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Chonological History February 14, 1934--Clemson played its first-ever soccer match and lost to Furman 1-0 in Greenville, SC. Fred Kirchner was the Head Coach. December 9, 1939--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.
MEN’S SOCCER 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 40-0-2 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 31-0-4. Virginia broke the streak with a 2-0 win over Clemson. Oct. 17, 1972--Clemson was ranked for the first time ever in the ISAA poll. The Tigers were ranked 20th with a 6-0-1 record.
Trevor Adair is pictured here with Bruce Murray and Wojtek Krakowiak (left). Murray won the 1987 Hermann Trophy while Krakowiak was its 1998 recepient.
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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., 1973--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.
Jimmy Glenn (right) and Wolde Harris were the top two goal scorers in the nation in 1993. Glenn scored 32 goals and Harris had 29 that season.
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