1984 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

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1984 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
1984 Men's College Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Venue(s) Kingdome
Flag of Washington.svg Seattle, Washington
Teams23
Final positions
Champions Clemson (1st title)
Runners-up Indiana
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored67 (3.05 per match)
Attendance48,469 (2,203 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Gary Conner, Clemson (4)
Awards
Best player Maxwell Amatasiro, Clemson (offensive)
Joe Schmid, Indiana (defensive)
  1983
1985  

The 1984 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 26th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.

Contents

Clemson won their first national title, defeating two-time defending champion Indiana in the championship game, 2–1.

The final was held on December 16 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team. [1] [2] [3]

Qualifying

One team made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: Syracuse.

Bracket

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
1 Indiana 5
Akron 2 Evansville 0
* Evansville (pen.)21 Indiana4
Saint Louis 2
SMU 3
* Saint Louis 5
1 Indiana2
Hartwick 1
* Columbia 0
* Syracuse 1 Hartwick1
Hartwick 3Hartwick1
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 0
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 1
Philadelphia Textile 0 Penn State 0
* Penn State 51 Indiana 1
Clemson2
Alabama A&M 1
* NC State 1 * Clemson3
Clemson 2Clemson1
3 Virginia 0
3 Virginia (pen.)0
American 2* American 0
* George Mason 1 Clemson4
2 UCLA 2 2 UCLA 1
* Fresno State 1 2 UCLA1
San Francisco (2 ot)2San Francisco 0
* UNLV 1 2 UCLA2
Harvard 0
Harvard (2 ot)1
* Connecticut 0

Final

Indiana1–2Clemson
Paul DiBernardo Soccerball shade.svg Report Gary Conner Soccerball shade.svg
John Lee Soccerball shade.svg89'
Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 7,926

See also

References

  1. "1984 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  2. "Men's soccer – Division I: History" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  3. "Clemson Soccer Team Wins National Title". The News and Courier . Charleston, S.C. Associated Press. December 17, 1984. pp. 1-D, 4-D. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.