1958 Drexel Dragons men's soccer team

1958 Drexel Dragons men's soccer
Conference Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference
Division College–Southern
Ranking
Coaches No. 1[1]
1958 record 12–0–0 (3–0–0 MASAC)
Head coach Don Yonker (12th season)
Captain Stanislav Długosz
Robert Muschek

The 1958 Drexel Dragons men's soccer team was the 12th season of the program's existence. The program competed as an independent during the 1958 ISFA season, the final year before the NCAA began sponsor collegiate varsity soccer.

The 1958 season was the most accomplishing season in program history. Drexel posted a perfect 12-0-0 record, and won the ISFA National Championship, the predecessor to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The Dragons scored a record 76 goals in 12 matches, while only conceding 15. Drexel was led by Polish striker, Stanislav Długosz who had 57 points on the season, which remains a record for Drexel. During their match against Rider, Igor Lissy had a program record three assists, a record that would not be tied until 1991. Lissy lead the team in scoring with 22 goals in just 12 matches. Outside of the ISFA title, Drexel won the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference.[2]

Robert Muschek, Długosz and Ozzie Jethon were named All-Americans at the end of the season

Roster

The following players were part of Drexel's squad during the 1958 season:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Scotland George Annett
United States Robert Antrasian
United States Charles Boecklin
Poland FW Stanislav Długosz
Germany Charles Frankenberger
United States Austin Gleason
United States Donald Hobson
Ukraine MF Ozzie Jethon
England William Johnston
England Charles Jones
No. Position Player
Soviet Union FW Igor Lissy
United States DF Robert Muschek
United States DF Donald Reiter
United States FW Ronald Ritter
Wales George Sawcheck
England George Simon
Ukraine Leon Skochko
England Bently Stuart
United States David Van Dyke
Poland Stanislav Wybranski

Schedule

[3]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
October 4
 vs. Drexel Alumni W 7–0 
Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
October 11
 at Western Maryland W 7–1[4]  1–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Westminster, MD
October 14
 Rider W 10–1  2–0–0
(2–0–0)
October 18
 at Elizabethtown W 4–2  3–0–0
(3–0–0)
October 21
 No. 10 Delaware W 7–2  4–0–0
(4–0–0)
October 25
 No. 10 at Wagner W   5–0–0
(5–0–0)
October 29
 No. 8 West Chester W   6–0–0
(6–0–0)
November 1
 No. 8 Washington (MD) W 6–1  7–0–0
(7–0–0)
November 4
 No. 8 at Ursinus W 8–2  8–0–0
(8–0–0)
November 8
 No. 3 Bucknell W   9–0–0
November 11
 No. 1 at La Salle W 7–1  10–0–0
November 15
 No. 1 at Johns Hopkins W 2–0  11–0–0
November 18
 No. 1 Lehigh W 5–2  12–0–0
 Philadelphia, PA

References

  1. ↑ Hatfield, Thomas (July 21, 2014). "4. Period of Revival". The History of Soccer in Greater Cleveland From 1906 until 1981 (1st ed.). Denver: Outskirts Press. p. 370. ISBN 9781478700173.
  2. ↑ "MAC: Men's Soccer Conference Champions" (PDF). gomacsports.com. Middle Atlantic Conferences. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Rockman, Howie (24 September 1958). "SOCCER SCHEDULE" (PDF). The Triangle. p. 15. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Statistics Summary for 1958". McDaniel Green Terror. McDaniel College. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
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