2004 VCU Rams men's soccer | |
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CAA Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 7 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 8 |
Record | 12–6–2 (7–2–1 CAA) |
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Home stadium | Sports Backers Stadium |
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No. 7 VCU ‡ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison + | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Old Dominion + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNCW | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra ‡ | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2004 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in all 2004 NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions.
The 2004 season saw the Rams make their deepest-ever run in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, reaching the quarterfinals of the competition, before losing to eventual national runners-up, UC Santa Barbara. During their quarterfinal run, the Rams knocked off Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament champions, George Washington, and the number one team in the country, Wake Forest. Outside of NCAA play, the Rams won the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title. It would not be until 2018 the Rams would again win a conference regular season championship.
Updated: December 7, 2004 [1]
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Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
09/03/2004* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | La Salle | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 | Sports Backers Stadium (232) Richmond, VA | ||||||
09/05/2004* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | No. 28 New Mexico | L 1–2 OT | 1–1–0 | Sports Backers Stadium (245) Richmond, VA | ||||||
09/10/2004* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | vs. No. 5 Wake Forest Carolina Nike Classic | L 0–1 2OT | 1–2–0 | Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
09/12/2004* 7:00 pm | at No. 5 North Carolina Carolina Nike Classic | W 5–2 | 2–2–0 | Fetzer Field (893) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
CAA Tournament | |||||||||||
11/14/2004 7:00 pm | (1) No. 11 | (5) Hofstra Semifinals | L 0–1 | 11–5–2 | Sports Backers Stadium Richmond, VA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
11/23/2004 2:00 pm | (16) No. 15 | George Washington Second round | W 2–0 | 12–5–2 | Sports Backers Stadium (746) Richmond, VA | ||||||
11/27/2004 2:00 pm | (16) No. 15 | at (1) No. 1 Wake Forest Third round | T 2–2 W 3–2 pen. 2OT | 12–5–3 | Spry Stadium (1,447) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
12/04/2004 9:00 pm | (16) No. 15 | at (9) No. 8 UC Santa Barbara Quarterfinals | L 1–4 | 12–6–3 | Harder Stadium (11,214) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
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NSCAA National | 13 | RV | RV | RV | None Released | |||||||||||||
NSCAA South Atlantic Regional | 6 | None Released | ||||||||||||||||
Soccer America | 16 | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
Soccer Times | 22 | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
College Soccer News | 19 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
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