The 1961 NAIA Soccer Championship was the third annual
tournament held by the
NAIA to determine the national champion of men's
college soccer among its members in the
United States.
Howard
Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probabl ...
defeated defending co-national champions
Newark Engineering in the final, 3–2, to win their first NAIA national title.
The final was played at
Lock Haven State College
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (LHU) is a public university in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The main campus consists of and the branch campus covers . It offers 69 undergraduat ...
in
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
Bracket
See also
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1961 NCAA Soccer Championship
The 1961 NCAA Soccer Tournament was the third organized men's college soccer tournament by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college soccer team in the United States. The West Chester Golden Rams won their firs ...
References
NAIA men's soccer championship
NAIA
NAIA
1961 in sports in Pennsylvania