1990 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team

American college soccer season

1990 UCLA Bruins men's soccer
UNLV Tournament champions
UCLA Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record19–1–4
Head coach
  • Sigi Schmid (11th season)
Seasons
← 1989
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]

Background

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.

Team

Roster

Source:[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Brad Friedel
2 MF United States USA Cobi Jones
3 MF United States USA Billy Thompson
4 DF United States USA Dan Beaney
5 DF United States USA Jorge Salcedo
6 DF United States USA Mike Lapper
7 FW United States USA Tim Gallegos
8 FW United States USA Joe-Max Moore
9 FW United States USA Mike Sharp
10 FW Mexico MEX Rey Fenandez
11 DF United States USA Dana Keir
12 MF United States USA Sam George
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF United States USA Sean Henderson
14 MF United States USA Chris Henderson
15 FW England ENG Paul Ratcliffe
16 DF United States USA Ty Miller
17 DF United States USA Zak Ibsen
18 DF United States USA Tayt Ianni
19 FW United States USA Kirk Ferguson
21 MF Mexico MEX Arturo Yepez
22 MF United States USA Eric Page
23 GK United States USA Isaac Adamson
24 FW United States USA Matt Arya
31 GK United States USA Nat Gonzalez

Competitions

Regular season

UC Irvine v UCLA
August 28 1 UC Irvine 1–3 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
UCLA v Indiana
September 1 2 (UNLV Tournament) UCLA 3–0 Indiana Las Vegas, NV
Stadium: Johann Memorial Field
Old Dominion v UCLA
September 2 3 (UNLV Tournament) Old Dominion 0–3 UCLA Las Vegas, NV
Stadium: Johann Memorial Field
UCLA v San Diego
September 5 4 UCLA 3–3 (a.e.t.) San Diego San Diego, CA
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Cal State Dominguez Hills v UCLA
September 9 5 Cal State Dominguez Hills 1–5 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Westmont v UCLA
September 12 6 Westmont 1–4 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Saint Mary's (CA) v UCLA
September 16 7 Saint Mary's (CA) 0–1 (a.e.t.) UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
UCLA v Santa Clara
September 19 8 UCLA 1–1 (a.e.t.) Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA
Stadium: Stevens Stadium
San Francisco v UCLA
September 23 9 San Francisco 0–0 (a.e.t.) UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
UCLA v California
September 28 10 UCLA 1–0 California Berkeley, CA
Stadium: Edwards Stadium
UCLA v Stanford
September 30 11 UCLA 2–1 (a.e.t.) Stanford Stanford, CA
Stadium: Maloney Field
UNLV v UCLA
October 7 12 UNLV 1–2 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
USC v UCLA
October 9 13 USC 0–7 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
UCLA v Princeton
October 13 14 (Rutgers Invitational) UCLA 2–1 (a.e.t.) Princeton Piscataway, NJ
Stadium: Yurcak Field
UCLA v Rutgers
October 14 15 (Rutgers Invitational) UCLA 1–2 Rutgers Piscataway, NJ
Stadium: Yurcak Field
Air Force v UCLA
October 19 16 (UCLA Classic) Air Force 0–3 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Wake Forest v UCLA
October 21 17 (UCLA Classic) Wake Forest 0–2 (a.e.t.) UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
Loyola Marymount v UCLA
October 30 18 Loyola Marymount 1–9 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
San Diego State v UCLA
November 4 19 San Diego State 1–1 (a.e.t.) UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium

NCAA Tournament

San Diego v UCLA
November 18 Second round San Diego 1–2 (a.e.t.) UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
SMU v UCLA
November 25 Quarterfinals SMU 0–2 UCLA Los Angeles, CA
Stadium: Drake Stadium
UCLA v North Carolina
December 1 Semifinals UCLA 1–0 (a.e.t.) North Carolina Tampa, FL
Stadium: USF Track and Field Stadium
Rutgers v UCLA
December 2 Final Rutgers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 UCLA Tampa, FL
Stadium: USF Track and Field Stadium
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
Salcedo soccer ball with check mark

References

  1. ^ "1990 NCAA Championship". uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Mudry, Richard (December 3, 1990). "UCLA Beats Rutgers to Win National Titlte". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles: Nant Capital. p. 203. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "All-Time Lettermen" (PDF). Sidearm Sports. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

External links

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