Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse

The Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse team represents Yale University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Yale competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays their home games at Reese Stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. The Bulldogs have captured the Ivy League championship five times. Yale is credited, alongside Harvard and Princeton, with the 1883 national championship.^[2]

Yale Bulldogs
Founded	1882
University	Yale University
Head coach	Andy Shay (since 2003 season)
Stadium	Reese Stadium (capacity: 3,000)
Location	New Haven, Connecticut
Conference	Ivy League
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Yale blue and white^[1]
Pre-NCAA era championships
1883
NCAA Tournament championships
2018
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
2019
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
1990, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1990, 1992, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
(12) 1988, 1990, 1992, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Conference regular season championships
1956, 1969, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2022

On May 28, 2018, the Bulldogs defeated Duke to claim their second ever national title and first NCAA championship in the sport. Yale returned to the championship game the following year, but lost to the Virginia Cavaliers in the 2019 championship final.

History

The first Yale lacrosse team was fielded in 1882 and joined the Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association the following year.^[3] The 1978 team, coached by Bob McHenry, was one of Yale's most exciting teams to watch in action.

Yale has made ten appearances in the NCAA tournament since its establishment in 1971. Their first appearance was in 1988, when they were eliminated in double overtime by Virginia, 10–9. In 1990, Yale earned a first-round bye, and then defeated Princeton, 17–9, for their first NCAA tournament win. The Bulldogs fell in the semifinals to Loyola, 14–13 in double overtime. Yale returned to the NCAA tournament in 1992, advancing through the first round with a win against Navy, 9–3, before being eliminated by Syracuse, 17–8.^[4]

Yale finished the 2010 season with a 10–4 record, but an Ivy League tournament semifinal loss to Princeton and a weak RPI kept them out of the NCAA field.^[5] The team finished the season ranked 18th in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men's Division I Media Poll.^[6]

Since 2010, under the direction of head coach Andy Shay, Yale has won ten or more games every season except 2014 when they won 9. During that time they won or shared four Ivy League regular season titles, including 2 outright, as well as participating in every Ivy League tournament since its inception in 2010, winning five of them. In addition during that span the Bulldogs have made 7 NCAA tournament appearances, winning 8 NCAA tournament games, culminating in a national championship in 2018, followed by a national championship runner-up finish in 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Season results

The following is a list of Yale's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Bob McHenry (Ivy League) (1970–1980)
1970	Bob McHenry	8–4	4–2	3rd
1971	Bob McHenry	5–7	3–3	4th
1972	Bob McHenry	7–8	4–2	T–2nd
1973	Bob McHenry	4–8	1–5	T–6th
1974	Bob McHenry	3–8	0–6	7th
1975	Bob McHenry	7–7	2–4	5th
1976	Bob McHenry	6–8	0–6	7th
1977	Bob McHenry	6–8	1–5	T–5th
1978	Bob McHenry	5–8	1–5	T–6th
1979	Bob McHenry	7–7	1–5	6th
1980	Bob McHenry	3–11	0–6	7th
Bob McHenry:		61–84 (.421)	17–49 (.258)
Mike Waldvogel (Ivy League) (1981–2002)
1981	Mike Waldvogel	6–8	0–6	7th
1982	Mike Waldvogel	3–10	0–6	7th
1983	Mike Waldvogel	5–10	0–6	7th
1984	Mike Waldvogel	4–9	1–5	T–6th
1985	Mike Waldvogel	10–3	4–2	T–2nd
1986	Mike Waldvogel	5–9	2–4	5th
1987	Mike Waldvogel	6–7	2–4	5th
1988	Mike Waldvogel	12–4	5–1	T–1st	NCAA Division I First Round
1989	Mike Waldvogel	10–5	5–1	1st
1990	Mike Waldvogel	16–2	5–1	T–1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
1991	Mike Waldvogel	8–7	3–3	T–3rd
1992	Mike Waldvogel	12–4	5–1	2nd	NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1993	Mike Waldvogel	7–6	3–3	T–3rd
1994	Mike Waldvogel	8–6	4–2	3rd
1995	Mike Waldvogel	5–9	2–4	T–5th
1996	Mike Waldvogel	9–5	4–2	3rd
1997	Mike Waldvogel	5–9	1–5	T–6th
1998	Mike Waldvogel	5–9	2–4	T–5th
1999	Mike Waldvogel	7–6	4–2	T–2nd
2000	Mike Waldvogel	8–5	3–3	T–3rd
2001	Mike Waldvogel	6–7	3–3	T–3rd
2002	Mike Waldvogel	9–4	4–2	T–2nd
Mike Waldvogel:		166–144 (.535)	62–70 (.470)
Daryl Delia (Ivy League) (2002–2003)
2003	Daryl Delia	9–5	2–4	T–4th
Daryl Delia:		9–5 (.643)	2–4 (.333)
Andy Shay (Ivy League) (2004–Present)
2004	Andy Shay	6–8	1–5	7th
2005	Andy Shay	7–5–1	3–3	4th
2006	Andy Shay	6–8	1–5	6th
2007	Andy Shay	7–6	2–4	5th
2008	Andy Shay	4–10	0–6	7th
2009	Andy Shay	5–8	1–5	T–6th
2010	Andy Shay	10–4	4–2	T–1st
2011	Andy Shay	10–4	3–3	T–3rd
2012	Andy Shay	11–5	4–2	T–2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
2013	Andy Shay	12–5	4–2	2nd	NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2014	Andy Shay	9–5	3–3	4th
2015	Andy Shay	11–5	3–3	T–4th	NCAA Division I First Round
2016	Andy Shay	13–3	5–1	2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
2017	Andy Shay	10–6	5–1	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
2018	Andy Shay	17–3	6–0	1st	NCAA Division I Champion
2019	Andy Shay	15–4	5–1	2nd	NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2020	Andy Shay	3–1	0–0	†	†
2021	Andy Shay	0–0	0–0	††	††
2022	Andy Shay	12–5	4–2	T–1st	NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2023	Andy Shay	9–6	3–3	4th	NCAA Division I First Round
2024	Andy Shay	9–2	4–1
Andy Shay:		186–103–1 (.643)	61–52 (.540)
Total:		690–540–6 (.561)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.
†† Ivy League cancelled 2021 collegiate season due to the COVID-19 virus.

External links

• Yale Bulldogs Lacrosse web site

References

1. "Yale Athletics Brand Guidelines" (PDF). December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
2. Yale Men's Lacrosse 2010 Quick Facts (PDF), Yale University, retrieved May 30, 2010.
3. David G. Pietramala, Bob Scott, Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, p. 243-244, Baltimore: JHU Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8018-8371-7.
4. Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse Record Book (PDF), National Collegiate Athletic Association, retrieved May 30, 2010.
5. Geoff Shannon, Snubs and Surprises from Men's DI NCAA Tournament Field, Inside Lacrosse, May 9, 2010.
6. Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men's DI Media Poll, ESPN, June 6, 2010.