1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
National Champions
NCAA Tournament, W 5–2 vs. Bridgeport
Record	11–1–0 (N/A {{{conference}}})
Head coach	Bob Guelker (2nd season)

The 1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1959 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Billikens won the first ever national title this season. It was the second ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and it is considered by many American soccer historians to be the start of a dynasty.

Roster

• Tom Barry
• Gene Block (GK)
• John Dueker
• George Endler
• Robert Endler
• John Fuchs
• Pat Griffard
• Bob Kauffman
• John Klein
• Jerry Knobbe
• Bob Malone
• Terry Malone
• Lee Manna
• John Michalski
• William Mueller (Gk)
• Bob Pisoni
• Don Range
• Tom Richmond
• Mike Shanahan
• Tom Trost

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular season
09-26-1959*		at Dayton	W 10–0	1–0–0	Dayton, OH
10-03-1959*		at Illinois	W 6–1	2–0–0	Champaign, IL
10-07-1959*		MacMurray	W 11–1	3–0–0	St. Louis, MO
10-11-1959*		Indiana	W 5–0	4–0–0	St. Louis, MO
10-17-1959*		at Michigan State	W 4–2	5–0–0	East Lansing, MI
10-24-1959*		Chicago	W 6–0	6–0–0	St. Louis, MO
10-31-1959*		Navy Pier	W 8–0	7–0–0	St. Louis, MO
11-07-1959*		at Wheaton	L 1–2	7–1–0	Wheaton, IL
11-14-1959*		Purdue	W 5–0	8–1–0	St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
11-22-1959*		vs. San Francisco First round	W 4–0	9–1–0	Storrs, CT
11-26-1959*		vs. CCNY Semifinals	W 6–2	10–1–0	Storrs, CT
11-28-1959*		vs. Bridgeport Final	W 5–2	11–1–0	Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.