1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
1979 College Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | Tampa Stadium![]() |
Teams | 19 |
Final positions | |
Champions | SIU Edwardsville (1st title) |
Runner-up | Clemson |
Third place | Penn State |
Fourth place | Columbia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 66 (3.47 per match) |
Attendance | 30,947 (1,629 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 1979 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 21st annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national men's college soccer champion among its Division I members in the United States.
The final match was played at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida on December 9.
SIU Edwardsville won their first Division I national title, defeating Clemson in the final, 3–2.[1]
Qualifying
[edit]Three teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: SMU, South Carolina, and Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Bracket
[edit]First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | SIU Edwardsville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 2 | SIU Edwardsville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin–Milwaukee | 1 | Cleveland State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 2 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia Textile | 0 | Princeton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 1 | SIU Edwardsville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
American | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
American | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hartwick College | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 5 | Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | Columbia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island (OT, PK) | 3 |
Championship Rounds
[edit]Final
[edit]SIU Edwardsville | 3–2 | Clemson |
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Attendance: 5,500
See also
[edit]- 1979 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1979 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
- 1979 NAIA Soccer Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 21, 2023.