1958 Drexel Dragons men's soccer team

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.

1958 Drexel Dragons men's soccer
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic States Athletic Conference
DivisionCollege–Southern
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1[1]
1958 record12–0–0 (3–0–0 MASAC)
Head coachDon Yonker (12th season)
CaptainStanislav Długosz
Robert Muschek

The 1958 season was the most accomplished 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 led 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
George Annett
Robert Antrasian
Charles Boecklin
FW Stanislav Długosz
Charles Frankenberger
Austin Gleeson
Donald Hobson
MF Ozzie Jethon
William Johnston
Charles Jones
No. Position Player
FW Igor Lissy
DF Robert Muschek
DF Donald Reiter
FW Ronald Ritter
George Sawcheck
George Simon
Leon Skochko
Bently Stuart
David Van Dyke
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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