| 1997 VCU Rams men's soccer | |
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| CAA Tournament Champions Hoya Classic Champions Sheraton Invitational Co-Champions Hartwick Invitational Champions | |
| NCAA Tournament, First Round, L 0–1 vs. Georgetown | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 15–4–4 (4–2–2 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Cary Street Field |
| Seasons← 19961998 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 American + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 VCU ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNCW | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 VCU Rams men's soccer team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1997 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association for their third season. It was the program's 20th season fielding a men's varsity college soccer program.
The 1997 season was the first season that the VCU Rams earned a berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, by the virtue of winning the CAA Men's Soccer Tournament. VCU played Georgetown in the first round of the tournament, losing the match.
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 08-30-1997* |
at Georgetown Hoya Classic |
W 1–0 | 1–0 |
Yates Field Washington, DC | |||||||
| 09-01-1997* |
vs. George Washington Hoya Classic |
W 2–1 | 2–0 |
Yates Field Washington, DC | |||||||
| 09-06-1997* |
vs. Hartford Sheraton Invitational |
W 3–0 | 3–0 |
Mauck Stadium Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| 09-07-1997* |
vs. Wright State Sheraton Invitational |
W 4–3 | 4–0 |
Mauck Stadium Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| 09-12-1997* |
No. 24 | at Radford | W 2–0 | 5–0 |
New River Soccer Complex Radford, VA | ||||||
| 09-20-1997* |
No. 21 | at Loyola (MD) | W 4–1 | 6–0 |
Geppi-Aikens Field Baltimore, MD | ||||||
| 09-24-1997* |
No. 18 | at No. 6 Virginia | L 1–2 | 6–1 |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| 09-27-1997 |
No. 18 | at No. 17 American | T 0–0 | 6–1–1 (0–0–1) |
Reeves Field Washington, DC | ||||||
| 09-30-1997 |
No. 23 | Richmond Capital City Classic |
W 1–0 | 7–1–1 (1–0–1) |
Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 10-04-1997* |
No. 23 | vs. Lafayette Hartwick Invitational |
W 2–0 | 8–1–1 |
Elmore Field Hartwick, NY | ||||||
| 10-05-1997* |
No. 23 | vs. Penn Hartwick Invitational |
W 3–2 | 9–1–1 |
Elmore Field Hartwick, NY | ||||||
| 10-08-1997* |
No. 15 | Howard | T 1–1 | 9–1–2 |
Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 10-15-1997 |
No. 19 | at No. 25 James Madison | L 1–2 | 9–2–2 (1–1–1) |
Mauck Stadium Harrisonburg, VA | ||||||
| 10-18-1997 |
No. 19 | at Old Dominion Rivalry |
W 1–0 | 10–2–2 (2–1–1) |
Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 10-20-1997* |
No. 24 | Liberty | W 1–0 | 11–2–2 |
Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 10-25-1997 |
No. 24 | at UNCW | W 4–0 | 12–2–2 (3–1–1) |
Legion Field Wilmington, NC | ||||||
| 10-29-1997 |
No. 22 | William & Mary | T 1–1 | 12–2–3 (3–1–2) |
Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 11-01-1997 |
No. 22 | at George Mason Rivalry |
L 0–5 | 12–3–3 (3–2–2) |
George Mason Stadium Fairfax, VA | ||||||
| 11-08-1997 |
East Carolina | W 2–1 | 13–3–3 (4–2–2) |
Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | |||||||
| CAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11-12-1997 |
No. 25 (3) | No. (6) James Madison Quarterfinal |
W 1–0 | 14–3–3 |
Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| 11-14-1997 |
No. 25 (3) | vs. No. (2) George Mason Semifinal |
W 2–0 | 15–3–3 |
Reeves Field Washington, DC | ||||||
| 11-16-1997 |
No. 25 (3) | vs. No. 5 (1) American Final |
T 2–2 W 9–8 PK |
15–3–4 |
Reeves Field Washington, DC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 11-12-1997 |
No. 14 | Georgetown Quarterfinal |
L 0–1 | 15–4–4 |
Cary Street Field Richmond, VA | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Statistics
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References
- General
- "1997 VCU Rams Combined Statistics and Schedule" (PDF). VCU Athletics. November 24, 1997. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- Footnotes
| VCU Rams men's soccer | |
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| Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia | |
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| Seasons | |
| National championship seasons in bold; College Cup seasons in italics | |