1967 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

The 1967 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1967 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won their record-breaking tenth NCAA title this season. It was the sixteenth ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team. This was the most recent season the Billikens have won a national title.

1967 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
National Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final, T 0–0 vs. Michigan State
ConferenceIndependent
1967 record8–3–2
Head coachHarry Keough (1st season)

Background
Main article: 1966 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

The 1966 season, at the time, was the poorest season by the Saint Louis program. The Billikens failed to reach the semifinals for the first time in program history, being eliminated by eventual champions, San Francisco in the quarterfinals.[1][2] Then-head coach, Bob Guelker described the result as the end of a dynasty for the university's dominance in college soccer. Guelker cited the increase of programs being fielded by university's making it difficult for teams to field top-heavy teams.[3] Following the conclusion of the 1966 season, Guelker was hired away to coach the newly formed SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer program.[4]

Roster

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Jim Conley
2 DF Gary Rensing
3 DF Tom Rich
4 DF Steve Frank
5 DF Bill McDermott
6 MF Tom Bokern
7 MF Wally Werner
8 FW Dave Schlitt
9 FW Gene Geimer
10 FW John Pisani
11 MF Jack Galmiche
12 MF Chuck Zoeller
13 DF Steve Vierling
14 DF Stanislav Rozanski
No. Position Player
15 MF Rudolph Roeslein
16 MF Mike Poston
17 FW Irvin Mueller
18 GK Bill Donley
19 DF George Merubia
20 DF Bob Hoerdeman
21 MF Tim Brassil
22 FW Jim Leeker
23 DF Wayne Fischer
24 DF Brad Melchior
25 MF Larry Warren
26 FW Tom Rich
27 FW Vince Drake
28 MF Tom Stahl

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
09-16-1967*
 Alumni L 0–4  0–1–0
 SLU Soccer Field
St. Louis
09-23-1967*
 Air Force W 4–1  1–1–0
 SLU Soccer Field
St. Louis, Missouri
10-04-1967*
 at Southern Illinois L 4–5  1–2–0
 McAndrew Stadium
Carbondale, Illinois
10-11-1967*
 at South Florida W 1–0  2–2–0
 Tampa Stadium
Tampa, Florida
10-14-1967*
 Rockhurst W 3–1  3–2–0
 SLU Soccer Field
St. Louis
10-21-1967*
 Quincy W 1–0  4–2–0
 SLU Soccer Field
St. Louis
10-30-1967*
 at Michigan State T 3–3 OT 4–2–1
 Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
11-04-1967*
 Indiana W 4–0  5–2–1
 SLU Soccer Field
St. Louis
11-11-1967*
 South Florida L 0–1  5–3–1
 SLU Soccer Field
St. Louis
NCAA Tournament
11-18-1967*
 Colorado College
First Round		 W 6–1  6–3–1
 Busch Stadium
St. Louis, Missouri
11-25-1967*
 at San Jose State
Quarterfinals		 W 4–3  7–3–1
 Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
11-30-1967*
 vs. Navy
Semifinals		 W 1–0  8–3–1
 Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
12-02-1967*
 vs. Michigan State
National Championship		 T 0–0 2OT 8–3–2
 Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References
  1. Jares, Joe (December 12, 1966). "USF Wins One For the U.N." Sports Illustrated Vault. Time, Inc. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  2. "The Story of the 1966 Men's Soccer National Champions". San Francisco Dons. USFDons.com. August 8, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  3. 1967 National Champions (PDF). St. Louis: Saint Louis Billikens. August 1, 2016. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2017. "The day of domination in college soccer is over," said coach Bob Guelker after his Billikens lost 2-1 in four overtimes to San Francisco in the 1966 NCAA quarterfinals.
  4. "SIUE Men's Soccer – Coaching Records". siuecougars.com.
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