DENVER – The No. 21/6 University of Denver men’s soccer program welcomes SIUE to the University of Denver Soccer Stadium on Sunday at 3 p.m. MT. The match is the back end of a second-consecutive double header for the women’s (12 p.m. MT) and men’s programs.
YOUTH JERSEY DAY:
Youth wearing their favorite soccer jersey will receive free admission with the purchase of an adult ticket to Sunday’s match vs. SIUE. The promotion is good for both Denver soccer matches on Sunday.
DENVER VS. SIUE SERIES HISTORY:
Sunday marks the first meeting between the two programs.
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver led 1-0 and 2-1, but fell to San Diego 3-2 on Thursday night at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Redshirt freshman Will King and freshman Erik Collins scored their first career goals for the Pioneers. FULL RECAP
2025 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
- Jamie Franks has put his program up against the best once again with his 2025 schedule that was announced in July.
- Denver’s opponents combined for a 173-99-73 record a year ago, and had an RPI average of 54.5.
- The Pios play 10 NCAA Tournament teams from last season, including six that got to at least the third round and a pair of NCAA Quarterfinal opponents in Pittsburgh and UMass.
- Nine of Denver’s opponents appeared in the United Soccer Coaches’ Preseason Poll.
- In the regular season, Denver will 14 opponents that finished in last season’s RPI in the Top-100 (three more than last season), eight from the Top-50 (one less than 2024) and five in the Top-20 (one more).
- Denver’s 2025 results against teams that finished 2024 in the top-100.
August 21 vs. [28] Washington – W, 2-0
August 24 at [11] Stanford – L, 1-2
August 28 vs. [20] San Diego – L, 2-3
August 31 vs. [62] SIUE
September 5 at [55] Creighton
September 19 at [81] Portland
September 22 at [52] Seattle
September 27 vs. [24] Kansas City
October 4 at [23] UMass
October 7 at [3] Georgetown
October 14 at [4] Pittsburgh
October 19 at [14] Virginia
October 25 at [79] Omaha
November 1 vs. [59] Oral Roberts
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER SOCCER STADIUM
- Denver is 108-23-19 at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium (2009)
- The Pioneers are 98-14-13 in their home stadium since Franks joined the staff in 2012 and 73-10-10 since he took over as head coach in 2015.
- Denver broke the stadium attendance record twice last postseason, playing in-front of 1,875 in its 2024 NCAA Round of 16 game vs. [14] Indiana, before hosting a standing-room only crowd of 2,361 in the Pios 3-0 NCAA Quarterfinal win over UMass.
- Denver is 7-2-0 at home in NCAA Tournament games.
- The Pioneers trailed for 3:10 at home last season. :13 in the Summit League Final vs. Kansas City and 2:57 in a 4-1 win over Yale.
WORK IN THE CLASSROOM
- Denver has recorded the top grade point average in the country among Division I men’s soccer programs in five of the last nine years.
- The Pioneers have finished in the top-15 in the country in GPA in all 10 years in Jamie Franks‘ head coaching tenure.
- Team Grade Point Average
2024-25: 3.59 (13th nationally)
2023-24: 3.62 (5th)
2022-23: 3.65 (3rd)
2021-22: 3.64 (2nd)
2020-21: 3.77 (1st)
2019-20: 3.74 (1st)
2018-19: 3.68 (2nd – 0.02 behind Lipscomb)
2017-18: 3.628 (1st)
2016-17: 3.619 (1st)
2015-16: 3.49 (1st)
Denver has had 11 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America honors in their Division I history, including first-team selections Christian Bowers (2004), Michael Perry (2010), Graham Smith (2017), Andre Shinyashiki (2018) and Jason Belloli (2023).
Up Next:
Denver returns to the road next week for a trip to Creighton. Opening kickoff on Friday evening is set for 7:45 p.m. CT/6:45 p.m. MT on ESPN+.
Tickets:
Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Denver men’s soccer season. Purchase tickets for the home opener and the rest of the 2025 campaign here.
Summit League Network:
Denver men’s soccer will have its games streamed on the Summit League Network and the Midco Sports App 11 times during the 2025 campaign. Subscribe to the league streaming service today.
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