1997 VCU Rams men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 1997 VCU Rams soccer Colonial Athletic Association CAA 15–4–4 4–2–2 Tim Sullivan 3rd Cary Street Field CAA Tournament ChampionsHoya Classic ChampionsSheraton Invitational Co-ChampionsHartwick Invitational Champions NCAA Tournament, First Round L 0–1 vs. Georgetown The 1997 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association for their third season. It was the program's 20th season fielding a men's varsity college soccer program. The 1997 season was the first season that the VCU Rams earned a berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, by the virtue of winning the CAA Men's Soccer Tournament. VCU played Georgetown in the first round of the tournament, losing the match. Schedule yes |- !colspan=6 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Regular season |- w 08-30-1997 yes yes Georgetown Yates Field Washington, DC Hoya Classic 1–0 1–0 w 09-01-1997 yes yes George Washington Yates Field Washington, DC Hoya Classic 2–1 2–0 w 09-06-1997 yes yes Hartford Mauck Stadium Harrisonburg, VA Sheraton Invitational 3–0 3–0 w 09-07-1997 yes yes Wright State Mauck Stadium Harrisonburg, VA Sheraton Invitational 4–3 4–0 w 09-12-1997 yes 24 yes Radford New River Soccer Complex Radford, VA 2–0 5–0 w 09-20-1997 yes 21 yes Loyola (MD) Geppi-Aikens Field Baltimore, MD 4–1 6–0 l 09-24-1997 yes 18 yes 6 Virginia Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA 1–2 6–1 t 09-27-1997 18 yes 17 American Reeves Field Washington, DC 0–0 2OT 6–1–1 (0–0–1) w 09-30-1997 23 Richmond Cary Street Field Richmond, VA Capital City Classic 1–0 7–1–1 (1–0–1) w 10-04-1997 yes 23 yes Lafayette Elmore Field Hartwick, NY Hartwick Invitational 2–0 8–1–1 w 10-05-1997 yes 23 yes Penn Elmore Field Hartwick, NY Hartwick Invitational 3–2 9–1–1 t 10-08-1997 yes 15 Howard Cary Street Field Richmond, VA 1–1 2OT 9–1–2 l 10-15-1997 19 yes 25 James Madison Mauck Stadium Harrisonburg, VA 1–2 9–2–2 (1–1–1) w 10-18-1997 19 yes Old Dominion Cary Street Field Richmond, VA Rivalry 1–0 10–2–2 (2–1–1) w 10-20-1997 yes 24 Liberty Cary Street Field Richmond, VA 1–0 11–2–2 w 10-25-1997 24 yes UNCW Legion Field Wilmington, NC 4–0 12–2–2 (3–1–1) t 10-29-1997 22 William & Mary Cary Street Field Richmond, VA 1–1 2OT 12–2–3 (3–1–2) l 11-01-1997 22 yes George Mason George Mason Stadium Fairfax, VA Rivalry 0–5 12–3–3 (3–2–2) w 11-08-1997 East Carolina Cary Street Field Richmond, VA 2–1 13–3–3 (4–2–2) |- !colspan=6 style="background:#VCU Rams 1;"| CAA Tournament |- w 11-12-1997 25 (3) (6) James Madison Cary Street Field Richmond, VA Quarterfinal 1–0 14–3–3 |- w 11-14-1997 25 (3) yes (2) George Mason Reeves Field Washington, DC Semifinal 2–0 15–3–3 |- t 11-16-1997 25 (3) yes 5 (1) American Reeves Field Washington, DC Final 2–2 4OTW 9–8 PK 15–3–4 |- !colspan=6 style="background:#VCU Rams 1;"| NCAA Tournament |- l 11-12-1997 14 Georgetown Cary Street Field Richmond, VA Quarterfinal 0–1 15–4–4 |- References General 1997 VCU Rams Combined Statistics and Schedule http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/Archived_Stats/1997.pdf VCU Athletics December 16, 2016 PDF November 24, 1997 Footnotes VCU Category:VCU Rams men's soccer seasons VCU Rams soccer, men's VCU