1952 Soccer Bowl Explained

1952 Soccer Bowl
Team1association:Independent
Team1score:0
Team2:Temple
Team2association:Independent
Team2score:2
Date:January 2, 1952[1]
Stadium:Kezar Stadium
City:San Francisco, California
Weather:Cloudy and 49F[2]
Attendance:10,000[3]
Previous:1951

The 1952 Soccer Bowl was the third and final edition of the Soccer Bowl, a soccer match to determine the college soccer champion prior to the arrival of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The match featured the University of San Francisco Dons men's soccer program against Temple University Owls men's soccer program. After being played in St. Louis, Missouri for two years, the third Soccer Bowl was hosted by the University of San Francisco at Kezar Stadium.[3]

Temple won the match 2–0 to claim their third national championship. Although Temple won the Soccer Bowl, the ISFA declared Franklin & Marshall as the national champions of the 1951 ISFA season.[3] The American Soccer History Archives recognizes both titles as valid national championship claims.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Temple Soccer Team Meets Dons Tomorrow . March 1, 2020 . . January 1, 1952.
  2. Web site: San Francisco, CA Weather History - Jan. 2, 1952 . . February 29, 2020.
  3. Web site: Litterer . David . The Year in American Soccer - 1952: The College Game . American Soccer History Archives . February 29, 2020 . October 12, 2009.