2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
| Season | 2016 |
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| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 176 (1.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Niklas Brodacki (UCA) 13 |
| Biggest home win | UCA 4–0 Central Baptist (September 2) Loyola 4–0 Drake (October 8) |
| Biggest away win | UCA 5–0 Green Bay (August 28) |
| Highest scoring | Bradley 3–4 Fort Wayne (September 9 @ Evansville) Evansville 4–3 @ Drake (October 22) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Loyola (August 27–September 27) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games SIUE (September 28–November 27) |
| Longest winless run | 12 games Bradley (September 24–November 8) |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Bradley (October 11–November 8) |
| Highest attendance | 2,651 Drake @ SIUE (October 1) |
| Lowest attendance | 54 Missouri State vs CSU Bakersfield @ New Mexico |
| Average attendance | 595.9 |
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2017 →
All statistics correct as of November 29, 2016.
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| #21 Loyola Chicago + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #22 SIUE ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 26th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were the defending regular season champions, while the Drake Bulldogs were the defending tournament champions.
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars defeated the host Missouri State Bears in the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament final 1–0 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The regular season champion Loyola Ramblers received an at-large bid to the tournament, giving the MVC two entries for the first time since 2011.
Loyola defeated UIC 2–0 in the first round before falling in the second round at 15th ranked and 13th seeded Notre Dame 1–0.
SIUE tied at 13th ranked Michigan State before advancing to the second round in an epic penalty kick battle 9–8. The Cougars then tied at 11th ranked and 15th seeded Butler 0–0 and advanced to the third round on penalty kicks 5–4. SIUE finally fell at 2nd ranked and 2nd seeded Wake Forest 2–1.
The MVC expanded the conference schedule from six games to eight. Each of the seven schools played a home-and-home series with two conference opponents and single games against the other four. The teams playing home-and-home series will change each year.
2016 Preseason MVC Coaches' Poll
2016 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team
† = Also on 2015 Preseason MVC All-Conference Team
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The second-seeded SIUE Cougars won the tournament, beating the tournament host and fifth-seeded Missouri State Bears 1–0 in the championship match. It was SIUE's second Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament championship.
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James Wypych. Senior Forward, Drake, 3.57 GPA, International relations
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