1929 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team
1929 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer | |
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ISFA League, National Champion | |
Conference | Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association |
Record | 6–0–1 (5–0–1 ISFA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | New Beaver Field |
Seasons |
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.
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
Name | Reason for departure |
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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# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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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
- ^ "Circuit Delegates Acclaim Lion Booters 1929 Champions". Penn State collegian. January 14, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "7 Nittany Booters Gain Posts on Coaches' All-American Selections". Penn State collegian. December 17, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Marshall Stars in Pro Soccer Debut". Penn State Collegian. February 15, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Sophomore Loses Life In Automobile Accident". Penn State Collegian. November 15, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Booters Will Meet Haverford". Penn State Collegian. October 18, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "NYU Defeat Lion Eleven as Booters Harriers Win Tilts". Penn State Collegian. October 22, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Soccermen Meet Orange, Cornell". Penn State Collegian. October 25, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Green Soccermen Encounter Lions". Penn State Collegian. November 1, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Booters Defeat Syracuse 4-to-0, Tie Cornell, 1-1". Penn State Collegian. October 29, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ libraries, Pennsylvania State University (November 26, 1929). "Varsity Soccermen Sink Navy, 2-to-0, Clinching Intercollegiate League Lead". Penn State collegian.
- ^ "Booters Close Drive For Second League Crown Against Navy Tomorrow". Penn State Collegian. November 22, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Booters Maintain League Lead By Maroon Triumph". Penn State Collegian. November 19, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Lion Booters Face Maroon Tomorrow". Penn State collegian. November 15, 1929.
- ^ "Soccermen Face Penn Here Tomorrow As Plebs Engage Syracuse Eleven". Penn State collegian. November 8, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Booters Defeat Green Terrors, 5-1". Penn State Collegian. November 5, 1929. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
External links
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- New Beaver Field (1911–1959)
- Beaver Stadium (1960–1971)
- Jeffrey Field (1972–present)
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