| 1926 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer | |
|---|---|
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ISFA League, National Champion | |
| Conference | Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association |
| Record | 5–1–1 (5–0–0 Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Beaver Field |
The 1926 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1926 season playing in the Intercollegiate Soccer League. It was the program's 16th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team. The 1926 season is William Jeffrey's first year at the helm.
Background edit
The 1926 season was the Nittany Lions' 16th season as a varsity soccer program, and their first season playing in the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association League. The team was led by first year head coach, William Jeffrey, who had previously served as the head coach for the professional soccer team, Altoona Works.
William Jeffrey was hired after the departure of former head coach Ralph G. Leonard. The arrival of Jeffrey came on Monday, September 13, 1926.[1]
At the beginning of the 1926 season the initial Intercollegiate Soccer League was dissolved. Penn State, who had long to be admitted to the league was extended an invitation to be a part of the next version of the former league called the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association. The ISFA was created as a broader organization and governing body that would be support a for collegiate soccer play across the country. Receiving an invitation to join the association alongside Penn State were Lehigh, Army, Lafayette, Navy, Colgate, Dartmouth, Williams, Amherst, Wesley and all six former members of the Intercollegiate Soccer League. Under the new rules of the association Penn State would be required to play four members of the organization during each season. Instead of a league title, national championships would be awarded by the association at the end of each season.[2][3]
The Nittany Lions were crowned Co-National Champions by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association along with Princeton and Haverford at the end of the 1926.[4] This was their first title win all time and first 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.
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| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | |||||||||||
| October 16* 2:30 p.m. |
Altoona Works | L 3–1 | 0–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Beaver Field State College, PA | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| October 23* 10:00 a.m. |
Syracuse | W 5–1 | 1–1–0 (1–0–0) |
Beaver Field State College, PA | |||||||
| October 30 |
at Penn | W 1–0 | 2–1–0 (2–0–0) |
River Field Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| November 6* 2:30 p.m. |
Toronto | T 2-2 | 2–1–1 (2–0–0) |
Beaver Field (500) State College, PA | |||||||
| November 13 10:00 a.m. |
Navy | W 5-1 | 3–1–1 (3–0–0) |
Beaver Field State College, PA | |||||||
| November 20 1:00 p.m. |
Springfield College | W 2-0 | 4–1–1 (4–0–0) |
Beaver Field State College, PA | |||||||
| November 29 |
Swarthmore | W 4-0 | 5–1–1 (5–0–0) |
Beaver Field State College, PA | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "New Soccer Coach Conducts Drills". Penn State Collegian. 17 September 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Penn State Collegian". Vol. 21, no. 31. Penn State Collegian. 19 January 1926. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "College Extended Soccer League Bid". Penn State Collegian. 5 February 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "They Won Their Letters". Penn State Collegian. 14 January 1927. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Altoona To Open Lion Soccer Schedule Here". Penn State Collegian. 15 October 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Lion Soccerman Lose to Altoona". Penn State Collegian. 19 October 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Soccermen Battle Orange Tomorrow". Penn State Collegian. 22 October 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Nittany Booters Upset Syracuse". Penn State Collegian. 26 October 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Booters to Open League Schedule Against Quakers". Penn State Collegian. 29 October 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Nittany Booter Score Lone Goal to Best U. of P. in League Match". Penn State Collegian. 2 November 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Lion Soccermen Primed For Toronto University". Penn State Collegian. 5 November 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Blue and White Soccermen Fight to 2-2 Tie With Toronto Visitors". Penn State Collegian. 9 November 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Lion Soccermen Face Hard Test With Fast Navy Team Tomorrow". Penn State Collegian. 12 November 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Booters Troun". Penn State Collegian. 16 November 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Springfield Will Oppose Booters Here Tomorrow". Penn State Collegian. 19 November 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Soccermen Down Fast Springfield Combination, 2-0, In Loose Contest". Penn State Collegian. 23 November 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Soccermen Down Fast Springfield Combination, 2-0, In Loose Contest". Penn State Collegian. 23 November 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Soccermen Have Claim To League Title Following Swarthmore Win". Penn State Collegian. 3 December 1926. Retrieved 21 April 2021.