 In May of 1911 Penn State athletic director and head football coach Pop Golden announced a plan for the addition of soccer to the athletics program after supporting the June match between the freshman and sophomore classes as well as the past commencement match.After a baseball game against the University of Virginia failed to be scheduled in spring of 1911 another commencement soccer game was planned instead, it was again an interclass match.In December of 1911 Penn State formally set a schedule of games.