The Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse team represents Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

 in National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse

College lacrosse

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. Yale competes as a member of the Ivy League

Ivy League

The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...

 and plays their home games at Reese Stadium

Reese Stadium

Reese Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It is home to the Yale Bulldogs soccer and lacrosse teams....

 in New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...

. The Bulldogs have captured the Ivy League championship five times. Yale is credited, alongside Harvard

Harvard Crimson

The Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...

 and Princeton

Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse

The Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team represents Princeton University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...

, with the 1883 national championship.

The first Yale lacrosse team was fielded in 1882 and joined the Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association the following year. Yale has made three appearances in the NCAA tournament since its establishment in 1971

1971 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1971 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the first Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Prior to this the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association had voted for the national champion and, subsequently, awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy for the NCAA...

. Their first appearance was in 1988

1988 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1988 tournament championship game was played at Syracuse University in front of 20,148 fans. The Syracuse Orangemen defeated the Cornell Big Red, 13-8 for the first of their three straight NCAA titles....

, when they were eliminated in double overtime

Overtime (sports)

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 by Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse

The Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Virginia in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...

, 10–9. In 1990

1990 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1990 tournament championship game was played at Rutgers University in front of 19,070 fans. The Syracuse Orangemen defeated the Loyola Greyhounds, 21–9. Syracuse's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA Committee on infractions. Syracuse was found to have violated rules...

, Yale earned a first-round bye, and then defeated Princeton

Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse

The Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team represents Princeton University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...

, 17–9, for their first NCAA tournament win. The Bulldogs fell in the semifinals to Loyola

Loyola Greyhounds men's lacrosse

The Loyola University Greyhounds are the NCAA Division I men's collegiate lacrosse team that represents Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland...

, 14–13 in double overtime. Yale returned to the NCAA tournament in 1992

1992 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1992 tournament championship game was played at Franklin Field in front of 13,150 fans. Princeton completed a 13 and 2 season by defeating Syracuse in two overtime, 10-9, to win the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. The win marked the first NCAA tournament title for the Tigers, but...

, advancing through the first round with a win against Navy

Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse

The Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse team represents the United States Naval Academy in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. Navy currently competes as a member of the Patriot League and play their home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland...

, 9–3, before being eliminated by Syracuse

Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse

The Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse team represents Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. The Orange have won 10 NCAA championship titles, and currently competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse conference...

, 17–8. Yale finished the 2010 season with a 10–4 record, but an Ivy League tournament semifinal loss to Princeton

Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse

The Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team represents Princeton University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...

 and a weak RPI

Ratings Percentage Index

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 kept them out of the NCAA field. The team finished the season ranked 18th in the Nike

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/Inside Lacrosse

Inside Lacrosse

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 Men's Division I

College lacrosse

College lacrosse refers to lacrosse played by student athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played in both the varsity and club levels...

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