The Yale Bulldogs men's soccer program represents Yale University in NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1908, 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 play 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.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)

Nevertheless, after a rugby football game played v Harvard in 1875, Yale dropped the association football in favor of rugby. 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,Camp and His Followers: American Football 1876–1889 By PFRA Research (archived)THE BOSTON GAME article by Michael T. Geary at academia.edu

The university fielded its first soccer team in 1908.

Rivalries

Yale athletics have a longstanding rivalry with Harvard across all sports since 1875 when they first met in a rugby-style game, and it also translates to the men's soccer programs. Both representative teams have faced each other on an annual basis since 1907. The Crimson lead the series against the Bulldogs 53-38-12.

Yale has also a strong rivalry with Princeton,Yale and Princeton share storied history, rivalry by ZACK O'MALLEY GREENBURG & RAWEN HUANG at Yale News, 16 Nov 2004 which is among the oldest in American sports since they played their first football game in 1873.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

Players

Current roster 2024 men's soccer roster on Yalebulldogs.com

Coaches

Coaching history Yale University has had nineteen coaches in their program's existence.

#YearsCoachPld.WLT 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 56172910 17 1978–1995 Steve Griggs 27614311023 18 1996–2014 Brian Tompkins32513814839 19 2014–present Kylie Stannard100305515

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).

TitleNo. Season Organizer Record Coach Team Captain 1908 ISFA 4–1–0 James Birnbaum Raymond McNulty 1912 ISFA 5–0–0 Alexander B. Timm Walter G. Dickey 1928 ISFA 6–0–1 Walter Leeman John Whitelaw 1930 ISFA 8–1–0 Walter Leeman C.C. Hardy 1935 ISFA 12–0–0 Walter Leeman Samuel Pond 1945 ISFA 8–0–2 Walter Leeman Francis Brice

Conference championships TitleNo. Season Organizer Class Coach 1956 Ivy League Regular season Jack Marshall 1986 Ivy League Regular season Steve Griggs 1989 Ivy League Regular season Steve Griggs 1991 Ivy League Regular season Steve Griggs 2005 Ivy League Regular season Brian Tompkins 2019 Ivy League Regular season Kylie Stannard 2023 Ivy League Tournament Kylie Stannard

Seasons NCAA Tournament history Yale has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent appearance came in 2023.DIVISION I MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK at ncaa.com

Year Record Region Round Opponent Results 1973 7–4–4 1 First round Bridgeport 3–1 Second round Brown 1–2 1986 11–2–2 1 First round Harvard 1–2 1989 12–5–0 1 First round Hartwick 1–0 Second round Vermont 0–1 1991 12–4–2 1 First round Boston University 3–2 Second round Seton Hall 4–3 Quarterfinals Virginia 0–2 1999 13–5–1 2 First round Rutgers 1–0 Second round UConn 0–3 2005 10–4–4 1 First round Stony Brook 1–2 2019 13–3–2 4 First round Boston College 0–3 2023 10–5–3 3 First round Bryant 1–0 Second round Hofstra 0–2

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