1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament was the 28th organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The Clemson Tigers won their second national title by defeating the San Diego State Aztecs, 2–0, in the championship game. The final match was played on December 6, 1987, in Clemson, South Carolina, at Riggs Field. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.[1][2]

1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

Men's College Cup (semifinals & final)
Country	USA
Teams	24
Champions	Clemson (2nd title)
Runners-up	San Diego State (1st title game)
Matches played	23
Goals scored	55 (2.39 per match)
Attendance	57,009 (2,479 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Bruce Murray, Clemson Tigers (5)
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Early rounds

Home teams are indicated by *

First Round

Second Round November 15/21

Third Round November 29

Hartwick

0

Adelphi (ot)

1

Adelphi

0

Harvard

3

Harvard (ot)

1

*

Connecticut

0

First Round November 15

Second Round November 21

Third Round November 29

UCLA

1

*

Fresno State

0

UCLA (forfeit)[A 1]

UNLV

San Francisco

0

*

UNLV[A 1]

1

UCLA

1

*

San Diego State

2

San Diego State

2

*

Saint Louis

1

San Diego State (pen.)

3

*

SMU

3

First Round November 15

Second Round November 21/22

Third Round November 29

Clemson

2

*

Evansville

1

Clemson

2

*

Indiana

1

*

Clemson

3

Rutgers

2

Seton Hall

1

*

Rutgers

2

First Round November 15

Second Round November 22

Third Round November 29

NC State

0

*

South Carolina

1

*

South Carolina

1

North Carolina

2

North Carolina

2

*

Duke

0

North Carolina

1

*

Loyola (Md.)

0

George Mason

0

*

Virginia

2

Virginia

0

*

Loyola (Md.)

1

William & Mary

0

*

Loyola (Md.)

1

College Cup – Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina

	National Semifinals December 5					National Final December 6
		Harvard	1
		San Diego State (pen.)	1
							San Diego State	0
							Clemson	2
		Clemson	4
		North Carolina	1

Semifinals

December 5, 1987

Harvard	1–1 (a.e.t.)	San Diego State
Derek Mills  20'	Report	Brad Walsh  80'
Penalties
	4–5

Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina

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December 5, 1987

Clemson	4–1	North Carolina
Pearse Tormey  30' David Veghte  42' Bruce Murray  67' Pearse Tormey  77'	Report	Derek Missimo  69'

Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina

Final

December 6, 1987

San Diego State	0–2	Clemson
	Report	Paul Rutenis  23' Richie Richmond  90'

Riggs Field, Clemson, South Carolina

Attendance: 8,322

Notes

1. UNLV was disqualified from the tournament for using an ineligible player against San Francisco.[3]

References

• "1987 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.

1. "1987 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 27. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf
3. "Sports Extra: Briefly". Daily News of Los Angeles. November 20, 1987. The UNLV soccer team has been removed from the NCAA soccer championships for using an ineligible player in its first-round victory over San Francisco...