1975 San Francisco Dons men's soccer team

San Francisco Dons men's soccer 1975 season December 2025 men's soccer 1975 San Francisco Dons Usf dons textlogo.png 120 West Coast Intercollegiate Soccer ConferenceBerling Clay Collegiate Soccer Scene https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll31/id/11649/ SoccerAmerica LA84.org December 26, 2025 May 6, 1971 WCISC 21–1–2 8–0–2 Steve Negoesco 13th Anthony Igwe Kezar Stadium NCAA tournament College Cup National ChampionsWCISC champions National Championship Game W 4–0 vs. SIUE 1 1975 West Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference standings yes San Francisco ‡ 8 0 2 21 1 2 San Jose State 6 3 1 9 5 2 California Pacific UC Davis Chico State Sacramento State San Francisco State Cal State Hayward Santa Clara 3 4 3 10 6 4 Stanford 2 7 1 5 12 2 ‡-National champion The 1975 San Francisco Dons men's soccer team represented the University of San Francisco during the 1975 NCAA Division I soccer season. It was the 45th season of the Dons fielding a men's varsity soccer program, and the eighth season of Steve Negoesco managing the program. The 1975 season was hallmarked by San Francisco winning their second NCAA soccer tournament and their third overall national championship. The program finished the season with a 21–1–2 21 wins, 1 loss, 2 draws record and a 8–0–2 8 wins, 0 losses, 2 draws in West Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference play. Forwards Andy Atuegbu and Mal Roche led the Dons in goals scored during the season (14 each) and points (36 points each). Offseason Acquisitions Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNo.Pos.Ht. HeightWt. WeightHometownYearPrevious schoolRef. Misak Pirinjian 1 4 DF 5 9 175 Jaffa, ISR 3 Jr. Marin Misak Pirinjian USF Athletics Hall of Fame https://usfdons.com/aa.aspx?hid=995 usfdons.com December 29, 2025 Mal Roche 9 FW 6 2 188 Coventry, ENG 3 Jr. Brockport Incoming recruits 1975 USF RecruitsName No.Pos. Ht. HeightWt. Weight Hometown High School Ref. Peter Arnautoff 1 FW 6 2 200 Oakland, California Galileo https://usfdons.com/hof.aspx?hof=150&path=&kiosk= San Francisco Dons Official Athletics Site USFdons.com usfdons.com en 2018-07-03 Anthony Gray 1 3 DF 5 11 190 Monrovia, LBR St. Patrick's (Liberia) Anthony Gray (1994) https://usfdons.com/honors/hall-of-fame/anthony-gray/168 USF Athletics Hall of Fame usfdons.com December 28, 2025 Roster December 12, 1975Mitchell Bob December 12, 1975 USF Dons: 1975 NCAA Soccer Champions https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p15129coll8/id/8027/rec/1146 San Francisco Foghorn San Francisco USF Gleeson Library Geschke Center December 27, 2025USF All Time Roster https://usfdons.com/aa.aspx usfdons.com December 27, 2025 FDBB30 00543C 00543C 1 USA GK Peter Arnautoff 2 NOR MF Kjell Tvedt 3 LBR DF Anthony Gray 4 ARM DF Misak Pirinjian 5 NGA DF Anthony Igwe 6 COL FW Victor Arbelaez 7 USA FW Greg McKeown 8 NOR MF Bjørn Dahl 9 ENG FW Mal Roche 10 NGA MF Andy Atuegbu FDBB30 00543C 00543C 11 USA FW Paul Korn 12 USA GK Omar Suer 13 USA MF Jim Boyle 14 MEX DF Javier Plasencia 15 NOR MF Tom Tronstad 16 HON MF Oscar Granados 17 NOR FW Perry Fedje 18 NOR DF Bjørn Skagen 19 USA MF Mark Dillon 20 SLV GK Salvador Diaz FDBB30 00543C E4002B Preseason Coaches poll The coaches poll was released in August 1975. San Francisco was picked to finish first place in the preseason poll. WSISC Coaches' PollSan Francisco Dons Predictedfinish Team Points 1 San Francisco 91 (8) 2 Santa Clara 87 (2) 3 San Jose State 86 (1) 4 Pacific 68 5 California 65 6 UC Davis 63 7 Stanford 44 8 San Francisco State 28 9 Cal State Hayward 24 10 Sacramento State 21 11 Chico State 20 Competitions Regular season yes yes no |- !colspan=6 style="San Francisco Dons #FFFFFF"| Regular season w September 20 12:00p.m. yes yes 10 1975 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 2 Forest Park Soccer Field St. Louis, MO 5–2 1–0 l September 21 3:00p.m. yes yes 10 1975 men Jefferson Rams Philadelphia Textile 5 Forest Park Soccer Field St. Louis, MO 2–4 1–1 w September 24 1:00p.m. 7 1975 men San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 3–1 2–1 1–0 w September 26 7:00p.m. yes 7 1975 men BYU Cougars BYU Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 6–2 3–1 w September 27 2:00p.m. yes 7 1975 men Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State Los Angeles Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 6–0 4–1 w October 1 7:00p.m. 5 1975 men Sacramento State Hornets Cal State Sacramento Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 8–0 5–1 2–0 w October 4 7:00p.m. 5 1975 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 8–0 6–1 3–0 w October 13 7:00p.m. yes yes 4 1975 men UCLA Bruins UCLA 19 Murray Field Burlingame, CA 5–2 7–1 w October 18 7:00p.m. yes yes 4 1975 men Westmont Warriors Westmont Thorrington Field Santa Barbara, CA 1–0 8–1 w October 19 7:00p.m. yes yes 4 1975 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Eddie West Field Santa Ana, CA 3–1 9–1 w October 21 7:00p.m. yes 3 1975 men UC Davis Aggies UC Davis Toomey Field Davis, CA 3–1 10–1 4–0 w October 23 7:00p.m. yes 3 1975 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Robertson Park Livermore, CA 5–0 11–1 5–0 w October 23 7:00p.m. yes 2 1975 men California Golden Bears California Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA 7–0 12–1 6–0 w October 30 7:00p.m. yes yes 1 1975 men Washington Huskies Washington Kennelly Field San Rafael, CA 10–1 13–1 t November 1 7:00p.m. 1 1975 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 1–1 2OT 13–1–1 6–0–1 w November 5 7:00p.m. yes 3 1975 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Henry Arnold Field Sonoma, CA 1–0 14–1–1 7–0–1 t November 7 7:00p.m. 3 1975 men Chico State Wildcats Chico State Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 1–1 2OT 14–1–2 7–0–2 w November 9 7:00p.m. yes 5 1975 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 4–0 15–1–2 w November 12 7:00p.m. 5 1975 men Cal State East Bay Pioneers Cal State East Bay Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 3–0 16–1–2 8–0–2 w November 13 7:00p.m. yes 5 1975 men USC Trojans USC Holt Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 2–1 17–1–2 |- !colspan=8 style="San Francisco Dons"| San Francisco Dons 1975 NCAA Division I soccer tournament NCAA tournament #FFFFFF |- w November 18 7:00p.m. 5 UCLA 14 Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA Second round 4–1 18–1–2 w November 29 7:00p.m. 5 Cal State Fullerton 16 Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA Quarterfinal 3–2 19–1–2 w December 5 7:00p.m. yes 5 1975 men Brown Bears Brown 3 Cougar Field Edwardsville, IL College Cup semifinal 2–1 3OT 20–1–2 w December 7 12:00p.m. yes 5 1975 men SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIUE 4 Cougar Field Edwardsville, IL College Cup final 4–0 4,400 21–1–2 United Soccer Coaches Pacific Time Postseason 1976 NASL draft Three players were selected in the 1976 NASL draft.All-Time NASL Drafts https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-nasl-drafts/ kenn.com December 27, 2025 San Francisco Dons white Player Team Round Pick # Position Víctor Arbeláez San Diego Sockers 2 26 FW Paul Korn Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 38 FW Mark Dillon San Jose Earthquakes 4 61 DF References 30em External links 1975 USF team article 1975 Category:1975 in sports in California 1975 1975 1975