Harvard Crimson men's soccer
Men's soccer team of Harvard University
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The Harvard Crimson men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Harvard University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[2]
The Crimson fielded their first varsity team in 1905,[3] making the team one of the oldest college soccer programs in the United States, and one of the oldest continuously operating soccer programs in the United States. Most of the Crimson's success came in the mid-1910s, where they won two ISFL (the college soccer predecessor to the NCAA) championships, and again in the late 1920s to the early 1930s.
Since their 1930 ISFL title, the Crimson have failed to win a national title, although in the late 1960s and early 1970s the Crimson reached the College Cup twice. Also, in both 1986 and 1987 the Crimson reached the NCAA Division I Final Four. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship came in 2009, when the Crimson reached the round of 16.
From 2013 through 2019, the Crimson were coached by Pieter Lehrer, a former assistant coach for the California Golden Bears men's soccer program. In 2014, Ross Friedman attained two all-time Harvard records with 12 season assists and 17 career assists, also ranking 6th in the NCAA in assists and 5th in assists per game.[4]
In November 2016, the team were suspended by the university after the student newspaper The Harvard Crimson published an article which indicated that team members had shared a yearly document in which they ranked new members of Harvard Crimson women's soccer team by their sex appeal and described them using sexually explicit terms. The suspension meant that they could no longer participate in any further games in the 2016 Ivy League men's soccer season (which they had been leading at the time of the suspension) or the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[5][6][7]
Several professional soccer players, including Shep Messing, Ross Friedman, Andre Akpan, Michael Fucito and John Catliff played for the Crimson, as well as several notable professionals outside of the soccer world. This includes Theodore Roosevelt III, Daniel Needham and John Johansen.
Roster
- As of 20 August 2023 [8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Rivalries
Harvard athletics have a longstanding rivalry with Yale across all sports since 1875,[9][10][11][12] and it also translates to the men's soccer programs.
Both programs have faced each other on an annual basis since 1907.[13][14][15] As of Nov 2023, the Crimson lead the series against the Bulldogs 54–42–13.[16]
Team honors
National championships
| Season | Coach | Selectors | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Charles Burgess | Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association | 9–6–3 |
| 1914 | Charles Burgess | Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association | 6–1–2 |
| 1926 | Thomas B. White | Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association | 4–2–2 |
| 1930 | John F. Carr | Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association | 8–1–0 |
Conference championships
Harvard has won 13 Ivy League championships.[17] The Ivy League began sponsoring men's varsity soccer in 1955. Prior to 1955, Harvard competed as an Independent.[18]
| Season | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Ivy | J. Bruce Munro | 10–2–0 | 5–1–0 |
| 1958 | Ivy | J. Bruce Munro | 10–2–1 | 5–1–1 |
| 1959 | Ivy | J. Bruce Munro | 9–1–3 | 5–1–0 |
| 1961 | Ivy | J. Bruce Munro | 8–2–1 | 5–1–1 |
| 1962 | Ivy | J. Bruce Munro | 6–5–0 | 5–2–0 |
| 1963 | Ivy | J. Bruce Munro | 8–2–0 | 6–0–0 |
| 1969 | Ivy | J. Bruce Munro | 14–1–0 | 7–0–0 |
| 1970 | Ivy | J. Bruce Munro | 12–1–0 | 7–0–0 |
| 1987 | Ivy | Mike Getman | 14–1–3 | 6–0–1 |
| 1994 | Ivy | Stephen Locker | 5–9–2 | 5–1–1 |
| 1996 | Ivy | Stephen Locker | 16–2–0 | 6–1–0 |
| 2006 | Ivy | John Kerr Jr. | 14–5–1 | 6–0–1 |
| 2009 | Ivy | Jamie Clark | 14–4–1 | 5–1–1 |
Individual honors
First Team All-Americans
Harvard has fielded 38 first-team All-Americans.[19] Several players including Andre Akpan, John Catliff and Will Kohler had professional careers following college.[20][21] Other notable All-Americans include John Johansen, who was part of the Harvard Five[22] and Daniel Needham, who was a future politician and commanding general for the 26th Infantry Division.[23][24][25]
| Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lester Cushing | DF | 1909 |
| Frank Leland | FW | 1909 |
| Elwyn Barron | DF | 1910, 1912 |
| Harry Byng | FW | 1911, 1912 |
| Brayton Nichols | GK | 1912 |
| Eugene McCall | MF | 1912 |
| Daniel Needham | GK | 1912 |
| Henry Francke | MF | 1913 |
| Francis Grant | MF | 1913 |
| Walter Weld | FW | 1913, 1914, 1915 |
| J. Coleman Jennings | FW | 1914 |
| Richard Cooke | FW | 1916 |
| John Sullivan | DF | 1922 |
| Randolph Heizer | FW | 1922 |
| Walter Pattison | DF | 1924 |
| Joseph MacKinnon | MF | 1925 |
| Laurence Driggs | FW | 1925 |
| Richard Thomas | GK | 1926 |
| John Faude | GK | 1930 |
| John Bland | MF | 1930 |
| Harvard Broadbent | FW | 1932 |
| Theodore Robie | DF | 1935 |
| John Dorman | MF | 1935 |
| James Wood | FW | 1935 |
| Bernard Jacobsen | MF | 1939 |
| John Johansen | FW | 1939 |
| Richard Gifford | MF | 1942 |
| Charley Ufford | DF | 1952 |
| Langley Keyes | FW | 1959 |
| Marsh McCall | MF | 1959 |
| Tom Bagnoli | GK | 1962 |
| Chris Ohiri | FW | 1963 |
| Solomon Gomez | FW | 1969, 1970 |
| Chris Wilmot | DF | 1969, 1970 |
| Chris Papagianis | FW | 1972 |
| John Catliff | FW | 1986 |
| Will Kohler | FW | 1996 |
| Andre Akpan | FW | 2008, 2009 |
Second Team All-Americans
Harvard has fielded 16-second-team All-Americans.
| Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Chadwick | FW | 1909 |
| C. M. Browne | GK | 1911 |
| Quincy Greene | FW | 1911 |
| Morris Hallowell | MF | 1912 |
| Kenneth Crooks | DF | 1926 |
| John Bland | MF | 1928 |
| Alex Stollmeyer | DF | 1929 |
| Paul Catinella | DF | 1930 |
| John Carrigan | FW | 1930 |
| Theodore Roosevelt III | MF | 1934 |
| George Stork | FW | 1935 |
| Charles Weiss | DF | 1949 |
| Andy Kydes | MF | 1966 |
| Phil Kydes | FW | 1971 |
| Andre Akpan | FW | 2007 |
| Mike Fucito | FW | 2007, 2008 |
Third Team All-Americans
Harvard has fielded three third-team All-Americans.
| Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Marks | DF | 1966 |
| Nick Hotchkin | FW | 1987 |
| Kevin Ara | FW | 2002 |
Kit history
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Football kit body/Harvard Crimson soccer.
Historically, the Harvard soccer teams have worn white kits as their primary colors, while alternate kits have been crimson[26] or black.[27]
Notable alumni
See also: Category:Harvard Crimson men's soccer players
John Catliff (1983–86)
Shep Messing (1970–71)- Ross Friedman (2010–13)
See also
References
- ^ "Color Scheme" (PDF). Harvard Athletics Brand Identity Guide. July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Soccer". Harvard University. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Men's soccer history on gocrimson.com
- ^ Batterson, Paul (January 23, 2014). "Homegrown Friedman hopes to become a permanent part of the crew". Columbus Free Press. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ Fahs, C. Ramsey (October 25, 2016). "2012 Harvard Men's Soccer Team Produced Sexually Explicit 'Scouting Report' on Female Recruits". The Harvard Crimson.
- ^ "Harvard ends men's soccer team season over lewd rankings of female players". The Guardian. November 4, 2016.
- ^ Chokshi, Niraj (November 3, 2016). "Harvard Cancels Rest of Men's Soccer Season Over Lewd Ratings of Female Players". The New York Times.
- ^ [1] on Harvard Crimson website
- ^ Christenfeld, Sam O. M. (December 16, 2015). "Harvard-Yale Rivalry Goes Beyond the Game". The Harvard Crimson. thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Rasco, Erick W. (November 21, 2017). "The Game: Harvard vs. Yale, Vol. 134" (Photojournal). Sports Illustrated. Time Warner. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Samuels, Robert S. (November 18, 2011). "A History of Harvard-Yale". The Harvard Crimson. thecrimson.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Corbett, Bernard M.; Simpson, Paul (December 18, 2007). The Only Game That Matters: The Harvard/Yale Rivalry. New York City: Crown-Archetype. ISBN 9780307422255.
- ^ "Game-by-Game Results" (PDF). yalebulldogs.com. Yale University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "First Harvard versus Yale Football Game Program, 1875 - lot - Sotheby's". sothebys.com.
- ^ "Year by Year 1875". theunbalancedline.com.
- ^ Men's soccer statistics 2023 at gocrimson.com
- ^ "Men's Soccer Ivy League Titles". gocrimson.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Results - Men's Soccer" (PDF). gocrimson.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Harvard Men's Soccer All-Americans" (PDF). Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "MLS: 1997 Collegiate Draft Results (Feb. 2)". Soccer America. February 2, 1997. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Andre Akpan". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Bernstein, Fred A. (October 26, 2012). "John Johansen, 96, Last of 'Harvard Five' Architects, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Will Command 51st Artillery". The Boston Daily Globe. November 18, 1930.
- ^ "Needham Heads 26th Division". The Boston Daily Globe. November 17, 1934.
- ^ Sibley, Frank P. (March 19, 1933). "Needham Could Get Wire When There Wasn't Any". The Boston Daily Globe.
- ^ Bjarnason, Arlotti Score Goals, Men’s Soccer Drops 3-2 Decision at Cornell, 1 Oct 2022
- ^ Men's Soccer Wins Thriller at Dartmouth, 1-0, 29 Oct 2016
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