1937 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

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1937 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer
Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg
ISFA, Co-National Champion
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
1937 record8–0–1 ( Eastern Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association)
Head coach
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →

The 1937 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1937 season playing in the Intercollegiate Soccer League. It was the program's 27th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team. The 1937 season is William Jeffrey's 12 year at the helm.

Background[]

Main article: Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer

The 1937 season was the Nittany Lions' 27th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 12th season playing as a part of the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association. The team was led by 12th year head coach, William Jeffrey, who had previously served as the head coach for the semi-professional soccer team, Altoona Works.

The Nittany Lions finished out the 1937 season sharing the Eastern Intercollegiate Soccer Association title with Springfield College. Concluding 1937 campaign with a record of 8–0–1, Penn State notched its 5th consecutive undefeated season.[1]

Squad[]

Departures[]

Name Reason for departure
Bill McEwan Graduated
Phil Barnes Graduated
Frank Osterlund Graduated

[2]

Roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Player Nation
— GK Hank Schweitzer
— GK Dick Haag
— DF Bob Schuler
— DF Bill Borda
— DF Bill Dave Weddell
— MF Eddie Mandel
— MF Fres Spyker
— MF Walt Painter
— MF Frank Megrail
— MF Woody Hosterman
— MF Woody Corman
— MF George Merwin
— FW Sol Miehoff (captain)
— FW Carl Waeker
— FW Dick Wilde
— FW Sam Davies
— FW Sam Rankin
— FW Werner Lange
— FW Harry Peifer
— FW Jack Mallory
— Selly Cohn

[2][3]

Schedule[]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
October 2
1:30 p.m. 		Gettysburg W 5–0  1–0–0
 New Beaver Field
State College, PA
October 9
1:00 p.m. 		Bucknell W 6–0  2–0–0
 New Beaver Field
State College, PA
October 16
 at Yale W 2–0  3–0–0
New Haven, CT
October 23
 at Temple W 2–1  4–0–0
Philadelphia, PA
October 30
2:30 p.m. 		Syracuse W 2–0  5–0–0
 New Beaver Field
State College, PA
November 3
 at Army T 0–0  6–0–1
West Point, NY
November 13
 at Navy W 3–0  7–0–1
Annapolis, MD
November 20
2:30 p.m. 		Western Maryland W 9–0  8–0–1
 New Beaver Field
State College, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Honors and awards[]

Award Name
All-Eastern Team United States Bob Schuler
All-Eastern Team United States Fres Spyker
All-Eastern Team United States Eddie Mandel
All-Eastern Team United States Sol Miehoff
All-Eastern Team United States Taylor

[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nittany Lions Share Eastern Soccer Title". Daily Collegian. 11 January 1938. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "State Soccer Team Strives To Maintain Four Years' Undefeated Streak". Daily Collegian. 9 September 1937. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Lion Booters Start Daily Scrimmages". Daily Collegian. 17 September 1937. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Lions Play. Gettysburg Before Visiting Dads". Daily Collegian. 1 October 1937. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Booters Blank Bullets, 5-0". Daily Collegian. 5 October 1937. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Booters Face Bucknell With Lineup Intact". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Lion Soccermen Trounce Bucknell, 6-0". Daily Collegian. 12 October 1937. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Lion Booters En Route For Yale Contest". Daily Collegian. 15 October 1937. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Booters Take Yale, 2-0, For Third Win". Daily Collegian. 20 October 1937. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Booter Face Temple At Philadelphia". Daily Collegian. 22 October 1937. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Lion Booters Down Temple 2-1, At Phila". Daily Collegian. 26 October 1937. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. ^ Nichols, Roy (29 October 1937). "Soccermen Will Engage Orange At Home". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  13. ^ Nichols, Roy (2 November 1937). "Nittany Soccermen Stop Syracuse". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  14. ^ Nichols, Roy (5 November 2021). "Army Soccermen Deadlock Penn State". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  15. ^ Roy, Nichols (12 November 1937). "Lion Booters Will Meet Navy". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  16. ^ Nichols, Roy (16 November 1937). "Booters Sink Navy, 3-0, For Sixth Win". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  17. ^ Nichols, Roy (23 November 1937). "Booters End Fifth Undefeated Season". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  18. ^ "5 Nittany Booters Place On All-East". Daily Collegian. 3 December 1937. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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