1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

The 1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1970 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won their eighth NCAA title this season. It was the 12th ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team.

1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
National Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final, W 1–0 vs. UCLA
ConferenceIndependent
1970 record14–0–1
Head coachHarry Keough (4th season)
CaptainAl Trost
Home stadiumSLU Medical Center Stadium

Dan Counce lead the Billikens in scoring this season, amassing 14 goals over the course of the season. Captain, Al Trost won the Hermann Trophy.

Roster

The following individuals played for the Billikens during the 1970 season.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  USA Jim Bokern
— FW  USA Dan Counce
— DF  USA Mark Demling
—  USA Jim Draude
—  USA Joe Eilerman
—  USA Jim Evans
—  USA Mike Finnegan
—  USA Tim Flynn
—  USA Mark Goegel
—  USA Bill Gonzalez
—  USA Jim Guttmann
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  USA Denny Hadican
— MF  USA Joe Hamm
— MF  USA Pat Leahy
—  USA Joe Leeker
— DF  USA Bob Matteson
—  USA Joe McCarthy
—  USA Ed Neusel
— FW  USA Mike Seerey
—  USA Al Steck
—  USA Tom Torretti
— MF  USA Al Trost
—  USA Denny Werner

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
September 19*
 at Saint Joseph's W 4–0  1–0–0
 Finnesey Field
Philadelphia, PA
September 21*
 at Rider W 6–0  2–0–0
 Daly Field
Lawrenceville, NJ
September 25*
 Air Force W 3–0  3–0–0
 SLU Medical Center Stadium (1,500)
St. Louis, MO
October 3*
 vs. St. Louis Stars W 4–2  4–0–0
 Francis Field (3,500)
St. Louis, MO
October 10*
 at Rockhurst W 3–0  5–0–0
 Swope Park
Kansas City, MO
October 13*
 Eastern Illinois W 5–0  6–0–0
 SLU Medical Center Stadium (500)
St. Louis, MO
October 17*
 at Quincy T 0–0  6–0–1
 QU Stadium
Quincy, IL
October 24*
 at South Florida W 5–1  7–0–1
 USF Soccer Field
Tampa, FL
October 25*
 UBC W 5–1  8–0–1
 SLU Medical Center Stadium
St. Louis, MO
October 31*
 Indiana W 8–0  9–0–1
 SLU Medical Center Stadium
St. Louis, MO
November 7*
 at SIU Edwardsville
Bronze Boot		 W 3–1  10–0–1
 Cougar Field (4,000)
Edwardsville, IL
NCAA Tournament
November 21*
 vs. Akron
Second Round		 W 7–0  10–0–1
 Cougar Field (4,000)
Edwardsville, IL
November 28*
 at SIE Edwardsville
Quarterfinals		 W 2–1  11–0–1
 Cougar Field (7,500)
Edwardsville, IL
December 3*
 vs. Hartwick
Semifinals		 W 1–0  12–0–1
 Cougar Field (5,000)
Edwardsville, IL
December 5*
 vs. UCLA
Final		 W 1–0  13–0–1
 Cougar Field (8,000)
Edwardsville, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Honors and awards

The following players earned a postseason award.

National awards
  • Hermann Trophy
  • NSCAA All-Americans
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References
  1. "Saint Louis Billikens Men's Soccer History and Record Book" (PDF). slubillikens.com. August 1, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
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