1968 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team explained

Sport:soccer
Year:1968
Team:Maryland Terrapins
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:14–0–1
Conf Record:5–0–0
Head Coach:Doyle Royal
Hc Year:23rd
Asst Coach1:Ron Hoch
Ac1 Year:3rd
Captain:Mario Jelencovich
Stadium:Riverdale Park
Conf Champ:ACC Champions
Champion:NCAA Co-Champions
Prev Year:1967
Next Year:1969

The 1968 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 1968 NCAA soccer season. It was the program's 23rd season of existence and their 20th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 1968 season was the first season where the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program claimed an NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, earning co-champion honors with Michigan State. The Terrapins were led by freshman Rocco Morelli, who scored a season-record 20 goals for the Terrapins. Since the 2017 season, it has been the most goals an individual has posted in a college soccer season. Morelli also led the team with 46 total points, which remained the most points per individual in a season until Jason Garey broke the record in 2004. Midfielder, Larry Ruhs led Maryland in assists on the season, tallying seven total assists.

At the time, it was the Terps third ever season where they finished undefeated, and their first since 1958. To date, it is the most recent season where Maryland finished a season undefeated.

Schedule

|-!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season|-|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament|-|}

Statistics

Points leaders

Two points per goal, and one point per assist.

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1Rocco Morelli20646
2Larry Ruhs11729
3Jerry Chareczko12428
4Frank Schoon6517
5Alvaro Bitencourt168
6Les Bernard135
6Bo White135
8Frank Delvecchio 113
9Bob Connor102
9Jack Gordon102
9Manuel Romero102
12Giancarlo Brandoni011
12Melih Sensoy011