1974 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
| 1974 College Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Howard (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Saint Louis |
| Third place | Hartwick |
| Fourth place | UCLA |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 85 (3.7 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Dale Russell, Philadelphia Textile (6) |
The 1974 NCAA Division I soccer tournament was the 16th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its Division I members in the United States.
The final match was played at the first Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on December 7.
Howard won their first national title by defeating two-time defending champion Saint Louis in the championship game, 2–1 after four overtimes.[1]
Qualifying
[edit]Four teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: Bucknell, George Washington, Indiana, and St. Francis (NY).
Tournament
[edit]| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgeport | 1 | Connecticut (3OT) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 5 | Brown | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 1 | Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick | 1 | Hartwick | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oneonta | 0 | Hartwick (4OT) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 4 | Cornell | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 2 | Hartwick | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | Howard | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | Howard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clemson (2OT) | 3 | Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 2 | Howard | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 4 | Philadelphia Textile | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | Philadelphia Textile | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | Bucknell | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | Howard | 2**** | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis (3OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis (2OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA (3OT) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Championship Rounds
[edit]Third-Place Final
[edit]Final
[edit]| Howard | 2–1 (4OT) | Saint Louis |
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Attendance: 2,921
See also
[edit]- 1974 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship
- 1974 NCAA Division III Soccer Championship
- 1974 NAIA Soccer Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 8, 2023.