American college soccer team
Yale Bulldogs men's soccer Founded 1908; 116 years ago (1908 ) [ 1] University Yale University Head coach Kylie Stannard (7th season) Conference Ivy Location New Haven , Connecticut Stadium Reese Stadium (Capacity: 3,000)Nickname Bulldogs Colors Yale blue and white[ 2] 1875, 1908, 1912, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1945 1991 1991 1989, 1991, 1999 1973, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2005, 2019, 2023 2023 1956, 1986, 1989, 1991, 2005, 2019
The Yale Bulldogs men's soccer program represents Yale University in all NCAA Division I men's College soccer competitions. Founded in 1908,[ 1] the Bulldogs compete in the Ivy League .
The Bulldogs are coached by Kylie Stannard, who was hired as the program's head coach in 2014. Yale plays their home matches at Reese Stadium , on the campus of Yale University.
History
Yale's first attempts with "kicking games" have roots in the 1860s, when the University, along with Princeton (then known as the College of Ottawa), Rutgers , and Brown , started to play a form of football that resembled the Association game.[ 3]
Nevertheless, after a rugby football played v Harvard in 1875, Yale dropped the association football in favor of rugby.[ 4] That would be official in 1876 when Yale and other universities met at the Massasoit Convention in Springfield, Massachusetts , agreed to adopt most of the Rugby Football Union rules, with some variations,[ 5] [ 4]
Rivalries
Yale athletics have a longstanding rivalry with Harvard across all sports since 1875 when they first met in a rugby -style game,[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] and it also translates to the men's soccer programs. Both representative teams have faced each other on an annual basis since 1907.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] The Crimson lead the series against the Bulldogs 53-38-12.[ 13]
Yale has also a strong rivalry with Princeton ,[ 14] which is among the oldest in American sports [ 15] [ 16] since they played their first football game in 1873 .[ 17]
Players
Current roster
As of 7 Sep 2024 [ 18]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaches
Coaching history
Yale University has had nineteen coaches in their program's existence.[ 19]
As of October 31, 2024
#
Years
Coach
Pld.
W
L
T
1
1907–1908
James Birnbaum
5
4
1
0
2
1908–1910
Cecil Herbert
9
3
3
3
3
1910–1912
Alexander Timm
8
6
2
2
4
1912–1913
Henry J. Greer
5
3
2
0
5
1913–1914
Robert H. Gamble
7
2
3
2
6
1914–1915
Waldo Tucker
11
4
5
2
7
1915–1916
George Haskell
8
3
5
0
8
1917–1918
M.B. Wood
4
1
3
0
9
1918–1919
Talbot Hunter
6
0
5
1
10
1919–1920
Albert Fearn
6
2
3
1
11
1920–1921
Horace Wilson
7
1
6
0
12
1921–1926
Morris Touchstone
43
15
18
10
13
1926–1949
Walter Leeman
218
131
55
32
14
1950–1965
Jack Marshall
183
103
61
19
15
1966–1973
Hubert Vogelsinger
99
38
45
16
16
1974–1977
Bill Killen
56
17
29
10
17
1978–1995
Steve Griggs
276
143
110
23
18
1996–2014
Brian Tompkins
325
138
148
39
19
2014–present
Kylie Stannard
100
30
55
15
Honours
National championships
Yale has won six men's varsity soccer national championships, all of which were national championships prior to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament . In 1908, 1912, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1945, they were determined as national champions by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (ISFA).
Title No.
Season
Organizer
Record
Coach
Team Captain
1
1908
ISFA
4–1–0
James Birnbaum
Raymond McNulty
2
1912
ISFA
5–0–0
Alexander B. Timm
Walter G. Dickey
3
1928
ISFA
6–0–1
Walter Leeman
John Whitelaw
4
1930
ISFA
8–1–0
Walter Leeman
C.C. Hardy
5
1935
ISFA
12–0–0
Walter Leeman
Samuel Pond
6
1945
ISFA
8–0–2
Walter Leeman
Francis Brice
Conference championships
Title No.
Season
Organizer
Class
Coach
1
1956
Ivy League
Regular season
Jack Marshall
2
1986
Ivy League
Regular season
Steve Griggs
3
1989
Ivy League
Regular season
Steve Griggs
4
1991
Ivy League
Regular season
Steve Griggs
5
2005
Ivy League
Regular season
Brian Tompkins
6
2019
Ivy League
Regular season
Kylie Stannard
7
2023
Ivy League
Tournament
Kylie Stannard
Seasons
NCAA Tournament history
Yale has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 2019.[ 20] [ 21]
Yale (white shirts) vs Harvard game in 1922
References
^ a b Yale men's soccer history and records at Yale Bulldogs
^ "Yale Athletics Brand Guidelines" (PDF) . December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2024 .
^ No Christian End! The Beginnings of Football in America By PFRA Research (Originally Published in The Journey to Camp: The Origins of American Football to 1889 (PFRA Books)
^ a b THE BOSTON GAME article by Michael T. Geary at academia.edu
^ Camp and His Followers: American Football 1876–1889 By PFRA Research (archived)
^ 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 .
^ "Year by Year 1875" . theunbalancedline.com .
^ "Harvard Men's Soccer Series Results" (PDF) . gocrimson.com . Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ Yale and Princeton share storied history, rivalry by ZACK O'MALLEY GREENBURG & RAWEN HUANG at Yale News , 16 Nov 2004
^ "Yale and Princeton share storied history, rivalry" . 16 November 2004.
^ "The 10 Most Intense College Football Rivalries" .
^ Travers, Steven. Pigskin Warriors: 140 Years of College Football's Greatest Traditions, Games, and Stars . The Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham, Maryland, 2009. pg. 4
^ 2024 men's soccer roster on Yalebulldogs.com
^ "Yale Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) . Yale University Athletics . July 9, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021 .
^ "Yale Men's Soccer - Ivy League Titles and NCAA Tournament History" (PDF) . Yale University Athletics . August 31, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021 .
^ "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF) . fs.ncaa.org . National Collegiate Athletic Association . July 30, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021 .
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