1985 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

The 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 26th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States.

1985 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
CountryUSA
Teams23
ChampionsUCLA (1st title)
Runners-upAmerican (1st title game)
Matches played22
Goals scored64 (2.91 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Dale Ervine, UCLA (4)
1984
1986

The UCLA Bruins won their first national title by defeating the American Eagles in the championship game, 1–0, after eight overtime periods. The final match was played on December 14, 1985, in Seattle, Washington, at the Kingdome for the second straight year.[1][2]

Early rounds

  First round Second round Third round Semifinals Championship
Kingdome
Seattle, Washington
                                               
       
    Hartwick College 2  
      Columbia 0  
  LIU Brooklyn 1
  Columbia (OT) 3  
    Hartwick College 1  
    Boston U. 0  
       
       
    Connecticut 1
      Boston U. (OT/PK) 2  
     
       
    Hartwick College 0  
    American 1  
  Clemson 5  
  NC State 2  
    Clemson 0
      South Carolina (OT/PK) 1  
  Duke 0
  South Carolina 3  
    South Carolina 0
    American 2  
       
       
    American 3
      George Mason 1  
  George Mason 1
  Virginia 0  
    American 0
    UCLA (8OT) 1
       
    Evansville 3  
      Indiana 0  
  Akron 0
  Indiana 2  
    Evansville 1  
    Penn State 0  
       
       
    Temple 5
      Penn State (OT/PK) 6  
     
       
    Evansville 1
    UCLA 3  
  UCLA 3  
  California 1  
    UCLA (OT) 1
      UNLV 0  
  Fresno State 1
  UNLV 2  
    UCLA 2
    SMU 0  
       
       
    SMU 2
      Air Force 1  
     

Final

This game is the longest game in NCAA soccer history, with the winning goal scored at 166 minutes and 5 seconds of playing time.[3] After this game and the 1982 final both went to eight overtimes, the NCAA changed the rules for the 1986 season from unlimited 10-minute overtimes to a maximum of two 30-minute periods divided into halves.

American0–1 (8OT)UCLA
Andy Burke  167'
Attendance: 5,986

See also

References

  1. "1985 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 25. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
  3. Edes, Gordon (15 December 1985). "UCLA Wins Longest NCAA Soccer Final in 8th Overtime, 1-0". Los Angeles Times.
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