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Шаблон:Infobox basketball club The Baltimore City College football team, known as the "Black Knights", or formerly "Castlemen", and "Alamedans", has represented Baltimore City College, popularly referred to as "City", the flagship public college preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, for nearly 150 years in the sport of gridiron football.[1] Until 1953, the school's athletic teams were primarily referred to as the "Collegians", a moniker that is still used alternatively today. The team is the oldest high school football program in Maryland and is among the oldest high school football programs in the United States.[2] The program was among the nation's best in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, finishing ranked in national high school football polls on multiple occasions.[3]

In the late-1890s, City College competed as a member of the Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association (MIFA) against colleges in Maryland and Washington, D.C. The school joined the Maryland Scholastic Association (MSA) in 1919 as a founding member and remained a member until 1992 when it withdrew to join the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) in 1993. The school left the MSA to compete for state championships with Maryland's other public high schools.[4]

The program has a history of producing NFL talent, with 14 alumni reaching the professional ranks of the National Football League.[5] City College also has a legacy of successful head football coaches. This list includes George Young, former General Manager of the New York Jets and George Petrides, whose 257 career wins ranks eighth all-time among Maryland high school football coaches.[6]

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly) has been the team's primary rival since the two schools first met in 1889. The rivalry is believed to be the second-oldest high school football rivalry in the United States between public high schools, predated only by the English High School of Boston-Boston Latin School football rivalry. The rivalry began in 1889 and the teams have met 134 times in history. City College leads the series 66-62-6.[7][8]

History

Early History (1870s-1918)

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Members of the 1895 Baltimore City College football team

In the mid-1870s, as American football gained popularity, City College emerged as one of the first high schools in the Baltimore area to sponsor the sport. In the program's early years, the team played intersquad games with students also serving as coaches. This early adoption led to a unique situation where, due to a lack of comparable high school teams in the region, the team routinely traveled by train to face out-of-state high school opponents like the Central High School Lancers from nearby Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a matchup featuring the second- and third-oldest public high schools in the country. During this period, City College football also played against current NCAA Division I, II, and III college teams like the Maryland Terrapins, the Navy Midshipmen, the Frostburg State Bobcats, and the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays.

In the late-1890s, City College joined the Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association (MIFA) with colleges in Maryland and Washington, D.C. MIFA members included colleges that ultimately became the University of Maryland, College Park; Johns Hopkins University; Loyola University Maryland; Mount St. Mary's University; Washington College; St. John's College; Gallaudet University; and McDaniel College. As the league's only preparatory school, the Collegians often struggled against older competition. The trend was not exclusive to games against MIFA competition. The program finished a challenging 1895 season with a 3–13 win-loss record, including a significant defeat by Navy, enthusiasm for the team remained high. This passion was evident in 1896 when City College faced Gettysburg College, suffering a 50–0 loss but receiving robust support as they traveled to Hampton, Virginia for a game against the Hampton Athletic Club. By the end of the 1890s, City College became more competitive against collegiate teams, including a 6–5 loss at William & Mary Tribe football in 1899.[9]

The first football game against the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Engineers (often referred to as Poly) was played during the programs early years. The first recorded City-Poly football game was played at Baltimore's Clifton Park in 1889. This game marked the beginning of what is believed to be the second-longest continual public high school football rivalry in the United States, after the Boston Latin School-The English High School rivalry, which started two years earlier in 1887.[10] From 1889 to 1900, City College dominated this rivalry, winning all 12 games during this period. However, by 1918, Poly and other local schools began to surpass City College football in their training and game preparations. This shift was partly due to City College's downtown Baltimore location, which limited the program's access to bonafide practice fields.[10] The City College football continued scheduling a mix of high schools and colleges until the school became a founding member of the Maryland Scholastic Association in 1919.

Maryland Scholastic Association (MSA) era (1919-1993)

Under the guidance of Head Coach Harry Lawrence, City College consistently defeated local rivals, including Polytechnic, whom they beat each year from 1934 to 1942. The team also began facing out-of-state opponents, notably defeating Petersburg High School (VA) in 1936. The 1936 squad finished its season with an undefeated record, but later lost the MSA championship due to eligibility issues with a player. Despite beating McDonough High School during the season, the title was awarded to them. By 1940, Lawrence's coaching prowess had led City College to an impressive 38-game undefeated streak and three MSA championships. In 1941, the undefeated Knights traveled to Florida to play Miami High School in the sweltering heat of the Orange Bowl stadium, a drastic change from their usual colder playing conditions, and suffered a loss. During World War II, Lawrence and assistant coach Otts Helms joined the military. Lawrence returned to coaching in 1947 at Bucknell University, where he mentored future City College head coach George Young). In 1950, Andy Defassio took over as head coach, with Robert Lumsden as his assistant. However, Lumsden soon moved to Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, where he became a legendary coach.

George Young, who became head football coach in 1959, brought significant changes. Originally a history teacher at City and an assistant coach at Calvert Hall College High School, Young emphasized discipline and academic performance. Young's summer training camps focused heavily on running and conditioning, contributing to his teams winning six out of eight games against Poly during the 1960s and securing six MSA championships. One of the most notable City-Poly games under Young's coaching occurred on Thanksgiving Day in 1965 at Baltimore Memorial Stadium, drawing roughly 25,000 spectators. City triumphed over Poly with a score of 52–6, completing an undefeated 9–0 season and finished ranked No. 8 nationally by National Sports News Service (NSNS). Many coaches argued that the team should have finished the season ranked as high as No. 2 in the country, but the team was penalized in the poll for not playing at least 10 games and not playing in a state championship tournament.[11] This game set a record for the highest points scored in the rivalry, and notable players like Sykes and Person advanced to the NFL. Kurt Schmoke, who later served as Mayor of Baltimore, was the quarterback. Following Young's departure from the program in 1967, three head coaches led the program until 1974. George Young was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.[12]

George Petrides served as head football coach from 1975 until he retired in 2015.[13] Petrides, a 1967 City College graduate, coached the team through MSA football seasons from his hire in 1975 until the school left the MSA for the MPSSAA in 1992. Under his leadership, the Black Knights achieved remarkable success, including a record 29-game winning streak and multiple MSA conference championships.

Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association (MPSSAA) era (1993-prsent)

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The Knights on defense vs. Poly, 1994

City College joined the Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association (MPSSAA) in 1993 and was expected to compete for football championships immediately after having won a MSA football championship in 1992. City College football has won four MPSSAA regional championships in 1996, 2001, 2005, and 2023 and two MPSSAA district championships in 2005 and 2006. George Petrides, the longest-serving head football coach in school history, announced his retirement in 2015. His 275 career wins ranks eight all-time among Maryland high school football coaches. His contributions to the program is commemorated by the naming of the team's stadium George Petrides Stadium at Alumni Field. The current head coach is Rodney Joyner, who led the program to an appearance in the 2023 MPSSAA Class 3A state semifinals, the program's first state semifinals appearance since 2005.

City-Poly rivalry

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An admission ticket to the 1936 City-Poly game.

Шаблон:Main The City–Poly football rivalry, also referred to as the "City-Poly game" is an American football rivalry between the Baltimore City College Black Knights (City) and the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Engineers (Poly). This matchup is the oldest football rivalry in Maryland.[14] The rivalry is believed to be the second-oldest high school football rivalry in the United States between public high schools, predated only by the English High School of Boston-Boston Latin School football rivalry, which started two years earlier in 1887. The rivalry began in 1889 and the teams have met 134 times in history. In 2023, City won its 12th consecutive game in the rivalry, and now leads the series 66-62-6.[7][8]

"The Game", as this rivalry is commonly referred to, has featured legendary high school football coaches like Harry Lawrence, Bob Lumsden,[15] George Petrides,[16] and George Young. In all, 25 former players in the City-Poly game ultimately played in the National Football League (NFL), which includes the 14 NFL players City has produced.[5][17][18]

The first game in the rivalry was played on a field in northeast Baltimore's Clifton Park without spectators. Beginning in 1922, the game has been played at in large stadiums with seating capacities of 65,000 or more. From 1922 to 1996, the game was played at Baltimore Memorial Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium that was home to the Baltimore Colts and the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL and Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles. When the Ravens moved to M&T Bank Stadium in downtown Baltimore, the game moved to that location. The last City-Poly game at M&T Bank was played in 2017.[19] The game is now played at Hughes Stadium on the campus of Morgan State University.

Head coaching history

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George Petrides, City College Black Knights head football coach, 1975-2015

Baltimore City College has had 28 head coaches since organized football began in the early-1900s. The program has been led by several successful head coaches over the years. This list of notable head football coaches includes:

  • Harry Lawrence, who was head football coach from 1934 to 1941 and again in 1946, leading the team to a win-loss-tie record of 69–10–6 (.870). Lawrence left City College following the 1946 season to become head football coach at Bucknell University.[20]
  • George Young was head football coach from 1959 to 1967. In his nine seasons as head coach, Young led the program to a win-loss-tie record of 60-11-2 (.927) and six MSA conference championships. After a coaching stint with the Baltimore Colts, Young became the General Manager of the New York Giants. Under Young's leadership, the Giants won fifty-three percent of their games, four NFC titles and two Super Bowls and the senior vice president of football operations for the National Football League.[21]
  • George Petrides served as head football coach from 1975 until his retirement in 2015. In his 40 years at the helm, Petrides led the program to a win-loss-tie record of 257-144-1 (.670) and retired as the second-winningest high school football coach (by career wins) in Maryland behind only Good Counsel High School's Bob Malloy.[16] Petrides won five MSA conference championships in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, two MPSSAA division championships in 2005 and 2006, and three MPSSAA regional championships in 1996, 2001, 2005.

The 28 individuals who have served as Baltimore City College head football coach during the years are listed below.[22]

No. Name Seasons
1 Hay Eichelberger 1904-1907
2 Captain Steinbacker 1908-1909
3 D. Claude Stonecipher 1910-1911
4 Harry (Dutch) Ruhle 1912-1914
5 Michael J. Thompson 1915-1916
6 Ferdinand Bonnette 1917
7 Herb Armstrong 1918
8 John Coulbourn 1919-1921
9 Chester H. Katenkamp 1922
10 Henry "Pop" Goodard 1923-1928
11 Vic Schmid 1929-1930
12 David Kaufman 1931-1933
13 Harry Lawrence 1934-1941
14 Charles Hirschauer 1942-1944
15 Charley Rudo 1945
16 Harry Lawrence 1946
17 Otts Helms 1947-1949
18 Andy Defassio 1950-1951
19 Otts Helm 1952-1953
20 Frank Lee 1954-1958
21 George Young  1959-1967
22 Robert Patzwall 1968
23 Robert Terpening 1969-1970
24 Ron Chartrand 1971-1974
25 George Petrides 1975–2015
26 Daryl Wade 2015–2017
27 Mike Hamilton 2017-2019
28 Rodney Joyner 2020–present

City College players in the National Football League

The program has a history of producing talented players who ultimately play professional football at the highest level. 14 City College football alumni have played in the National Football League (NFL).[5] This list includes current NFL player Malik Hamm (Baltimore Ravens), as well as former NFL players like Charles Tapper, Bryant Johnson, and others, showcasing the program's ability to develop athletes capable of competing at the highest levels of the football.[23]

Player Pos Teams From To
Malik Hamm LB BAL 2023 present
Charles Tapper DE DAL 2017 2017
Bryant Johnson WR ARI,SFO,DET,HOU 2003 2011
George Ragsdale RB-WR TAM 1977 1979
Thom Gatewood TE-WR NYG 1972 1973
Ara Person TE STL 1972 1972
John Sykes WR SDG 1972 1972
Bob Baldwin FB BAL 1966 1966
Reid Lennon G-C-T WAS,LAD 1945 1947
Gil Meyer E-DE BCL 1947 1947
John Wright B BCL 1947 1947
Art Brandau C-G PIT 1945 1946
Nick Campofreda C-T WAS 1944 1944

Past seasons results, standings

Results and standings 1895-1934
Year W L T PF PA Comments
1895 3 12 0 50 260 losses included 42-0 (Naval Academy), & 6-0 (University of Md.)[24]
1896 2 5 0 24 116 opponents included a mix of high school and college teams[25]
1897 1 3 1 8 62 uniform colors were gold, black and white[26]
1898 1 2 1 8 62 [27]
1899
1900
1901 beat Poly 5-0[27]
1902
1903 4 1 2 54 11 beat Poly 10-0[28]
1904 2 1 0 35 6 won championship[29][30]
1905 7 1 0 94 33 only loss: 18–0 to Central High of Philadelphia[30]
1906 only highschool football team to be pictured in the Spalding Official Football Guide[31]
1907 2 2 3 87 51 beat Loyola College, 53-0[32]
1908 2 2 3 identical record to 1907 but first loss to Poly, 11-0[32]
1909 2 4 1 42 61 loss to Poly, 11-0(again)[32]
1910 4 3 0 38 52 [33]
1911 3 3 1 28 36 [34]
1912 5 3 0 191 101 [35]
1913 1 4 0 [36]
1914 2 2 2 46 46 [36]
1915 2 4 0 96 102 [36]
1916 5 1 1 133 18 only loss was to Poly[37]
1917
1918 0 6 0 15 128 [38]
1919
1920
1921 3 3 0 34 103 [39]
1922 6 1 0 195 41 beat Poly, 27–0, after 8-year drought[39]
1923 5 2 1 118 42 all 5 wins were by shut out, including 14–0 over Poly[39]
1924 beat Poly[40]
1925 5 5 0 71 209 all 5 losses were by shut out, including a 94-0 thumping by Lindbloom[40]
1926 Harry Lawrence kicked winning field goal for Poly[40]
1927 2 5 1 35 70 [41]
1928 3 6 1 70 144 [42]
1929 4 3 0 30 33 [43]
1930 2 4 1 30 71 [44]
1931 1 8 1 52 128 played Poly twice, 7–7 tie and 0–2 loss in charity game[45]
1932 4 4 3 111 63 played Poly twice, 2 ties, 2nd tie counted as a loss[1]
1933 0 8 0 12 129 no returning seniors[46]
1934 5 2 1 103 37 Public School champions[47]
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City quarterback Kurt Schmoke completes pass in the 1965 game
Results and standings 1935-1974
Year W L T PF PA Comments
1935 4 1 1 109 18 only loss was to Mt. St. Joe who won MSA championship[48]
1936 9 0 0 221 6 MSA champions, 8 wins by shut-out (title later forfeited, ineligible player)[49][50]
1937 7 0 1 155 24 MSA champions[50]
1938 9 0 1 271 12 MSA champions, largest margin of victory to that point over Poly (33-0)[51]
1939 10 0 0 198 30 MSA champions[52]
1940 8 0 1 206 6 MSA champions, all wins by shut-out[53]
1941 8 2 0 230 40 MSA champions, lost last game to Miami Sr. High in Miami, Fl.[54]
1942 6 1 1 139 28 MSA champions[55]
1943 3 3 2 77 98 lost to Navy plebes, 46-0[56]
1944 4 2 1 61 39 [57]
1945 1 5 1 58 108 only win was over an undefeated Forest Park team[58]
1946 3 5 1 104 149 [59]
1947 6 3 0 161 75 23,000 in attendance at the City-Poly game[60]
1948
1949 5 4 0 125 96 [61]
1950 2 4 1 84 128 [62]
1951 2 7 1 69 193 Al Kaline was team captain[63]
1952 3 4 1 110 126 shut-out by Poly[64]
1953 2 4 1 26 64 20,000 in attendance at City-Poly game[65]
1954 2 5 0 71 122 [66]
1955 3 4 1 94 92 17,242 at City-poly game[67]
1956 6 2 0 126 53 beat a George Young coached Calvert Hall team[68]
1957
1958 4 3 1 113 65 [69]
1959 8 1 0 Lost to Poly[70]
1960 3 3 2 70 98 beat Poly after 11-year drought[71]
1961 8 0 0 258 38 MSA-A conference champions[72]
1962 3 3 2 141 99 4th, MSA-A conference, Tom Duley at QB[73]
1963 6 1 0 166 60 2nd, MSA-A conf., ended Bates of Annapolis 27 game win streak[74]
1964 MSA-A conference champions
1965 9 0 0 331 49 MSA-A conference champions, ranked 7th in U.S., Kurt Schmoke at QB[75]
1966 7 0 2 239 45 MSA-A conference co-champions, Schmoke at QB[76]
1967 7 2 0 266 105 MSA-A conference co-champions[77]
1968 7 2 0 162 82 MSA-A conference champions[78]
1969 5 3 1 162 134 [79]
1970
1971
1972
1973 2 7 0 [80]
1974 2 6 1 [81]
Results and standings 1975-2014
Year W L T PF PA Comments
1975 3 7 0 110 226 [82]
1976
1977 4 6 0 n/a n/a [83]
1978 1 8 0 na na 5,000 attendance at Poly game[84]
1979 na na (no varsity teams at City in 1979)[84]
1980 na na (no varsity teams at City in 1980)
1981 5 5 0 183 138 [85]
1982
1983 7 2 1 172 92 [86]
1984 4 6 0 100 171 lost 48–0 to Poly, largest deficit in series[87]
1985 3 6 0 80 175 [88]
1986 8 3 0 263 121 MSA B-conference champions[89]
1987 11 0 0 MSA B-conference champions, ended 17 game losing streak to Poly[90]
1988 8 2 0 252 72 MSA-B conference champions[91]
1989 6 2 0 159 88 [92]
1990 6 4 0 171 101 [93]
1991 10 0 0 282 57 MSA-A conference champions[94][95]
1992 10 0 0 268 52 MSA-A conference champions[94][96]
1993 9 1 0 340 97 made state quarterfinals[97][98]
1994 8 2
1995 4 6
1996 9 3 made state semifinals[97]
1997 7 3 0 224 111 [99]
1998 7 3 0 159 138 [100]
1999 1 8 0 72 244 [101]
2000 6 4 0 217 132 [102]
2001 11 1 0 298* 114 made state semifinals but lost to Hereford 9-0[103]
*point totals include a 2–0 win over Poly caused by Poly forfeit
2002 7 4 0 238 95 made state quarterfinals[97][104]
2003 7 3 0 n/a n/a [105]
2004 6 4 0 216 186 finished 5th, Baltimore City, did not make state playoffs[106]
2005 11 2 0 212 136 Baltimore City Champions, lost in state semifinals (class 2-A north)[107]
2006 11 1 0 356 33 Baltimore City Champions, lost 7–6, in 2nd round of state playoffs (3-A)[108]
2007 8 3 0 315 217 moved back to class 2-A[109] lost, first round, state playoffs
2008 6 4 0 249 133
2009 7 3 0
2010 8 4 0 lost 7–6 in 2nd round of state playoffs
2011 5 4 0 lost to Poly
2012 6 4 0 beat Poly
2013 8 3 0 lost to River Hill, 1st round of playoffs
2014 5 6 0 lost to Glenelg, 1st round of playoffs
2015 5 5 0 239 143 beat Poly 42-6[110]
2016 6 4 0 beat Poly in 2OT
2017 beat Poly
2018 beat Poly
2019[110] 5 5 0 171 150 beat Poly
2020 0 0 0 0 0 no games due to COVID-19
2021[110] 8 4 0 290 155 beat Poly twice, lost to Linganore High School in 1st round of playoffs
2022[110] 6 3 0 182 171 beat Poly (disqualified from state playoffs)

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