1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
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NCAA Tournament, W 5–2 vs. Bridgeport
Conference Midwestern Conference
Record11–1–0 (N/A Midwestern)
Head coach
Seasons
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The 1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1959 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won the first ever national title this season. It was the second ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and it is considered by many American soccer historians to be the start of a dynasty. [1]

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Regular season
09-26-1959*
at  Dayton W 10–0 1–0–0
 Dayton, OH
10-03-1959*
at  Illinois W 6–1 2–0–0
 Champaign, IL
10-07-1959*
 MacMurray W 11–1 3–0–0
 St. Louis, MO
10-11-1959*
 Indiana W 5–0 4–0–0
St. Louis, MO
10-17-1959
at  Michigan State W 4–2 5–0–0
 East Lansing, MI
10-24-1959
 Chicago W 6–0 6–0–0
St. Louis, MO
10-31-1959
 Navy Pier W 8–0 7–0–0
St. Louis, MO
11-07-1959
at  Wheaton L 1–2 7–1–0
 Wheaton, IL
11-14-1959*
 Purdue W 5–0 8–1–0
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
11-22-1959*
vs.  San Francisco
First round		W 4–0 9–1–0
 Storrs, CT
11-26-1959*
vs.  CCNY
Semifinals		W 6–2 10–1–0
Storrs, CT
11-28-1959*
vs.  Bridgeport
Final		W 5–2 11–1–0
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ↑ The St. Louis Billiken's Soccer Club (2010). A Time for Champions: A St. Louis Soccer Dynasty. Rumford, ME: Virginia Publishing. pp. 5–18. ISBN   9781891442551.
  2. ↑ "SLU Billikens History & Record Book" (PDF). SLU. 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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