DePaul Blue Demons men's soccer
American college soccer team
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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.
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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 (8th season) | ||
| Conference | Big East | ||
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| 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 | |||
Seasons
Year-by-year
| 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 | — | ||
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6th, MW | — | — | ||
NCAA Tournament history
DePaul has appeared in one NCAA Tournament. Their most recent performance came in 2008. Their combined NCAA record is 0–1–0.[3]
Memorial
Chase Stegall (November 9, 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 in Lincoln Park 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 was 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]
The cause of death was announced on September 3rd as a "sudden unexpected death in epilepsy", also known as SUDEP.[10]
