1959 NCAA soccer season

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DurationNovember 22–December 28, 1959
DateNovember 28, 1959
ChampionsSaint Louis
1959 NCAA soccer season
Statistics
Tournament
DurationNovember 22–December 28, 1959
College Cup
DateNovember 28, 1959
SiteMemorial Stadium
Storrs, Connecticut
ChampionsSaint Louis
Runners-upBridgeport
Seasons
 ISFA
1960 

The 1959 NCAA soccer season was the inaugural season of college soccer sanctioned by the NCAA. Including the history of the ISFA, this was the 56th season of organized men's collegiate soccer in the United States.

The season culminated with the 1959 NCAA Soccer Tournament, the first of the modern NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament was won by the Saint Louis Billikens, who defeated Bridgeport Purple Knights in the final, 52.

Champions

  • California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference: San Francisco Community College
  • New England Intercollegiate Soccer League: Bridgeport
  • Ivy League: Harvard
  • Metropolitan Intercollegiate Soccer Conference: Pratt
  • Atlantic Coast Conference: Maryland
  • New York State Athletic Conference: Cortland
  • Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate League: Air Force
  • Midwestern Conference: Michigan State
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Conference: Akron
  • Mason-Dixon Conference: Lynchburg
  • Southern California Soccer Association: UCLA
  • Middle Atlantic States Athletic Conference: Elizabethtown

Standings

Postseason

Awards

References

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