1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
SLU Billikens wordmark.png
NCAA Tournament, W 5–2 vs. Bridgeport
ConferenceMidwestern Conference
1959 record11–1–0 (N/A Midwestern)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →

The 1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1959 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won the first ever national title this season. It was the second ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and it is considered by many American soccer historians to be the start of a dynasty.[1]

Roster[]

  • Tom Barry
  • Gene Block (GK)
  • John Dueker
  • George Endler
  • Robert Endler
  • John Fuchs
  • Pat Griffard
  • Bob Kauffman
  • John Klein
  • Jerry Knobbe
  • Bob Malone
  • Terry Malone
  • Lee Manna
  • John Michalski
  • William Mueller (Gk)
  • Bob Pisoni
  • Don Range
  • Tom Richmond
  • Mike Shanahan[2]
  • Tom Trost

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 United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

  1. ^ The St. Louis Billiken's Soccer Club (2010). A Time for Champions: A St. Louis Soccer Dynasty. Rumford, ME: Virginia Publishing. pp. 5–18. ISBN 9781891442551.
  2. ^ "SLU Billikens History & Record Book" (PDF). SLU. 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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