1929 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

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1929 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer
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ISFA League, National Champion
Conference Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
1929 record6–0–1 (5–0–1 ISFA)
Head coach
Home stadium New Beaver Field
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The 1929 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1929 season playing in the Intercollegiate Soccer League. It was the program's 19th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team. The 1929 season is William Jeffrey's fourth year at the helm.

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Background

The 1929 season was the Nittany Lions' 19th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 4th season playing in the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association League. The team was led by fourth year head coach, William Jeffrey, who had previously served as the head coach for the semi-professional soccer team, Altoona Works.

The Nittany Lions were crowned National Champions by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association and won the Intercollegiate Soccer League. This was their second title win all time and second title under the tenure of William Jeffrey. The team was the only in the league to remain undefeated beating out Penn, Yale and Harvard for the title. [1]

Seven members of the 1929 Nittany Lion squad received All-American recognitions. [2]

Player movement

Departures

NameReason for departure
Dick Marshall Signed by Bethlehem Steel F.C.
Raymond Vyverberg Died, automobile accident.

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Squad

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
October 19
1:00 p.m.		 Haverford W 2-1 1–0–0
(1–0–0)		 New Beaver Field
State College, PA
October 25
at  Syracuse W 4–0 2–0–0
(2–0–0)		 Archbold Stadium
Syracuse, NY
October 26
at  Cornell T 1–1 2–0–1
(2–0–1)
Ithaca, NY
November 2*
2:00 p.m.		 Western Maryland W 5–1 3–0–1
(2–0–1)		 New Beaver Field
State College, PA
November 9
11:30 a.m.		 Penn W 3–1 4–0–1
(3–0–1)		 New Beaver Field
State College, PA
November 16
1:00 p.m.		at  Lafayette W 3-0 5–0–1
(4–0–1)		 New Beaver Field
State College, PA
November 23
at  Navy W 2-0 6–0–1
(5–0–1)
Annapolis, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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    References

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    2. ↑ "7 Nittany Booters Gain Posts on Coaches' All-American Selections". Penn State collegian. 17 December 1929. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
    3. ↑ "Marshall Stars in Pro Soccer Debut". Penn State Collegian. 15 February 1929. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
    4. ↑ "Sophomore Loses Life In Automobile Accident". Penn State Collegian. 15 November 1929. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
    5. ↑ "Booters Will Meet Haverford". Penn State Collegian. 18 October 1929. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
    6. ↑ "NYU Defeat Lion Eleven as Booters Harriers Win Tilts". Penn State Collegian. 22 October 1929. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
    7. ↑ "Soccermen Meet Orange, Cornell". Penn State Collegian. 25 October 1929. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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