Sport: | soccer |
Year: | 1990 |
Team: | UCLA Bruins |
Conference: | Independent |
Record: | 19–1–4 |
Head Coach: | Sigi Schmid |
Hc Year: | 11th |
Conf Champ: | UNLV Tournament champions UCLA Classic champions |
Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
Tourney Result: | Champions |
Prev Year: | 1989 |
Next Year: | 1991 |
The 1990 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1990 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. UCLA was coached by then-11th year head coach, Sigi Schmid.
The season is hallmarked by the Bruins winning their second NCAA national championship, and their first since the 1985 team. UCLA finished the season with a 19–1–4 record.[1] UCLA and Rutgers played for the National Championship. In a scoreless draw, the Bruins won 4–3 on a penalties.[2]
The previous season saw the Bruins finish with a 18–4–1 overall record, competing as an independent. The Bruins earned an at-large bid into the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they reached the quarterfinals, before losing to eventual national co-champions, Santa Clara.
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See main article: 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.