1974 NCAA Division I soccer tournament
Football tournament season
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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.
| 1974 College Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | United States |
| Venue(s) | Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Howard (1st title) |
| Runners-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 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
Four teams made their debut appearances in the NCAA Division I soccer tournament: Bucknell, George Washington, Indiana, and St. Francis (NY).
Tournament
| 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
Third-Place Final
Final
| Howard | 2–1 (4OT) | Saint Louis |
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Attendance: 2,921