DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer
| DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer | |||
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 2023 DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer team | |||
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| Founded | 1982 | ||
| University | DePaul University | ||
| Head coach | Mark Plotkin (7th season) | ||
| Conference | Big East | ||
| Location | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Stadium | Wish Field (Capacity: 1,500) | ||
| Nickname | Blue Demons | ||
| Colors | Royal blue and scarlet[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 2008 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 2007 | |||
The DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer team is the intercollegiate soccer program representing DePaul University. The school competes in the Big East Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team plays on campus in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois at Wish Field.
Seasons
[edit]Year-by-year
[edit]| National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Division Champions ‡ | NCAA Tournament berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results[2] | Tournament results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | Conference | NCAA[3] | ||||||||
| W | L | T | W | L | T | Finish | |||||
| 1982 | Tim Hankinson | Independent | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Sandor Szabo | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | 9 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | Dan Coughlin | 2 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | 5 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | John Barrett | 5 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Great Midwest | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5th / 6 | — | — | |
| 1992 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5th / 6 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4th / 6 | Semifinals | — | ||
| 1994 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3rd / 6th | Semifinals | — | ||
| 1995 | Conference USA[4] | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8th / 9 | First round | — | |
| 1996 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7th / 9 | Quarterfinals | — | ||
| 1997 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9th / 9 | First round | — | ||
| 1998 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9th / 9 | First round | — | ||
| 1999 | Tom Secco | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7th / 9 | — | — | |
| 2000 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th / 9 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | Craig Blazer | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11th / 11 | — | — | |
| 2002 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8th / 11 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8th / 11 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10th / 10 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Big East[5] | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8th, Red | — | — | |
| 2006 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6th, Red | First round | — | ||
| 2007‡ | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1st, Red‡ | Semifinals | — | ||
| 2008^ | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3rd, Red | Semifinals | First round | ||
| 2009 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5th, Red | Quarterfinals | — | ||
| 2010 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6th, Red | First round | — | ||
| 2011 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6th, Red | First round | — | ||
| 2012 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8th, Red | — | — | ||
| 2013 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10th / 10 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9th / 10 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6th / 10 | First round | — | ||
| 2016 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th / 10 | First round | — | ||
| 2017 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9th / 10 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | Mark Plotkin | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7th / 10 | — | — | |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10th / 10 | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4th, MW | — | — | ||
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8th / 11 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9th / 11 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5th, MW | — | — | ||
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3rd, MW | First round | — | ||
NCAA Tournament history
[edit]DePaul has appeared in one NCAA Tournament. Their most recent performance came in 2008. Their combined NCAA record is 0–1–0.[3]
| Season | Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | First round | Bradley | 0–2 |
Memorial
[edit]Chase Stegall (2004 – June 2, 2025) was a midfielder who played for the DePaul men's soccer team from 2023-2024. He was the son of former NFL and CFL player Milt Stegall as well as his mother Darlene. He was a native of Atlanta, Georgia.
As a freshman in 2023 Stegall did not see any playtime. However for the 2024 season he played in 16 out of 17 games, scoring a goal against Drake on September 2nd.[6] He would see 369 minutes of playing time.
A sophomore aged only 20, Stegall was found unresponsive in his dorm room on the morning of June 2nd, 2025 and was pronounced dead at the scene.[7] It was published by Stegall on the DePaul website in February that he had a history of seizures. An autopsy at the Cook County medical examiner's office is scheduled.[8]
On August 8th it was announced on the DePaul Athletics Instagram page that the team would wear #19 patches on all kits for the 2025 season to honor Stegall.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ DePaul University Graphic Identity Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "MSOC Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). DePaul University Athletics. June 18, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "NCAA Soccer: Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Conference USA - MSOC Record Book through 2018" (PDF). Conference USA. January 15, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Big East Men's Soccer Record Book". Issuu. July 23, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Chase Stegall". MEN'S SOCCER. DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Christian Farr (June 3, 2025). "Sudden death of DePaul soccer player Chase Stegall stuns roommate, campus". NBC. NBCUniversal Media. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Mary Norkol (June 3, 2025). "DePaul soccer player Chase Stegall dies in residence hall". Chicago Sun Times. Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ "depaulathletics". Instagram. depaulmsoc. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
