Union College Athletics

The 1975 Union men's soccer team was one of the finest in school history, establishing a school record with 12 wins that still is tied for fifth all-time at the school and finishing with the highest single-season winning percentage ever by a Dutchman squad (.857).
 
The Dutchmen captured their first ECAC Upstate Tournament title with an 8-0 win over Plattsburgh State to finish the year on a nine-game winning streak, still the second-longest streak ever by a Union team. The squad, lead by head coach Bob Magee, also set school records for most goals scored (54) and fewest goals allowed (20) in a season and were ranked as high as ninth in New York State behind only Division I and II programs.
 
Individually, Craig Jeffries '76 HOF '04 was named the program's first All-American that season after scoring a team-leading 17 goals, a single-season record that held up for 26 years. George Garivaltis '78 also remains the school's single-season assists leader with his 11 helpers that year, while the four goals of John Denio '76 HOF '11 against Plattsburgh State stood as the school single-game record for 12 years.
 
Team Members:
Parker Antin ’77
Jim Bacharach ’76
Dan Breg '77
Mark Decker '79
John Denio ’76 (captain)
Ted Dunn '81
Richard Earl ’76
Tim Fitzgerald ’76
Mel Fuller ’76
George Garivaltis ’79
Peter Handy '79
Miles Hirson ’76
Bob Hogan ’79
Tom Howes '79
Chris Huban ’76
Craig Jeffries ’76 (captain)
John Kovacs ’79
Jim Manning ’78
Peter Martini ’78
Jim Philip ’76
Mark Rekucki ’79
Ralph Roumain ’76
Dave Sanderson ’76
Alex Shafer '78
Mike Smith ’78
Ira Sutton '77
Don Ward ’76
Head Coach Bob Magee
Assistant Coach Bill Scanlon