1997 VCU Rams men's soccer team

The 1997 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association for their third season. It was the program's 20th season fielding a men's varsity college soccer program.

1997 VCU Rams men's soccer
CAA Tournament Champions
Hoya Classic Champions
Sheraton Invitational Co-Champions
Hartwick Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 0–1 vs. Georgetown
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
1997 record15–4–4 (4–2–2 CAA)
Head coach
  • Tim Sullivan (3rd season)
Home stadiumCary Street Field
1997 CAA men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 American + 6 0 2  17 4 4
George Mason 5 2 1  12 8 2
No. 21 VCU 4 2 2  15 4 4
William & Mary 4 2 2  14 6 2
Richmond 4 3 1  9 7 4
James Madison 3 3 2  12 5 2
Old Dominion 3 5 0  7 9 1
East Carolina 2 6 0  7 13 0
UNCW 0 8 0  6 14 0
As of 1 December 1997; Rankings from NSCAA

The 1997 season was the first season that the VCU Rams earned a berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, by the virtue of winning the CAA Men's Soccer Tournament. VCU played Georgetown in the first round of the tournament, losing the match.

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
08-30-1997*
at Georgetown
Hoya Classic
W 1–0  1–0
Yates Field
Washington, DC
09-01-1997*
vs. George Washington
Hoya Classic
W 2–1  2–0
Yates Field
Washington, DC
09-06-1997*
vs. Hartford
Sheraton Invitational
W 3–0  3–0
Mauck Stadium
Harrisonburg, VA
09-07-1997*
vs. Wright State
Sheraton Invitational
W 4–3  4–0
Mauck Stadium
Harrisonburg, VA
09-12-1997*
No. 24 at Radford W 2–0  5–0
New River Soccer Complex
Radford, VA
09-20-1997*
No. 21 at Loyola (MD) W 4–1  6–0
Geppi-Aikens Field
Baltimore, MD
09-24-1997*
No. 18 at No. 6 Virginia L 1–2  6–1
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
09-27-1997
No. 18 at No. 17 American T 0–0 2OT 6–1–1 (0–0–1)
Reeves Field
Washington, DC
09-30-1997
No. 23 Richmond
Capital City Classic
W 1–0  7–1–1 (1–0–1)
Cary Street Field
Richmond, VA
10-04-1997*
No. 23 vs. Lafayette
Hartwick Invitational
W 2–0  8–1–1
Elmore Field
Hartwick, NY
10-05-1997*
No. 23 vs. Penn
Hartwick Invitational
W 3–2  9–1–1
Elmore Field
Hartwick, NY
10-08-1997*
No. 15 Howard T 1–1 2OT 9–1–2
Cary Street Field
Richmond, VA
10-15-1997
No. 19 at No. 25 James Madison L 1–2  9–2–2 (1–1–1)
Mauck Stadium
Harrisonburg, VA
10-18-1997
No. 19 at Old Dominion
Rivalry
W 1–0  10–2–2 (2–1–1)
Cary Street Field
Richmond, VA
10-20-1997*
No. 24 Liberty W 1–0  11–2–2
Cary Street Field
Richmond, VA
10-25-1997
No. 24 at UNCW W 4–0  12–2–2 (3–1–1)
Legion Field
Wilmington, NC
10-29-1997
No. 22 William & Mary T 1–1 2OT 12–2–3 (3–1–2)
Cary Street Field
Richmond, VA
11-01-1997
No. 22 at George Mason
Rivalry
L 0–5  12–3–3 (3–2–2)
George Mason Stadium
Fairfax, VA
11-08-1997
East Carolina W 2–1  13–3–3 (4–2–2)
Cary Street Field
Richmond, VA
CAA Tournament
11-12-1997
No. 25 (3) No. (6) James Madison
Quarterfinal
W 1–0  14–3–3
Cary Street Field
Richmond, VA
11-14-1997
No. 25 (3) vs. No. (2) George Mason
Semifinal
W 2–0  15–3–3
Reeves Field
Washington, DC
11-16-1997
No. 25 (3) vs. No. 5 (1) American
Final
T 2–2 4OT
W 9–8 PK
 
15–3–4
Reeves Field
Washington, DC
NCAA Tournament
11-12-1997
No. 14 Georgetown
Quarterfinal
L 0–1  15–4–4
Cary Street Field
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

General
  • "1997 VCU Rams Combined Statistics and Schedule" (PDF). VCU Athletics. November 24, 1997. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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