Chicago State Cougars
Founded2020
UniversityChicago State University
Head coachNorris Howze (1st season)
ConferenceOVC
LocationChicago, Illinois
StadiumSeatGeek Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
NicknameCougars
ColorsGreen and white[1]
   

The Chicago State Cougars men's soccer program represents the Chicago State University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions.[2] The Cougars soccer team began play in NCAA Division I in the 2020–21 season and the Western Athletic Conference in the 2021 season.[3] CSU moved to the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a men's soccer affiliate for the 2022 season. After that season, the MAC shut down its men's soccer league, and the Cougars joined the newly formed men's soccer league of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).[4]

The Cougars play their home matches at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.[5] Norris Howze is the current head coach.[6]

History

Chicago State University announced on June 23, 2020, that it would finally begin a men's soccer team, effective immediately.[2] This fulfilled the school's commitment to add the sport when joining the Western Athletic Conference in 2014. CSU had later budgeted for a team in 2016, but the school did not then begin play due to financial challenges and seriously discussed leaving Division I.[7] The decision to finally add men's soccer came at the same time the school dropped baseball due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cougars were to play in their full-time home of the WAC,[3] but did not begin conference play until 2021.[2] The school later announced that it would depart the WAC in June 2022.[8]

The team's first head coach, Trevor Banks, stepped down on February 25, 2022.[9]

On May 27, 2022, the Cougars announced they would move their soccer program to the Mid-American Conference and play as an affiliate member in that sport only.[10]

In March 2023, the Ohio Valley Conference announced it would launch a men's soccer league in the 2023 fall season with Chicago State as one of its eight members. [11]

Seasons

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (2020-21)
2020-21 Trevor Banks 1–2–0–––
Western Athletic Conference (2021)
2021 Trevor Banks 2–13–30–9–212th–
WAC Total: 2–13–30–9–2
Mid-American Conference (2022)
2022 Norris Howze 1–13–30–8–05th–
MAC Total: 1–13–30–8–0
Ohio Valley Conference (2023–present)
2023 Norris Howze 5–10–43–4–35th–
OVC Total: 5–10–43–4–3
Total:9–38–10

      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

References

  1. ↑ Chicago State University Brand Style Guide (PDF). September 1, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chicago State University Board of Trustees Announces Discontinuation of Baseball". Chicago State Cougars. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Chicago State Announces Sport Sponsorship Adjustment". Western Athletic Conference. June 23, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "OVC Adds Men's Soccer as Championship Sport" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Go CSU Cougars". Chicago State University & CBS Sports Digital. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Norris Howze Selected to Lead Chicago State's Men's Soccer Program". gocsucougars.com. June 15, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "University Budget Committee minutes" (PDF). Chicago State University. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Chicago State University Announces Plan to Leave Western Athletic Conference in June 2022". Chicago State University. January 14, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Trevor Banks Steps Down as Head Men's Soccer Coach". gocsucougars.com. February 25, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Chicago State Men's Soccer Joins Mid-American Conference as an Affiliate Member". gocsucougars.com. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ "OVC Adds Men's Soccer as Championship Sport" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. March 28, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.


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