1991 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer | |
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GMC regular season and tournament champions St. Louis Soccer Master-Umbro Classic champions | |
NCAA tournament, College Cup | |
Conference | Great Midwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
Record | 20–2–2 (5–0–0 GMC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Steve Kuntz |
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No. 3 Saint Louis ‡ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 20 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 15 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1991 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Billikens played their first season in the now-defunct Great Midwest Conference, where they were the inaugural regular-season and tournament champions. Saint Louis earned an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, where they had their best NCAA tournament appearance since 1974. Saint Louis reached the College Cup before losing to the eventual national champions, Virginia.
Saint Louis were led by future United States men's national soccer team striker Brian McBride, who led Saint Louis with 20 goals throughout the season. McBride later had a professional career playing with Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer as well as with Fulham in the Premier League. Additionally, the 1991 team contained future professionals players and coaches: Mike Sorber, Shane Battelle, Steve Kuntz and Rory Dames.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
09-06-1991* | vs. Penn State adidas MetLife Classic | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 | Bill Armstrong Stadium (100) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
09-08-1991* | vs. Stanford adidas MetLife Classic | T 1–1 OT | 1–0–1 | Bill Armstrong Stadium (100) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
09-11-1991* | Tulsa | W 3–0 | 2–0–1 | St. Louis Soccer Park (1,352) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
09-13-1991* | Notre Dame | W 3–0 | 3–0–1 | St. Louis Soccer Park (3,155) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
09-15-1991* | at Evansville | W 2–0 | 4–0–1 | Arad McCutchan Stadium (1,800) Evansville, IN | |||||||
09-20-1991 | at DePaul | W 3–1 | 5–0–1 (1–0–0) | Cacciatore Stadium (250) Chicago, IL | |||||||
09-22-1991* | at Indiana | L 1–2 | 5–1–1 | Bill Armstrong Stadium (1,322) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
09-27-1991* | SIU Edwardsville Bronze Boot | W 3–2 | 6–1–1 | St. Louis Soccer Park (3,678) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
10-02-1991* | at Illinois State | W 2–1 | 7–1–1 | Hancock Stadium (267) Normal, IL | |||||||
10-05-1991* | San Diego State St. Louis Soccer Master-Umbro Classic | T 0–0 OT | 7–1–2 | St. Louis Soccer Park (1,704) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
10-06-1991* | Quincy St. Louis Soccer Master-Umbro Classic | W 3–0 | 8–1–2 | St. Louis Soccer Park (1,242) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
10-12-1991 | UAB | W 1–0 | 9–1–2 (2–0–0) | St. Louis Soccer Park (163) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
10-13-1991 | at Marquette | W 2–1 OT | 10–1–2 (3–0–0) | Legion Field (318) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
10-18-1991* | North Texas | W 3–0 | 11–1–2 | St. Louis Soccer Park (1,643) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
10-20-1991* | SMU | W 2–0 | 12–1–2 | St. Louis Soccer Park (751) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
10-23-1991 | Memphis State | W 6–2 | 13–1–2 (4–0–0) | St. Louis Soccer Park (751) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
10-26-1991* | at Northern Illinois | W 2–0 | 14–1–2 | Brigham Field (371) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
10-30-1991* | at Eastern Illinois | W 1–0 | 15–1–2 | Lakeside Soccer Field (84) Charleston, IL | |||||||
11-03-1991 | Cincinnati | W 3–1 | 16–1–2 (5–0–0) | St. Louis Soccer Park (436) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
GMC Tournament | |||||||||||
11-09-1991 | vs. Marquette Semifinal | W 5–0 | 17–1–2 | St. Louis Soccer Park (150) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
11-10-1991 | vs. Cincinnati Championship | W 5–0 | 18–1–2 | St. Louis Soccer Park (625) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
11-23-1991 | vs. North Carolina Second round | W 4–0 | 19–1–2 | St. Louis Soccer Park (1,085) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
11-30-1991 | vs. NC State Quarterfinal | W 3–0 | 20–1–2 | St. Louis Soccer Park (1,835) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
12-06-1991 | vs. Virginia Semifinal | L 2–3 3OT | 20–2–2 | USF Soccer Stadium (3,925) Tampa, FL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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