No. 12 Men’s Soccer to Tackle Temple on the Road

Missouri State (5-0-1, 1-0-0) vs. Temple (0-5-2, 0-1-0)
Location	Philadelphia, Pa.
Site	Temple Sports Complex
Game Info	Sunday, Sept. 20, 1:00 p.m. (CT) vs. Temple Live Stats \| Watch
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On The Pitch
• The 12th ranked Missouri State Bears are back at on the road to face the Temple Owls for an American Conference showdown on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 1:00 p.m. (CT).
• The Bears are back in action after five season-opening victories against Quinnipiac, Penn State, Chicago State, UC Irvine, FIU, and a tie with No. 16 Kansas City. The Bears have extend their undefeated run to six games, their longest since 2024 when they went on a 13-match streak from 9/6/24 until 11/6/24.
• The Bears lead the series against the Owls 1-0-0. The first meeting went in favor of the Bears with a 4-0 scoreline on 9/12/25 at home.
• Mo State is ranked 12th in the United Soccer Coaches poll, marking the 9th consecutive season the Bears have been ranked inside the top 25.
• The Bears sit in first place in the American Conference standings, while Temple sits in ninth.
• The Bears are off to their best start to a season since 2023 when they went undefeated in eight matches to kick off the season.
• The Bears are ranked 9th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for goals per game (3.00), 10th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for for goal differential (11), and 11th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for points per game (8.50).
• The Bears have come back from a one-goal deficit on three occasions this season (vs. Penn State, at UC Irvine, and vs. FIU).
• Diego Real was again honored with an American Conference Honorable Mention on 9/14/26.
• The Bears look to improve on a 6-6-4 (3-3-2) record from last season.
• Missouri State finished in fourth place in the 2026 American Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll behind Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, and South Florida.
• The Bears are looking to add a fifth conference tournament championship trophy to their cabinet (1999, 2020-21, 2021, 2022) and their first as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bears have an all-time record of 24-22-8 in the conference tournament play.
• Since the beginning of the 2019 season, Missouri State holds the best Division I overall record of 94-21-14 (.783), second-best conference record of 50-6-6 (.855) and fifth-best home record of 54-9-7 (.822).
• The Bears are in their second season in the American Conference in 2026 after spending 34 seasons in the Missouri Valley. Mo State enjoyed plenty of success in the MVC, with the program's 12 regular season championships, four conference tournament crowns and nine NCAA Tournament appearances all coming since 1997.

No. 12 Men’s Soccer to Tackle Temple on the Road

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Diego Real

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