1964 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship

1964 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Country USA
Teams 15
Champions Navy (1st title)
Runners-up Michigan State (1st title game)
Matches played 14
Goals scored 62 (4.43 per match)

The 1964 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship was the sixth organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Navy Midshipmen, in their second straight title game appearance, won their first title, defeating the Michigan State Spartans 1-0 in the final on December 5, 1964.

In the title game, all-time lacrosse Hall of Famer Jimmy Lewis scored the game's only goal. This tournament featured 15 teams, a drop down from 16 teams the previous year. The tournament final was played in Providence, Rhode Island.[1]

Teams

Qualified Teams
School Record Appearance Last Bid
Air Force 6–1–1 1st Never
Army 8–2 2nd 1963
Bridgeport 9–1–2 4th 1963
Dartmouth 7–4 1st Never
East Stroudsburg 9–0 1st Never
Fairleigh Dickinson 9–0–1 2nd 1963
Franklin & Marshall 7–1–2 1st Never
Hartwick College 9–1 2nd 1962
Maryland 8–2 6th 1963
Michigan State 7–0–2 3rd 1963
Navy 11–0 2nd 1963
Saint Louis 10–0–1 6th 1963
San Jose State 8–3–2 2nd 1963
Cortland State 10–1 2nd 1960
Trinity College (CT) 8–1 1st Never

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Final
                                     
   Saint Louis 5  
 
   San Jose State 0  
 San Jose State 5  
 Air Force 3  
   Saint Louis 1  
   Navy 2  
 Navy 2  
 Fairleigh Dickinson 1  
   Navy 5
 
   Bridgeport 3  
 Bridgeport 1
 Hartwick 0  
   Navy 1
   Michigan State 0
 Trinity College 2  
 Dartmouth 1  
   Trinity College 1
 
   Army 6  
 Army (3OT) 4
 Cortland State 3  
   Army (OT) 2
   Michigan State 3  
 Michigan State 1  
 Maryland 0  
   Michigan State 4
 
   East Stroudsburg 0  
 East Stroudsburg 6
 Franklin & Marshall 0  

References

  1. "1964 Division I Men's Championship Bracket". NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 4. Retrieved November 22, 2012.