1958 Drexel Dragons men's soccer team

1958 Drexel Dragons men's soccer
ISFA National Champions
Middle Atlantic Champions
Conference	Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference
Division	College–Southern
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1 [1]
Record	12–0–0 (3–0–0 MASAC)
Head coach	Don Yonker (12th season)
Captain	Stanislav Długosz Robert Muschek
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

The 1958 Drexel Dragons men's soccer team was the 12th season of the program's existence. The program competed as an independent during the 1958 ISFA season, the final year before the NCAA began sponsor collegiate varsity soccer.

The 1958 season was the most accomplished season in program history. Drexel posted a perfect 12-0-0 record, and won the ISFA National Championship, the predecessor to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The Dragons scored a record 76 goals in 12 matches, while only conceding 15. Drexel was led by Polish striker Stanislav Długosz, who had 57 points on the season, which remains a record for Drexel. During their match against Rider, Igor Lissy had a program record three assists, a record that would not be tied until 1991. Lissy led the team in scoring with 22 goals in just 12 matches. Outside of the ISFA title, Drexel won the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference. ^[2]

Robert Muschek, Długosz and Ozzie Jethon were named All-Americans at the end of the season.

Head coach Donald Y. Yonker was inducted into the United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame in 1992.

Roster

The following players were part of Drexel's squad during the 1958 season:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player —   SCO George Annett —   USA Robert Antrasian —   USA Charles Boecklin — FW   POL Stanislav Długosz —   GER Charles Frankenberger —   USA Austin Gleeson —   USA Donald Hobson — MF   UKR Ozzie Jethon —   USA William Johnston —   ENG Charles Jones

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   URS Igor Lissy — DF   USA Robert Muschek — DF   USA Donald Reiter — FW   USA Ronald Ritter —   WAL George Sawcheck —   ENG George Simon —   UKR Leon Skochko —   ENG Bently Stuart —   USA David Van Dyke —   USA Stanley Wybranski

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
October 4		vs. Drexel Alumni	W 7–0		Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
October 11		at  Western Maryland	W 7–1 [4]	1–0–0 (1–0–0)	Westminster, MD
October 14		Rider	W 10–1	2–0–0 (2–0–0)
October 18		at  Elizabethtown	W 4–2	3–0–0 (3–0–0)
October 21	No. 10	Delaware	W 7–2	4–0–0 (4–0–0)
October 25	No. 10	at  Wagner	W	5–0–0 (5–0–0)
October 29	No. 8	West Chester	W	6–0–0 (6–0–0)
November 1	No. 8	Washington (MD)	W 6–1	7–0–0 (7–0–0)
November 4	No. 8	at  Ursinus	W 8–2	8–0–0 (8–0–0)
November 8	No. 3	Bucknell	W	9–0–0
November 11	No. 1	at  La Salle	W 7–1	10–0–0
November 15	No. 1	at  Johns Hopkins	W 2–0	11–0–0
November 18	No. 1	Lehigh	W 5–2	12–0–0	Philadelphia, PA

References

1. Hatfield, Thomas (July 21, 2014). "4. Period of Revival". The History of Soccer in Greater Cleveland From 1906 until 1981 (1st ed.). Denver: Outskirts Press. p. 370. ISBN   9781478700173.
2. "MAC: Men's Soccer Conference Champions" (PDF). gomacsports.com. Middle Atlantic Conferences . Retrieved December 17, 2017.
3. Rockman, Howie (September 24, 1958). "SOCCER SCHEDULE" (PDF). The Triangle. p. 15. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
4. "Statistics Summary for 1958". McDaniel Green Terror . McDaniel College . Retrieved December 17, 2017.