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| 1997 VCU Rams men's soccer | |
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CAA Tournament Champions Hoya Classic Champions Sheraton Invitational Co-Champions Hartwick Invitational Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 0–1 vs. Georgetown | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 15–4–4 (4–2–2 CAA) |
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| Home stadium | Cary Street Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 American + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 VCU ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNCW | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association for their third season. It was the program's 20th season fielding a men's varsity college soccer program.
The 1997 season was the first season that the VCU Rams earned a berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, by the virtue of winning the CAA Men's Soccer Tournament. VCU played Georgetown in the first round of the tournament, losing the match.
| Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| 08-30-1997* | at Georgetown Hoya Classic | W 1–0 | 1–0 | Yates Field Washington, DC | |||||||
| 09-01-1997* | vs. George Washington Hoya Classic | W 2–1 | 2–0 | Yates Field Washington, DC | |||||||
| 09-06-1997* | vs. Hartford Sheraton Invitational | W 3–0 | 3–0 | Mauck Stadium Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| 09-07-1997* | vs. Wright State Sheraton Invitational | W 4–3 | 4–0 | Mauck Stadium Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| 09-12-1997* | No. 24 | at Radford | W 2–0 | 5–0 | New River Soccer Complex Radford, VA | ||||||
| 09-20-1997* | No. 21 | at Loyola (MD) | W 4–1 | 6–0 | Geppi-Aikens Field Baltimore, MD | ||||||
| 09-24-1997* | No. 18 | at No. 6 Virginia | L 1–2 | 6–1 | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| 09-27-1997 | No. 18 | at No. 17 American | T 0–0 2OT | 6–1–1 (0–0–1) | Reeves Field Washington, DC | ||||||
| 09-30-1997 | No. 23 | Richmond Capital City Classic | W 1–0 | 7–1–1 (1–0–1) | Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 10-04-1997* | No. 23 | vs. Lafayette Hartwick Invitational | W 2–0 | 8–1–1 | Elmore Field Hartwick, NY | ||||||
| 10-05-1997* | No. 23 | vs. Penn Hartwick Invitational | W 3–2 | 9–1–1 | Elmore Field Hartwick, NY | ||||||
| 10-08-1997* | No. 15 | Howard | T 1–1 2OT | 9–1–2 | Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 10-15-1997 | No. 19 | at No. 25 James Madison | L 1–2 | 9–2–2 (1–1–1) | Mauck Stadium Harrisonburg, VA | ||||||
| 10-18-1997 | No. 19 | at Old Dominion Rivalry | W 1–0 | 10–2–2 (2–1–1) | Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 10-20-1997* | No. 24 | Liberty | W 1–0 | 11–2–2 | Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 10-25-1997 | No. 24 | at UNCW | W 4–0 | 12–2–2 (3–1–1) | Legion Field Wilmington, NC | ||||||
| 10-29-1997 | No. 22 | William & Mary | T 1–1 2OT | 12–2–3 (3–1–2) | Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 11-01-1997 | No. 22 | at George Mason Rivalry | L 0–5 | 12–3–3 (3–2–2) | George Mason Stadium Fairfax, VA | ||||||
| 11-08-1997 | East Carolina | W 2–1 | 13–3–3 (4–2–2) | Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | |||||||
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| 11-12-1997 | No. 25 (3) | No. (6) James Madison Quarterfinal | W 1–0 | 14–3–3 | Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 11-14-1997 | No. 25 (3) | vs. No. (2) George Mason Semifinal | W 2–0 | 15–3–3 | Reeves Field Washington, DC | ||||||
| 11-16-1997 | No. 25 (3) | vs. No. 5 (1) American Final | T 2–2 4OT W 9–8 PK | 15–3–4 | Reeves Field Washington, DC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11-12-1997 | No. 14 | Georgetown Quarterfinal | L 0–1 | 15–4–4 | Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
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