1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Final, W 10 vs. UCLA
Conference Independent
1970 record 14–0–1
Head coach Harry Keough (4th season)
Captain Al Trost
Home stadium SLU Medical Center Stadium

The 1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1970 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won their eighth NCAA title this season. It was the 12th ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team.

Dan Counce lead the Billikens in scoring this season, amassing 14 goals over the course of the season. Captain, Al Trost won the Hermann Trophy.

Roster

The following individuals played for the Billikens during the 1970 season.[1]

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

No. Position Player
United States FW Jim Bokern
United States FW Dan Counce
United States DF Mark Demling
United States Jim Draude
United States Joe Eilerman
United States Jim Evans
United States Mike Finnegan
United States Tim Flynn
United States Mark Goegel
United States Bill Gonzalez
United States Jim Guttmann
No. Position Player
United States Denny Hadican
United States MF Joe Hamm
United States MF Pat Leahy
United States Joe Leeker
United States DF Bob Matteson
United States Joe McCarthy
United States Ed Neusel
United States FW Mike Seerey
United States Al Steck
United States Tom Torretti
United States MF Al Trost
United States Denny Werner

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
September 19*
at Saint Joseph's W 4–0  1–0–0
Finnesey Field
Philadelphia, PA
September 21*
at Rider W 6–0  2–0–0
Daly Field
Lawrenceville, NJ
September 25*
Air Force W 3–0  3–0–0
SLU Medical Center Stadium (1,500)
St. Louis, MO
October 3*
vs. St. Louis Stars W 4–2  4–0–0
Francis Field (3,500)
St. Louis, MO
October 10*
at Rockhurst W 3–0  5–0–0
Swope Park
Kansas City, MO
October 13*
Eastern Illinois W 5–0  6–0–0
SLU Medical Center Stadium (500)
St. Louis, MO
October 17*
at Quincy T 0–0  6–0–1
QU Stadium
Quincy, IL
October 24*
at South Florida W 5–1  7–0–1
USF Soccer Field
Tampa, FL
October 25*
UBC W 5–1  8–0–1
SLU Medical Center Stadium
St. Louis, MO
October 31*
Indiana W 8–0  9–0–1
SLU Medical Center Stadium
St. Louis, MO
November 7*
at SIU Edwardsville
Bronze Boot
W 3–1  10–0–1
Cougar Field (4,000)
Edwardsville, IL
NCAA Tournament
November 21*
vs. Akron
Second Round
W 7–0  10–0–1
Cougar Field (4,000)
Edwardsville, IL
November 28*
at SIE Edwardsville
Quarterfinals
W 2–1  11–0–1
Cougar Field (7,500)
Edwardsville, IL
December 3*
vs. Hartwick
Semifinals
W 1–0  12–0–1
Cougar Field (5,000)
Edwardsville, IL
December 5*
vs. UCLA
Final
W 1–0  13–0–1
Cougar Field (8,000)
Edwardsville, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches.

Honors and awards

The following players earned a postseason award.

National awards

  • Hermann Trophy
  • NSCAA All-Americans

References

  1. "Saint Louis Billikens Men's Soccer History and Record Book" (PDF). slubillikens.com. August 1, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
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