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Saint Louis–SIU Edwardsville men's soccer rivalry

January 01, 1970

The Saint Louis–SIU Edwardsville men's soccer rivalry is an American college soccer rivalry between the Saint Louis University Billikens and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars. The winner of each year's game receives the Bronze Boot.

Saint Louis–SIU Edwardsville soccer rivalry
SportSoccer
Teams
First meetingNovember 22, 1969
Saint Louis 4, SIUE 0
Latest meetingSeptember 2, 2023
SIUE 2, Saint Louis 0
TrophyJoseph Carenza Sr. Trophy
"The Bronze Boot"
Statistics
Meetings total39
All-time seriesSaint Louis leads, 27–10–2

History edit

In the late 1950s through early 1970s, the Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer program was in its golden age, and won all 10 of its NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship titles during that span. The program became noteworthy for focusing on recruiting domestic talent from the Saint Louis region rather than other top college programs that were reliant on international recruitment. The talent pool of players from the St. Louis region caused nearby universities such as Quincy, Rockhurst, and SIU Edwardsville to experience strong soccer seasons as well.

After Saint Louis experienced Division I success, SIU Edwardsville also experienced success with their program winning the inaugural Division II national championship in 1972, then moving to Division I and winning that title in 1979. Due to the proximity of the schools, early matches between the schools attracted large crowds to their games. In 1971, the Catholic Youth Council of St. Louis (CYC) initiated the annual Bronze Boot match which would be played for a trophy awarded annually for the regular season match up between SLU and SIUE.[1] The popularity saw crowd sizes that set college soccer records, including the highest ever attended college soccer match for a regular season game: 22,512 between the two sides on October 30, 1980.[2][3] From 1972 through 1985, the games were played at Busch Stadium to accommodate the large crowds.

In 1995, the series ended when SIU Edwardsville's program moved down to Division II along with the school's other sports.[1] In 2007, the Cougars' athletic program was elevated to Division I. With the move, speculation rose about the teams playing again and resuming the series, although it remained dormant for another decade. Despite this, the teams played each other in spring season friendlies and preseason friendlies.[1]

The series resumed when both programs agreed to play in a home-and-home series in 2018 and 2019.[4]

Starting 2023, each edition will again be a single game rather than an alternating home-and-home series and will be held at CityPark, the home field of St. Louis City SC, the MLS club which had its inaugural season that year. [5]

NCAA All-Time Largest Men's Soccer Crowds [6]
# Date Opponents Location Game Attendance
1 October 30, 1980 SIUE vs St. Louis Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO 11h Annual Bronze Boot Game 22,512
7 November 9, 1973 SIUE vs St. Louis Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO 4th Annual Bronze Boot Game 20,112
14 November 5, 1972 SIUE vs St. Louis Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO 3rd Annual Bronze Boot Game ≥15,000

Coach Bob Guelker edit

The Billikens' program was begun as a club program in 1958 by St. Louis U. alumnus Bob Guelker. After going 4–1–0 in that first season, the administration promoted the team to varsity status in 1959.[7] The new team was 11–1–0 and won the inaugural NCAA Soccer Championship. The Billikens defended their title in 1960 and won again in 1962, 1963, and 1965 under Coach Guelker.[8]

In 1966, SIU Edwardsville began establishing an NCAA College Division (now Division II) athletic program. In doing so, SIUE hired away two coaches from St. Louis U.'s higher profile University Division (now Division I) program. Bob Guelker was hired as the Cougars' first soccer coach, and he would later succeed Harry Gallatin as athletic director. As he had done at SLU, Coach Guelker quickly turned his new program into a regional and national power. In their first three seasons of eligibility. the Cougars were in the NCAA Tournament and nationally ranked.[9] 1972 was the first year of the NCAA College Division Men's Soccer Championship. As his Billikens had won the first NCAA title in 1959, Guelker's Cougars won the first College Division/Division II crown in 1972.[10] After the 1972 season, SIU Edwardsville and a number of other schools that emphasized their soccer programs took advantage of a then-current NCAA rule that allowed a Division II school to play one sport in Division I and moved into the higher division. In addition to winning the first NCAA title in 1969 and the first Division II title in 1972, in 1979, Guelker's Cougars won Division I,[8] and he became the first coach to win Division I and II titles and the only coach to win both divisions at the same school.[8][10]

Results edit

SLU victoriesSIUE victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScoreAttendance
1 November 22, 1969† St. Louis, MO SLU 4–0
2 November 7, 1970 Edwardsville, IL SLU 3–1
3 November 28, 1970† Edwardsville, IL SLU 2–1
4 November 6, 1971 St. Louis, MO SLU 2–1
5 December 4, 1971† Edwardsville, IL SLU 3–1
6 November 5, 1972 Edwardsville, IL Tie1–1ot ≥15,000[11]
7 November 9, 1973 St. Louis, MO SLU 1–0 20,112[12]
8 December 9, 1973† St. Louis, MO SLU 3–0
9 November 8, 1974 St. Louis, MO SIUE 1–0
10 November 29, 1974† St. Louis, MO SLU 2–13ot
11 November 7. 1975 St. Louis, MO SIUE 2–1
12 November 29, 1975† Edwardsville, IL SIUE 2–1
13 November 6, 1976 St. Louis, MO SLU 1–0
14 November 21, 1976† Edwardsville, IL SIUE 2–1
15 November 4, 1977 St. Louis, MO SIUE 3–2
16 November 11, 1978 St. Louis, MO SLU 1–0
17 November 19, 1978† St. Louis, MO SIUE 3–23ot
18 November 2, 1979 St. Louis, MO SIUE 2–0
19 November 17, 1979† Edwardsville, IL SIUE 2–1
20 October 30, 1980 St. Louis, MO SLU 5–1 22,512[13]
21 October 30, 1981 St. Louis, MO SLU 2–1
No.DateLocationWinnerScoreAttendance
22 October 29, 1982 Edwardsville, IL SIUE 2–0
23 October 28, 1983 St. Louis, MO SLU 3–0
24 October 26, 1984 St. Louis, MO SLU 1–0 6799 [14]
25 October 25, 1985 St. Louis, MO SLU 4–1 4216 [15]
26 November 1, 1986 Edwardsville, IL SLU 1–0 2735 [16]
27 October 30, 1987 St. Louis, MO SLU 2–0 1949 [17]
28 October 8, 1988 Edwardsville, IL SLU 5–0 2657 [18]
29 September 29, 1989 St. Louis, MO SLU 3–1ot 3621 [19]
30 September 29, 1990 Edwardsville, IL SLU 3–2 2424 [20]
31 September 27, 1991 St. Louis, MO SLU 3–2 3678 [21]
32 September 26, 1992 Edwardsville, IL SLU 1–0ot 1514 [22]
33 September 24, 1993 St. Louis, MO SLU 3–0 1729 [23]
34 October 15, 1994 Edwardsville, IL SLU 4–1 1668 [24]
35 September 8, 1995 St. Louis, MO SLU 4–0 2944 [25]
36 September 21, 2018 St. Louis, MO Tie1–1 4903 [26]
37 September 13, 2019 Edwardsville, IL SLU 2–12ot 3107 [27]
38 September 14, 2021 St. Louis, MO Tie1–1 2433 [28]
39 September 13, 2022 Edwardsville, IL SLU 4–1 1849 [29]
40 September 2, 2023 St. Louis, MO SIUE 2–0 8574 [30]
Series: SLU leads 27–10–3

↑ = NCAA Tournament game

Bronze Boot Game series: SLU leads 21-6-3

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Labelle, Kurt (May 20, 2013). "St. Louis Remembers Old Soccer Rivalry Between SLU & SIUE". KTVI. Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Men's Soccer Attendance Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Paul (September 27, 2010). "Gauchos break on-site attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved July 6, 2017. The NCAA regular-season attendance record is 22,512, set on October 30, 1980, when Saint Louis played SIU-Edwardsville for the Bronze Boot at Busch Stadium.
  4. ^ Hayes, Pete (May 10, 2017). "THE 'BOOT' IS BACK: SIUE, SLU agree on home-and-home men's soccer series". The Telegraph. Civitas Media. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  5. ^ Pott, Joe (July 25, 2023). "Men's and Women's Soccer to Face Saint Louis at CITYPARK". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "ALL-TIME LARGEST CROWDS" (PDF). Men's Soccer Attendance Records. NCAA. 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  7. ^ (PDF). Saint Louis University. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship History". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  9. ^ "Men's Soccer Bob Guelker". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship History". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  11. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2016/2015attendance.pdf
  12. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2016/2015attendance.pdf
  13. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2016/2015attendance.pdf
  14. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1984Stats.pdf
  15. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1985Stats.pdf
  16. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1986Stats.pdf
  17. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1987Stats.pdf
  18. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1988Stats.pdf
  19. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1989Stats.pdf
  20. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1990Stats.pdf
  21. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1991Stats.pdf
  22. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1992Stats.pdf
  23. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1993Stats.pdf
  24. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1994Stats.pdf
  25. ^ https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1995Stats.pdf
  26. ^ https://siuecougars.com/documents/2021/6/15//18SIUECombined.pdf?id=3955
  27. ^ https://siuecougars.com/documents/2021/6/15//SIUEMSocCombined.pdf?id=3954
  28. ^ https://siuecougars.com/documents/2021/10/13//SIUE_Combined_2021.pdf?id=5464
  29. ^ https://siuecougars.com/documents/2022/9/1/22_SIUE_MSOC_Combined.pdf
  30. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/game/6167115

January 01, 1970
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The Saint Louis SIU Edwardsville men s soccer rivalry is an American college soccer rivalry between the Saint Louis University Billikens and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars The winner of each year s game receives the Bronze Boot Saint Louis SIU Edwardsville soccer rivalrySportSoccerTeamsSaint Louis BillikensSIU Edwardsville CougarsFirst meetingNovember 22 1969Saint Louis 4 SIUE 0Latest meetingSeptember 2 2023SIUE 2 Saint Louis 0TrophyJoseph Carenza Sr Trophy The Bronze Boot StatisticsMeetings total39All time seriesSaint Louis leads 27 10 2 Contents 1 History 2 Coach Bob Guelker 3 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editIn the late 1950s through early 1970s the Saint Louis Billikens men s soccer program was in its golden age and won all 10 of its NCAA Division I Men s Soccer Championship titles during that span The program became noteworthy for focusing on recruiting domestic talent from the Saint Louis region rather than other top college programs that were reliant on international recruitment The talent pool of players from the St Louis region caused nearby universities such as Quincy Rockhurst and SIU Edwardsville to experience strong soccer seasons as well After Saint Louis experienced Division I success SIU Edwardsville also experienced success with their program winning the inaugural Division II national championship in 1972 then moving to Division I and winning that title in 1979 Due to the proximity of the schools early matches between the schools attracted large crowds to their games In 1971 the Catholic Youth Council of St Louis CYC initiated the annual Bronze Boot match which would be played for a trophy awarded annually for the regular season match up between SLU and SIUE 1 The popularity saw crowd sizes that set college soccer records including the highest ever attended college soccer match for a regular season game 22 512 between the two sides on October 30 1980 2 3 From 1972 through 1985 the games were played at Busch Stadium to accommodate the large crowds In 1995 the series ended when SIU Edwardsville s program moved down to Division II along with the school s other sports 1 In 2007 the Cougars athletic program was elevated to Division I With the move speculation rose about the teams playing again and resuming the series although it remained dormant for another decade Despite this the teams played each other in spring season friendlies and preseason friendlies 1 The series resumed when both programs agreed to play in a home and home series in 2018 and 2019 4 Starting 2023 each edition will again be a single game rather than an alternating home and home series and will be held at CityPark the home field of St Louis City SC the MLS club which had its inaugural season that year 5 NCAA All Time Largest Men s Soccer Crowds 6 Date Opponents Location Game Attendance 1 October 30 1980 SIUE vs St Louis Busch Memorial Stadium St Louis MO 11h Annual Bronze Boot Game 22 512 7 November 9 1973 SIUE vs St Louis Busch Memorial Stadium St Louis MO 4th Annual Bronze Boot Game 20 112 14 November 5 1972 SIUE vs St Louis Busch Memorial Stadium St Louis MO 3rd Annual Bronze Boot Game 15 000Coach Bob Guelker editThe Billikens program was begun as a club program in 1958 by St Louis U alumnus Bob Guelker After going 4 1 0 in that first season the administration promoted the team to varsity status in 1959 7 The new team was 11 1 0 and won the inaugural NCAA Soccer Championship The Billikens defended their title in 1960 and won again in 1962 1963 and 1965 under Coach Guelker 8 In 1966 SIU Edwardsville began establishing an NCAA College Division now Division II athletic program In doing so SIUE hired away two coaches from St Louis U s higher profile University Division now Division I program Bob Guelker was hired as the Cougars first soccer coach and he would later succeed Harry Gallatin as athletic director As he had done at SLU Coach Guelker quickly turned his new program into a regional and national power In their first three seasons of eligibility the Cougars were in the NCAA Tournament and nationally ranked 9 1972 was the first year of the NCAA College Division Men s Soccer Championship As his Billikens had won the first NCAA title in 1959 Guelker s Cougars won the first College Division Division II crown in 1972 10 After the 1972 season SIU Edwardsville and a number of other schools that emphasized their soccer programs took advantage of a then current NCAA rule that allowed a Division II school to play one sport in Division I and moved into the higher division In addition to winning the first NCAA title in 1969 and the first Division II title in 1972 in 1979 Guelker s Cougars won Division I 8 and he became the first coach to win Division I and II titles and the only coach to win both divisions at the same school 8 10 Results editSLU victoriesSIUE victoriesNo DateLocationWinnerScoreAttendance1November 22 1969 St Louis MOSLU4 02November 7 1970Edwardsville ILSLU3 13November 28 1970 Edwardsville ILSLU2 14November 6 1971St Louis MOSLU2 15December 4 1971 Edwardsville ILSLU3 16November 5 1972Edwardsville ILTie1 1ot 15 000 11 7November 9 1973St Louis MOSLU1 020 112 12 8December 9 1973 St Louis MOSLU3 09November 8 1974St Louis MOSIUE1 010November 29 1974 St Louis MOSLU2 13ot11November 7 1975St Louis MOSIUE2 112November 29 1975 Edwardsville ILSIUE2 113November 6 1976St Louis MOSLU1 014November 21 1976 Edwardsville ILSIUE2 115November 4 1977St Louis MOSIUE3 216November 11 1978St Louis MOSLU1 017November 19 1978 St Louis MOSIUE3 23ot18November 2 1979St Louis MOSIUE2 019November 17 1979 Edwardsville ILSIUE2 120October 30 1980St Louis MOSLU5 122 512 13 21October 30 1981St Louis MOSLU2 1No DateLocationWinnerScoreAttendance22October 29 1982Edwardsville ILSIUE2 023October 28 1983St Louis MOSLU3 024October 26 1984St Louis MOSLU1 06799 14 25October 25 1985St Louis MOSLU4 14216 15 26November 1 1986Edwardsville ILSLU1 02735 16 27October 30 1987St Louis MOSLU2 01949 17 28October 8 1988Edwardsville ILSLU5 02657 18 29September 29 1989St Louis MOSLU3 1ot3621 19 30September 29 1990Edwardsville ILSLU3 22424 20 31September 27 1991St Louis MOSLU3 23678 21 32September 26 1992Edwardsville ILSLU1 0ot1514 22 33September 24 1993St Louis MOSLU3 01729 23 34October 15 1994Edwardsville ILSLU4 11668 24 35September 8 1995St Louis MOSLU4 02944 25 36September 21 2018St Louis MOTie1 14903 26 37September 13 2019Edwardsville ILSLU2 12ot3107 27 38September 14 2021St Louis MOTie1 12433 28 39September 13 2022Edwardsville ILSLU4 11849 29 40September 2 2023St Louis MOSIUE2 08574 30 Series SLU leads 27 10 3 NCAA Tournament gameBronze Boot Game series SLU leads 21 6 3See also editSoccer in St Louis Saint Louis Billikens men s soccer SIU Edwardsville Cougars men s soccerReferences edit a b c Labelle Kurt May 20 2013 St Louis Remembers Old Soccer Rivalry Between SLU amp SIUE KTVI Fox Broadcasting Company Retrieved July 6 2017 Men s Soccer Attendance Records PDF National Collegiate Athletic Association ncaa org Retrieved July 6 2017 Kennedy Paul September 27 2010 Gauchos break on site attendance record Soccer America Retrieved July 6 2017 The NCAA regular season attendance record is 22 512 set on October 30 1980 when Saint Louis played SIU Edwardsville for the Bronze Boot at Busch Stadium Hayes Pete May 10 2017 THE BOOT IS BACK SIUE SLU agree on home and home men s soccer series The Telegraph Civitas Media Retrieved July 6 2017 Pott Joe July 25 2023 Men s and Women s Soccer to Face Saint Louis at CITYPARK Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Retrieved August 1 2023 ALL TIME LARGEST CROWDS PDF Men s Soccer Attendance Records NCAA 2016 Retrieved September 1 2016 SLU Soccer History and Record Book PDF Saint Louis University Archived from the original PDF on August 8 2018 Retrieved July 7 2017 a b c NCAA Division I Men s Soccer Championship History NCAA amp Turner Sports Interactive Inc Retrieved July 7 2017 Men s Soccer Bob Guelker Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Retrieved July 7 2017 a b NCAA Division II Men s Soccer Championship History NCAA amp Turner Sports Interactive Inc Retrieved July 7 2017 http fs ncaa org Docs stats m soccer RB 2016 2015attendance pdf http fs ncaa org Docs stats m soccer RB 2016 2015attendance pdf http fs ncaa org Docs stats m soccer RB 2016 2015attendance pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1984Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1985Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1986Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1987Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1988Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1989Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1990Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1991Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1992Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1993Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1994Stats pdf https saintlouisu ftp sidearmsports com custompages MSOC stats SLUMSOC1995Stats pdf https siuecougars com documents 2021 6 15 18SIUECombined pdf id 3955 https siuecougars com documents 2021 6 15 SIUEMSocCombined pdf id 3954 https siuecougars com documents 2021 10 13 SIUE Combined 2021 pdf id 5464 https siuecougars com documents 2022 9 1 22 SIUE MSOC Combined pdf https www ncaa com game 6167115 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Louis SIU Edwardsville men 27s soccer rivalry amp oldid 1207006510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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