1961 West Chester Golden Rams men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 1961 West Chester Golden Rams soccer 100 Independent 13–0–0 N/A Mel Lorback 4th WCU Soccer Field NCAA Tournament W 2–0 vs. Saint Louis National Champions The 1961 West Chester Golden Rams men's soccer team represented West Chester University during the 1961 NCAA men's soccer season. The Golden Rams team was an independent, and had a perfect 13–0–0 record throughout the season. The Rams went on to win the 1961 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship by defeating the two-time defending champions, Saint Louis Billikens, 2–0 in the final. This made West Chester the second team ever to win the NCAA Soccer title. West Chester's roster included future Indiana soccer coaching legend Jerry Yeagley. Schedule |- !colspan=6 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| Regular season |- w yes WCU Alumni West Chester, PA 3–1WCU Year-By-Year Results, p. 6   1–0 |- w yes yes Penn State State College, PA 4–1Penn State Men's Soccer Record Book, p. 36   2–0 |- w yes Baltimore West Chester, PA 4–1WCU Year-By-Year Results, p. 6   3–0 |- w yes yes Duke Durham, NC 2–1WCU Year-By-Year Results, p. 6   4–0 |- w yes yes North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 2–0North Carolina Men's Soccer All-Time Results, p. 56   5–0 w yes Temple West Chester, PA 1–0   6–0 w yes Navy West Chester, PA 5–0   7–0 w yes yes La Salle Philadelphia, PA 3–1   8–0 w yes Pittsburgh West Chester, PA 3–1   9–0 w yes yes Army West Point, NY 1–0   10–0 |- !colspan=6 style="background:#660099; color:#FFD700;"| NCAA Tournament w yes Maryland West Chester, PA Quarterfinals 4–2   11–0 w yes yes Bridgeport St. Louis, MO Semifinals 2–0   12–0 w yes yes Saint Louis St. Louis, MO Championship 2–0   13–0 |- References Primary North Carolina Men's Soccer All-Time Results https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/3741206.pdf?SPID=12969&DB_OEM_ID=3350& North Carolina Tar Heels Atlantic Coast Conference November 20, 2016 55–62 November 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161121043026/https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/3741206.pdf?SPID=12969&DB_OEM_ID=3350& dead Penn State Men's Soccer Record Book http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/RecordBook.pdf Penn State Nittany Lions CBS Interactive November 20, 2016 State College, PA 33–36 PDF September 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160929121538/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/RecordBook.pdf dead WCU Year-By-Year Results http://www.wcupagoldenrams.com/documents/2016/8/24/Men_s_Soccer_Record_Book_thru_2015.pdf West Chester Golden Rams West Chester University November 20, 2016 Footnotes External links West Chester Golden Rams Men's Soccer Category:West Chester Golden Rams men's soccer seasons Category:1961 NCAA soccer independents season Category:1961 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament–winning seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament College Cup seasons