Duke broke the streak with a 3-1 victory over the Tigers at Durham, NC.

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1 Tiger Timeline February 14, Clemson played its first-ever soccer match and lost to Furman 1-0 in Greenville, SC. Fred Kirchner was the Head Coach. December 9, The Tigers defeated Duke 1-0 at home for the Tigers' last match before the 1967 season. Oct. 6, 1967 In the resumption of men's soccer at Clemson, the Tigers claimed a 4-0 win over Furman in Greenville, SC. Frank Schmidt scored the Tigers' first goal in this match with an assist from Gary Fleetwood. Oct. 10, 1967 The Tigers played their first ever home match and won over Erskine, 9-1. Clemson s Leo Serrano registered five goals in this game. Nov. 11, 1967 The Tigers won their first ACC match with a 4-3 win over N.C. State in Raleigh, NC. January, 1969 Mark Rubich was named Clemson s first All-American. Oct. 10, 1970 Andy Demori scored five goals against Emory. Sept. 25, 1971 Nabeel Kammoun scored five goals against Jacksonville. Oct. 10, 1971 Jon Babashak scored five goals against Furman. Oct. 15, 1972-Sept. 28, 1980 Clemson went unbeaten in ACC play. During this time, the Tigers compiled a record of against ACC foes, while claiming eight ACC championships. Duke broke the streak with a 3-1 victory over the Tigers at Durham, NC. October 15, 1972-November 2, 1984 During this time, Clemson went unbeaten against ACC teams at home compiling a record of Virginia broke the streak with a 2-0 win over Clemson. Oct. 17, Clemson was ranked for the first time ever in the ISAA poll. The Tigers were ranked 20th with a record. Nov. 12, 1972 Clemson won its first ACC Championship with a 3-0 win over Maryland. Nov. 20, 1972 Clemson played in its first NCAA tournament match and defeated West Virginia 3-2, at Clemson, SC. Sept., The Tigers were ranked in the top 10 for the first time ever. Clemson was ranked tied for eighth in the ISAA preseason poll. Sept. 16, 1973 Henry Abadi scored five goals against N.C. State. Sept. 26, 1973 Henry Abadi scored six goals against Western Carolina. Nov. 4,1973 Henry Abadi scored his 32nd goal of the season in a match against South Florida. Abadi scored the goal at the 15:36 mark into the game. The 32 goals set a Clemson record for most goals in a season. This was also the first ranked opponent Clemson had ever defeated. The Tigers were ranked sixth and South Florida 11th. Nov. 11, 1973 Clemson won the ACC Championship with a 3-1 victory over Maryland. Nov., 1973 Coach I.M. Ibrahim was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year. Dec. 9, Clemson defeated Pennsylvania, 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals. Jan. 2, 1974 The Tigers reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament and lost to UCLA, 2-1, in an overtime game. Clemson finished tied for third in the NCAA tournament. Nov. 10, 1974 Clemson won the ACC Championship with a 5-0 triumph over Maryland. Sept. 12, For the first time in Clemson history, the Tigers defeated a top-10 team. Second -ranked Clemson won over third-ranked SIU-Edwardsville 2-1 at Edwardsville, IL. Sept. 23, The Tigers were ranked number one, according to the ISAA poll, for the first time in the school's history. Oct. 26, 1975 Christian Nwokocha scored five goals against Duke. Nov. 9, 1975 The Tigers completed an undefeated ACC season with a 5-0 record as Clemson won over Maryland 5-1 in College Park, MD. Nov., Clyde Browne was named ACC Player-of-the-Year for the fourth straight year. He is the only four-time league MVP in any male sport in ACC history. Oct. 26, 1976 Coach I.M. Ibrahim won his 100th career game at Clemson with a 3-1 win over St. Louis at St. Louis, MO. Trevor Adair is pictured here with Bruce Murray and Wojtek Krakowiak (left). Murray won the 1987 Hermann Trophy while Krakowiak was its 1998 recepient. 102 Jimmy Glenn (right) and Wolde Harris both led the nation in scoring in Glenn scored 32 goals and Harris had 29 that season.

2 Tiger Timeline Oct. 31, 1976 Christian Nwokocha scored six goals against Flagler. Nov. 9, 1976 Clemson won the ACC Championship with an 8-0 win over North Carolina at Clemson. Nov. 28, The Tigers won over Philadelphia Textile 3-2 in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals. Dec. 4, 1976 The Tigers lost to San Francisco 1-0, in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in Philadelphia at Franklin Field. Oct. 23, Second-ranked Clemson defeated number-one ranked St. Louis 3-1 at Clemson, the Tigers' first win over a number-one ranked team in soccer. Nov. 6, 1977 Clemson completed an undefeated regular season with a 2-1 win over Maryland in College Park, MD. Also, the Tigers won the ACC Championship. Nov. 26, 1977 The Tigers lost to Brown, 2-1 in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Nov. 5, 1978 Clemson won over Maryland 3-2, and captured the ACC Championship. Nov., 1978 Coach I.M. Ibrahim was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year. Nov. 25, The Tigers defeated St. Francis (NY) in the NCAA Quarterfinals, 4-0 in Tampa, FL. Dec. 9, 1978 The Tigers lost to San Francisco 2-1, in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. Dec. 10, 1978 Clemson won the consolation game of the NCAA Final Four with a 6-2 win over Philadelphia Textile. Sept. 19, 1979 Nnamdi Nwokocha scored seven goals against Belmont Abbey, all in the first half. Dec. 2, 1979 Clemson defeated American in the NCAA Quarterfinals, 1-0. Dec. 8, Clemson defeated Columbia 4-1in the NCAA Semifinals at Tampa, FL. Dec. 9, 1979 Clemson lost to SIU-Edwardsville, 3-2 in the Championship game of the NCAA Tournament at Tampa, FL. Sept. 21, Nnamdi Nwokocha scored three goals against N.C. State. This marked the fourth consecutive game that he had scored a hat trick. Sept. 24, Clemson played its first home night game ever. The Tigers were 1-0 winners over UNC-Charlotte. Oct. 6, 1982 Nnamdi Nwokocha scored his 74th and final goal of his career as he completed a hat trick against Florida International at Clemson in a 5-0 Tiger win. The 74 goals set the school career record. Oct. 22, 1982 Coach I.M. Ibrahim won his 200th match at Clemson with a 5-0 win over North Carolina at Clemson, SC. Nov. 20, 1982 The Tigers were Southern Regional finalists in the NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 overtime, penalty-kick loss to Duke in Durham, NC. August, Jamie Swanner played for the United States Olympic team in Los Angeles, CA. Nov. 18, 1984 Clemson defeated 15th-ranked N.C. State in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Raleigh. Nov. 25, 1984 Ninth-ranked Clemson defeated the nation s top-ranked team, Alabama A&M, 3-1, at Clemson, and won the Southern Region of the NCAA playoffs. Dec. 1, 1984 In the NCAA quarterfinals the Tigers defeated Virginia 1-0, at Charlottesville, VA. Dec. 9, 1984 Clemson claimed a 4-1 victory over UCLA in the NCAA semifinals at Los Angeles, CA. Dec. 16, 1984 Clemson defeated secondranked Indiana 2-1, in the national championship game at the Kingdome in Seattle, WA. Maxwell Amatasiro was named the game s MVP as he assisted on both Clemson goals. John Lee scored the game winner at the 88:18 mark. In doing so, Clemson became the first team (regardless of sport) in NCAA history to defeat the top-four seeds in a postseason tournament. January, 1985 Adubarie Otorubio was named All-American, and he became the first Clemson soccer player to be named All-American for three years. Nov., 1985 Coach I.M. Ibrahim was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year. Nov. 24, 1985 Clemson lost to South Carolina in the Southern Regional Finals of the NCAA Tournament in a two-overtime shootout. Sept. 1, 1987 Clemson unveiled the remodeled Riggs Field. This marked the first time the new 6,500 seat grandstand was used. Clemson was an 8-0 winner over UNC-Asheville. Nov. 15, 1987 Clemson defeated Evansville 2-1 at Evansville, IN in the opening round of the NCAA playoffs. Nov. 22, 1987 The unranked Tigers defeated number-one ranked Indiana, 2-1, at Bloomington, IN in the championship game of the Great Lakes Regionals. Sept. 19, Second-ranked Clemson defeated number-one ranked SIU-Edwardsville, 2-1, at Edwardsville, IL. The 1984 team after winning the National Championship in the Kingdome in Seattle, WA. 103

3 Tiger Timeline Nov. 29, 1987 Clemson defeated Rutgers, 3-2, in Piscataway, NJ in the NCAA quarterfinal game. Nov. 30, 1987 It was announced that Clemson would play host to the NCAA Final Four. Harvard, North Carolina, San Diego State and Clemson made the field. This was the first time in the history of the NCAA Soccer tournament that the championships would be contested on the campus of one of the participating schools. Dec. 5, 1987 The Tigers defeated North Carolina in the semifinal game of the NCAA Tournament, 4-1. Dec. 6, 1987 Clemson defeated San Diego State, 2-0, and won the National Championship, the second in school history. A crowd of 8,332 witnessed the championship game. The attendance at this game was the largest to see a NCAA soccer championship match. January 14, 1988 Bruce Murray was named the recipient of the Hermann Award, given annually to the Nation s Top Soccer Player. August, Eric Eichmann and Bruce Murray played for the United States Olympic team in Seoul, South Korea. Oct. 5, 1988 Coach I.M. Ibrahim won his 300th career match with a 2-0 win over Georgia State at Clemson, SC. June, Former Tigers Bruce Murray and Eric Eichmann participated for the United States team in the World Cup. Oct. 28, Clemson tied Virginia 1-1 and captured the 1990 ACC regular season title. Nov., Coach I.M. Ibrahim was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year. Jimmy Glenn was named ACC Rookie-of-the-Year. Sept. 23, Coach I.M. Ibrahim won his 350th career match with a 5-0 win over Presbyterian. Oct. 4, Jaro Zawislan broke a 23-year-old school record for most saves in career. Zawislan had seven saves in the Old Dominion game, which gave him 280 career saves. Zawislan broke the record of Gary Pace ( ) who had 276. Oct. 24, With a 2-0 win over Wake Forest, Clemson won the ACC Regular Season Championship. Nov. 2, 1993-Jimmy Glenn was named ACC Player-of-the-Year, while Dr. I.M. Ibrahim was named ACC Coach-of-the-Year. Nov. 5, Jimmy Glenn scored his 32nd goal of the season against North Carolina. This tied the school record for most goals in a season set by Henry Abadi in Nov. 14, Head Coach Dr. I.M. Ibrahim won his 375th game of his career with a 2-0 win over UNC-Greensboro. Nov. 21, Jaro Zawislan started his 88th career game, setting a new Clemson career record. April 13, Jaro Zawislan won the Atlantic Coast Conference's Jim Weaver award (post graduate scholarship) which is given annually to the ACC top student-athletes. Zawislan graduated in three and one-half years earning a B.S. degree in computer science. Sept. 4, Wolde Harris scored five goals against Vanderbilt in Clemson's 8-0 win. October 9, Clemson played Virginia on ESPN-2 at Clemson, SC. Dec. 7, Clemson Head Soccer Coach Dr. I.M. Ibrahim resigned. Throughout his 28 years as head coach, Ibrahim's teams compiled a record, won two NCAA National Championships, had six final four appearances, and made 17 trips to the NCAA Tournament. Jan. 25, Trevor Adair was named Head Coach of Clemson. Adair was head coach at Brown University before coming to Clemson. At Brown he compiled a record. Sept. 6, Clemson defeated Central Florida 3-0 in Trevor Adair's first win as head coach of the Tigers. Nov. 1, 1995-Wolde Harris set a new Clemson career record for most goals scored in a career with 76. Also, he became the second ACC and Clemson player to score 20 or more goals in a season for three consecutive years. Clemson defeated Wofford 6-0, the program's 400th alltime victory. July, Miles Joseph and Imad Baba both played for the United States Olympic team in the 1996 games. April 9, 1997-Craig Wenning won the Atlantic Coast Conference's Weaver-James award (post graduate scholarship) which is given annually to the ACC's top student-athletes. May 7, 1997-Craig Wenning won the university's Norris Medal. The Medal is given each year to the graduating student who, on the basis of exceptional scholastic achievement and leadership ability, is judged by the the University Scholarships and Awards Committee to be the best all-around student. Sept. 27, 1998-Clemson won its 100th all-time Atlantic Coast Conference match with a 3-1 win over N.C. State. Sept. 23-Nov. 29, 1998-Clemson won a schoolrecord 17 matches in a row. Wolde Harris is pictured scoring one of his five goals vs. Vanderbilt on September 4, Nov. 8, 1998-With a 1-0 win over Wake Forest, Clemson won the ACC Regular Season Championship. 104

4 Tiger Timeline Nov. 15, 1998-Clemson defeated Duke 1-0 in the ACC Championship match at Winston-Salem, NC. Scott Bower scored the goal with an assist by Mark Lisi. Nov. 16, 1998-Clemson finished the regular season ranked first in the Soccer America poll. Dec. 12, Clemson Soccer Player, Wojtek Krakowiak was named the recipient of College Soccer s Hermann Award in Richmond, VA. Krakowiak finished the 1998 season with 31 goals and eight assists for 70 points. He also scored 10 winning goals. Dec. 1998, Clemson finished the season ranked fourth in the final NSCAA poll. Oct 22, Head Coach Trevor Adair won his 100th career match with a 1-0 over South Carolina. Nov. 19, 2000-Clemson defeated Furman 3-2 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Clemson, SC. Clemson was seeded second in the NCAA Tournament. Nov. 26, 2000-Connecticut defeated Clemson 2-1 in the NCAA Round of 16 at Clemson, SC in overtime. The Huskies eventually won the National Championship. June 6, 2001-Clemson players Oguchi Onyewu, Doug Warren, Eric Lewis, and Kenneth Cutler were selected to play for the U.S. Under-20 National Team. Sept. 7-9, 2001-Clemson defeated Florida International 7-1 and Notre Dame 4-0 to win the Furman Invitational. Nov. 18, 2001-Clemson defeated Virginia 1-0 in capturing the ACC Championship at the ACC Tournament in Clemson, SC. Ian Fuller scored the game's lone goal and was named the tournament's MVP. Nov. 25, 2001-Clemson defeated Kentucky 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Clemson, SC. Kenneth Cutler scored the winning goal at the 123:13 mark. Dec. 2, 2001-The Tigers defeated Alabama-Birmingham 3-2 in the NCAA Tournament's round of 16. Oguchi Onyewu scored the game's tying goal (88:22) and the winning goal (106:55). Dec. 9, 2001-Indiana defeated Clemson 2-0 in Bloomington, IN in the NCAA Tournament's quarterfinals. Aug. 31, 2002-Clemson tied number-one ranked Indiana and won the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, IN. Clemson had defeated Bulter on the previous day 3-0. Nov. 10, 2002-The Tigers defeated Western Illinois 3-2 in overtime as Clemson won its 500th match in the program's history. Nov. 27, Clemson tied Coastal Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The 2002 team upset number-one ranked Wake Forest in the NCAA Final 16 at Winston-Salem, NC on November 30. It is one of seven wins for the program over a #1-ranked team. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Round of 16 after winning the penalty kick round. Nov. 30, The Tigers upset number one ranked and number one-seed Wake Forest 2-1 in overtime at Winston-Salem, NC in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 16. Brett Branan scored both Clemson goals. Dec. 7, Stanford defeated Clemson 2-0 in the NCAA Tournament Round of Eight at Stanford, CA. Nov. 21, Clemson and Virginia Tech played to a 3-3 tie in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Virginia Tech advanced to the second round by winning the penalty kick round. Sept , Clemson defeated Brown, 1-0 on Sept. 10, and defeated Yale, 3-2 on Sept. 12, in winning the Brown Invitational. September 11, Clemson and Old Dominon Tied 0-0 as Clemson won the Old Dominion Invitational. Clemson defeated William and Mary 3-2 on Sepember 9 in the first match of the tournament, on an Alan O'Hara goal in the second overtime. November 18, Clemson defated Coastal Carolina 2-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. November 22, Clemson defeated N.C. State at Raleigh, NC in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. November 27, Clemson defeated Notre Dame 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament Final Eight at Clemson, SC. December 2, Clemson defeated Creighton 1-0 in the NCAA Final Eight in front of 6,680 spectators. Charlie Roberts scored the game's only goal with :39 seconds left. This was the second largest crowd in Riggs Field History. The win sent Clemson to the NCAA Final Four for the first time since December 9, New Mexico defeated Clemson 2-1 in the NCAA Final Four at Cary, NC. June, Former Clemson player, Oguchi Onyewu was a starter on the United States World Cup Team. September 1 & 3, Clemson defeated Memphis 2-0 and Oral Roberts 2-0 at the Tigers won the Memphis Invitational in Memphis, TN. September 8, The Tigers defeated number one-ranked Maryland 2-1 in front of 6,821 fans, the third largest crowd in Riggs Field history. Danny Poe scored the winning goal at the 73:58 mark. September 15, Clemson defeated North Carolina 1-0 in front of 7,012 fans, the second largest crowd in Riggs Field history. Danny Poe scored the game's lone goal at the 53:44 point in the match. November 16, Clemson defeated Gardner-Webb, 3-1 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. November 19, UCLA defeated Clemson 3-0 in the NCAA Round of 16 at Los Angeles, CA. July 12, Former Coach I.M. Ibrahim died of a heart attack. June 16, Head Coach Trevor Adair resigned after 14 years at Clemson. Phil Hindson was named the head coach for the 2009 season. Adair posted a record of in his Clemson career that included nine trips to the NCAA Tournament and eight top 12 national poll finishes. 105

5 Hermann Award In 1987, Bruce Murray was Clemson's first Hermann Award Winner. The two-time All-American led Clemson to the National Championship that season. Murray had 20 goals and 11 assists in Clemson's National Championship season in He was named the ISAA National Player-of-the-Year and he led the ACC in goals and points and was second in assists in He had the winning goal in three NCAA Tournament games for the TIgers in 1987 against Evansville, Indiana and Rutgers respectively, and led all scorers in the 1987 NCAA Tournament. He was the first player in Clemson's club (over 40 goals and 40 assists in a career). Murray went on to set a record for most apperances for the United States National Team and was a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic team. Wojtek Krakowiak won the 1998 Hermann Award. He was the 1998 consensus National Player-of-the-Year, as he was the Soccer America, Soccer TImes and the College Soccer Weekly National Player-of-the-Year. He was also named the 1998 ACC Player-of-the-Year and was named first-team All- ACC. He scored 31 goals and had eight assists in 1998, as he led Clemson to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second year in a row. He led the ACC in goals scored (31) and points (70). He is third in Clemson history for most goals scored in a single season with 31 in Krakowiak left school one year early to turn professional. In 1998, he led the ACC in goals (31) and points (70). 106

6 Tigers in the Pros CLEMSON PLAYERS PICKED IN THE MLS DRAFT 1996 Inaugural Draft Round 4 6th Pick (36th Overall) Eric Eichmann Kansas City Round 13 3rd Pick (123rd Overall) Jimmy Glenn Dallas Round 14 9th Pick (139th Overall) Nidal Baba New York/New Jersey College Draft Round 2 2nd Pick (12th Overall) Miles Joseph New York/New Jersey 4th Pick (14th Overall) Imad Baba New England 1997 Round 1 10th Pick Danny Care DC United Free Agent Chris Martinez Colorado 1998 Round 1 10th Pick Matt Jordan Dallas 1999 Round 2 2nd Pick (14th Overall) John Wilson Kansas City 3rd Pick (15th Overall) Wojtek Krakowiak San Jose 6th Pick (18th Overall) Jeff Bilyk Columbus 2000 Round 1 9th Pick John Wilson Kansas City 10th Pick Alan Woods Colorado 2001 Round 1 3rd Pick Mark Lisi DC United Round 4 12th Pick (48th Overall) Pablo Webster Kansas City Round 6 9th Pick (69th Overall) Mike Potempa Los Angeles 2002 Round 2 9th Pick (21 st Overall) Ian Fuller New England 2003 Round 2 2nd Pick (14th Overall) Doug Warren DC United 10th Pick (20th Overall) Ricky Lewis Los Angeles Round 3 2nd Pick (22nd Overall) Dimelon Westfield New England 2006 Round 1 12th Pick Nathan Sturgis Los Angeles Round 2 3rd Pick (15th Overall) Justin Moore Dallas Former Clemson Players in the Pros, July, 2009 Italian Serie A Oguchi Onyewu, AC Milan German Bundesliga Paul Stalteri, Borussia Monchengladbach Major League Soccer Kenny Cutler, Real Salt Lake Stuart Holden, Houston Dynamo Dane Richards, New York Red Bulls Nathan Sturgis, Seattle Sounders United Soccer Leauge 1st Division Ian Fuller, Charleston Battery John Wilson, Charleston Battery Matt Jordan, Montreal Impact Primera Division de Mexico Hector Quintanar, Necaxa Xtreme Soccer League Frederico Moojen, Chicago Storm Clemson's First Round Draft Choices in MLS 1997-Danny Care (10th) 1998-Matt Jordan (10th) 2000-John Wilson (9th) Alan Woods (10th) 2001-Mark Lisi (3rd) 2006-Nathan Sturgis (12th) 2007 Round 2 6th Pick (19th Overall) Dane Richards New York Round 1 12th Pick (Supplementary) Phil Marfuggi New England Mark Lisi 2007 Paul Stalteri John Wilson Oguchi Onyewu 107

7 National Champions 1984 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS There was nothing tainted about Clemson s 1984 NCAA Soccer Championship. Clemson faced its toughest regular season schedule in history as seven teams were ranked in the top 20 and two others were top 10 teams in Division II. Then, Clemson faced the toughest possible draw in the NCAA tournament and conquered all the odds. The season opened with a 5-0 win over Connecticut, the nation s number-two ranked team. The Tigers overwhelmed the Huskies, but, losses to UCLA (2-1) and Indiana (4-3) at the Indiana Classic, and a 2-0 loss at Duke left Clemson with a 5-3 record heading into the last week of September. It was time for some lineup changes. Dr. I.M. Ibrahim moved more of his younger players into the attacking positions on the team and the results were gratifying. Clemson won its next 10 matches, including an overtime win at South Carolina, 3-2, a contest in which Clemson actually trailed in the extra period. Only a November 2 loss to Virginia spoiled the rest of the schedule and Clemson qualified for the NCAA tournament for the 12th time in 13 years with a 17-4 regular season record. Clemson had to face 15th-ranked N.C. State in the first round of the tournament at Raleigh. This was the team Clemson had beaten in the last week of the regular season and all the motivational factors were on State s side. But Clemson got a late goal from Bruce Murray to capture a 2-1 win on the road. In the next contest Clemson had to face the nation s top-ranked team, Alabama A&M. The Tigers put on a scoring blitz in the first half with three quick goals in the first 20 minutes on the way to a 3-1 victory. Clemson s starting goalkeeper, Tim Genovese, was injured in that game, however, and the Tigers would have to go with a walk-on, Shawn Cartmill, the rest of the tournament. The native of Atlanta, GA, responded like a seasoned veteran in the quarterfinal victory at Virginia with a 1-0 shutout. It was on to UCLA for the semifinals and this would be the easiest task for Clemson. The Tigers scored four quick goals and coasted to a 4-1 victory. Clemson then met number-two ranked, and two-time defending National Champion Indiana in the national championship game at the Kingdome in Seattle. Clemson completed its sweep with a 2-1 victory. John Lee scored on a header in front of the net with 1:42 left to give Clemson its first national championship in soccer and its second national team title overall. Clemson had beaten the number one, two, three and four seeds in the tournament in winning the title, the first time in the history of any NCAA event that a team had beaten the top four teams in gaining its championship. Maxwell Amatasiro was named the Championship Game s MVP as he assisted on both Clemson goals. Adubarie Otorubio was named a firstteam All-American and was an all-conference choice for the fourth straight 1987 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS When you read the outlook in the 1987 Clemson soccer media guide you got the idea Dr. I.M. Ibrahim was in the middle of a major rebuilding season. In fact, in August of that year he said the national championship was not a realistic goal. Clemson s only head coach has never been more excited about being wrong. In 1987, after struggling in ACC play with a record, the unranked Tigers won five straight matches in the NCAA Tournament, and became the first sport in Clemson history to claim a second national championship. The talented 1984 edition also won the national title, but the performance of the 1987 club rivals any miracle in NCAA sports. On November 5, the Tigers lost in overtime in the first round of the ACC tournament to North Carolina and, on bid day, few thought Clemson would be invited to the big dance. But, the Tigers reportedly got the 23rd spot in the 24-team tournament and were shipped out to Evansville, IN and the Great Lakes regional. At the time we were just happy to get into the tournament, said Ibrahim. After we had so many frustrating games against teams in our area, it was to our advantage to go to another region. Clemson downed Evansville 2-1 in a close, physical game on November 15. But, most soccer experts, and those who are not experts in fact, thought Clemson s season would end at Indiana. The Hoosiers had never lost a home NCAA tournament game in 18 tries over the years. Plus Jerry Yeagley, who lost to Clemson in the 1984 championship game and would be looking for revenge, had the numberone ranked team in the nation. But, for the second straight game, Clemson used a second-half The 1984 Tigers won the national title by defeating the number one, two, three, and four seeded teams in the tournament. 108

8 National Champions Murray goal to win the game by a 2-1 margin. The shocking upset threw the NCAA tournament into a tailspin. Ranked teams from Virginia and South Carolina also lost, and it appeared a team of destiny would capture college soccer s top prize. For the third straight week Clemson had to go on the road, this time to Rutgers. Playing in the Scarlet Knight s football stadium, Clemson took an exciting 3-2 victory in what proved to be Clemson s most trying game of the tournament. Bruce Murray scored two goals and the Tigers had a 3-1 lead with just a few moments left. But, after a Rutger s goal with just five minutes left the Scarlet Knights were back in business. With less than two minutes remaining Rutgers had a penalty kick. But, Clemson goalkeeper Tim Genovese, playing on his birthday, made the save on a shot from one of the leading goal scorers in the nation, Peter Vermese, and Clemson was going to the Final Four. The Monday after the Rutgers game the Tigers were awarded the home site for the Final Four. North Carolina, making just its second appearance in the NCAA tournament, undefeated favorite Harvard, and West Coast Cinderella San Diego State, made up the Final Four field. Clemson took on the Tar Heels in the first semifinal in front of 6,500 Tiger supporters. North Carolina had beaten Clemson twice during the season with physical play, but that would not be the case on Clemson s large field on this day. Freshman Pearse Tormey scored two goals and rookie Dave Veghte added another as Clemson routed the Heels, 4-1, much to the delight of the capacity crowd. That left Clemson one game away, a date with the number-five seed from the West, San Diego State. It was Cinderella against Cinderella in the finals: the 23rd- ranked-team against the 24th-ranked team in the NCAA finals. The Tigers dominated play in the first half and the Aztecs did not get a shot on goal in the first 35 minutes of play. Clemson scored the first goal of the game on a pass by Bruce Murray to Paul Rutenis, who headed the ball into the goal. San Diego State threatened early in the second half and even hit the post on one occasion, but a Richie Richmond goal with just 41 seconds left gave the Tigers an insurmountable 2-0 triumph and the national championship. The 8,332 fans stayed in the stadium for 20 minutes after the game to join in the celebration of one of the top overachievements in Clemson history. I was very happy for the way our seniors came through for us... that is perhaps my greatest satisfaction, said Ibrahim. Our seniors led a young group. We started six freshmen in the NCAA tournament, but Paul Rutenis, Bruce Murray, Tim Genovese and James Rootes held them together. I dreamed about this earlier in the season, but quite honestly I did not think we could win the championship. But our fans and our team believed we could. This championship was a great credit to our fans and their support as well as the players. I think the fan support meant a goal per game during the Final Four. Bruce Murray was the recipient of the Hermann Award, the Heisman Trophy of college soccer, and joined Paul Rutenis on the first-team All America squad. Clemson won its second national championship on December 6, 1987, with a 2-0 win over San Diego State. A total of 8, 332 witnessed the NCAA Final Four on Clemson's Historic Riggs Field. Clemson defeated five top-20 teams to win the 1987 National Championship. 109

9 Clemson in Final Four Overall, 5-0 in the ACC Lost to UCLA in overtime 2-1 in the NCAA Quarterfinals at the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL. Undefeated in the regular season. Outscored Opponents in the NCAA Tournament 10-2 ACC Champions Overall, in the ACC Lost to San Franscisco in the NCAA Semifinals on December 4. Unbeaten in the regular season, Ranked Number One during the season. Outscored Opponents, ACC Champions 110

10 Clemson in Final Four Overall, in the ACC Lost to San Francisco on December 9, 2-1. Defeated Philadelphia Textile 6-2 on December 10 in the third place game. Unbeaten in the regular season. Outscored Opponents in the NCAA Tournament, 17-5 Outscored ACC Opponents, 22-2 ACC Champions Overall, 5-0 in the ACC Defeated Columbia in the Semifinals on December 8. Lost to SIU Edwardsville 3-2 in the National Championship match on December 9 at Tampa, FL. Ranked third in the final poll ACC Champions 111

11 Clemson in Final Four Overall, in the ACC Lost to New Mexico 2-1 in the Semifinal match. Defeated Coastal Carolina, N.C. State, Notre Dame, and Creigton in the NCAA Tournament. Outscored Opponents in the NCAA Tournament 8-2. Phil Marfuggi earned All-America honors and was named first-team All-ACC in Nathan Sturgis was named the ACC's Defensive Player-of - the-year and was also named an All-American in

12 Clemson's Coaches FRED KIRCHNER Fred Kirchner started the men's soccer program at Clemson in 1934 and coached the team until Clemson and Furman played in the very first soccer match in the state of South Carolina on February 14, He graduated from Clemson in Kirchner was the intramural director at Clemson for several years. Kirchner had a record overall including a mark in matches played at Clemson. DR. I.M. IBRAHIM Dr. I.M. Ibrahim, the only Clemson coach in any sport to win two national championships, died suddenly on July 12, 2008 in Seneca, SC. The 67-yearold coached the Clemson men s soccer program from its rejuvenaton in 1967 until his retirement after the 1994 season. Ibrahim collapsed and died of a sudden cardiac arrest while playing golf at Cross Creek Plantation in Seneca, SC, where he was a long time member and regular weekend golfer. Since his retirement from coaching he continued to develop a successful business career that included his ownership of two retail stores in Clemson. Ibrahim coached Clemson to the NCAA Championship in 1984 and 1987 and took Clemson to the NCAA Tournament 17 of his 28 seasons. He led the program to the Final Four of college soccer six times, and won 11 ACC Championships, tied for the most league titles by any coach in Clemson sports history. Born in Haifa, Israel, he entered the United States in 1960 and attended Shorter College in Rome, GA. In his last two years at Shorter, he played and served as the coach of the soccer program. Upon his graduation from Shorter in 1964, he moved to Clemson where he earned his M.S. and Ph.D in chemistry. In 1967 he approached then Assistant Athletic Director Bill McLellan about starting a varsity soccer program. McLellan thought the idea was sound and asked Athletic Director Frank Howard to start the program with Ibrahim as head coach. Ibraham had Clemson in the national top 20 by his sixth year and the Tigers won the ACC championship in 1972 with a record. By 1975, just the ninth year in the program s history, he had Clemson ranked on top of the national polls. He would bring Clemson to a number-one national ranking at some point in nine different seasons in his Clemson career. Between 1972 and 1979, Clemson won eight consecutive ACC Championships, the longest run of ACC titles in any sport in Clemson history. During that time Clemson did not lose a single league match and posted a record. Ibrahim finished his career with an overall record of a for his 28 years and his.774 winning percentage is the second best in Clemson history in any sport among coaches who have served at least four years since the program joined the ACC in He had a record in NCAA Tournament competition and the.667 winning percentage is among the top 10 winning percentages in NCAA soccer history. His 388 wins rank second in ACC men s soccer history and his.774 winning percentage is also second. He took Clemson to a final top 20 national ranking 19 seasons, a record that stood among all Clemson coaches until 2007 when Larry Penley took the Clemson golf program to a 20th top 20 finish at the NCAA tournament. Ibrahim was a master recruiter who coached nine Clemson soccer players who were named to the ACC s 50-year Anniversary men s soccer team in Eleven times one of his players was named ACC Player of the Year and he coached 16 different players who earned All-America honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association. While he had many outstanding seasons, his two national championship campaigns stand out. His 1984 team posted a 22-4 record, but it had a difficult path to win the title. Along the way Clemson had to defeat the top four seeds in the tournament, including a victory over two-time defending champion and numberone ranked Indiana in the championship match. Clemson downed the Hoosiers 2-1 in the Kingdome in Seattle in a match televised nationally on ESPN. It marked the first time in any NCAA Tournament that a team had beaten the top four seeds in the field to win the championship. In 1987, the Tigers were seeded 23rd, but made a miraculous run with victories on the road against 14th-ranked Evansville, top-ranked Indiana and sixth-ranked Rutgers to reach the Final Four. Clemson was rewarded by playing host to the Final Four that year and the Tigers won the semifinals over eighth-ranked North Carolina and the championship over 20th-ranked San Diego State. Clemson defeated San Diego State by a 2-0 score at Riggs Field, the only time Clemson has won a national championship in any sport on its campus. TREVOR ADAIR Trevor Adair had a record in 14 years at Clemson. Adair reached one of his top professional goals when he led Clemson to the 2005 College Cup Final Four. It was his first appearance at the final four and the Tigers' first appearance in 18 years. Adair led the Tigers to a #3 final national ranking in Adair also led the Tigers to six NCAA Final Eight appearances. In eight of his 14 years at Clemson, the Tigers were ranked in the Top-12 in at least one final poll, including a third place finish in Adair coached 14 All- Americans and 47 All-ACC selections, and his teams made nine NCAA Tournaments and won two ACC Championships. In 1998, Adair led the Tigers to the ACC Championship (regular season and tournament) and to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season. He led Clemson to 22 wins, tying the school record and a total that is still among the top 10 victory totals in NCAA history. He also set the school record for most consecutive wins with 17 straight during the 1998 campaign. Clemson finished the season ranked first in the Soccer America poll and fourth in the NSCAA poll. The 22 wins included seven victories over top 20 teams, third highest single season figure in school history. Adair was named ACC Coach of the Year and star forward Wojtek Krakowiak won the Hermann Award. Adair came to Clemson after a successful career at Brown University. He compiled a record at the Ivy League school during his four-year career, ( ). 113