1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Country USA
Teams 24
Champions Clemson (2nd title)
Runners-up San Diego State (1st title game)
Matches played 23
Goals scored 55 (2.39 per match)
Attendance 57,009 (2,479 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Bruce Murray, Clemson Tigers (5)
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The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship 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 in the championship game, 2–0. 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]

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

December 5, 1987
Harvard 1–1 (a.e.t.) San Diego State
Derek Mills  20' Report Brad Walsh  80'
  Penalties  
4–5

December 5, 1987
Clemson 4–1 North Carolina
Pearse Tormey  30'
David Veghte  42'
Bruce Murray  67'
Pearse Tormey  77'		 Report Derek Missimo  69'

Final

December 6, 1987
San Diego State 0–2 Clemson
Report Paul Rutenis  23'
Richie Richmond  90'

Notes

  1. 1 2 UNLV was disqualified from the tournament for using an ineligible player against San Francisco.[3]

References

  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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