Harvard Crimson men's soccer Men's soccer team of Harvard University
Harvard Crimson F.C. Founded 1905; 120 years ago (1905 ) [ 1] University Harvard University Location Boston , Massachusetts Stadium Jordan Field Nickname Crimson 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930 1969, 1971, 1986, 1987 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1987 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2009 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 1955, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2009
The Harvard Crimson men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Harvard University . The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association .[ 2]
Harvard is one of the most successful teams of the Ivy League, having won 13 championships .[ 3] In the pre-NCAA era, Harvard also won 4 Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA) championship titles.[ 4]
History
The Crimson fielded their first varsity soccer team in 1905,[ 1] [ 3] making the team one of the oldest college soccer programs in the United States, and one of the oldest continuously operating soccer programs in the United States. Most of the Crimson's success came in the mid-1910s, where they won two ISFL (the college soccer predecessor to the NCAA) championships, and again in the late 1920s to the early 1930s.
A Harvard (dark shirt) v Yale game in 1922
Since their 1930 ISFL title, the Crimson have failed to win a national title, although in the late 1960s and early 1970s the Crimson reached the College Cup twice. Also, in both 1986 and 1987 the Crimson reached the NCAA Division I Final Four. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2009, when the Crimson reached the round of 16.
From 2013 through 2019, the Crimson were coached by Pieter Lehrer , a former assistant coach for the California Golden Bears men's soccer program. In 2014, Ross Friedman attained two all-time Harvard records with 12 season assists and 17 career assists, also ranking 6th in the NCAA in assists and 5th in assists per game.[ 5]
In November 2016, the team were suspended by the university after the student newspaper The Harvard Crimson published an article which indicated that team members had shared a yearly document in which they ranked new members of Harvard Crimson women's soccer team by their sex appeal and described them using sexually explicit terms. The suspension meant that they could no longer participate in any further games in the 2016 Ivy League men's soccer season (which they had been leading at the time of the suspension) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Several professional soccer players, including Shep Messing , Ross Friedman , Andre Akpan , Michael Fucito and John Catliff played for the Crimson, as well as several notable professionals outside of the soccer world. This includes Theodore Roosevelt III , Daniel Needham and John Johansen .
Team image
Historically, the Harvard soccer teams have worn white kits as their primary colors, while alternate kits have been crimson[ 9] or black.[ 10]
Players
Current roster
As of 7 Sep 2024 [ 11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable alumni
First Team All-Americans
Harvard has fielded 38 first-team All-Americans.[ 12] Several players including Andre Akpan , John Catliff and Will Kohler had professional careers following college.[ 13] [ 14] Other notable All-Americans include John Johansen , who was part of the Harvard Five [ 15] and Daniel Needham , who was a future politician and commanding general for the 26th Infantry Division .[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Player
Pos.
Year
Lester Cushing
DF
1909
Frank Leland
FW
1909
Elwyn Barron
DF
1910, 1912
Harry Byng
FW
1911, 1912
Brayton Nichols
GK
1912
Eugene McCall
MF
1912
Daniel Needham
GK
1912
Henry Francke
MF
1913
Francis Grant
MF
1913
Walter Weld
FW
1913, 1914, 1915
J. Coleman Jennings
FW
1914
Richard Cooke
FW
1916
John Sullivan
DF
1922
Randolph Heizer
FW
1922
Player
Pos.
Year
Walter Pattison
DF
1924
Joseph MacKinnon
MF
1925
Laurence Driggs
FW
1925
Richard Thomas
GK
1926
John Faude
GK
1930
John Bland
MF
1930
Harvard Broadbent
FW
1932
Theodore Robie
DF
1935
John Dorman
MF
1935
James Wood
FW
1935
Bernard Jacobsen
MF
1939
John Johansen
FW
1939
Player
Pos.
Year
Richard Gifford
MF
1942
Charley Ufford
DF
1952
Langley Keyes
FW
1959
Marsh McCall
MF
1959
Tom Bagnoli
GK
1962
Chris Ohiri
FW
1963
Solomon Gomez
FW
1969, 1970
Chris Wilmot
DF
1969, 1970
Chris Papagianis
FW
1972
John Catliff
FW
1986
Will Kohler
FW
1996
Andre Akpan
FW
2008, 2009
Second Team All-Americans
Harvard has fielded 16-second-team All-Americans.
Player
Pos.
Year
Carl Chadwick
FW
1909
C. M. Browne
GK
1911
Quincy Greene
FW
1911
Morris Hallowell
MF
1912
Kenneth Crooks
DF
1926
John Bland
MF
1928
Alex Stollmeyer
DF
1929
Third Team All-Americans
Harvard has fielded three third-team All-Americans.
Player
Position
Year
Tony Marks
DF
1966
Nick Hotchkin
FW
1987
Kevin Ara
FW
2002
Coaches
Current staff
Sources:[ 19]
Position
Name
Head coach
Josh Shapiro
Assistant coach
Jordie Ciuffetelli
Assistant coach
Bryan Harkin
Goalkeepers coach
Morgan Sawyer
Historical head coaches
Sources:[ 3]
Year
Name
Sea.
Record
1905–10
(no coach) [ n 1]
6
9-19-5
1911–16, 1921
Charles Burgess
7
54-33-10
1922–23
William R. Welsh
2
5-12-1
1924–26
Thomas B. White
3
9-11-4
1927–28
John Kershaw
2
9-9-3
1929–40
John F. Carr
12
63-22-19
1941–47
James McDonald
7
18-12-6
1948–73
J. Bruce Munro
26
180-87-27
1974–81
George Ford
8
47-51-15
Year
Name
Sea.
Record
1982–86
Jape Shattuck
5
44-29-8
1987–91
Mike Getman
5
42-26-9
1992–98
Stephen Locker
7
54-45-13
1999–2007
John Kerr
9
81-59-13
2008–09
Jamie Clark
2
26-10-1
2010–12
Carl Junot
3
6-30-11
2013–19
Pieter Lehrer
7
42-58-13
2020–present
Josh Shapiro
4
22-14-14
Notes
^ Teams were coached by their captains.
Team honors
National championships
Title n°
Year
Class
Organizer
Record
Coach
1
1913
Tournament
ISFA
9–6–3
Charles Burgess
2
1914
Tournament
ISFA
6–1–2
Charles Burgess
3
1926
Tournament
ISFA
4–2–2
Thomas B. White
4
1930
Tournament
ISFA
8–1–0
John F. Carr
Conference championships
Harvard has won 13 Ivy League championships .[ 20] The Ivy League began sponsoring men's varsity soccer in 1955. Prior to 1955, Harvard competed as an Independent.[ 21]
Harvard (in black) playing v Air Force in 2018
Title n°
Year
Conf.
Class
Coach
Overall record
Conference record
1
1955
Ivy
Regular season
J. Bruce Munro
10–2–0
5–1–0
2
1958
Ivy
Regular season
J. Bruce Munro
10–2–1
5–1–1
3
1959
Ivy
Regular season
J. Bruce Munro
9–1–3
5–1–0
4
1961
Ivy
Regular season
J. Bruce Munro
8–2–1
5–1–1
5
1962
Ivy
Regular season
J. Bruce Munro
6–5–0
5–2–0
6
1963
Ivy
Regular season
J. Bruce Munro
8–2–0
6–0–0
7
1969
Ivy
Regular season
J. Bruce Munro
14–1–0
7–0–0
8
1970
Ivy
Regular season
J. Bruce Munro
12–1–0
7–0–0
9
1987
Ivy
Regular season
Mike Getman
14–1–3
6–0–1
10
1994
Ivy
Regular season
Stephen Locker
5–9–2
5–1–1
11
1996
Ivy
Regular season
Stephen Locker
16–2–0
6–1–0
12
2006
Ivy
Regular season
John Kerr Jr.
14–5–1
6–0–1
13
2009
Ivy
Regular season
Jamie Clark
14–4–1
5–1–1
Rivalries
Harvard athletics have a longstanding rivalry with Yale across all sports since 1875 ,[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] and it also translates to the men's soccer programs.
Both programs have faced each other on an annual basis since 1907.[ 26] [ 27] [ 28] As of Nov 2023, the Crimson lead the series against the Bulldogs 54–42–13.[ 29]
See also
References
^ a b 1905 men's soccer schedule on gocrimson.com
^ "Men's Soccer" . Harvard University . Retrieved 2023-02-23 .
^ a b c 2024 Men's soccer record book on gocrimson.com
^ College Champions, 1904-1958 (archived)
^ Batterson, Paul (January 23, 2014). "Homegrown Friedman hopes to become a permanent part of the crew" . Columbus Free Press . Retrieved April 8, 2014 .
^ Fahs, C. Ramsey (October 25, 2016). "2012 Harvard Men's Soccer Team Produced Sexually Explicit 'Scouting Report' on Female Recruits" . The Harvard Crimson .
^ "Harvard ends men's soccer team season over lewd rankings of female players" . The Guardian . November 4, 2016.
^ Chokshi, Niraj (November 3, 2016). "Harvard Cancels Rest of Men's Soccer Season Over Lewd Ratings of Female Players" . The New York Times .
^ Bjarnason, Arlotti Score Goals, Men’s Soccer Drops 3-2 Decision at Cornell , 1 Oct 2022
^ Men's Soccer Wins Thriller at Dartmouth, 1-0 , 29 Oct 2016
^ 2024 roster on Gocrimson.com
^ "Harvard Men's Soccer All-Americans" (PDF) . Harvard Crimson . Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
^ "MLS: 1997 Collegiate Draft Results (Feb. 2)" . Soccer America . February 2, 1997. Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
^ "Andre Akpan" . MLSSoccer.com . Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
^ Bernstein, Fred A. (October 26, 2012). "John Johansen, 96, Last of 'Harvard Five' Architects, Is Dead" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
^ "Will Command 51st Artillery". The Boston Daily Globe . November 18, 1930.
^ "Needham Heads 26th Division". The Boston Daily Globe . November 17, 1934.
^ Sibley, Frank P. (March 19, 1933). "Needham Could Get Wire When There Wasn't Any". The Boston Daily Globe .
^ Coaches on gocrimson.com
^ "Men's Soccer Ivy League Titles" . gocrimson.com . Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
^ "Year-By-Year Results - Men's Soccer" (PDF) . gocrimson.com . Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
^ Christenfeld, Sam O. M. (December 16, 2015). "Harvard-Yale Rivalry Goes Beyond the Game" . The Harvard Crimson . thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ Rasco, Erick W. (November 21, 2017). "The Game: Harvard vs. Yale, Vol. 134" (Photojournal) . Sports Illustrated . Time Warner . Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ Samuels, Robert S. (November 18, 2011). "A History of Harvard-Yale" . The Harvard Crimson . thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ Corbett, Bernard M.; Simpson, Paul (December 18, 2007). The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry . New York City : Crown-Archetype . ISBN 9780307422255 .
^ "Game-by-Game Results" (PDF) . yalebulldogs.com . Yale University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023 .
^ "First Harvard versus Yale Football Game Program, 1875 - lot - Sotheby's" . sothebys.com . Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2023-11-18 .
^ "Year by Year 1875" . theunbalancedline.com .
^ Men's soccer statistics 2023 at gocrimson.com
External links
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