Nov. 16, 1872 – Yale 3:0 Columbia, Yale’s inaugural game, Hamilton Park, New Haven, Conn. (Att.: 500)

Yale blanked Columbia in the Bulldogs’ inaugural football game: “… the game resembled a soccer match with twenty players on a side … Tommy Sherman booted the first Yale goal and Lew Irwin kicked the other two.”

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Nov. 16, 1918 – Trimo 4:0 Boston Rovers, United War Fund match, Marcella St. Grounds, Roxbury

United Shoe 7:1 Hibs, Beverly, Mass.

“Hibs left fullback Flannelly struck the referee, it is charged.”

Nov. 16, 1980 – New England Tea Men 3:6 Atlanta Chiefs, indoor match at Providence Civic Center (Att.: 721)

New England Tea Men final game before moving to Jacksonville, Fla. Salif Keita suspended for refusing to play indoors.

Harvard 5:3 North Carolina, AIAW third-place match at Colorado Springs

            Cortland State 5:1 UCLA, first AIWA championship game

Lauren Gregg 3 goals for HU (14W-7L-0D). Harvard’s Gregg, Cat Ferrante, Kelly Gately named to “National Team.”

Nov. 16, 1997 – U.S. 4:2 El Salvador, World Cup qualifier, Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 53,193)

First U.S. WCQ win in Foxborough. Goals: McBride 22^’, 28^’; Henderson 49^’; Preki 82^’; Nildeson de Melo, Raul Diaz Arce 62^’ (PK).

Nov. 16, 2009 – Revolution midfielder Shalrie Joseph named to MLS Best XI team

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