1973 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

1973 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
1973 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
National Champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Independent
Record	15–2–3
Head coach	Harry Keough (7th season);
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

ConferenceIndependent

Record15–2–3

Headcoach

Harry Keough (7th season)

The 1973 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1973 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Billikens won their record-breaking tenth NCAA title this season. It was the sixteenth ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team. As of 2023, this was the most recent season the Billikens have won a national title.

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular season
09-08-1973*	UMSL	T 3–3	0–0–1	Forest Park Soccer Field St. Louis, MO
09-13-1973*	at Springfield	W 2–0	1–0–1	Fairview Park Springfield, IL
09-15-1973*	vs. Penn	W 2–0	2–0–1	Connecticut Soccer Stadium Storrs, CT
09-17-1973*	at Connecticut	W 2–1	3–0–1	Connecticut Soccer Stadium Storrs, CT
09-20-1973*	Uruguay national team	L 1–2	3–1–1	Forest Park Soccer Field St. Louis, MO
09-22-1973*	vs. Davis & Elkins Quincy Tournament	W 2–0	4–1–1	Reservoir Park Quincy, IL
09-23-1973*	vs. West Virginia Quincy Tournament	W 4–1	5–1–1	Reservoir Park Quincy, IL
09-29-1973*	Quincy	W 5–2	6–1–1	Forest Park Soccer Field St. Louis, MO
10-06-1973*	at Green Bay	L 0–1	6–2–1	Aldo Santaga Stadium Green Bay, WI
10-08-1973*	at Cleveland State	T 1–1	6–2–2	Viking Field Cleveland, OH
10-13-1973*	Rockhurst	W 2–1	7–2–2	Forest Park Soccer Field St. Louis, MO
10-27-1973*	at South Florida	W 2–1	8–2–2	USF Soccer Field Tampa, FL
10-29-1973*	at Rollins	W 3–1	9–2–2	Rollins College Soccer Field Winter Haven, FL
11-03-1973*	SIU Edwardsville Bronze Boot	W 1–0	10–2–2	Busch Memorial Stadium (20,112) St. Louis, MO
11-17-1973*	at UIC	T 0–0	10–2–3	Flames Field Chicago, IL
11-19-1973*	American	W 1–0	11–2–3	Forest Park Soccer Field St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
11-24-1973*	vs. Bowling Green Second Round	W 6–0	12–2–3	Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO
12-09-1973*	vs. SIU Edwardsville Third Round	W 3–0	13–2–3	Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO
01-02-1974*	vs. Brown Semifinal	W 3–1	14–2–3	Orange Bowl Miami, FL
01-04-1974*	vs. UCLA Final	W 2–1	15–2–3	Orange Bowl Miami, FL
*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
Seasons	1959 1960 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1969 1970 1972 1973 1991 2009 2014 2025
Related	Soccer in St. Louis
National championship seasons in bold; NCAA College Cup in italics Category

v t e NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship College Cup teams (1970–1979)
1970	Hartwick Howard Saint Louis UCLA
1971	Harvard Howard Saint Louis San Francisco
1972	Cornell Howard Saint Louis UCLA
1973	Brown Clemson Saint Louis UCLA
1974	Hartwick Howard Saint Louis UCLA
1975	Brown Howard San Francisco SIUE
1976	Clemson Hartwick Indiana San Francisco
1977	Brown Hartwick San Francisco SIUE
1978	Clemson Indiana Philadelphia Textile San Francisco
1979	Clemson Columbia Penn State SIUE
Italic denotes national championship (*) denotes results which were vacated

1973 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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