1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

Saint Louis Billikens
1959 season
Head Coach Bob Guelker
NCAA 8–1–0
NCAA Tournament Champions


The 1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1959 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Billikens won the first ever national title this season. It was also the first ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team.

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
09-26-1959*
at Dayton W 10–0  1–0–0
Dayton, OH
10-03-1959*
at Illinois W 6–1  2–0–0
Champaign, IL
10-07-1959*
MacMurray W 11–1  3–0–0
St. Louis, MO
10-11-1959*
Indiana W 5–0  4–0–0
St. Louis, MO
10-17-1959*
at Michigan State W 4–2  5–0–0
East Lansing, MI
10-24-1959*
Chicago W 6–0  6–0–0
St. Louis, MO
10-31-1959*
Navy Pier W 8–0  7–0–0
St. Louis, MO
11-07-1959*
at Wheaton L 1–2  7–1–0
Wheaton, IL
11-14-1959*
Purdue W 5–0  8–1–0
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
11-22-1959*
vs. San Francisco
First round
W 4–0  9–1–0
Storrs, CT
11-26-1959*
vs. CCNY
Semifinals
W 6–2  10–1–0
Storrs, CT
11-28-1959*
vs. Bridgeport
Final
W 5–2  11–1–0
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NSCAA.

References

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