1985 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament explained

NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
Year:1985
Other Titles:1985 Men's College Cup
Num Teams:23
Venue:Kingdome
Winners:UCLA
Count:1
Second:American
Semifinal1:Evansville
Semifinal2:Hartwick
Matches:22
Goals:64
Attendance:54206
Scoring Leader:Dale Ervine, UCLA (4)
Award:Dale Ervine, UCLA (offensive)
Paul Caligiuri, UCLA (defensive)
Prev Season:1984
Next Season:1986

The 1985 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 27th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.

UCLA won their first national title, defeating American in the championship game, 1–0, after eight overtime periods.

The final match was played on December 14 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington.[1] [2]

Qualifying

No teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1985 Division I Men's Championship Bracket. NCAA. NCAA.org. December 15, 2012. 25.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-12-15 . 2014-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015070124/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2012/D1/champs.pdf . dead .
  3. News: Edes . Gordon . UCLA Wins Longest NCAA Soccer Final in 8th Overtime, 1-0 . Los Angeles Times . 15 December 1985.