1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
National Champions
NCAA Tournament, W 5–2 vs. Bridgeport
Conference	Midwestern Conference
Record	11–1–0 (N/A Midwestern)
Head coach	Bob Guelker (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

ConferenceMidwestern Conference

Record11–1–0 (N/A Midwestern)

Headcoach

Bob Guelker (2nd season)

The 1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1959 NCAA 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.^[1]

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Date Time, TV	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.

v t e Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
Venues	Billiken Sports Center (1990–1994) Hermann Stadium (1995–present)
Rivalries	SIU Edwardsville
Culture & lore	Soccer in St. Louis A Time for Champions
People	Bob Guelker Harry Keough Bob Warming Notable players
Seasons	1959 1960 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1969 1970 1972 1973 1991 2009 2014
National championship seasons in bold; NCAA College Cup in italics

1959 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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