1991 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

1991 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
National Champions
ACC Regular Season Champions ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final - T 0–0 (W 3–2 pen.) vs. Santa Clara
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–1–2 (5–1–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bruce Arena (14th season)
Assistant coach	George Gelnovatch (3rd season)
Captain	Claudio Reyna
Home stadium	Scott Stadium

1991 ACC men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Virginia ‡	5	–	1	–	0			19	–	1	–	2
No. 6 NC State +	3	–	2	–	1			13	–	5	–	2
No. 15 Wake Forest +	3	–	2	–	1			13	–	5	–	3
No.  16 North Carolina +	3	–	3	–	0			15	–	6	–	1
No. 20 Clemson +	2	–	3	–	1			13	–	6	–	2
Duke	2	–	4	–	0			10	–	9	–	0
Maryland	1	–	4	–	1			5	–	9	–	4
‡ – ACC Men's Soccer Tournament champion + – Invited to the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 1991 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 1991 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 52nd season of existence, and their 38th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The season saw Virginia win their second NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, and their first outright championship. The title, sparked a three-year run where they would win the title three more times in what was considered a college soccer dynasty.^[1][2][3] Additionally, the Cavaliers won their second-ever ACC Men's Soccer Tournament and their 10th ACC regular season title.

The 1991 was the final season the Cavaliers played at Scott Stadium. The following year, they moved to 8,000-seat Klöckner Stadium.^[4]

The program boasted several notable future players and coaches including Clint Peay and Claudio Reyna who collectively won over 100 caps for the United States men's national soccer team.

Squad

The following players played for Virginia's soccer team in 1991.^[5]

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 — FW  USA Robert Atanda — MF  USA Brad Agoos — DF  USA Brian Bates — DF  USA Craig Brannan — GK  USA Jeff Causey — DF  USA Scott Champ — FW  USA Ben Crawley — MF  USA Blake Cronin — GK  USA Tom Henske

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  USA Mike Huwiler — MF  USA Erik Imler — DF  USA Tim Kunihiro — MF  USA Claudio Reyna — DF  USA Clint Peay — FW  USA Brian Siracusa — MF  USA Richie Williams — FW  USA A. J. Wood — MF  USA Lyle Yorks

Schedule

Source:^[6]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
September 7*	No. 3	Creighton Coca-Cola Classic	T 3–3 ^2OT	0–0–1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 8*	No. 3	Rutgers Coca-Cola Classic	W 2–1 ^OT	1–0–1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 15	No. 3	at Maryland Tydings Cup	W 3–0	2–0–1 (1–0–0)	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD
September 18*	No. 1	Virginia Tech Commonwealth Clash	W 3–0	3–0–1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 22	No. 1	No. 14 Wake Forest	L 0–2	3–1–1 (1–1–0)	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 25*	No. 6	at James Madison	W 2–0	4–1–1	Showker Field Harrisonburg, VA
September 29	No. 6	No. 4 North Carolina	W 1–0	5–1–1 (2–1–0)	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 5	No. 4	at No. 8 NC State	W 4–3	6–1–1 (3–1–0)	Method Road Raleigh, NC
October 9*	No. 4	No. 20 William & Mary	W 2–1	7–1–1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 12*	No. 4	at American	W 2–0	8–1–1	Reeves Field Washington, DC
October 15*	No. 3	at Richmond	W 3–2	9–1–1	City Stadium Richmond, VA
October 20	No. 3	at No. 10 Duke	W 5–2 ^OT	10–1–1 (4–1–0)	Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC
October 23*	No. 1	Liberty	W 4–0	11–1–1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 27	No. 1	No. 18 Clemson	W 2–1	12–1–1 (5–1–0)	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
October 30*	No. 1	Mount St. Mary's	W 6–0	13–1–1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
November 3*	No. 1	George Mason	W 2–1	14–1–1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
November 8	(1) No. 1	at (4) No. 13 North Carolina Semifinals	W 1–0	15–1–1	Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC
November 10	(1) No. 1	vs. (3) No. 8 Wake Forest ACC Championship	W 3–1	16–1–1	Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 24	No. 1	Hartford Second Round	W 2–1 ^OT	17–1–1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
December 1	No. 1	Yale Quarterfinals	W 2–0	18–1–1	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA
December 6	No. 1	vs. No. 3 Saint Louis Semifinals	W 3–2 ^3OT	19–1–1	USF Soccer Stadium (3,925) Tampa, FL
December 8	No. 1	vs. No. 2 Santa Clara National Championship	T 0–0 (W 3–1 PK) ^4OT	19–1–2	USF Soccer Stadium (3,925) Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

1. Leung, Brian J.; Holland, Terry (2016). "94. A Soccer Dynasty". 100 Things Virginia Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die (First ed.). Chicago: Triumph Books. ISBN 9781633196742.
2. Wangerin, David (2006). Soccer in a Football World (First ed.). London: WSC Books, Ltd. pp. 271–72. ISBN 0954013476.
3. "MLS: Arena named D.C. United coach". Soccer America. January 1, 1995. Bruce's record speaks for itself," said D.C. United general manager Kevin Payne. "He built the program at Virginia and then took it to another level.
4. "Klöckner Stadium: Men's & Women's Soccer, Men's & Women's Lacrosse". Virginia Cavaliers. University of Virginia. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
5. "All-Time Letterwinners" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers. grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved December 7, 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "All-Time Results: Virginia Men's Soccer" (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers. grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

External links

• Virginia Soccer