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1961 NAIA Soccer Championship

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1961 NAIA Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsHoward (1st title)
Runner-upNewark Engineering
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored18 (4.5 per match)
Best playerNoel Carr, Howard
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1962 →

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 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 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.[1]

Bracket

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First Round Championship
Lock Haven, PA
      
Newark Engineering 3
Tabor 0
Newark Engineering 2
Howard 3
Howard 4
East Stoudsburg State 3 Third Place
Tabor 1
East Stoudsburg State 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Men's Soccer Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved December 29, 2017.