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1967 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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1967 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Final, T 0–0 vs. Michigan State
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →

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.

Background

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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

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

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

Schedule

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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

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  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. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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