |
| 1 | October 30, 1980 | St. Louis Billikens | Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO | 11h Annual Bronze Boot Game | 22,512 |
| 7 | November 8, 1973 | St. Louis Billikens | Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO | 4th Annual Bronze Boot Game | 20,112 |
| 10 | December 4, 1977 | Brown Bears | Edwards Stadium, Berkeley, CA | NCAA College Cup Semifinals | 16,503 |
| 14 | November 5, 1972 | St. Louis Billikens | Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO | 3rd Annual Bronze Boot Game | ≥15,000 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Hartwick vs San Francisco also played in the same day.

## Honors

* NCAA Division I Championship
** Winners (1): 1979
** Runners Up: 1975
* NCAA Division II Championship
** Winners (1): 1972
** Runners Up: 2004