1973 NAIA Soccer Championship

Summary

The 1973 NAIA Soccer Championship was the 15th annual tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of men's college soccer among its members in the United States.

1973 NAIA Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Country United States
Venue(s)Florissant, Missouri
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsQuincy (IL) (4th title)
Runner-upRockhurst
Third placeDavis & Elkins
Fourth placeErskine
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored63 (5.25 per match)
Best playerMickey Whelan,
Davis & Elkins
← 1972
1974 →

Quincy (IL) defeated Rockhurst in the final, 3–0, to claim the Hawks' fourth NAIA national title.

The final was played in Florissant, Missouri.[1]

Qualification edit

For the fourth year, the tournament field remained fixed at eight teams. Unlike the previous three years, however, additional fifth- and seventh-place finals were not contested.

Qualified Teams
School Appearance Last Bid
Davis & Elkins 6th 1972
Eastern Connecticut 3rd 1969
Erskine 3rd 1972
Goshen 2nd 1971
Newark Engineering 4th 1971
Pomona Pitzer 1st Never
Quincy (IL) 7th 1972
Rockhurst 4th 1968

Bracket edit

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
Erskine1
Pomona-Pitzer0
Pomona-Pitzer4Erskine0
Eastern Connecticut1Rockhurst4
Rockhurst2
Eastern Connecticut0
Pomona-Pitzer5Rockhurst0
Goshen7*Quincy (IL)3
Davis & Elkins7
Goshen0
Seventh placeGoshen6*Davis & Elkins1Third place
Newark Engineering4Quincy (IL)4
Eastern Connecticut1Quincy (IL)7Erskine1
Newark Engineering0Newark Engineering1Davis & Elkins4

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved January 1, 2022.