Soccer Bowl (1950–52)

The Soccer Bowl was a championship match to determine the men's college soccer national champion prior to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The series was played from 1950 until 1952. The first two bowls were played at a neutral venue in St. Louis, Missouri while the third and final bowl was played in San Francisco, California.

Soccer Bowl
Organizing bodyISFA
Founded1949
Abolished1952
Number of teams2
Last champion(s)Temple
Most successful club(s)Penn State (2)

Background

Association football, or soccer, had been played at the American collegiate level under association football codes since at least the late 1860s, with variations of a kicking game being played since the mid-1850s. Organized collegiate soccer did not formally occur in the United States until the arrival of the Intercollegiate Soccer Football League, which began during the 1904–05 season. The ISFL determined national championships for college programs from 1905 until 1925, and from 1926 until 1940 the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association determined national champions. These championship titles were determined by a selection committee and were largely subjective. These championships are not formally recognized by the NCAA as legitimate national championship claims.

Throughout World War II and into the late 1940s, the ISFL did not claim any national championships, although several college programs with undefeated records, or teams atop the NSCAA poll claimed national championships during this time, causing numerous programs to stake championship claims in the same year. After World War II, the ISFA began declaring national championships, which drew ire from programs that felt they deserved a national championship title, but were not considered by the ISFA committee.

The goal of the Soccer Bowl was to take the highest ranked NSCAA and ISFA teams to have them play a one off match at a neutral venue. The concept of a neutral venue and titling the match as a "bowl" was heavy inspired and barrowed from the bowl game system that college American football uses.

History

The first Soccer Bowl was played on January 1, 1950, to determine the champion of the 1949 ISFA season.[1] At the end of the 1949 season, the ISFA declared Penn State and San Francisco dual national champions, and both programs agreed to play each other in St. Louis for the inaugural Soccer Bowl. The match ended in a 2-2 draw thanks to a late, and controversial, tying penalty kick in stoppage time.[2]

In December 1950, the second Soccer Bowl was held, determining the champion for the 1950 ISFA season. The match was played between Penn State and Purdue, but much confusion around the legitimacy of the game surrounded and marred the bowl. San Francisco, repeating as the West Coast champion, was unable to make the trip to St. Louis. In an inexplicable decision, the second place team from the Midwest Conference, was sent to St. Louis (in place of conference champion Wheaton) to play the East Coast champion, Penn State in the Soccer Bowl. Penn State won the Bowl 3-1, but this left unclear the question of who was really best, since San Francisco was never matched against them. Furthermore, West Chester stake a claim as national champion which further added to the confusion, raising serious questions about the bowl's viability.[3]

Finals
Championship games, by year, showing winners and losers, final scores and venues
Year Winning team Winning head coach Score Losing team Losing head coach Venue City Ref.
1950 Penn State
San Francisco		 Bill Jeffrey
Gus Donoghue		 2–2 N/A N/A Public Schools Stadium St. Louis, Missouri [4]
1951 Penn State Bill Jeffrey 3–1 Purdue Public Schools Stadium St. Louis, Missouri [4]
1952 Temple Pete Leaness 2–0 San Francisco Gus Donoghue Kezar Stadium San Francisco, California [5]
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See also

References
  1. Holroyd, Steve. "The Year in American Soccer - 1949".
  2. "1949 National Collegiate Co-Champions". usfdons.com. August 9, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. Litterer, David (February 17, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer - 1951: The College Game". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. "2018 Penn State Men's Soccer Yearbook". Pennsylvania State University Athletics. Issuu. August 16, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. Litterer, David (October 12, 2009). "The Year in American Soccer - 1952: The College Game". homepages.sover.net. American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

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