1928 Yale Bulldogs men's soccer team

American college soccer season

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. This was Yale's fourth ever national championship for men's soccer.

Known players

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

Schedule

Date Time, TV	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

"250 Years of Sports in Connecticut: 1924-1928". Hartford Courant. Tribune Media. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
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
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.
"Yale Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

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Program	History Seasons Notable players All articles
Stadium	Yale Field (1908–1914) Yale Bowl (1915–1980) Reese Stadium (1981–present)
Rivalries	Harvard
Seasons	1908 1912 1928

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ASHA: American Soccer History Archives IFRA: Intercollegiate Football Record Association ISFA: Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association ISFL: Intercollegiate Soccer Football League NSCAA: National Soccer Coaches Association of America SB: Soccer Bowl

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