1966 San Francisco Dons men's soccer team

1966 San Francisco Dons men's soccer
Conference Independent
1966 record 11–0–1
Head coach Stephen Negoesco (5th season)

The 1966 San Francisco Dons men's soccer team represented the University of San Francisco during the 1966 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Don won their first NCAA title this season, defeating Long Island in the championship. It was the 23rd season the Dons fielded a men's varsity soccer team.

Background

The 1965 team was coached by Stephen Negoesco for his fourth season at the helm. Negoesco guided the Dons to a 10-1-1 record. The Dons earned an at-large berth into the 1965 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual champions, Saint Louis.

Roster

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

No. Position Player
Guatemala MF Alberto Aramendia
United States MF Henry Contreras
United States DF Rudy Dekkers
United States MF George Fernandez
Poland DF Sam Gerzowski
United States GK Jerry Katzeff
United States FW Mike Laurel
Russia GK Mike Ivanow
United States MF Sandor Hites
Guatemala FW Luis Lopez-Contreras
No. Position Player
United States DF Ternot MacRenato
El Salvador MF Luis Sagastume
Indonesia MF Sandor Hites
Argentina FW Eduardo Rangel
Germany DF Lothar Osiander
Canada FW Pat Pressentin
Hungary MF Istvan Pribilovics
United States DF Gary Royce
United States MF Al Tscale

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Preseason
09-15-1966*
USF Alumni W 6–2 
Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
Regular season
09-22-1966*
Merritt College W 7–4  1–0
Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
*
vs. Pacific W 5–0  2–0
Unknown
Unknown
*
vs. San Francisco State W 5–0  3–0
Unknown
Unknown
*
vs. UC Davis W 9–0  4–0
Unknown
Unknown
*
vs. Chico State W 5–0  5–0
Unknown
Unknown
*
vs. Stanford W 3–1  6–0
Unknown
Unknown
*
vs. San Jose State W 2–1  7–0
Unknown
Unknown
*
vs. California T 1–1  7–0–1
Unknown
Unknown
NCAA Tournament
*
vs. San Jose State
Second round
W 2–1  8–0–1
Unknown
Unknown
*
vs. Saint Louis
Quarterfinals
W 2–1 4OT 9–0–1
Unknown
Unknown
*
vs. Army
Semifinals
W 2–0  10–0–1
California Memorial Stadium
Berkeley, CA
12-03-1966*
vs. Long Island
Championship
W 5–2  11–0–1
California Memorial Stadium (5,000)
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from NSCAA.

References

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