1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
SLU Billikens wordmark.png
NCAA Tournament, Final, W 10 vs. UCLA
ConferenceIndependent
Record14–0–1
Head coach
Captain Al Trost
Home stadiumSLU Medical Center Stadium
Seasons
  1969
1971  

The 1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1970 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won their eighth NCAA title this season. It was the 12th ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team.

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Dan Counce lead the Billikens in scoring this season, amassing 14 goals over the course of the season. Captain, Al Trost won the Hermann Trophy.

Roster

The following individuals played for the Billikens during the 1970 season. [1]

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.NationPlayer
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jim Bokern
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dan Counce
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Demling
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jim Draude
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Eilerman
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jim Evans
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Finnegan
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Flynn
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Goegel
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bill Gonzalez
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jim Guttmann
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Denny Hadican
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Hamm
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Pat Leahy
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Leeker
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bob Matteson
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe McCarthy
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ed Neusel
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Seerey
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Al Steck
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tom Torretti
MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Al Trost
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Denny Werner

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Regular season
September 19*
at  Saint Joseph's W 4–0 1–0–0
Finnesey Field
Philadelphia, PA
September 21*
at  Rider W 6–0 2–0–0
Daly Field
Lawrenceville, NJ
September 25*
Air Force W 3–0 3–0–0
SLU Medical Center Stadium (1,500)
St. Louis, MO
October 3*
vs.  St. Louis Stars W 4–2 4–0–0
Francis Field (3,500)
St. Louis, MO
October 10*
at  Rockhurst W 3–0 5–0–0
Swope Park
Kansas City, MO
October 13*
Eastern Illinois W 5–0 6–0–0
SLU Medical Center Stadium (500)
St. Louis, MO
October 17*
at  Quincy T 0–0 6–0–1
QU Stadium
Quincy, IL
October 24*
at  South Florida W 5–1 7–0–1
USF Soccer Field
Tampa, FL
October 25*
UBC W 5–1 8–0–1
SLU Medical Center Stadium
St. Louis, MO
October 31*
Indiana W 8–0 9–0–1
SLU Medical Center Stadium
St. Louis, MO
November 7*
at  SIU Edwardsville
Bronze Boot
W 3–1 10–0–1
Cougar Field (4,000)
Edwardsville, IL
NCAA Tournament
November 21*
vs.  Akron
Second Round
W 7–0 10–0–1
Cougar Field (4,000)
Edwardsville, IL
November 28*
at SIE Edwardsville
Quarterfinals
W 2–1 11–0–1
Cougar Field (7,500)
Edwardsville, IL
December 3*
vs.  Hartwick
Semifinals
W 1–0 12–0–1
Cougar Field (5,000)
Edwardsville, IL
December 5*
vs.  UCLA
Final
W 1–0 13–0–1
Cougar Field (8,000)
Edwardsville, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Honors and awards

The following players earned a postseason award.

National awards

References

  1. "Saint Louis Billikens Men's Soccer History and Record Book" (PDF). slubillikens.com. August 1, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.