1928 Yale Bulldogs men's soccer team

1928 Yale Bulldogs men's soccer
ISFA National Champions
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–0–2 (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]}

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#	Result	Record	Site 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.