1975 San Francisco Dons men's soccer team
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ConferenceWest Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference[1]
U. Soc. CoachespollNo. 1
Record21–1–2 (8–0–2 WCISC)
Headcoach
- Steve Negoesco (13th season)
| 1975 San Francisco Dons men's soccer | |
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| Conference | West Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference[1] |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 1 |
| Record | 21–1–2 (8–0–2 WCISC) |
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| Captain | Anthony Igwe |
| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco ‡ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 San Francisco Dons men's soccer team represented the University of San Francisco during the 1975 NCAA Division I soccer season. It was the 45th season of the Dons fielding a men's varsity soccer program, and the eighth season of Steve Negoesco managing the program.
The 1975 season was hallmarked by San Francisco winning their second NCAA soccer tournament and their third overall national championship. The program finished the season with a 21–1–2 record and a 8–0–2 in West Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference play. Forwards Andy Atuegbu and Mal Roche led the Dons in goals scored during the season (14 each) and points (36 points each).
Acquisitions
Incoming transfers
| Name | No. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Year | Previous school | Ref. |
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| Misak Pirinjian | 4 | DF | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 | Jaffa, ISR | Jr. | Marin | [2] |
| Mal Roche | 9 | FW | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 188 | Coventry, ENG | Jr. | Brockport |
Incoming recruits
| Name | No. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School | Ref. |
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| Peter Arnautoff | 1 | FW | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 | Oakland, California | Galileo | [3] |
| Anthony Gray | 3 | DF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 | Monrovia, LBR | St. Patrick's (Liberia) | [4] |
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Preseason
Coaches poll
The coaches poll was released in August 1975. San Francisco was picked to finish first place in the preseason poll.
| Predicted finish |
Team | Points |
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| 1 | San Francisco | 91 (8) |
| 2 | Santa Clara | 87 (2) |
| 3 | San Jose State | 86 (1) |
| 4 | Pacific | 68 |
| 5 | California | 65 |
| 6 | UC Davis | 63 |
| 7 | Stanford | 44 |
| 8 | San Francisco State | 28 |
| 9 | Cal State Hayward | 24 |
| 10 | Sacramento State | 21 |
| 11 | Chico State | 20 |
Competitions
Regular season
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 20* 12:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | at No. 2 Saint Louis | W 5–2 | 1–0 |
Forest Park Soccer Field St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| September 21* 3:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | vs. No. 5 Philadelphia Textile | L 2–4 | 1–1 |
Forest Park Soccer Field St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| September 24 1:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | San Francisco State | W 3–1 | 2–1 (1–0) |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| September 26* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | BYU | W 6–2 | 3–1 |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| September 27* 2:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | Cal State Los Angeles | W 6–0 | 4–1 |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| October 1 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Cal State Sacramento | W 8–0 | 5–1 (2–0) |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| October 4 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Pacific | W 8–0 | 6–1 (3–0) |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| October 13* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | vs. No. 19 UCLA | W 5–2 | 7–1 |
Murray Field Burlingame, CA | ||||||
| October 18* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | at Westmont | W 1–0 | 8–1 |
Thorrington Field Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||
| October 19* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 3–1 | 9–1 |
Eddie West Field Santa Ana, CA | ||||||
| October 21 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | at UC Davis | W 3–1 | 10–1 (4–0) |
Toomey Field Davis, CA | ||||||
| October 23 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | vs. Stanford | W 5–0 | 11–1 (5–0) |
Robertson Park Livermore, CA | ||||||
| October 23 7:00 p.m. |
No. 2 | at California | W 7–0 | 12–1 (6–0) |
Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA | ||||||
| October 30* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | vs. Washington | W 10–1 | 13–1 |
Kennelly Field San Rafael, CA | ||||||
| November 1 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | San Jose State | T 1–1 2OT | 13–1–1 (6–0–1) |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| November 5 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | vs. Santa Clara | W 1–0 | 14–1–1 (7–0–1) |
Henry Arnold Field Sonoma, CA | ||||||
| November 7 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 | Chico State | T 1–1 2OT | 14–1–2 (7–0–2) |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| November 9* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Fresno State | W 4–0 | 15–1–2 |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| November 12 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Cal State East Bay | W 3–0 | 16–1–2 (8–0–2) |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| November 13 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | vs. USC | W 2–1 | 17–1–2 |
Holt Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| November 18 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | No. 14 UCLA Second round |
W 4–1 | 18–1–2 |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| November 29 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | No. 16 Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinal |
W 3–2 | 19–1–2 |
Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA | ||||||
| December 5 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | vs. No. 3 Brown College Cup semifinal |
W 2–1 3OT | 20–1–2 |
Cougar Field Edwardsville, IL | ||||||
| December 7 12:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | vs. No. 4 SIUE College Cup final |
W 4–0 | 21–1–2 |
Cougar Field (4,400) Edwardsville, IL | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||