1938 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer 1938 season

1938 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer

ISFA, National Champion
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
Record	8–0–0 ( Eastern Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association)
Head coach	William Jeffrey (13 season)
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons← 1937 1939 →

The 1938 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1938 season playing in the Intercollegiate Soccer League. It was the program's 28th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team. The 1938 season is William Jeffrey's 13th at the helm.

Background

Main article: Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer

The 1938 season was the Nittany Lions' 28th 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 13th year head coach, William Jeffrey, who had previously served as the head coach for the semi-professional soccer team, Altoona Works.

In their third game of the season the Nittany Lions defeated Western Maryland 12-0, marking the largest win in Penn State soccer history. Penn State was awarded an undisputed national championship title from the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association after finishing the 1938 season 8–0–0. The team was able to tally 35 goals and hold their opposition to 6 goals. At the end of the 1938 season the team had stretched their undefeated streak to 45 games. Three Nittany Lions were tapped as all-east soccer team selections.

Squad

Departures

Name	Reason for departure
Sol Miehoff	Graduated
Bill Borda	Graduated

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
—	MF	Fred Spyker (captain)	United States
—	DF	Bob Schuler	United States
—	GK	Dick Haag	United States
—	MF	Frank Megrail	United States
—	MF	Fred Spyker	United States
—	GK	Walt Hosterman	United States
—	GK	Earl Spelling	United States
—	GK	Dave Meycis	United States
—	GK	Walt Painter	United States
—	GK	Bob Olmstead	United States
—	GK	Frank Megrail	United States
—	FW	Carl Wacker	United States
—	FW	Solly Miehoft	United States
—	FW	Ed Mallory	United States
—	GK	Van Kirk	United States
—		Gus Biggott	Venezuela
—		Dario Bedout	Colombia
—		Van Kirk	United States
—		Joe Gift	United States
—		Al Kies	United States
—		Bob Ernest	United States
—		Jack Good	United States

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
October 1 1:00 p.m.	Gettysburg	W 4–0	1–0–0	New Beaver Field State College, PA
October 8 1:00 p.m.	Bucknell	W 1–0	2–0–0	New Beaver Field State College, PA
October 15 2:30 p.m.	Western Maryland	W 12–0	3–0–0	New Beaver Field State College, PA
October 22 2:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	W 5–0	4–0–0	Syracuse, NY
October 26	at Army	W 1–0	5–0–0	West Point, NY
October 27	at Brown	W 7–3	6–0–0	Providence, RI
November 5 1:00 p.m.	Navy	W 1–0	7–0–0	New Beaver Field State College, PA
November 11	Temple	W 4–3	8–0–0	New Beaver Field State College, PA
*Non-conference game. Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Honors and awards

Award	Name
All-Eastern Team	Bob Schuler
All-Eastern Team	Walt Hosterman
All-Eastern Team	Gus Bigott

References

^ Roth, Emanuel (October 18, 1938). "Record Shattered As Megrail Leads Squad To 3rd Win". Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
"Nittany Soccer Team Awarded Eastern Intercollegiate Diadem". Daily Collegian. January 17, 1939. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "Bill Jeffrey Picks All-East Soccer Team". Daily Collegian. December 6, 1938. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
"State Soccer Team Strives To Maintain Four Years' Undefeated Streak". Daily Collegian. September 9, 1938. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
Roth, Emanuel (September 13, 1938). "40 Booters Report For Initial Practice". Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
"Varsity Soccer". Daily Collegian. September 8, 1938. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
"Aggressive Booters Take Opener Easily; Painter Tallies Twice". Daily Collegian. October 3, 1938. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
Roth, Manny (October 7, 1938). "Bisons Face Lions Here Tomorrow". Daily Collegian.
"Nittany Soccermen Down Bucknell by 1-0 Score". Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
Roth, Manny (October 14, 1938). "Lion Soccermen Meet Green Terrors At 2:30 Tomorrow". Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
Roth, Manny (October 25, 1938). "Booter Continue Streak By Downing Syracuse, 5-0". Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
Roth, Manny (October 28, 1938). "Jeffreymen Edge Out Army, 1-0, As Davies Tallies In Last 2 Minutes; Victory Streak Is Stretched To 37". Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
Roth, Manny (November 1, 1938). "Booters Gird For Powerful Middies Team". Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
Roth, Manny (November 8, 1938). "Booters Take Fortieth Victory As Navy Bows, 1-0". Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
Roth, Emanuel (November 15, 1938). "Booters End Sixth Undefeated Season". Daily Collegian. Retrieved August 3, 2021.

External links

Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer

Venues

New Beaver Field (1911–1959)
Beaver Stadium (1960–1971)
Jeffrey Field (1972–present)

Culture & lore

Seasons

1926
1929
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1949
1950
2014
2019
2020

Matches

Soccer Bowl	1950 1951

v t e Men's college soccer national champions (pre-NCAA era)
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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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