1975 San Francisco Dons men's soccer team

1975 San Francisco Dons men's soccer
NCAA tournament College Cup National Champions
WCISC champions
ConferenceWest Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference[1]
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 1
Record21–1–2 (8–0–2 WCISC)
Head coach
CaptainAnthony Igwe
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1975 West Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Francisco ‡ 8 – 0 – 2 21 – 1 – 2
San Jose State 6 – 3 – 1 9 – 5 – 2
California   –     –  
Pacific   –     –  
UC Davis   –     –  
Chico State   –     –  
Sacramento State   –     –  
San Francisco State   –     –  
Cal State Hayward   –     –  
Santa Clara 3 – 4 – 3 10 – 6 – 4
Stanford 2 – 7 – 1 5 – 12 – 2
  • ‡-National champion

The 1975 San Francisco Dons men's soccer team represented the University of San Francisco during the 1975 NCAA Division I soccer season. It was the 45th season of the Dons fielding a men's varsity soccer program, and the eighth season of Steve Negoesco managing the program.

The 1975 season was hallmarked by San Francisco winning their second NCAA soccer tournament and their third overall national championship. The program finished the season with a 21–1–2 record and a 8–0–2 in West Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference play. Forwards Andy Atuegbu and Mal Roche led the Dons in goals scored during the season (14 each) and points (36 points each).

Offseason

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name No. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Year Previous school Ref.
Misak Pirinjian 4 DF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 Jaffa, ISR Jr. Marin [2]
Mal Roche 9 FW 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 Coventry, ENG Jr. Brockport

Incoming recruits

1975 USF Recruits
Name No. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School Ref.
Peter Arnautoff 1 FW 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 Oakland, California Galileo [3]
Anthony Gray 3 DF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 Monrovia, LBR St. Patrick's (Liberia) [4]

Roster

As of December 12, 1975[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Peter Arnautoff
2 MF  NOR Kjell Tvedt
3 DF  LBR Anthony Gray
4 DF  ARM Misak Pirinjian
5 DF  NGA Anthony Igwe
6 FW  COL Victor Arbelaez
7 FW  USA Greg McKeown
8 MF  NOR Bjørn Dahl
9 FW  ENG Mal Roche
10 MF  NGA Andy Atuegbu
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW  USA Paul Korn
12 GK  USA Omar Suer
13 MF  USA Jim Boyle
14 DF  MEX Javier Plasencia
15 MF  NOR Tom Tronstad
16 MF  HON Oscar Granados
17 FW  NOR Perry Fedje
18 DF  NOR Bjørn Skagen
19 MF  USA Mark Dillon
20 GK  SLV Salvador Diaz

Preseason

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released in August 1975. San Francisco was picked to finish first place in the preseason poll.

WSISC Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
1 San Francisco 91 (8)
2 Santa Clara 87 (2)
3 San Jose State 86 (1)
4 Pacific 68
5 California 65
6 UC Davis 63
7 Stanford 44
8 San Francisco State 28
9 Cal State Hayward 24
10 Sacramento State 21
11 Chico State 20

Competitions

Regular season

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
September 20*
12:00 p.m. 		No. 10 at No. 2 Saint Louis W 5–2  1–0
 Forest Park Soccer Field
St. Louis, MO
September 21*
3:00 p.m. 		No. 10 vs. No. 5 Philadelphia Textile L 2–4  1–1
 Forest Park Soccer Field
St. Louis, MO
September 24
1:00 p.m. 		No. 7 San Francisco State W 3–1  2–1
(1–0) 		Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
September 26*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 7 BYU W 6–2  3–1
 Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
September 27*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 7 Cal State Los Angeles W 6–0  4–1
 Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
October 1
7:00 p.m. 		No. 5 Cal State Sacramento W 8–0  5–1
(2–0) 		Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
October 4
7:00 p.m. 		No. 5 Pacific W 8–0  6–1
(3–0) 		Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
October 13*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 4 vs. No. 19 UCLA W 5–2  7–1
 Murray Field
Burlingame, CA
October 18*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 4 at Westmont W 1–0  8–1
 Thorrington Field
Santa Barbara, CA
October 19*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 4 at Cal State Fullerton W 3–1  9–1
 Eddie West Field
Santa Ana, CA
October 21
7:00 p.m. 		No. 3 at UC Davis W 3–1  10–1
(4–0) 		Toomey Field
Davis, CA
October 23
7:00 p.m. 		No. 3 vs. Stanford W 5–0  11–1
(5–0) 		Robertson Park
Livermore, CA
October 23
7:00 p.m. 		No. 2 at California W 7–0  12–1
(6–0) 		Edwards Stadium
Berkeley, CA
October 30*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 1 vs. Washington W 10–1  13–1
 Kennelly Field
San Rafael, CA
November 1
7:00 p.m. 		No. 1 San Jose State T 1–1 2OT 13–1–1
(6–0–1) 		Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
November 5
7:00 p.m. 		No. 3 vs. Santa Clara W 1–0  14–1–1
(7–0–1) 		Henry Arnold Field
Sonoma, CA
November 7
7:00 p.m. 		No. 3 Chico State T 1–1 2OT 14–1–2
(7–0–2) 		Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
November 9*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 5 Fresno State W 4–0  15–1–2
 Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
November 12
7:00 p.m. 		No. 5 Cal State East Bay W 3–0  16–1–2
(8–0–2) 		Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
November 13
7:00 p.m. 		No. 5 vs. USC W 2–1  17–1–2
 Holt Stadium
San Luis Obispo, CA
NCAA tournament
November 18
7:00 p.m. 		No. 5 No. 14 UCLA
Second round 		W 4–1  18–1–2
 Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
November 29
7:00 p.m. 		No. 5 No. 16 Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinal 		W 3–2  19–1–2
 Kezar Stadium
San Francisco, CA
December 5
7:00 p.m. 		No. 5 vs. No. 3 Brown
College Cup semifinal 		W 2–1 3OT 20–1–2
 Cougar Field
Edwardsville, IL
December 7
12:00 p.m. 		No. 5 vs. No. 4 SIUE
College Cup final 		W 4–0  21–1–2
 Cougar Field (4,400)
Edwardsville, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Postseason

1976 NASL draft

Three players were selected in the 1976 NASL draft.[7]

Player Team Round Pick # Position
Víctor Arbeláez San Diego Sockers 2 26 FW
Paul Korn Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 38 FW
Mark Dillon San Jose Earthquakes 4 61 DF

References

  1. ^ Berling, Clay (May 6, 1971). "Collegiate Soccer Scene". SoccerAmerica. LA84.org. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Misak Pirinjian | USF Athletics Hall of Fame". usfdons.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Dons Official Athletics Site | USFdons.com". usfdons.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Anthony Gray (1994)". USF Athletics Hall of Fame. usfdons.com. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Bob (December 12, 1975). "USF Dons: 1975 NCAA Soccer Champions". San Francisco Foghorn. San Francisco: USF Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "USF All Time Roster". usfdons.com. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "All-Time NASL Drafts". kenn.com. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
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