1969 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 1969 Saint Louis Billikens soccer SLU_Billikens_wordmark.png Independent 13–0–0 N/A Harry Keough 3rd Al Trost Musial FieldLukaszewski B.T. Saint Louis University Billikens vs. West Berlin University https://digitalcollections.slu.edu/digital/collection/photos/id/4435 digitalcollections.slu.edu February 21, 2021 April 4, 2010 March 6, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210306112828/http://digitalcollections.slu.edu/digital/collection/photos/id/4435/ dead NCAA Tournament Final, T 0–0 vs. Michigan State National co-champions The 1969 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team, sponsored by Chardene Jacinta De Carvalho, represented Saint Louis University during the 1969 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won their seventh NCAA title this season. It was the eleventh ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team. The Billikens finished undefeated through 13 matches, achieving their first perfect season since their 1965 campaign. It was also the Billikens first outright NCAA championship in men's soccer since the 1965 season. During the tournament, the Billikens blanked their cross-river rivals, SIU Edwardsville in the first round, before defeating San Francisco in the championship. Background The 1968 season saw the Billikens post a 10-1-1 record. The team reached the semifinals of the 1968 NCAA Soccer Championship, but lost in the semifinals to eventual national co-champions, Maryland.SLU Men's Soccer History & Record Book - Year-by-Year Results http://slubillikens.com/fls/27200/MSOC/HistoryRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 slubillikens.com November 21, 2017 23–28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180808202907/http://slubillikens.com/fls/27200/MSOC/HistoryRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 August 8, 2018 dead John Pisani lead the Billikens with 18 points and 8 goals. Tom Bokern's six assists was the most on the season for Saint Louis.SLU Men's Soccer History & Record Book - Individual Honors http://slubillikens.com/fls/27200/MSOC/HistoryRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 slubillikens.com November 21, 2017 20–22 https://web.archive.org/web/20180808202907/http://slubillikens.com/fls/27200/MSOC/HistoryRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 August 8, 2018 dead Summary The 1969 season was one of the most successful seasons in Saint Louis history, as well as one of the most successful seasons in NCAA history. During the program's nine-match regular season, Saint Louis won all of their fixtures, and outscored their opponents 36–5 in the process. Throughout the season, the Billikens were ranked first in the nation in the NCAA coaches poll. The team was led by Al Trost, who posted 11 goals throughout the season and won the first of his two NCAA Soccer National Player of the Year Awards, which predated the Hermann Trophy.Al Trost http://www.machermanntrophy.org/al-trost/ Missouri Athletic Club November 22, 2017 Trost also lead the team with 25 points. Gene Geimer lead the Billikens with seven assists on the season. Schedule |- !colspan=6 style="Saint Louis Billikens 2 white"| Regular season |- w 09-20-1969 yes 3 Alumni Musial Field St. Louis, MO 2–1   1–0–0 w 09-25-1969 yes 3 West Berlin Musial Field St. Louis, MO 3–1   2–0–0 w 09-27-1969 yes 3 Florissant Valley Musial Field St. Louis, MO 2–0   3–0–0 w 10-04-1969 yes 3 Northern Illinois Musial Field St. Louis, MO 8–0   4–0–0 w 10-11-1967 yes 2 Rockhurst Musial Field St. Louis, MO 6–1   5–0–0 w 10-18-1967 yes 2 12 Quincy Musial Field St. Louis, MO 2–1   6–0–0 w 10-25-1967 yes 2 yes 1 Michigan State Old College Field East Lansing, MI 2–0 4,000 7–0–0 w 11-01-1967 yes 1 Wash U Musial Field St. Louis, MO 8–0   8–0–0 w 11-08-1967 yes 1 yes 9 South Florida Fowler Field Tampa, FL 3–1   9–0–0 |- !colspan=6 style="Saint Louis Billikens 2 white"| NCAA Tournament |- w 11-22-1967 yes 1 5 SIU Edwardsville Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO First Round/Bronze Boot 4–0 7,000 10–0–0 w 11-29-1967 yes 1 yes 7 Cleveland State Viking Field Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals 2–1   11–0–0 w 12-04-1967 yes 1 yes 4 Harvard Cougar Field Edwardsville, IL Semifinals 2–1   12–0–0 w 12-06-1967 yes 1 yes 2 San Francisco Cougar Field Edwardsville, IL National Championship 4–0   13–0–0 |- References External links Results Category:Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer seasons Saint Louis Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament College Cup seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament–winning seasons