1967 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team

Michigan State 1967 soccer season August 2023 1967 Michigan State Spartans soccer Michigan State Spartans script.svg 100 Independent 12–0–2 Gene Kenney 12th Old College Field NCAA Tournament College Cup vs. Saint Louis, T 0–0 National co-champions The 1967 Michigan State Spartans men's soccer team represented Michigan State University during the 1967 NCAA soccer season. The Spartans played at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by 12th-year head coach, Gene Kenney. The Spartans competed as an independent. The 1967 season was one of the most successful season in program history, as they were declared NCAA co-champions along with the Saint Louis Billikens, making it one of two seasons the Spartans won the NCAA title in men's soccer.NCAA Championship History http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/msu-m-soccer-ncaa-champ-history.html Michigan State Spartans March 22, 2017 March 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204233/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/msu-m-soccer-ncaa-champ-history.html dead The team was considered to be part of the 1960s golden age of Michigan State sports, where their wrestling and football teams also won national titles during that time.Anderson Dale A Spartan Journey: Michigan State's 1967 Miracle on the Mat June 1, 2016 Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 9781532309915 Roster The following players are known to be part of the team's 1967 roster. 18453B FFFFFF USA MF Alex Skotarek USA FW Gary McBrady JAM FW Trevor Harris JAM FW Tony Keyes USA MF Ernie Tuscherer USA GK Joe Baum USA FW Guy Busch USA FW Tom Kreft USA DF Peter Hens USA DF Ken Hamann USA FW John Zensen 18453B FFFFFF USA DF Ed Skotararek USA DF Bert Jacobsen USA DF Tom Belloli USA DF Denny Boles USA DF Terry Sanders USA DF Nick Archer USA FW Bill Myerson USA MF Barry Tiemann USA FW Rich Nelke USA GK Orhan Enuston USA FW Dave Trace Schedule no |- !colspan=6 style="Michigan State Spartans 2 white"| Regular season |- w 09/23/1967 yes Purdue Old College Field East Lansing, Michigan 11–0 1–0–0 w 09/26/1967 yes Calvin Old College Field East Lansing, Michigan 7–1 2–0–0 w 09/30/1967 yes yes Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh 1–0 3–0–0 w 10/06/1967 yes yes Denver All-City Stadium Denver, Colorado 3–1 4–0–0 w 10/08/1967 yes yes Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, Colorado 4–0 5–0–0 w 10/14/1967 yes yes Akron Old College Field East Lansing, Michigan 4–2 6–0–0 w 10/18/1967 yes yes Ball State Cardinal Stadium Muncie, Indiana 11–0 6–0–0 w 10/21/1967 yes Denison Old College Field East Lansing, Michigan 12–1 7–0–0 t 10/30/1967 yes Saint Louis Old College Field East Lansing, Michigan 3–3 8–0–1 w 11/03/1967 yes Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, Ohio 6–1 9–0–1 |- !colspan=6 style="Michigan State Spartans 2 white"| NCAA Tournament |- w 11/18/1967 yes Maryland Old College Field East Lansing, Michigan Round of 16 4–1 10–0–1 w 11/25/1967 yes Akron Old College Field East Lansing, Michigan Quarterfinals 3–1 11–0–1 w 11/30/1967 yes Long Island Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 4–0 12–0–1 t 12/02/1967 yes Saint Louis Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri National Championship 0–0 12–0–2 |- References External links Record Book Category:Michigan State Spartans men's soccer seasons Category:1967 NCAA soccer independents season Michigan State Spartans soccer Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament–winning seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament College Cup seasons