Jose Matute

Class

1951
Honors

Men's Soccer (1949-1951)

Jose "Joe" Matute was a native of the Philippines and was a high-scoring wingman and forward for the Dons under Steve Negoesco. He received NSCAA All-American Honorable Mention in 1949 and was a member of the 1950 Conference Championship team.

1950 Northern California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference Champions

Head Coach: Gus Donoghue
Overall Record: 10-0-0 NCISC Record: 10-0-0
All-NCISC Team: Dick Baptista, Angelo Carmassi, Bob Korbus, Jose Leon, Joe Matute, Steve Negoesco, Olifumni Osibogun
Top Scorers: Dick Baptista and Joe Matute Goals Against Average: Angelo Carmassi (0.40)
USF Hall-of-Famers: Dick Baptista, Bill Cox, Steve Negoesco, Olifumni Osibogun, Gus Donaghue

1950 was the first undefeated, untied season for USF as the Dons finished 10-0-0 with 47 goals and only four goals against. Key victories in 1950 for USF were 5-0 over Stanford, 6-0 and 4-1 over rival Santa Clara, 7-0 over California and 6-1 over Fresno State.

This extraordinary team was denied a playoff for the national championship when the University of Connecticut replied to USF’s letter requesting a postseason match-up, explaining that they had “already won the national championship,” totally disregarding the fact that they only played in the northeast part of the country.

Seven Dons players were named to the Northern California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference first team: Dick Baptista F, Angelo Carmassi G, Bob Korbus MF, Jose Leon F, Joe Matute F, Steve Negoesco FB and Olifumni Osibogun D.