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{{Short description|American college soccer rivalry}}
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| name                  = Saint Louis–SIU Edwardsville soccer rivalry
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| team1                 = [[Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer|Saint Louis Billikens]]
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| team2                 = [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer|SIU Edwardsville Cougars]]
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| sport                 = [[Association football|Soccer]]
| firstmeeting          = November 22, 1969<br />Saint Louis 4, SIUE 0
| mostrecent            = September 2, 2023<br />SIUE 2, Saint Louis 0
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| total                 = 41
| series                = Saint Louis leads, 27–11–3
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| trophy                = Joseph Carenza Sr. Trophy<br />"The Bronze Boot"
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The '''Saint Louis–SIU Edwardsville men's soccer rivalry''' is an American [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] rivalry between the [[Saint Louis University]] [[Saint Louis Billikens|Billikens]] and [[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville]] [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars|Cougars]]. The winner of each year's game receives the Bronze Boot.
== History ==
In the late 1950s through early 1970s, the Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer program was in its golden age, and won all 10 of its [[NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship]] titles during that span. The program became noteworthy for focusing on recruiting domestic talent from the Saint Louis region rather than other top college programs that were reliant on international recruitment. The talent pool of players from the St. Louis region caused nearby universities such as Quincy, Rockhurst, and SIU Edwardsville to experience strong soccer seasons as well.
After Saint Louis experienced Division I success, SIU Edwardsville also experienced success with their program winning the inaugural Division II national championship in 1972, then moving to Division I and winning that title in 1979.  Due to the proximity of the schools, early matches between the schools attracted large crowds to their games. In 1971, the  Catholic Youth Council of St. Louis (CYC) initiated the annual Bronze Boot match which would be played for a trophy awarded annually for the regular season match up between SLU and SIUE.<ref name="ktvi article">{{cite web|last1=Labelle|first1=Kurt|title=St. Louis Remembers Old Soccer Rivalry Between SLU & SIUE|url=http://fox2now.com/2013/05/20/st-louis-remembers-old-soccer-rivalry-between-slu-siue/|website=[[KTVI]]|publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]]|accessdate=July 6, 2017|date=May 20, 2013}}</ref> The popularity saw crowd sizes that set college soccer records, including the highest ever attended college soccer match for a regular season game: 22,512 between the two sides on October 30, 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Soccer Attendance Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2014/attend.pdf|website=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]|publisher=ncaa.org|accessdate=July 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kennedy|first1=Paul|title=Gauchos break on-site attendance record|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/article/39775/gauchos-break-on-site-attendance-record.html?print|website=[[Soccer America]]|accessdate=July 6, 2017|date=September 27, 2010|quote=The NCAA regular-season attendance record is 22,512, set on October 30, 1980, when Saint Louis played SIU-Edwardsville for the Bronze Boot at Busch Stadium.}}</ref> From 1972 through 1985, the games were played at [[Busch Stadium]] to accommodate the large crowds.
In 1995, the series ended when SIU Edwardsville's program moved down to [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] along with the school's other sports.<ref name="ktvi article"/> In 2007, the Cougars' athletic program was elevated to Division I. With the move, speculation rose about the teams playing again and resuming the series, although it remained dormant for another decade. Despite this, the teams played each other in spring season friendlies and preseason friendlies.<ref name="ktvi article"/>
The series resumed when both programs agreed to play in a home-and-home series in 2018 and 2019.<ref name="series return">{{cite web|last1=Hayes|first1=Pete|title=THE 'BOOT' IS BACK: SIUE, SLU agree on home-and-home men's soccer series|url=http://thetelegraph.com/sports/101782/the-boot-is-back-siue-slu-agree-on-home-and-home-mens-soccer-series|website=[[The Telegraph (Alton, Illinois)|The Telegraph]]|publisher=[[Civitas Media]]|accessdate=July 6, 2017|date=May 10, 2017}}</ref>
Starting 2023, each edition will again be a single game rather than an alternating home-and-home series and will be held at [[CityPark]], the home field of [[St. Louis City SC]], the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] club which had its inaugural season that year.
<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pott|first1=Joe|title=Men's and Women's Soccer to Face Saint Louis at CITYPARK |url=https://siuecougars.com/news/2023/7/25/mens-soccer-mens-and-womens-soccer-to-face-saint-louis-at-citypark.aspx |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |date=July 25, 2023|accessdate=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%; text-align:center; font-size:100%; text-align:left;"
|-
!colspan=6|NCAA All-Time Largest Men's Soccer Crowds <ref>{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2016/2015attendance.pdf |title=ALL-TIME LARGEST CROWDS |work=Men's Soccer Attendance Records |publisher=NCAA |date=2016 |accessdate=1 September 2016 }}</ref>
|-
!'''#'''
!'''Date'''
!'''Opponents'''
!'''Location'''
!'''Game'''
!'''Attendance'''
|-
! 1
| October 30, 1980
| SIUE vs [[Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer|St. Louis]]
| [[Busch Memorial Stadium]], St. Louis, MO
| 11h Annual Bronze Boot Game
| 22,512
|-
! 7
| November 9, 1973
| SIUE vs St. Louis
| Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO
| 4th  Annual Bronze Boot Game
| 20,112
|-
! 14
| November 5, 1972
| SIUE vs St. Louis
| Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, MO
| 3rd Annual Bronze Boot Game
| ≥15,000
|-
|}
==Coach Bob Guelker ==
The  Billikens' program was begun as a club program in 1958 by St. Louis U. alumnus [[Bob Guelker]]. After going 4–1–0 in that first season, the administration promoted the team to varsity status in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://slubillikens.com/fls/27200/MSOC/HistoryRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 |title=SLU Soccer History and Record Book |publisher=Saint Louis University |accessdate=July 7, 2017 |archive-date=August 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808202907/http://slubillikens.com/fls/27200/MSOC/HistoryRecords.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27200 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The new team was 11–1–0 and won the inaugural [[1959 NCAA Soccer Championship|NCAA Soccer Championship]]. The Billikens defended their title in 1960 and won again in 1962, 1963, and 1965 under Coach Guelker.<ref name="NCAAI">{{cite web  |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/soccer-men/d1 |title=NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship History |publisher=NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |accessdate=July 7, 2017 }}</ref>
In 1966, SIU Edwardsville began establishing an [[NCAA Division II|NCAA College Division]] (now Division II) athletic program. In doing so, SIUE hired away two coaches from St. Louis U.'s higher profile [[NCAA Division I|University Division]] (now Division I) program. Bob Guelker was hired as the Cougars' first soccer coach, and he would later succeed [[Harry Gallatin]] as athletic director. As he had done at SLU, Coach Guelker quickly turned his new program into a regional and national power. In their first three seasons of eligibility. the Cougars were in the NCAA Tournament and nationally ranked.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/coaches/guelker_bob?view=bio |title=Men's Soccer Bob Guelker |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |accessdate=July 7, 2017 }}</ref> 1972 was the first year of the NCAA College Division Men's Soccer Championship. As his Billikens had won the first NCAA title in 1959, Guelker's Cougars won the first [[1972 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship|College Division/Division II crown in 1972]].<ref name ="II">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/soccer-men/d2 |title=NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship History |publisher=NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |accessdate=July 7, 2017 }}</ref> After the 1972 season, SIU Edwardsville and a number of other schools that emphasized their soccer programs took advantage of a then-current NCAA rule that allowed a Division II school to play one sport in Division I and moved into the higher division. In addition to winning the first NCAA title in 1969 and the first Division II title in 1972, in 1979, Guelker's Cougars won Division I,<ref name="NCAAI"/> and he became the first coach to win Division I and II titles and the only coach to win both divisions at the same school.<ref name="NCAAI"/><ref name ="II"/>
== Results ==
{{Sports rivalry series table
| notes_label = Attendance
| legend_tie_text =
| cols = 2
| series_summary = yes
| format = compact
| team1 = SLU
| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Saint Louis Billikens}}
| team2 = SIUE
| team2style = {{NCAA color cell|SIU Edwardsville Cougars}}
| November 22, 1969† | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 4 |
| November 7, 1970  | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 3 |
| November 28, 1970† | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 2 |
| November 6, 1971 | St. Louis, MO  | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 2 |
| December 4, 1971†  | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 3 |
| November 5, 1972  | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 1<sup>ot</sup> | ≥15,000<ref>http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2016/2015attendance.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| November 9, 1973  | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 1 | 20,112<ref>http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2016/2015attendance.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| December 9, 1973†  | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 3 |
| November 8, 1974  | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 0 |
| November 29, 1974† | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 1<sup>3ot</sup> | SLU | 2 |
| November 7. 1975 | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 2 | SLU | 1 |
| November 29, 1975† | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 2 | SLU | 1 |
| November 6, 1976  | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 1 |
| November 21, 1976† |Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 2 | SLU | 1 |
| November 4, 1977  | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 3 | SLU | 2 |
| November 11, 1978 | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 1 |
| November 19, 1978† | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 3 | SLU | 2<sup>3ot</sup> |
| November 2, 1979  | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 2 | SLU | 0 |
| November 17, 1979† | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 2 | SLU | 1 |
| October 30, 1980 | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 5 | 22,512<ref>http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2016/2015attendance.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| October 30, 1981 | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 2 |
| October 29, 1982 | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 2 | SLU | 0 |
| October 28, 1983 | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 3 |
| October 26, 1984 | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 1 | 6,799 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1984Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| October 25, 1985 | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 4 | 4,216 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1985Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| November 1, 1986  | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 1 | 2,735 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1986Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| October 30, 1987 | St. Louis, MO    | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 2 | 1,949 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1987Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| October 8, 1988 | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 5 | 2,657 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1988Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| September 29, 1989 | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 1<sup>ot</sup> | SLU | 3 | 3,621 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1989Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| September 29, 1990 | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 2 | SLU | 3 | 2,424 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1990Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| September 27, 1991 | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 2 | SLU | 3 | 3,678 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1991Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| September 26, 1992 | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 0<sup>ot</sup> | SLU | 1 | 1,514 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1992Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| September 24, 1993 | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 3 | 1,729 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1993Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| October 15, 1994 | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 4 | 1,668 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1994Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| September 8, 1995 | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 0 | SLU | 4 | 2,944 <ref>https://saintlouisu_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/MSOC/stats/SLUMSOC1995Stats.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| September 21, 2018 | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 1 | 4,903 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://siuecougars.com/documents/2021/6/15//18SIUECombined.pdf?id=3955 | title=18SIUECombined }}</ref>
| September 13, 2019 | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 1<sup>2ot</sup> | SLU | 2 | 3,107 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://siuecougars.com/documents/2021/6/15//SIUEMSocCombined.pdf?id=3954 | title=SIUEMSoc Combined }}</ref>
| September 14, 2021 | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 1 | 2,433 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://siuecougars.com/documents/2021/10/13//SIUE_Combined_2021.pdf?id=5464 | title=SIUE Combined 2021 }}</ref>
| September 13, 2022 | Edwardsville, IL | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 4 | 1,849 <ref>https://siuecougars.com/documents/2022/9/1/22_SIUE_MSOC_Combined.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| September 2, 2023 | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 2 | SLU | 0 |  8,574 <ref>https://www.ncaa.com/game/6167115 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| September 8, 2024  | St. Louis, MO | SIUE | 1 | SLU | 0 | 6,128<ref>https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/siue-cougars-bronze-boot-victory-19751063.php</ref>
}}
↑ = NCAA Tournament game
Bronze Boot Game series: SLU leads 27-11-3
== See also ==
* [[Soccer in St. Louis]]
* [[Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer]]
* [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer]]
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