1979 NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament

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1979 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams19
ChampionsSIU Edwardsville (1st title)
Runners-upClemson (1st title game)
Matches played19
Goals scored66 (3.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Obed Ariri, Clemson (5)
← 1978
1980 →

The 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 21st organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The SIU Edwardsville Cougars won their first national title by defeating the Clemson Tigers in the championship game, 3–2. The final match was played on December 9, 1979, in Tampa, Florida, at Tampa Stadium for the second straight year.[1][2]

Early rounds[]

First round Second round Third round Semifinals
            
San Francisco 3
Santa Clara 2
San Francisco 2
SIU Edwardsville 4
SMU 0
SIU Edwardsville 2
Saint Louis 1
SIU Edwardsville 2
SIU Edwardsville 2
Penn State 1
Indiana 5
Cleveland State 0
Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1
Cleveland State 2
Indiana 0
Penn State 2
Penn State 3
Princeton 1
Philadelphia U. 0
Princeton 1
First round Second round Third round Semifinals
            
American 1
Virginia 0
American 0
Clemson 1
Clemson 1
South Carolina 0
Clemson 4
Columbia 1
Hartwick College 2
Columbia 3
Columbia 5
Rhode Island 1
Connecticut 2
Rhode Island
(OT, PK) 		3

Championship Rounds[]

Third-Place Final[]

Penn State2–1Columbia

Final[]

SIU Edwardsville3–2Clemson
  • Goal Goal Goal
Attendance: 5,500

References[]

  1. ^ "1979 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 19. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
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