1967 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 1967 Saint Louis Billikens soccer SLU_Billikens_wordmark.png Independent 8–3–2 N/A Harry Keough 1st NCAA Tournament Final, T 0–0 vs. Michigan State National co-champions The 1967 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1967 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won their sixth NCAA title this season. It was the sixteenth ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team. Background 1966 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team The 1966 season, at the time, was the poorest season by the Saint Louis program. The Billikens failed to reach the semifinals for the first time in program history, being eliminated by eventual champions, San Francisco in the quarterfinals.Jares Joe USF Wins One For the U.N. https://www.si.com/vault/1966/12/12/609294/usf-wins-one-for-the-un Sports Illustrated Vault Time, Inc. March 22, 2017 December 12, 1966 March 25, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170325024604/http://www.si.com/vault/1966/12/12/609294/usf-wins-one-for-the-un liveThe Story of the 1966 Men's Soccer National Champions http://usfdons.com/sports/2012/8/8/1966MSOCChamp.aspx?id=88 San Francisco Dons USFDons.com March 22, 2017 August 8, 2012 December 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161201162933/http://usfdons.com/sports/2012/8/8/1966MSOCChamp.aspx?id=88 live Then-head coach, Bob Guelker described the result as the end of a dynasty for the university's dominance in college soccer. Guelker cited the increase of programs being fielded by university's making it difficult for teams to field top-heavy teams.1967 National Champions August 1, 2016 Saint Louis Billikens St. Louis 9 http://slubillikens.com/fls/27200/MSOC/HistoryRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 March 22, 2017 PDF "The day of domination in college soccer is over," said coach Bob Guelker after his Billikens lost 2-1 in four overtimes to San Francisco in the 1966 NCAA quarterfinals. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808202907/http://slubillikens.com/fls/27200/MSOC/HistoryRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 August 8, 2018 dead Following the conclusion of the 1966 season, Guelker was hired away to coach the newly formed SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer program.http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/archive/coachingrecords.html SIUE Men's Soccer – Coaching Records siuecougars.com 2017-03-24 2015-07-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709183732/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/archive/coachingrecords.html dead Roster 1 GK USA Jim Conley 2 DF USA Gary Rensing 3 DF USA Tom Rich 4 DF USA Steve Frank 5 DF USA Bill McDermott 6 MF USA Tom Bokern 7 MF USA Wally Werner 8 FW USA Dave Schlitt 9 FW USA Gene Geimer 10 FW USA John Pisani 11 MF USA Jack Galmiche 12 MF USA Chuck Zoeller 13 DF USA Steve Vierling 14 DF POL Stanislav Rozanski 15 MF USA Rudolph Roeslein 16 MF USA Mike Poston 17 FW USA Irvin Mueller 18 GK USA Bill Donley 19 DF USA George Merubia 20 DF USA Bob Hoerdeman 21 MF USA Tim Brassil 22 FW USA Jim Leeker 23 DF USA Wayne Fischer 24 DF USA Brad Melchior 25 MF USA Larry Warren 26 FW USA Tom Rich 27 FW USA Vince Drake 28 MF USA Tom Stahl Schedule |- !colspan=6 style="Saint Louis Billikens 2 white"| Regular season |- l 09-16-1967 yes Alumni SLU Soccer Field St. Louis 0–4   0–1–0 w 09-23-1967 yes Air Force SLU Soccer Field St. Louis, Missouri 4–1   1–1–0 l 10-04-1967 yes yes Southern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, Illinois 4–5   1–2–0 w 10-11-1967 yes yes South Florida Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida 1–0   2–2–0 w 10-14-1967 yes Rockhurst SLU Soccer Field St. Louis 3–1   3–2–0 w 10-21-1967 yes Quincy SLU Soccer Field St. Louis 1–0   4–2–0 t 10-30-1967 yes yes Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan 3–3 OT   4–2–1 w 11-04-1967 yes Indiana SLU Soccer Field St. Louis 4–0   5–2–1 l 11-11-1967 yes South Florida SLU Soccer Field St. Louis 0–1   5–3–1 |- !colspan=6 style="Saint Louis Billikens 2 white"| NCAA Tournament |- w 11-18-1967 yes Colorado College Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri First Round 6–1   6–3–1 w 11-25-1967 yes yes San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Quarterfinals 4–3   7–3–1 w 11-30-1967 yes yes Navy Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Semifinals 1–0   8–3–1 t 12-02-1967 yes yes Michigan State Spartan Stadium San Jose, California National Championship 0–0 2OT   8–3–2 |- 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