1928 Yale Bulldogs men's soccer team

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1928 Yale Bulldogs men's soccer
Yale Bulldogs script.svg
Conference Ivy League
Record7–0–2 (4–0–0 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Walter Leeman (2nd season)
Home stadium Yale Bowl
Seasons
 1927
1929 

The Yale Bulldogs men's soccer team represented Yale University during the 1928 ISFA season. It was the Bulldogs's 23rd season as a varsity program, and the second season of Walter Leeman at the helm. The Bulldogs won their first undisputed national title, winning the 1928 Collegiate title. [1] This was Yale's fourth ever national championship for men's soccer. [2] [3]

Contents

Known players

The entire roster for the 1928 team is unknown. John Whitelaw served as the team's captain during the 1928 season. [4]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Regular season
10-07-1928*
New Haven Thistles W 6–0 1–0–0
Yale Bowl
New Haven, CT
10-13-1928
at  Penn
Rivalry
W 4–1 2–0–0
(1–0–0)
Franklin Field
Philadelphia, PA
10-20-1928*
at  Navy W 4–0 3–0–0
Thompson Stadium
Annapolis, MD
10-26-1928*
Springfield W 3–1 4–0–0
Yale Bowl
New Haven, CT
11-02-1928
Dartmouth
Rivalry
W 4–0 5–0–0
(2–0–0)
Yale Bowl
New Haven, CT
11-10-1928*
Waterbury T 1–1 5–0–1
Yale Bowl
New Haven, CT
11-17-1928
at  Princeton
Rivalry
W 2–1 6–0–1
(3–0–0)
Palmer Stadium
Princeton, NJ
11-24-1928
Harvard
Rivalry
W 2–1 7–0–1
(4–0–0)
Yale Bowl
New Haven, CT
11-29-1928*
Army T 0–0 7–0–2
Yale Bowl
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "250 Years of Sports in Connecticut: 1924-1928". Hartford Courant . Tribune Media . Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. Smith, Melvin I. (December 2, 2008). "Appendices". Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse. p. 571. ISBN   978-1-43436-248-3. Played association football in 1872 & 1882-1888
  3. Smith, Melvin (August 17, 2011). "College Soccer National Champions 1857-58 - 1909/10". The American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  4. "Yale Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs . p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2023.