1991 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

The 1991 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1991 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Billikens played their first season in the now-defunct Great Midwest Conference, where they were the inaugural regular-season and tournament champions. Saint Louis earned an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they had their best NCAA tournament appearance since 1974. Saint Louis reached the College Cup before losing to the eventual national champions, Virginia.

1991 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
GMC regular season and tournament champions
St. Louis Soccer Master-Umbro Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
ConferenceGreat Midwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
1991 record20–2–2 (5–0–0 GMC)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Kuntz
1991 Great Midwest Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Saint Louis ‡ 5 –0 –0  20 –2 –2
Memphis State 4 –1 –0  7 –9 –2
Cincinnati 2 –2 –1  9 –12 –1
Marquette 2 –3 –0  8 –14 –0
DePaul 1 –4 –0  1 –15 –2
UAB 0 –4 –1  8 –9 –2
Rankings from NSCAA

Saint Louis were led by future United States men's national soccer team striker Brian McBride, who led Saint Louis with 20 goals throughout the season. McBride later had a professional career playing with Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer as well as with Fulham in the Premier League. Additionally, the 1991 team contained future professionals players and coaches: Mike Sorber, Shane Battelle, Steve Kuntz and Rory Dames.

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  USA Brian McBride
— MF  USA Mike Sorber
—  USA Dan Merlo
—  USA Chris Santel
—  USA Scott McDoniel
— DF  USA Shane Battelle
—  USA John Lynn
—  USA Jason Huber
—  USA Jeff Davis
—  USA Mike Byrne
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  USA Jeff Mika
— DF  USA Steve Kuntz
—  USA Chris Guzman
—  USA Ryan DeGrand
—  USA Ed Pinon
—  USA Shaun Fogarty
—  USA Rory Dames
—  USA Jay Zaber
—  USA Todd Molski
—  USA Eric Burdge

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
09-06-1991*
 vs. Penn State
adidas MetLife Classic		 W 2–1  1–0–0
 Bill Armstrong Stadium (100)
Bloomington, IN
09-08-1991*
 vs. Stanford
adidas MetLife Classic		 T 1–1 OT 1–0–1
 Bill Armstrong Stadium (100)
Bloomington, IN
09-11-1991*
 Tulsa W 3–0  2–0–1
 St. Louis Soccer Park (1,352)
St. Louis, MO
09-13-1991*
 Notre Dame W 3–0  3–0–1
 St. Louis Soccer Park (3,155)
St. Louis, MO
09-15-1991*
 at Evansville W 2–0  4–0–1
 Arad McCutchan Stadium (1,800)
Evansville, IN
09-20-1991
 at DePaul W 3–1  5–0–1
(1–0–0)		 Cacciatore Stadium (250)
Chicago, IL
09-22-1991*
 at Indiana L 1–2  5–1–1
 Bill Armstrong Stadium (1,322)
Bloomington, IN
09-27-1991*
 SIU Edwardsville
Bronze Boot		 W 3–2  6–1–1
 St. Louis Soccer Park (3,678)
St. Louis, MO
10-02-1991*
 at Illinois State W 2–1  7–1–1
 Hancock Stadium (267)
Normal, IL
10-05-1991*
 San Diego State
St. Louis Soccer Master-Umbro Classic		 T 0–0 OT 7–1–2
 St. Louis Soccer Park (1,704)
St. Louis, MO
10-06-1991*
 Quincy
St. Louis Soccer Master-Umbro Classic		 W 3–0  8–1–2
 St. Louis Soccer Park (1,242)
St. Louis, MO
10-12-1991
 UAB W 1–0  9–1–2
(2–0–0)		 St. Louis Soccer Park (163)
St. Louis, MO
10-13-1991
 at Marquette W 2–1 OT 10–1–2
(3–0–0)		 Legion Field (318)
Milwaukee, WI
10-18-1991*
 North Texas W 3–0  11–1–2
 St. Louis Soccer Park (1,643)
St. Louis, MO
10-20-1991*
 SMU W 2–0  12–1–2
 St. Louis Soccer Park (751)
St. Louis, MO
10-23-1991
 Memphis State W 6–2  13–1–2
(4–0–0)		 St. Louis Soccer Park (751)
St. Louis, MO
10-26-1991*
 at Northern Illinois W 2–0  14–1–2
 Brigham Field (371)
DeKalb, IL
10-30-1991*
 at Eastern Illinois W 1–0  15–1–2
 Lakeside Soccer Field (84)
Charleston, IL
11-03-1991
 Cincinnati W 3–1  16–1–2
(5–0–0)		 St. Louis Soccer Park (436)
St. Louis, MO
GMC Tournament
11-09-1991
 vs. Marquette
Semifinal		 W 5–0  17–1–2
 St. Louis Soccer Park (150)
St. Louis, MO
11-10-1991
 vs. Cincinnati
Championship		 W 5–0  18–1–2
 St. Louis Soccer Park (625)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
11-23-1991
 vs. North Carolina
Second round		 W 4–0  19–1–2
 St. Louis Soccer Park (1,085)
St. Louis, MO
11-30-1991
 vs. NC State
Quarterfinal		 W 3–0  20–1–2
 St. Louis Soccer Park (1,835)
St. Louis, MO
12-06-1991
 vs. Virginia
Semifinal		 L 2–3 3OT 20–2–2
 USF Soccer Stadium (3,925)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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