1984 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The 1984 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 26th 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.

1984 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
1984 Men's College Cup
Tournament details
Country United States
Venue(s)Kingdome
Washington (state) Seattle, Washington
Teams23
Final positions
ChampionsClemson (1st title)
Runner-upIndiana
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored67 (3.05 per match)
Attendance48,469 (2,203 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Gary Conner, Clemson (4)
Best playerMaxwell Amatasiro, Clemson (offensive)
Joe Schmid, Indiana (defensive)
← 1983
1985 →

Clemson won their first national title, defeating two-time defending champion Indiana in the championship game, 2–1.

The final was held on December 16 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team.[1][2][3]

Qualifying edit

One team made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: Syracuse.

Bracket edit

  • Home teams are indicated by * or seed
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Indiana 5
Akron 2 Evansville 0
* Evansville (pen.) 2 1 Indiana 4
Saint Louis 2
SMU 3
* Saint Louis 5
1 Indiana 2
Hartwick 1
* Columbia 0
* Syracuse 1 Hartwick 1
Hartwick 3 Hartwick 1
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 0
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 1
Philadelphia Textile 0 Penn State 0
* Penn State 5 1 Indiana 1
Clemson 2
Alabama A&M 1
* NC State 1 * Clemson 3
Clemson 2 Clemson 1
3 Virginia 0
3 Virginia (pen.) 0
American 2 * American 0
* George Mason 1 Clemson 4
2 UCLA 2 2 UCLA 1
* Fresno State 1 2 UCLA 1
San Francisco (2 ot) 2 San Francisco 0
* UNLV 1 2 UCLA 2
Harvard 0
Harvard (2 ot) 1
* Connecticut 0

Final edit

Indiana1–2Clemson
Paul DiBernardo   Report Gary Conner  
John Lee   89'
Attendance: 7,926

See also edit

References edit

  • "1984 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). Men's Division I Championship Brackets. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  1. ^ "1984 Division I Men's Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Clemson Soccer Team Wins National Title". The News and Courier. Charleston, S.C. Associated Press. December 17, 1984. pp. 1-D, 4-D. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)