U.S. men's soccer records (1970–1979)

This is a compilation of every international soccer game played by the United States men's national soccer team from 1970 to 1979. It includes the team's record for that year, each game and the date played. It also lists the U.S. goal scorers.

The format is: home team listed first, U.S. listed first at home or neutral site.

Games played by the national team, but not considered full international games are also listed, but are noted and shown in bold.

1971

Record: 0-0-0

July 18 United States 1-1 El Salvador (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Carenza

July 25 United States 3-0 Barbados (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Gay (3)

Aug 15 El Salvador 1-1 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Hernandez

Aug 22 Barbados 1-3 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):* Demling, Trost, Carenza

Sep 18 United States 1-0 El Salvador (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Trost

1972

Record: 0-3-1

Jan 16 Jamaica 1-1 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):* Roboostoff

Jan 23 Mexico 1-1 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):* Carenza

Apr 16 Guatemala 3-2 United States (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Hamm, Carenza

Apr 25 United States 2-1 Guatemala (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Seerey (2)

May 10 United States 2-2 Mexico (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Seerey (2)

May 14 United States 2-1 Jamaica (1972 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Carenza, Hernandez

Aug 20 Canada 3-2 United States (1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier):* Roy, Getzinger

Aug 27 United States 0-0 Morocco (1972 Summer Olympics)

Aug 29 United States 0-2 Malaysia (1972 Summer Olympics)

Aug 29 United States 2-2 Canada (1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier):* Roy, Geimer

Aug 31 West Germany 7-0 United States (1972 Summer Olympics)

Sep 3 Mexico 3-1 United States (1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier):* Roy

Sep 10 United States 1-2 Mexico (1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier):* Geimer

1973

Record: 3-9-0

Mar 17 Bermuda 4-0 United States

Mar 20 Poland 4-0 United States

Aug 3 United States 0-1 Poland

Aug 5 Canada 0-2 United States
* Grgurev, Liveric

Aug 10 United States 0-4 Poland

Aug 12 United States 1-0 Poland
* Trost

Sep 9 United States 1-0 Bermuda
* Brewster

Oct 16 Mexico 2-0 United States

Nov 3 Haiti 1-0 United States

Nov 5 Haiti 1-0 United States

Nov 13 Israel 3-1 United States
* Roy

Nov 15 Israel 2-0 United States

1974

Record: 0-2-0

Sep 05 Mexico 3-1 United States
* Vaninger

Sep 08 United States 0-1 Mexico

1975

Record: 0-5-0

March 26 Poland 7-0 United States

April 2 Italy 10-0 United States

April 20 Bermuda 3-2 United States (1976 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Stremlau, Salvemini

April 27 United States 2-0 Bermuda (1976 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*C. Bahr (2)

June 24 United States 0-4 Poland

Aug 19 United States 1-3 Costa Rica (1975 Mexico Cup):* McCully

Aug 21 United States 0-6 Argentina (1975 Mexico Cup)

Aug 24 Mexico 2-0 United States (1975 Mexico Cup)

Aug 28 United States 2-4 Mexico (1976 Summer Olympics Qualifier):*Chapla, Pires

Aug 25 Mexico 8-0 United States (1976 Summer Olympics Qualifier)

1976

Record: 1-2-5

Sep 24 Canada 1-1 United States (1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
* Bandov

Oct 3 United States 0-0 Mexico (1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier)

Oct 15 Mexico 3-0 United States (1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier)

Oct 20 United States 2-0 Canada (1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
* Rys, Veee

Nov 10 Haiti 0-0 United States

Nov 12 Haiti 0-0 United States

Nov 14 Haiti 0-0 United States

Dec 22 United States 0-3 Canada (1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier)

1977

Record: 3-3-2

Sep 15 El Salvador 1-2 United States
* Davis, Villa

Sep 18 Guatemala 3-1 United States
* Bellinger

Sep 22 El Salvador 0-1 United States
*Davis

Sep 25 Guatemala 2-0 United States

Sep 27 Mexico 3-0 United States

Sep 30 United States 0-0 El Salvador

Oct 6 United States 1-1 China
* Villa

Oct 10 United States 1-0 China
* Pereira

Oct 16 United States 2-1 China
* Villa, G. Nanchoff

1978

Record: 0-2-1

Sep 3 Iceland 0-0 United States

Sep 6 Switzerland 2-0 United States

Sep 20 Portugal 1-0 United States

1979

Record: 2-5-0

Feb 3 United States 1-3 Soviet Union
* Davis

Feb 11 United States 1-4 Soviet Union
* Liveric

May 2 United States 0-6 France

May 23 Mexico 0-2 United States (1980 Summer Olympics Qualifier)

Jun 03 United States 2-0 Mexico (1980 Summer Olympics Qualifier)

Oct 7 Bermuda 1-3 United States
* Liveric, Bandov, Makowski

Oct 10 France 3-0 United States

Oct 26 Hungary 0-2 United States
* L. Nanchoff, DiBernardo

Oct 29 Ireland 3-2 United States
* Villa, DiBernardo

Dec 2 Bermuda 0-3 United States (1980 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
*DiBernardo, Davis

Dec 12 United States 5-0 Bermuda (1980 Summer Olympics Qualifier)
*Davis, Villa