Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse 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. On May 28, 2018, the Bulldogs defeated Duke to claim their second ever national title and first NCAA championship in the sport. The first Yale lacrosse team was fielded in 1882 and joined the
Yale Bulldogs football the attendance qualification. Choosing to stay together rather than stand their ground separately in the increasingly competitive I-A subdivision, the Ivy League moved down into I-AA starting with the 1982 season. Yale has been both an independent and affiliated with the Ivy League. Yale has won 27 national championships from NCAA-designated major selectors. Yale claims each of these championships. Yale has won fifteen conference championships, all in the Ivy League, with eight outright and seven shared. † Co-championship Career records of Yale head coaches. Harvard and Yale have been competing against each other in football since 1875. The annual rivalry