1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Men's College Cup (Semifinals & Final)
Country  United States
Teams 24
Champions Clemson Tigers
Runner-up San Diego State Aztecs
Matches played 23
Attendance 57,009 (2,479 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Bruce Murray (5)
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The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was a tournament of 24 teams from NCAA Division I who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The College Cup for the final four teams was held on December 5 and 6 at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team. Clemson defeated San Diego State in the final.[1]

Contents

Early rounds

Home teams are indicated by *

  First Round Second Round
November 15/21		 Third Round
November 29
                           
        
   Hartwick 0  
     Adelphi (ot) 1  
      
          
     Adelphi 0
   Harvard 3
          
        
 Harvard (ot) 1
    *  Connecticut 0  
      
  First Round
November 15		 Second Round
November 21		 Third Round
November 29
                           
   UCLA 1  
*  Fresno State 0  
   UCLA (forfeit)[A 1]  
     UNLV  
 San Francisco 0
  *  UNLV[A 1] 1  
     UCLA 1
  *  San Diego State 2
   San Diego State 2  
*  Saint Louis 1  
 San Diego State (pen.) 3
    *  SMU 3  
      
  First Round
November 15		 Second Round
November 21/22		 Third Round
November 29
                           
   Clemson 2  
*  Evansville 1  
   Clemson 2  
    *  Indiana 1  
      
          
    *  Clemson 3
   Rutgers 2
          
        
 Seton Hall 1
    *  Rutgers 2  
      
  First Round
November 15		 Second Round
November 22		 Third Round
November 29
                           
   NC State 0  
*  South Carolina 1  
  *  South Carolina 1  
     North Carolina 2  
 North Carolina 2
  *  Duke 0  
     North Carolina 1
  *  Loyola (Md.) 0
   George Mason 0  
*  Virginia 2  
 Virginia 0
    *  Loyola (Md.) 1  
 William & Mary 0
  *  Loyola (Md.) 1  

College Cup – Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina

  National Semifinals
December 5		 National Final
December 6
                 
   Harvard 1  
   San Diego State (pen.) 1  
       San Diego State 0
     Clemson 2
   Clemson 4
   North Carolina 1  

Semifinals

December 5, 1987
 Harvard 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) San Diego State Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina
Derek Mills  20' Report Brad Walsh  80'
  Penalties  
4 – 5
December 5, 1987
 Clemson 4 – 1 North Carolina Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina
Pearse Tormey  30'
David Veghte  42'
Bruce Murray  67'
Pearse Tormey  77'		 Report Derek Missimo  69'

Final

December 6, 1987
 San Diego State 0 – 2 Clemson Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina
Attendance: 8,322
Report Paul Rutenis  23'
Richie Richmond  90'

Notes

  1. ^ a b UNLV was disqualified from the tournament for using an ineligible player against San Francisco.[2]

References

  1. ^ McCray, Jack (December 7, 1987). "Clemson Soccer Team Wins National Title". The News and Courier (Charleston, S.C.): pp. 1-C, 7-C. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l5NJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UAwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1766,2268547. Retrieved September 5, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Sports Extra: Briefly". Daily News of Los Angeles. November 20, 1987. "The UNLV soccer team has been removed from the NCAA soccer championships for using an ineligible player in its first-round victory over San Francisco..." 
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