1987 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season

1987 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August 1987 – November 1987
Regular Season
Season champions	East: Old Dominion West: South Alabama
Tournament
Champions	Old Dominion
Runners-up	South Alabama

1987 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East
Old Dominion	2	–	0	–	1			14	–	3	–	2
Jacksonville	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	9	–	3
Charlotte	1	–	2	–	0			8	–	7	–	2
VCU	0	–	3	–	0			11	–	7	–	2
West
South Alabama	3	–	0	–	0			19	–	2	–	1
South Florida	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	8	–	2
WKU	0	–	2	–	1			13	–	5	–	2
UAB	0	–	2	–	1			6	–	7	–	2
+ - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Rankings from NSCAA

The 1987 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season was the 11th season of men's soccer in the conference.

Changes from 1986

• This was the first season that a regular season trophy was awarded.

Teams

Team	Location
East
Charlotte 49ers	Charlotte, North Carolina
Jacksonville Dolphins	Jacksonville, Florida
Old Dominion Monarchs	Norfolk, Virginia
VCU Rams	Richmond, Virginia
West
South Alabama Jaguars	Mobile, Alabama
South Florida Bulls	Tampa, Florida
UAB Blazers	Birmingham, Alabama
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Bowling Green, Kentucky

Postseason

Sun Belt Tournament

The tournament was held in Norfolk, Virginia.

	Semifinals November 11					Championship November 13
	South Alabama		3
	Jacksonville		0
						South Alabama		0
						Old Dominion		1
	Old Dominion		2
	South Florida		0			Third place
						South Florida		2
						Jacksonville		0

All-Sun Belt awards and teams

1987 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Coach of the Year	Roy Patton, South Alabama

1987 Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team
David Udrescu (South Alabama) Chris Haywood (Old Dominion) John Dugan (VCU) Thor Geirsson (South Alabama) Alan Anderson (South Florida) Tony Pagano (South Alabama) Paul Cann (Old Dominion) Kevin Walsh (Old Dominion) Giles Hooper (South Florida) Todd Rittenberry (Western Kentucky) Jon Parker (Old Dominion)	Sigfus Karason (South Alabama) Michael Bates (South Florida) David Cooper (UNC Charlotte) R.C. Campagnolo (South Florida) Bill Buerger (UNC Charlotte) Sam Hinson (Jacksonville) Orlin Weise (VCU) Pat Moriarty (VCU) Tim Updike (Jacksonville) Richard Butler (UAB) Eduardo Carvacho (South Alabama) George McDermott (Jacksonville)

See also

• 1987 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 1987 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
• 1987 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer season