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
Conference	Independent
Record	14–0–1
Head coach	Harry Keough (4th season)
Captain	Al Trost
Home stadium	SLU Medical Center Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

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
  • Al Trost
• NSCAA All-Americans
  • Al Trost (First-Team All-American)
  • Joe Hamm (Honorable Mention All-American)

References

1. (PDF). slubillikens.com. August 1, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.