1951 Soccer Bowl

August 2023 1951 Soccer Bowl Penn State Independent 3 Purdue Independent 1 January 1, 1951 Sportsman's ParkPhoto of Second Annual Soccer Bowl played at Sportman’s Park, 3600 Sullivan Ave., St. Louis, New Years Day, Monday, January 1, 1951. Penn State College vs. Purdue University. Typed story about fame with lineups and names of Soccer Bowl Queen and Maids of Honor. https://digitallis.isg.siue.edu/items/browse?tags=History--20th+Century&sort_field=added&sort_dir=a&output=omeka-xml isg.siue.edu Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Digital Archives October 30, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191030190314/https://digitallis.isg.siue.edu/items/browse?tags=History--20th+Century&sort_field=added&sort_dir=a&output=omeka-xml October 30, 2019 XML St. Louis, Missouri Paul Garcia Fair and 47 F CSt. Louis, MO Weather History - Jan. 1, 1950 https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/mo/st.-louis/KSTL/date/1950-12-29 Weather Underground October 30, 2019 1,673https://www.newspapers.com/image/573891157/ Kerch Bill Small Crowd Sees Penn State Win Soccer Bowl Game 3-1 January 2, 1951 St. Louis Globe-Democrat October 30, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191030200421/https://www.newspapers.com/image/573891157/ October 30, 2019 live St. Louis 16 Newspapers.com 1950 1952 The 1951 Soccer Bowl was the second edition of the Soccer Bowl, the post-season college soccer championship game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Purdue held on January 1, 1951, at the Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri. The match ended in a 3–1 victory with Penn State claiming their second Soccer Bowl, and their 11th claimed national men's soccer championship. The game was used to determine the champion of the 1950 ISFA season, which predated the NCAA as the premier organizing body of collegiate soccer, and represented the concluding game of the season for both teams. The match originally was going to feature Penn State playing the San Francisco Dons soccer team in the final, but the Dons were unable to make the trip to St. Louis, causing Purdue to serve as an alternate.Litterer David The Year in American Soccer - 1951: The College Game http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1951.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190323161831/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1951.html March 23, 2019 dead American Soccer History Archives November 7, 2025 February 17, 2008 Background Historically, Penn State had been heralded as one of the top college soccer programs in the United States from the late 1920s into the late 1940s. From 1926 until 1950 head coach Bill Jeffrey had the Penn State program accumulate a record of 138–20–24.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38163773/1951_soccer_bowl_preview/ Lions Ready for Soccer Bowl Test December 24, 1950 The Pittsburgh Press October 30, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191030203819/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38163773/1951_soccer_bowl_preview/ October 30, 2019 live Pittsburgh 20 Newspapers.com Unlike Penn State, Purdue's men's soccer team was not a varsity team sponsored by the university, but a club team sponsored by the Purdue University students. Since at the time the NCAA did not sanction the sport, the ISFA permitted varsity and club teams to compete against each other. The match The match was kicked off at 2:45 p.m. Central Time as part of a triple-header of soccer matches held at Sportsman's Park. The opening matches featured local high school soccer programs in the St. Louis metro area. At noon St. Joseph's Home took on St. Edwards for the C.Y.C. Parochial title. At 1:15 p.m., Kendrick Prep Seminary School took on DeAndreis for the championship game of the Christmas Week High School Tournament. The weather for the match was fair with temperatures around 47 F C at the time of kick off, dropping to 44 F C by the conclusion of the match. The humidity was around 82% and winds came from the South at 16 miles per hour. The match was played in two, 45-minute halves according to standard U.S.S.F.A rules. Pete Garcia was the center referee, while Justin Keenoy was an assist referee.Penn State Defeats Purdue In Soccer Bowl https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38165483/ Decatur Daily Review Associated Press October 30, 2019 7 January 2, 1951 Details 1951 01 01 2:45 PM CST Penn State 3–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20191030200421/https://www.newspapers.com/image/573891157/ Purdue Lane 39 Kocher 60 pen. Buss 87 Siero 46 Sportsman's Park, St. Louis 1,673 Paul Garcia _pennstate1950s _whitesides _whitebands2 FFFFFF FFFFFF 041E42 041E42 Penn State ceb888 ceb888 ceb888 000000 ceb888 Purdue GK 1 USA Ron CoderFB 18 ENG Bill YerkesFB USA Jay SimmonsHB ENG George EmigHB USA Kurt KlausHB SCO Frank FollmerOL USA Ray BussIL USA Ron ColemanC USA Joseph LaneIR SCO Harry LittleOR USA Ed SmithSubstitutes:FB USA Jack KurtyIR USA CharltonIR VEN Gus BiggottOL USA Ellis KocherManager:SCO Bill Jeffrey GK ITA Alessandro BazoFB USA Gary QuastlerFB NOR Njord HarsemHB FIN Ragnar HaabjoernEP Proposal 1 https://www.scribd.com/document/212405428/EP-Proposal-1 scribdHB USA Darnell McGheeHB USA Dan CalderaIR NOR Arnt Just GarpestadOR IRN Jahangir HanjaniIL ITA Louis SieroOL USA Samuel SmithC TUR Barry ToulonkianSubstitutes:FB G.O. AmundsenHB HynemanOL ReggioC BrownManager:Unknown Assistant referee: Justin Keenoy (United States)Match rules: USSFA rules Two 45-minute halves Legacy The Soccer Bowl championship gave Penn State their second ever Soccer Bowl, and their 11th claimed National championship. Despite the title, the ISFA claimed West Chester the national champions concluding the season given their undefeated 8–0–0 record, in which one of their victories was against Penn State, which drew ire from Penn State and South Florida's programs. Despite this recognition by the ISFA, it is not recognized as a national title by the NCAA, although both South Florida, Penn State, and West Chester declare themselves national champions, which is a claim recognized by the American Soccer History Archives. 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