1989 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1989 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams28
ChampionsVirginia (1st title)
Santa Clara (1st title)
Matches played27
Goals scored77 (2.85 per match)
Attendance67,338 (2,494 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Steve Snow, Indiana (4)
← 1988
1990 →

The 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 30th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The final match was played on December 3, 1989, in Piscataway, New Jersey, at Rutgers Stadium. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.[1][2]

The Virginia Cavaliers and the Santa Clara Broncos were declared co-national champions after the championship game ended in a 1–1 tie. Both teams won their first national titles. This tournament marks the third and final time the NCAA recognized men's soccer co-champions; the 1967 final was called due to weather, while the 1968 final was also a draw by rule.

Early rounds[]

First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship
Rutgers Stadium
Piscataway, New Jersey
               
Rutgers 3
Columbia 1
Farleigh Dickinson 1
Columbia 4
Rutgers (OT) 2
Vermont 1
Connecticut 0
Vermont 2
Vermont 1
Yale 0
Yale 1
Hartwick College 0
Rutgers 0
Virginia 3
Virginia 4
Philadelphia U. 1
Princeton 1
Philadelphia U. 2
Virginia (OT) 1
South Carolina 0
Wake Forest 2
Old Dominion 1
Wake Forest 1
South Carolina 5
South Carolina 2
Duke 1
Virginia (4OT) 1
Santa Clara 1
Indiana 4
George Washington 0
George Washington 3
George Mason 1
Indiana 1
Howard 0
Howard (pen.) 2
Penn State 1
Howard (OT) 2
SMU 1
Evansville 0
SMU 1
Indiana 2
Santa Clara 4
Santa Clara 2
Fresno State 1
Fresno State 2
Saint Louis 1
Santa Clara 2
UCLA 0
Portland (OT) 1
Washington 0
Portland 0
UCLA (pen.) 1
UCLA (pen.) 2
San Diego State 1

Final[]

The final was played in frigid conditions; the wind chill was ten degrees below zero at kickoff and dropped throughout the game, with the stiff breeze taking control of almost any ball kicked in the air. After the marathon 1985 final, which was played with unlimited 10-minute overtimes and required eight of them, the NCAA changed their rules to limit games to one 30-minute overtime and one 30-minute sudden-death period, each with two halves. Although all other tournament games could be decided by penalty kicks, this did not extend to the final. After the 150 minutes were played out, Virginia and Santa Clara were declared co-champions.[3]

Virginia1–1 (4OT)Santa Clara
Drew Fallon Goal 27' Jeff Baicher Goal 84'
Attendance: 3,889

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1989 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 29. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
  3. ^ Goff, Steven (4 December 1989). "Virginia, Santa Clara tie for title". Washington Post.
Retrieved from ""