1938 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer 1938 season August 2023 soccer 1938 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn_State_Athletics_wordmark.svg 250 Eastern Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association 8–0–0 William Jeffrey 13 New Beaver Field ISFA National Champion 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 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.Roth Emanuel 18 October 1938 Record Shattered As Megrail Leads Squad To 3rd Win Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-10-18/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&words=soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=6&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 2 August 2021 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.17 January 1939 Nittany Soccer Team Awarded Eastern Intercollegiate Diadem Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1939-01-17/ed-1/seq-1/ 5 August 2021 Three Nittany Lions were tapped as all-east soccer team selections.6 December 1938 Bill Jeffrey Picks All-East Soccer Team Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-12-06/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&words=soccer+Soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=sn85054903&index=2&sort=date&county=&date2=3%2F31%2F1939&frequency=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=4 5 August 2021 Squad Departures Name Reason for departure Sol Miehoff Graduated Bill Borda Graduated 9 September 1938 State Soccer Team Strives To Maintain Four Years' Undefeated Streak Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-09-09/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=soccer+Soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=sn85054903&index=3&sort=date&county=&date2=02%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 21 July 2021 Roster 001E44 ffffff USA MF Fred Spyker captain USA DF Bob Schuler USA GK Dick Haag USA MF Frank Megrail USA MF Fred Spyker USA GK Walt Hosterman USA GK Earl Spelling USA GK Dave Meycis USA GK Walt Painter USA GK Bob Olmstead USA GK Frank Megrail USA FW Carl Wacker USA FW Solly Miehoft USA FW Ed Mallory USA GK Van Kirk Venezuela Gus Biggott Colombia Dario Bedout USA Van Kirk USA Joe Gift USA Al Kies USA Bob Ernest USA Jack Good Roth Emanuel 13 September 1938 40 Booters Report For Initial Practice Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-09-13/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Booters+soccer+Soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=7&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 2 August 2021 Schedule yes yes no |- !colspan=8 style="Penn State Nittany Lions #FFFFFF"| Regular season |- w October 1 1:00 p.m. Gettysburg New Beaver Field State College, PA 4–0 1–0–0 w October 8 1:00 p.m. Bucknell New Beaver Field State College, PA 1–0 2–0–0 w October 15 2:30 p.m. Western Maryland New Beaver Field State College, PA 12–0 3–0–0 w October 22 2:30 p.m. yes Syracuse Syracuse, NY 5–0 4–0–0 w October 26 yes Army West Point, NY 1–0 5–0–0 w October 27 yes Brown Providence, RI 7–3 6–0–0 w November 5 1:00 p.m. Navy New Beaver Field State College, PA 1–0 7–0–0 w November 11 Temple New Beaver Field State College, PA 4–3 8–0–0 schedule 8 September 1938 Varsity Soccer Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-09-08/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Booters+SOCCER+soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=5&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 2 August 20213 October 1938 Aggressive Booters Take Opener Easily; Painter Tallies Twice Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-10-03/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=Booters+soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=17&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 2 August 2021Roth Manny 7 October 1938 Bisons Face Lions Here Tomorrow Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-10-07/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&words=soccer+Soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=1&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3Nittany Soccermen Down Bucknell by 1-0 Score Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-10-11/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&words=soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=2&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 2 August 2021Roth Manny 14 October 1938 Lion Soccermen Meet Green Terrors At 2:30 Tomorrow Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-10-14/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&words=soccer+Soccer+Soccermen&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=5&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 2 August 2021Roth Manny 25 October 1938 Booter Continue Streak By Downing Syracuse, 5-0 Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-10-25/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&words=Booters&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=13&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 3 August 2021Roth Manny 28 October 1938 Jeffreymen Edge Out Army, 1-0, As Davies Tallies In Last 2 Minutes; Victory Streak Is Stretched To 37 Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-10-28/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&words=Booters&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=16&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 3 August 2021Roth Manny 1 November 1938 Booters Gird For Powerful Middies Team Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-11-01/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&words=Booters+soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=18&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 3 August 2021Roth Manny 8 November 1938 Booters Take Fortieth Victory As Navy Bows, 1-0 Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-11-08/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=soccer&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=2&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=4 3 August 2021Roth Emanuel 15 November 1938 Booters End Sixth Undefeated Season Daily Collegian https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054903/1938-11-15/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=01%2F01%2F1938&city=&rows=20&andtext=&words=BOOTERS&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=6&sort=date&county=&date2=12%2F31%2F1938&frequency=&proxtext=&year=&phrasetext=&ortext=soccer%2C+booters%2C+soccermen%2C+boolers&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=4 3 August 2021 Honors and awards AwardNameAll-Eastern TeamUSA Bob SchulerAll-Eastern TeamUSA Walt HostermanAll-Eastern TeamVenezuela Gus Bigott References 30em External links 1938 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer