1976 Men's Soccer (2016) - Hall of Fame - Simon Fraser University Athletics

Simon Fraser University Athletics

Hall of Fame

1976 Men's Soccer

Class
Induction

2016
Sport(s)

Soccer, Team

In just its second year as a varsity sport, the 1976 men's soccer team fulfilled the promise of SFU's first Chancellor, Gordon Shrum, that "one day SFU would play in the Rose Bowl" when it won the NAIA national title with a 1-0 win over Rockhurst College before 10,250 fans at the Rose Bowl.

A 2-1 semifinal victory over Quincy College went 14 overtimes and lasted 243-minutes, setting a Guinness World Book of Records mark for longest soccer game in modern history. Battered, bruised and physically exhausted, SFU played 36 hours later against a much fresher Rockhurst side. Ken Whitehead scored early and SFU hung on for a 1-0 victory. The team finished 14-3-1 with 62 goals for and 13 goals against that season, winning the first of three NAIA titles in eight years.

WATCH: Rose Bowl Champions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLrPMvB_6Rw

John Buchanan 1976 men's soccer