1968 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team

1968 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer
NCAA Co-Champions
ACC Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–0–1 (5–0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Doyle Royal (23rd season)
Assistant coach	Ron Hoch (3rd season)
Captain	Mario Jelencovich
Home stadium	Riverdale Park

1968 ACC men's soccer standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Maryland ‍†‍‍y	5	–	0	–	0		1.000			14	–	0	–	1		.967
North Carolina ‍‍‍y	3	–	2	–	0		.600			8	–	3	–	0		.727
NC State  ‍‍‍	2	–	3	–	0		.400			6	–	3	–	1		.650
Duke  ‍‍‍	2	–	3	–	0		.400			6	–	4	–	0		.600
Clemson  ‍‍‍	1	–	3	–	1		.300			9	–	3	–	1		.731
Virginia  ‍‍‍	1	–	3	–	1		.300			4	–	5	–	1		.450
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

The 1968 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 1968 NCAA soccer season. It was the program's 23rd season of existence and their 20th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 1968 season was the first season where the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program claimed an NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, earning co-champion honors with Michigan State. The Terrapins were led by freshman Rocco Morelli, who scored a season-record 20 goals for the Terrapins. Since the 2017 season, it has been the most goals an individual has posted in a college soccer season. Morelli also led the team with 46 total points, which remained the most points per individual in a season until Jason Garey broke the record in 2004. Midfielder, Larry Ruhs led Maryland in assists on the season, tallying seven total assists.

At the time, it was the Terps third ever season where they finished undefeated, and their first since 1958. To date, it is the most recent season where Maryland finished a season undefeated.

Roster

Source

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
—	DF	USA	Les Bernard
—	FW	BRA	Alvaro Bitencourt
—	DF	ITA	Giancarlo Brandoni
—	DF	USA	Jerry Chareczko
—	MF	USA	Bob Connor
—	DF	ITA	Frank Delvecchio
—	MF	USA	Jack Gordon
—	MF	USA	Jack Gruszka
—	GK	YUG	Mario Jelencovich
—	DF	SCO	Peter Lowry
—	MF	USA	Tom Michel
—	FW	ITA	Rocco Morelli

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	USA	Carlos Naudon
—	MF	USA	Ted Nykeil
—	GK	USA	Jim Richardson
—	FW	USA	Manuel Romero
—	MF	USA	Larry Ruhs
—	MF	USA	Steve Salfeety
—	FW	USA	Frank Schoon
—	FW	TUR	Melih Sensoy
—	DF	ENG	Robert Singleton
—	MF	USA	Paul Stiehl
—	DF	USA	Emerson Treffer
—	FW	ENG	Gary Wallace
—	FW	USA	Bo White

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
10/02/1968*		at Howard	W 3–2	1–0–0	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.
10/05/1968		at Clemson	W 3–1	2–0–0 (1–0–0)	Riggs Field Clemson, South Carolina
10/07/1968		at NC State	W 6–1	3–0–0 (2–0–0)	Miller Field Raleigh, North Carolina
10/11/1968*		George Washington	W 10–1	4–0–0	UMD Soccer Field College Park, Maryland
10/16/1968*		at Catholic	W 2–1	5–0–0	Brookland Stadium Washington, D.C.
10/23/1968*		Navy	W 2–1 OT	6–0–0	UMD Soccer Field (1,000) College Park, Maryland
10/26/1968*		at Georgetown	W 1–0	7–0–0	Duke Ellington Track and Field Washington, D.C.
10/29/1968		at Virginia Rivalry	W 5–0	8–0–0 (3–0–0)	UVA Soccer Field Charlottesville, Virginia
11/02/1968*		Penn State	W 6–0	9–0–0	UMD Soccer Field College Park, Maryland
11/09/1968		Duke	W 4–0	10–0–0 (4–0–0)	UMD Soccer Field College Park, Maryland
11/09/1968		North Carolina	W 3–1	11–0–0 (5–0–0)	UMD Soccer Field College Park, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
11/22/1968*		Saint Louis Second Round	W 3–1	12–0–0	Byrd Stadium (8,500) College Park, Maryland
11/30/1968*		Hartwick Quarterfinals	W 2–1	13–0–0	UMD Soccer Field College Park, Maryland
12/05/1968*		vs. San Jose State Semifinals	W 4–3 OT	14–0–0	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
12/07/1968*		vs. Michigan State National Championship	T 2–2 OT	14–0–1	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia

Statistics

Points leaders

Two points per goal, and one point per assist.

Place	Name	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Rocco Morelli	20	6	46
2	Larry Ruhs	11	7	29
3	Jerry Chareczko	12	4	28
4	Frank Schoon	6	5	17
5	Alvaro Bitencourt	1	6	8
6	Les Bernard	1	3	5
6	Bo White	1	3	5
8	Frank Delvecchio	1	1	3
9	Bob Connor	1	0	2
9	Jack Gordon	1	0	2
9	Manuel Romero	1	0	2
12	Giancarlo Brandoni	0	1	1
12	Melih Sensoy	0	1	1