1973 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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1973 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
ConferenceIndependent
Record15–2–3
Head coach
Seasons
  1972
1974  

The 1973 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1973 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Billikens won their record-breaking tenth NCAA title this season. It was the sixteenth ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team. As of 2023, this was the most recent season the Billikens have won a national title.

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Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Regular season
09-08-1973*
UMSL T 3–3 0–0–1
Forest Park Soccer Field
St. Louis, MO
09-13-1973*
at  Springfield W 2–0 1–0–1
Fairview Park
Springfield, IL
09-15-1973*
vs.  Penn W 2–0 2–0–1
Connecticut Soccer Stadium
Storrs, CT
09-17-1973*
at  Connecticut W 2–1 3–0–1
Connecticut Soccer Stadium
Storrs, CT
09-20-1973*
Uruguay national team L 1–2 3–1–1
Forest Park Soccer Field
St. Louis, MO
09-22-1973*
vs.  Davis & Elkins
Quincy Tournament
W 2–0 4–1–1
Reservoir Park
Quincy, IL
09-23-1973*
vs.  West Virginia
Quincy Tournament
W 4–1 5–1–1
Reservoir Park
Quincy, IL
09-29-1973*
Quincy W 5–2 6–1–1
Forest Park Soccer Field
St. Louis, MO
10-06-1973*
at  Green Bay L 0–1 6–2–1
Aldo Santaga Stadium
Green Bay, WI
10-08-1973*
at  Cleveland State T 1–1 6–2–2
Viking Field
Cleveland, OH
10-13-1973*
Rockhurst W 2–1 7–2–2
Forest Park Soccer Field
St. Louis, MO
10-27-1973*
at  South Florida W 2–1 8–2–2
USF Soccer Field
Tampa, FL
10-29-1973*
at  Rollins W 3–1 9–2–2
Rollins College Soccer Field
Winter Haven, FL
11-03-1973*
SIU Edwardsville
Bronze Boot
W 1–0 10–2–2
Busch Memorial Stadium (20,112)
St. Louis, MO
11-17-1973*
at  UIC T 0–0 10–2–3
Flames Field
Chicago, IL
11-19-1973*
American W 1–0 11–2–3
Forest Park Soccer Field
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
11-24-1973*
vs.  Bowling Green
Second Round
W 6–0 12–2–3
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
12-09-1973*
vs. SIU Edwardsville
Third Round
W 3–0 13–2–3
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, MO
01-02-1974*
vs.  Brown
Semifinal
W 3–1 14–2–3
Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
01-04-1974*
vs.  UCLA
Final
W 2–1 15–2–3
Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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