Another Undefeated Season
USF is, and has been for a long time, proud of its soccer teams. A winning soccer team is a tradition on the Hilltop from the 1830s. This year's booters lived up to that tradition by annexing their tenth consecutive Northern California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference championship. In amassing a record of 6 wins, 1 tie, and no losses the Dons achieved their third straight undefeated season,
University Director of Admissions, Dr. Augustine P. "Gus" Donoghue completed his thirteenth season as Head Coach, a season which saw the Dons run their league record,which started in 1949, up to 91 games without a defeat out of 92.
The success of this year's team was particularly gratifying since most of the members of the al-conquering 1956 tem had graduated. The only starters returning from the 1956 club were fullback Ben Schweizer, goalie Jim Bednar, outside Stan Jonah, and inside Arnold Calonje. Peter Wolfe, All-Conference center-forward, who sat out the 1956 season with a knee injury, and Mike Balibrera, another member of the 1955 squad who did not play last year, also returned. The group was bolstered by returning reserves Emil Gabriel, Erich Fink, Haroun Usman, Bob Hidalgo, and Ed Duran (Ignatian).
