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David MacWilliams Position: Head Coach

It usually takes a coach four years to make a program his own at the collegiate level. David MacWilliams did just that, posting the most wins (13) in a Temple University men's soccer campaign in his fourth season at the helm. He followed that with a second straight double-digit win season in 2004, the first consecutive 10-plus win seasons since 1986-87.

Now in his eighth year as the Owls' head coach, MacWilliams has made Temple a force to be reckoned with in the region and beyond. After a three-year rebuilding effort, the Owl mentor led Temple to its best season since 1990. He guided his charges to a 13-6-3 record and a runner-up finish at the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Along the way, Temple set a school record with 11 shutouts and posted two wins over nationally-ranked Duquesne and a win at NCAA participant North Carolina State.

IN 2004, MacWilliams proved that the Owls were not a one-year fluke, but a program here to stay. The Temple mentor again took his team to A-10 Finals, only to fall to home-standing George Washington in the championship match. The Owls finished with a 12-8-2 mark and tied the school-record for most wins over a two-year period.

MacWilliams, who owns a 48-75-10 mark at Temple, has over 20 years of coaching and playing experience, including four years as the head coach of the Philadelphia Kixx of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also was the head coach of the MISL's Baltimore Spirit from 1993-95, and was an all-Star coach during his tenure with both clubs. He was inducted into the Baltimore Blast Hall of Fame on January 21, 2006.

Still active in youth soccer, MacWilliams was named the 2002 Eastern Pennsylvania Coach of the Year. He guided the Olympic Development Program's under-17 team to the Region I Championships and the national finals that year. He again guided his Under-17 squad to the Region I Championships this past summer, qualifying for the national tournament in 2005.

A standout player at Philadelphia University where he captained the 1978 Final Four team, MacWilliams was a three-time Regional All-American (1976-78). As a senior in 1978, he led the nation in scoring with 22 goals and a school-record 16 assists for 60 points, earning national All-America honors. He currently ranks third on the Philadelphia University all-time scoring list with 47 goals and a school-record 43 assists for 137 points. .He was inducted into the Philadelphia University Hall of Fame in 1985.

Following his time at Philadelphia University, MacWilliams went on to a stellar professional playing career. He was captain of the Baltimore Blast, where he was selected as the team's Best Offensive Player. The team's leading scorer and an all-star selection during his career, he later earned a position on the league's All-Decade team. MacWilliams also played professional soccer for the NPSL's Chicago Sting, the Major Indoor Soccer League's Philadelphia Fever, the North American Soccer League's Philadelphia Fury and Tampa Bay Rowdies. He also played on the United States National Team from 1977-80, participating in the 1979 Pan American Games.

In addition to coaching, MacWilliams also directs the David MacWilliams Pro Soccer Academy. He resides in Lansdale, Pa. with his wife Beth and their three children, David, Megan and Matthew.