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UM Athletics at a Glance:

Home of 8 National Titles: ‘93, ’94, ‘97, ’97, ‘97, ’98, ‘02, ’06.
107 All-Time NAIA Scholar Athletes. 61 Conference Championships.
310 All-Time NAIA All Americans.

History

2012:

Finished as runner-up at the 2012 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship. Finished 17-5-2 overall and 9-2 in the SSAC, winning the SSAC Regular Season Championship. Finished ranked 2nd in the NAIA. Stephen Okai named SSAC and NAIA Player of the Year. Chris Dillon named SSAC Defensive Player of the Year. Gaetan Massiah named SSAC Freshman of the Year. Dillon, Massiah and Okai named All-Conference. Xavier Audergon, Naissim Ayadi and Alvaro Pichardo named 2nd-Team All-SSAC. Massiah named to All-Freshman Team. Massiah, Okai and Pierre Mangold named to NAIA All-Tournament Team. Okai named 1st-Team NAIA, Dillon and Massiah named 2nd-Team. Deshorn Brown and Okai drafted in the MLS Superdraft.

2011:

Roy Patton named head coach. Finished season 16-3-1 overall and 10-1-1 in the SSAC. Advanced to the NAIA National Tournament. Deshorn Brown named 1st-Team NAIA All-American, SSAC Player of the Year and SSAC Offensive Player of the Year. Michael Azira named Honorable Mention NAIA All-American and SSAC Newcomer of the Year. Chris Dillon and Stephen Okai named 2nd-Team NAIA All-American. Roy Patton named SSAC Coach of the Year. Azira, Brown, Dillon and Okai named All-Conference. Sam Blackburn named 2nd-Team All-Conference.

2010:

Finished 17-4-2 overall and 4-0-1 in SSAC play. Advanced to the Round of 4 at the NAIA National Tournament. Won SSAC Tournament Championship. Deshorn Brown named 1st-Team NAIA All-American, SSAC Player of the Year, SSAC Offensive Player of the Year and SSAC Freshman of the Year. Chris Dillon and Stephen Okai named 1st-Team NAIA All-American. Dillon, Okai, Jason Williams and Brown named All-Conference.

2009:

The Rams finished the year 9-11 and 3-2. Chris Dillon was named Honorable Mention NAIA All-American. Mobile qualified for nationals and fell 0-2 at Embry-Riddle in the Opening Round. Rams beat William Carey for the GCAC Championship and defeated Asbury College for the NAIA Unaffiliated Championship. Jason Williams, Dillon and Onesimus Ikungo were named All-GCAC.

2008:

Finished the season at 13-7-2 and ranked #14 in the NAIA Top-25. Won the GCAC Championship and hosted a NAIA National Championship Opening Round game, where they beat UT-Brownsville. Mobile advanced to the Elite 8 of the NAIA National Tournament before falling to Bethel. Matt Watts was named 2nd-Team NAIA All-American, while Ruben Diaz was an Honorable Mention selection. Watts was named GCAC Player of the Year, while Jason Williams, Thomas Wharf, David Maddren, Diaz and Jack St. Hilaire joined him as All-GCAC selections.
 

2007:

Rams finished the season with a 14-5-1 overall record and finished the season ranked #6 in the NAIA Top-25. Earned the program's 11th trip to the NAIA National Tournament, but lost to Embry-Riddle. Thomas Wharf, Caetano Lima and Ruben Diaz were named 3rd-Team NAIA All-Americans. Matt Watts and Adrian Rochofski earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.
 

2006:

Finished the season with a 7-9 mark. Knocked out of the Region XIII Tournament by Lee in the semifinals.
 

2005:

Finished the season with a 4-8-3 record. Received the number 3 seed in the Region XIII Tournament and fell to Lee in the semifinals.
 

2004:

Finished the season with a 12-6-1 overall record. Won the regular season Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championship. Lost to Azusa Pacific University in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament.
 

2003:

The men's soccer team finished the season with a 16-5 overall record and lost to Rio Grande, 3-1 in the Quarterfinals of the NAIA National Tournament.  Mobile hosted the Region XIII Tournament as a number one seed and defeated Auburn University Montgomery, 3-1 to win the Region XIII Tournament.  Jamie Ferguson was named a NAIA First-Team All-American for the second consecutive year.  Darren Toby was named a NAIA Third-Team All-American.  Brady Bryant and Tommy Sarkkinen were each named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention.
 

2002:

The men's soccer team finished the season with a 18-4-1 overall record and defeated Park University, 2-1 to win the school their first ever NAIA National Championship in men's soccer.  James Gledhill was named MVP of the NAIA National Tournament.  Andrew Bayliss, Jamie Ferguson, James Gledhill and Chris Williams were each named NAIA First-Team All-Americans. Head coach Peter Fuller was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year for the third time in his career and second time at Mobile.
 

2001:

The men's soccer team finished the season with a 12-5-2 overall record.   Aduato Neto, Ousmane Coulibaly and Steven Linpow were each named NAIA First Team All-Americans.
 

2000:

The men's soccer team finished the season with a 15-8-1 overall record.  The Rams won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship and the Region XIII Tournament Championship.  Mobile addvanced to the Final Four of the NAIA National Tournament and lost to Auburn University Montgomgery 1-0 in the semifinals.  Ousmane Coulibaly and Adauto Neto were each named NAIA First-Team All-Americans.  James Gledhill was named a NAIA Second-Team All-American.  Chris Williams was named a NAIA All-American Honorable Mention.
 

1999:

The men's soccer team finished the season with a 23-2-1 overall record.  Mobile finished the regular season undefeated.  The Rams advanced to the NAIA National Championship game for only the second time in school history where they lost to Lindsey Wilson College, 2-1.  Head coach Peter Fuller was named NAIA National Coach of the Year.
 

1998:

The men's soccer team finished the season with a 15-7 overall record and was ranked tenth in the final NAIA regular season poll.  Mobile lost in the Quarterfinals of the NAIA National Tournament to Lindsey Wilson College, 3-0. Boniventure Maurti and Matt Miller were each named NAIA First Team All-Americans. Matt Miller was selected to play in the Umbro Senior Bowl.  Five players were selected to the Gulf Coast Athletic All-Conference Team.
 

1997:

The men's soccer team advanced to the Final Four of the NAIA Tournament for the first time in school history and lost to Lockhurst College, 4-3 in the Semi-Finals. Junior Noel and Paul Oyuga were each named NAIA All-Americans.
 

1996:

The men's soccer team finished in third place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
 

1995:

Peter Fuller is named the new head coach of the University of Mobile men's soccer team.  The men's soccer team finished the season with a 17-4 overall record and advanced to the Quarterfinals of the NAIA National Tournament where they lost to Midwestern State, 3-1.
 

1994:

The men's soccer team finished the season with a 22-4-0 overall record and were ranked second in the final NAIA regular season poll.  Mobile advanced to the NAIA National Championship game for the first time in school history where they lost to West Virginia Wesleyan, 4-2.  Glenn Benjamin, Kevin Denerez, Claude Hunt, Kirk Trotman, Mickey Trotman and Dencho Vassilev were all named to the Gulf Coast Athletic All-Conference Team. Kevin Denerez, Kirk Trotman and Mickey Trotman were each named NAIA All-Americans. Dencho Vassilev was named a NAIA Academic All-American. Nigel Davidson, Kevin Denerez, Kirk Trotman and Dencho Vassilev were eacg selected to play in the Senior Classic.
 

1993:

The men's soccer team finished the season with a 15-5-3 overall record and won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship for the first time in school history.  Mobile was ranked second in the final NAIA regular season poll.  The Rams made their first appearance ever at the NAIA National Tournament where they advanced to the Final Four and lost to Lynn University, 3-1 in the Semi-Finals.   Craig McMillan, Kirk Trotman, Rob Harradine and Dencho Vassilev were all named to the All-District 30 First-Team. Lowell Clarke, Glen Benjamin, Jose Rojas, Mickey Trotman and Colen Buck were all named to the All-District 30 Second-Team. Dencho Vassilev and Kirk Trotman were named to All-Area 7 First-Team. Rob Harradine was named to the All-Area 7 Second-Team. Dencho Vassilev was named a NAIA First-Team All-American.  Kirk Trotman was named a NAIA Third-Team All-American.  Kirk Trotman was named a Second-Team NSCAA All-American. Rob Harradine and Dencho Vassilev were each named to the NAIA All-Tournament Team. Dencho Vassilev was named as a NAIA Academic All-American. Dencho Vassilev was named Most Valuable Player of NAIA National Tournament. Coach Bob Gray was named NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year.
 

1992:

The men's soccer team finished the season with a 14-4-1 overall record.  Dencho Vassilev, Kirk Trotman, Lee Chalmers and Rob Harradine were all named to the NAIA District 30 First-Team. Nigel Davidson, Fillippo Garcia, Lowell Clarke and Augusto Luna were named to the NAIA District 30 Honorable Mention Team.  Dencho Vassilev and Kirk Trotman were named to the NAIA Area Seven First-Team. Lee Chalmers and Rob Harradine were both named to the NAIA Area Seven Second-Team. Kirk Trotman was named to the NSCAA NAIA All-South Third Team. Dencho Vassilev was named a NAIA Third-Team All-American. Kirk Trotman was named a NAIA All-American Honorable Mention.
 

1991:

Bob Grube was named the first head caoch of the first University of Mobile men's soccer team.  The men's soccer team finished their first season with a 5-12-1 overall record. Augusto Luna and Heath Hartley were named to the Gulf Coast Athletic All-Conference Team and the NAIA All-District 30 Team.