1959 NCAA soccer season
The 1959 NCAA soccer season was the inaugural season of college soccer sanctioned by the NCAA. Including the history of the ISFA, this was the 56th season of organized men's collegiate soccer in the United States.
| 1959 NCAA soccer season | |
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| Tournament | |
| Duration | November 22–December 28, 1959 |
| College Cup | |
| Date | November 28, 1959 |
| Site | Memorial Stadium Storrs, Connecticut |
| Champions | Saint Louis |
| Runners-up | Bridgeport |
| Seasons | |
← ISFA 1960 → | |
The season culminated with the 1959 NCAA Soccer Tournament, the first of the modern NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament was won by the Saint Louis Billikens, who defeated Bridgeport Purple Knights in the final, 5–2.
Regular season
Champions
- California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference: San Francisco Community College
- New England Intercollegiate Soccer League: Bridgeport
- Ivy League: Harvard
- Metropolitan Intercollegiate Soccer Conference: Pratt
- Atlantic Coast Conference: Maryland
- New York State Athletic Conference: Cortland
- Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate League: Air Force
- Midwestern Conference: Michigan State
- Ohio Collegiate Soccer Conference: Akron
- Mason-Dixon Conference: Lynchburg
- Southern California Soccer Association: UCLA
- Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference: Elizabethtown
Standings
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Postseason
NCAA Tournament
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Saint Louis | 6 | ||||||||
| CCNY | 2 | ||||||||
| Saint Louis | 5 | ||||||||
| Bridgeport | 2 | ||||||||
| Bridgeport (10OT) | 2 | ||||||||
| West Chester State | 1 | ||||||||
Awards
All-Americans
The following players were named All-Americans following the 1959 season.[1]
- G - John Santos, Farleigh-Dickinson
- RF - James Gallo, Temple
- LF - Bohdan Huryn, Fenn College
- RH - Peter Hazahiak, Howard
- CH - John Dueker, St. Louis
- LH - Joseph Cosgrove, Baltimore
- OR - James Taylor, Colgate
- IR - Walter Chyzowych, Temple
- CF - Cecil Heron, Michigan State
- IL - Erich Streder, Michigan State
- OL - Adam Pintz, Fenn College
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References
- Litterer, David (June 15, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer - 1959". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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