1985 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 1985 UCLA Bruins soccer UCLA_Bruins_logo.svg 150 Independent 20–1–4 Sigi Schmid 6th NCAA Tournament W 1–0 (8OT) vs. American National Champions The 1985 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1985 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Bruins won their first ever NCAA championship this year, defeating American, 1–0 after 8 overtime periods. GREATEST MOMENTS American nearly tripped UCLA for 1985 men's soccer title http://americansportsnet.com/patriot-league/american-eagles/greatest-moments-american-nearly-tripped-ucla-for-1985-mens-soccer-title American Sports Network December 10, 2017 Andy Burke scored the match-winning goal for UCLA in the 167th minute, which to date, is the longest-ever NCAA soccer game.Edes Gordon UCLA Wins Longest NCAA Soccer Final in 8th Overtime, 1–0 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-15-sp-622-story.html Los Angeles Times December 15, 1985Polis John Longest Game to U.C.L.A. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/16/sports/longest-game-to-ucla.html The New York Times December 10, 2017 December 16, 1985 Review thumb|right|Sigi Schmid coached the Bruins to their first NCAA championship. The 1985 team is best known as being the first UCLA soccer team to win the NCAA title, winning 1–0 over American University at the now-demolished Kingdome, in Seattle on December 14, 1985. The season saw the Bruins only lose one match the entire season, a 2–1 decision against the Fresno State Bulldogs in Northridge, California on September 25. During the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, the Bruins only conceded one goal, in the semifinals at Evansville on a penalty kick by Chris Machold.U.C.L.A. Reaches Soccer Final https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/09/sports/ucla-reaches-soccer-final.html The New York Times December 10, 2017 December 9, 1985 The win against Evansville, sent the Bruins to their first NCAA championship match since 1973, ending a 12-year drought in terms of appearances. The championship match, clocking in at 166 minutes and five seconds, is, by far, the longest NCAA Division I Men's Championship Game match in history. The match involved a record-breaking eight overtimes (this was prior to the penalty kick shoot-out rule that was subsequently implemented).Papadis Nick A Look Back At The 1985 Men's Soccer Season http://www.aueagles.com/sports/m-soccer/2015-16/releases/20150930MS American Eagles December 10, 2017 September 30, 2015 December 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171211160933/http://www.aueagles.com/sports/m-soccer/2015-16/releases/20150930MS dead At the time, overtime consisted of five-minute sudden death overtime periods. This caused broken run-of-play. In the 167th minute, Andy Burke, who had hardly played much of the season, came on to the pitch to score the match-winning goal against American, locking UCLA with their first ever NCAA championship. Burke made himself open to receive a through pass from Krumpe and scored on a far-post shot from 13 yards out. The goal was his first ever as a Bruin. Schmid said on the game: "Andy hadn't played much that year. Before the game, his dad had read an article in the Wall Street Journal that talked about how the last guy, the most unexpected person, is the one who makes the biggest contribution sometimes. He had relayed that message to Andy the day before, and the next day Andy went out and made the biggest contribution. Anytime you win a championship, it obviously takes a special place. This one ranks right up there with all of the other championships. The first one is always a little special, though, because it's the first one. As a player, I played in three Final Fours but never won it, so it was especially satisfying to win it the first time as a coach." Schedule |- !colspan=6 style="UCLA Bruins white"| Regular season |- September 2 yes Westmont w 3–1 1–0–0 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA September 6 yes yes Connecticut IU Tournament t 2OT 1–1 1–0–1 Bill Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, IN September 7 yes yes Indiana IU Tournament w 1–0 2–0–1 Bill Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, IN September 14 yes yes Tampa FIU Tournament w 4–2 3–0–1 FIU Soccer Stadium Miami, FL September 15 yes yes FIU FIU Tournament t 2OT 1–1 3–0–2 FIU Soccer Stadium Miami, FL September 20 yes yes San Francisco w 3–2 4–0–2 Negoesco Stadium San Francisco, CA September 25 yes yes Fresno State CSU Northridge Showcase l 1–2 4–1–2 Matador Field Northridge, CA September 29 yes San Jose State w 5–0 5–1–2 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA October 5 yes California UCLA Classic w 3–2 6–1–2 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA October 6 yes Stanford UCLA Classic w 3–1 7–1–2 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA October 9 yes UC Santa Barbara UCSB rivalry w 1–0 8–1–2 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA October 14 yes yes UNLV t 2OT 2–2 8–1–3 Johann Field Las Vegas, NV October 16 yes yes U.S. International t 2OT 1–1 8–1–4 U.S. International Soccer Field San Diego, CA October 18 yes yes Loyola Marymount w 5–0 9–1–4 Sullivan Field Los Angeles, CA October 23 yes San Diego w 1–0 10–1–4 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA October 25 yes yes San Diego State w 2–1 11–1–4 Hardy Field San Diego, CA October 30 yes yes UC Irvine w 4–1 12–1–4 Crawford Field Irvine, CA November 3 yes Cal State Los Angeles w 3–0 13–1–4 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA November 6 yes Cal State Fullerton w 1–0 14–1–4 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA November 10 yes Santa Clara w 1–0 15–1–4 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA |- !colspan=6 style="UCLA Bruins white"| NCAA Tournament |- November 17 yes California First Round w 3–1 16–1–4 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA November 24 yes UNLV Second Round w OT 1–0 17–1–4 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA December 1 yes SMU Quarterfinals w 2–0 18–1–4 Drake Stadium Los Angeles, CA December 8 yes yes Evansville Semifinals w 3–1 19–1–4 Arad McCutchan Stadium Evansville, IN December 14 yes yes American National Championship w 8OT 1–0 20–1–4 Kingdome 5,986 Seattle, WA |- |} References External links UCLA Men's Soccer Ucla Bruins Category:UCLA Bruins men's soccer seasons Ucla Bruins, Soccer Ucla Bruins Ucla Bruins Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament–winning seasons 1985