1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 28th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Clemson Tigers won their second national title by defeating the San Diego State Aztecs, 2–0, in the championship game. The final match was played on December 6, 1987, in Clemson, South Carolina, at Riggs Field. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.[1][2]

1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams24
ChampionsClemson (2nd title)
Runners-upSan Diego State (1st title game)
Matches played23
Goals scored55 (2.39 per match)
Attendance57,009 (2,479 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bruce Murray, Clemson Tigers (5)
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Early rounds

Home teams are indicated by *

  First Round Second Round
November 15/21		 Third Round
November 29
                           
     
  Hartwick 0  
    Adelphi (ot) 1  
   
       
    Adelphi 0
  Harvard 3
       
     
Harvard (ot) 1
    * Connecticut 0  
   
  First Round
November 15		 Second Round
November 21		 Third Round
November 29
                           
  UCLA 1  
* Fresno State 0  
  UCLA (forfeit)[A 1]  
    UNLV  
San Francisco 0
  * UNLV[A 1] 1  
    UCLA 1
  * San Diego State 2
  San Diego State 2  
* Saint Louis 1  
San Diego State (pen.) 3
    * SMU 3  
     
  First Round
November 15		 Second Round
November 21/22		 Third Round
November 29
                           
  Clemson 2  
* Evansville 1  
  Clemson 2  
    * Indiana 1  
     
         
    * Clemson 3
  Rutgers 2
         
       
Seton Hall 1
    * Rutgers 2  
     
  First Round
November 15		 Second Round
November 22		 Third Round
November 29
                           
  NC State 0  
* South Carolina 1  
  * South Carolina 1  
    North Carolina 2  
North Carolina 2
  * Duke 0  
    North Carolina 1
  * Loyola (Md.) 0
  George Mason 0  
* Virginia 2  
Virginia 0
    * Loyola (Md.) 1  
William & Mary 0
  * Loyola (Md.) 1  

College Cup – Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina
National Semifinals
December 5 		National Final
December 6
      
  Harvard 1
  San Diego State (pen.) 1
  San Diego State 0
  Clemson 2
  Clemson 4
  North Carolina 1

Semifinals
Harvard1–1 (a.e.t.)San Diego State
Derek Mills  20' Report Brad Walsh  80'
Penalties
4–5
Clemson4–1North Carolina
Pearse Tormey  30'
David Veghte  42'
Bruce Murray  67'
Pearse Tormey  77'		 Report Derek Missimo  69'

Final
San Diego State0–2Clemson
Report Paul Rutenis  23'
Richie Richmond  90'
Attendance: 8,322

Notes
  1. UNLV was disqualified from the tournament for using an ineligible player against San Francisco.[3]
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References
  • "1987 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  1. "1987 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 27. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
  3. "Sports Extra: Briefly". Daily News of Los Angeles. November 20, 1987. The UNLV soccer team has been removed from the NCAA soccer championships for using an ineligible player in its first-round victory over San Francisco...
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