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The Baltimore City College football team, known as the "Knights", or formerly, the "Collegians" or "Alamedans", represents the Baltimore City College

Baltimore City College

The Baltimore City College , also referred to as The Castle on the Hill, historically as The College, and most commonly City, is a public high school in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. The City College curriculum includes the International Baccalaureate Programme and emphasizes study in the classics...

preparatory school of Baltimore, Maryland. Since the introduction of football at the school in the mid-1870s, City's football team has competed in more than 1,000 contests, won more than 20 Maryland Scholastic Association (MSA) and Baltimore City championships, while emphasizing academics and fair play.

In 1889, City's main rivalry started when the first game was played between Baltimore City College

Baltimore City College

and the Baltimore Manual Training School, which was later renamed the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute is a US public high school founded in 1883. Though established as an all-male trade school,it now is a institution that emphasizes mathematics, the sciences, and engineering. It is located on a tract of land in North Baltimore at Falls Road and Cold Spring Lane,...

(Poly). Five former City players have gone on to professional careers in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

(NFL). Two City coaches have advanced to higher levels as well. George Young served in the NFL as the general manager of the New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

from 1979 to 1997 and served as an assistant coach with the Baltimore Colts

History of the Indianapolis Colts

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....

and the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

. Another coach, Harry Lawrence established a winning tradition at Bucknell University

Bucknell University

Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...

History

In the mid-1870s, the popularity of football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

spread to high school competition. City College became one of the first high schools in the Baltimore-area to play football, which meant that there were no organized teams at the same level. In 1895, therefore, City scheduled games against college teams such as the Maryland

Maryland Terrapins football

The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

, the Naval Academy

Navy Midshipmen football

The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...

, Mount St. Mary's, Western Maryland

McDaniel College

McDaniel College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Westminster, Maryland, located 30 miles northwest of Baltimore. The college also has a satellite campus located in Budapest, Hungary. Until July 2002, it was known as Western Maryland College...

and even the Fort Monroe

Fort Monroe

Fort Monroe was a military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula...

soldiers. The record in 1895: 3 wins, 13 losses, including a 42-0 rout by Navy. In the first game of the 1896 season, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women...

trounced City 50-0, but enthusiasm for the team continued to grow as evidence by the send off given them before they sailed to Hampton, Virginia

Hampton, Virginia

Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...

to play Hampton high school. By the early 1900s, area high schools had developed football teams and City was able to compete on a more level playing field, beating, for instance, the newly formed Polytechnic

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

team 13-0 in 1903.

Little is known about the first City–Poly game, except that it was played at northeast Baltimore's Clifton Park

Clifton Park, Baltimore

Clifton Park is a public urban park located in the Belair-Edison neighborhood in the northeast section of Baltimore, Maryland. USA. It is roughly bordered by Erdman Avenue to the northeast, Sinclair Lane to the south, Harford Road to the northwest and Belair Road to the southeast...

in 1889 between the City "reserves" team and Poly with City emerging as the victor. City won all 12 games from 1889 to 1900 when the annual clash was considered a scrub engagement. The annual meeting of the two teams has led to one of the longest continuous public high school football rivalries in the nation. By 1918, Poly and other area schools had surpassed City in their preparation for the games. According to William Tippett, Jr, class of 1919, City's team did not even have a practice field because of its location in Downtown Baltimore

Downtown Baltimore

Downtown Baltimore is the section of Baltimore traditionally bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to the west, Mt. Royal Avenue to the north, President Street to the east and the Inner Harbor area to the south. It consists of four neighborhoods: Westside, City Centre, Inner Harbor, and...

The Harry Lawrence era

By 1929, the Knights had a new $3 million, 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) home in northeast Baltimore

Waverly, Baltimore

Waverly is a historic village in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Located near I-83, York Road and major bus connections, Waverly provides access to downtown Baltimore, Towson, and the Baltimore Beltway...

. That same year the Knights got new uniforms, with numbers on the front and back.(An historic first for high schools) The "Castle on the Hill" had spacious practice fields with a separate "game day field". Under head coach Harry Lawrence, the Knights dominated local teams, including Poly whom they beat consecutively from 1934 to 1942; and started playing schools out of state, beating Petersburg High School

Petersburg High School (Virginia)

Petersburg High School is located in Petersburg, Virginia.Petersburg High School is located on Johnson Road in Petersburg, Va. The new school combined the old Petersburg High School on Washington Street and the old Peabody High School on Wesley Street.Petersburg High School opened the current...

in 1936. The 1936 team won all nine of its games, but was stripped of the MSA title when one of running back

Running back

A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

Arthur Deckleman was ruled ineligible. The investigating committee gave the title to the McDonough High School

Maurice J. McDonough High School (Pomfret, Maryland)

Maurice J McDonough High School is a high school or secondary school in Maryland and is run through the Charles County Public Schools system. It has approximately 1400 students and 80 employees.The school, built in 1976,...

, which City had beaten, 12-0, during the regular season. By 1940, Lawrence's teams were undefeated in 38 consecutive games, won three consecutive state titles and retired the trophy presented by the Evening Sun
The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries....

for the winner of the City-Poly game. In 1941, an undefeated City College went to Florida, to play Miami High School in the Orange Bowl

Miami Orange Bowl

The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...

stadium. The Knights, used to playing in cool autumnal or cold winter weather, lost to Miami High with the temperature exceeding 90 °F. After the season, Lawrence and his long-time assistant, Otts Helms joined the war effort; Helms was a captain in the Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

and Lawrence served as a lieutenant

Lieutenant

A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...

in the Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

for the remainder of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. In 1947, Lawrence became the head coach at Bucknell University

Bucknell University

where future City College head football coach, George Young, played for him in the early 1950s.
Andy Defassio was hired as the head coach in 1950, his assistant coach that first year was Robert Lumsden. Lumasen soon left to take over the head coaching duties at Poly
Poly, under its legendary coach Bob Lumsden, dominated City and Maryland football during the 1950s with City unable to win any of the rivalry games during that decade.

The George Young era

The trend would reverse again as George Young took over the coaching duties in 1959. Young had actually been a history teacher at City, but an assistant coach at rival Calvert Hall College

Calvert Hall College High School

Calvert Hall College High School is a Catholic college preparatory high school for boys located in Towson, Maryland, United States...

. Young brought discipline back to the practice field and an emphasis on grades. He also brought in young aggressive special teams coaches Joe Brune, Bob Patzwall, Mel Filler, and Ed Novak; all of whom would become head coaches later in their careers with Brune coaching the Loyola Dons

Loyola Blakefield

Loyola Blakefield is a Catholic, college preparatory school established by the Society of Jesus, to educate men for others. The ideal Loyola graduate is a man of integrity who, because he strives "to find God in all things," is open to growth, dedicated to academic excellence, religious, committed...

for more than 25 years. Young's summer camps were brutal with an emphasis on running and conditioning as opposed to tackling and kicking. Young's teams won 6 of the 8 games he coached against Poly during the 1960s and six MSA championships. One of the most memorable City–Poly games occurred on Thanksgiving Day 1965, at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)

Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...

, with some 25,000 fans and alumni in attendance. City beat Poly 52–6, and completed a 10–0 season with the team being ranked eighth in the nation by a national sports poll. The 52 points scored by City are the most points scored by either team during the rivalry. Two Knights from that game, Sykes and Person went on to the National Football League

National Football League

; former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Lidell Schmoke is the Dean of the Howard University School of Law and a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Murray and Irene B. Reid , he attended the public schools of Baltimore...

was the quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

and Maryland Delegate Curt Anderson

Curt Anderson

Curtis Stovall Anderson is an American politician, lawyer and former broadcast journalist. Anderson was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1983, is the chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation, and past chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. After serving 12...

was the captain of that team. The tradition of the game being played on Thanksgiving ended in 1992 when Baltimore City public schools sports programs moved to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Associationor , is the association that oversees public high school sporting contests in the state of Maryland. Organized in 1946, MPSSAA is made up of public high schools from each of Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City...

(MPSSAA). Football playoffs for the MPSSAA generally start in the second week of November. The City-Poly game is now played the first week of November at the home of the Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...

, M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The stadium is immediately adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the Baltimore Orioles. Served by the Hamburg Street station of...

, in downtown Baltimore.

The George Petrides era

Coach George Petrides, City College class of '67, has been the head football coach at City since 1975; a tenure longer than the previous 10 coaches combined. During the 1960s, Petrides played on City College teams that never lost a game, but at the beginning of his coaching career, he was faced with almost impossible circumstances. The City College building was being renovated forcing enrollment to plummet and the student body to take courses at the old Poly building on North Avenue in midtown Baltimore. The athletic practice field was two miles (3 km) away and in 1979 Petrides was forced to use his junior varsity team to play Poly's varsity because of the dwindling enrollment. The Castle on the Hill reopened in 1978 but the Knights did not manage a win against Poly again until 1987. With the coming of the 1990s came a rebirth of City College football dominance. During that time, Petrides and his chief assistant coach Angelo Geppi led the team through a 29 game winning streak—the longest consecutive winning streak in the history of Maryland football. Petrides and Geppi also led the team to two consecutive MSA - A Conference championships in 1991 and 1992. In 1993, Baltimore City Schools withdrew from the MSA in order to join the other public schools in the state which are under the umbrella of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

(MPSSAA).
The move meant that City College could compete in a state-wide play-off system and perhaps earn a state championship; but because of when the state play-offs were scheduled, it also meant that City would have to hold its traditional game against Poly three weeks before Thanksgiving. Since then, City has won numerous Baltimore City championships, but never a state championship.
On September 11, 2006, Petrides was honored as the Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens

High School Coach of the Week for the third time. Less than a month later, City and Poly clashed in the 118th City–Poly football game. Petrides' Black Knights beat Poly 44-8, won the Baltimore City championship, finished the 2006 season 11-1, but lost the Maryland state class 3A North championship game, 7-6.

Varsity head coaches

The following men served as head coaches during the years specified.

Hay Eichelberger 1904-1907
Captain Steinbacker 1908-1909
D. Claude Stonecipher 1910-1911
Harry (Dutch) Ruhle 1912-1914
Michael J. Thompson 1915-1916
Ferdinand Bonnette 1917
Herb Armstrong 1918
John Coulbourn 1919-1921
Chester H. Katenkamp 1922
Henry "Pop" Goodard 1923-1928
Vic Schmid 1929-1930
David Kaufman 1931-1933

Harry Lawrence 1934-1941

Charles Hirschauer 1942-1944

Charley Rudo 1945

Harry Lawrence 1946

Otts Helms 1947-1949

Andy Defassio 1950-1951

Otts Helm 1952-1953

Frank Lee 1954-1958

George Young 1959-1967

Robert Patzwall 1968

Robert Terpening 1969-1970

Ron Chartrand 1971-1974

George Petrides 1975–present

Players in the NFL

Over the years, five City College football players have gone on to play in the National Football League

National Football League

: Bob Baldwin, class of 1962 (Baltimore Colts

History of the Indianapolis Colts

), Ara Person, class of 1966 (St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

)
, John Sykes, class of 1967 (San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

), Tom Gatewood, class of 1968 (New York Giants

New York Giants

), Bryant Johnson

Bryant Johnson

Bryant Andrew Johnson is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals 17th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft...

, class of 1999 (Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

, San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...

, Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

Recent schedules/results

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The Baltimore City College football team, known as the "Knights", or formerly, the "Collegians" or "Alamedans", represents the Baltimore City College

Baltimore City College

and the Baltimore Manual Training School, which was later renamed the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

(Poly). Five former City players have gone on to professional careers in the National Football League

National Football League

(NFL). Two City coaches have advanced to higher levels as well. George Young served in the NFL as the general manager of the New York Giants

New York Giants

from 1979 to 1997 and served as an assistant coach with the Baltimore Colts

History of the Indianapolis Colts

and the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

. Another coach, Harry Lawrence established a winning tradition at Bucknell University

Bucknell University

History

In the mid-1870s, the popularity of football

American football

Maryland Terrapins football

, the Naval Academy

Navy Midshipmen football

, Mount St. Mary's, Western Maryland

McDaniel College

and even the Fort Monroe

Fort Monroe

Fort Monroe was a military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula...

soldiers. The record in 1895: 3 wins, 13 losses, including a 42-0 rout by Navy. In the first game of the 1896 season, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College

trounced City 50-0, but enthusiasm for the team continued to grow as evidence by the send off given them before they sailed to Hampton, Virginia

Hampton, Virginia

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

team 13-0 in 1903.

Little is known about the first City–Poly game, except that it was played at northeast Baltimore's Clifton Park

Clifton Park, Baltimore

Downtown Baltimore

The Harry Lawrence era

By 1929, the Knights had a new $3 million, 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) home in northeast Baltimore

Waverly, Baltimore

Petersburg High School (Virginia)

in 1936. The 1936 team won all nine of its games, but was stripped of the MSA title when one of running back

Running back

Arthur Deckleman was ruled ineligible. The investigating committee gave the title to the McDonough High School

Maurice J. McDonough High School (Pomfret, Maryland)

Miami Orange Bowl

United States Army

and Lawrence served as a lieutenant

Lieutenant

A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...

in the Navy

United States Navy

for the remainder of World War II

World War II

. In 1947, Lawrence became the head coach at Bucknell University

Bucknell University

The George Young era

The trend would reverse again as George Young took over the coaching duties in 1959. Young had actually been a history teacher at City, but an assistant coach at rival Calvert Hall College

Calvert Hall College High School

Calvert Hall College High School is a Catholic college preparatory high school for boys located in Towson, Maryland, United States...

Loyola Blakefield

Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)

Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...

National Football League

; former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Lidell Schmoke is the Dean of the Howard University School of Law and a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Murray and Irene B. Reid , he attended the public schools of Baltimore...

was the quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

and Maryland Delegate Curt Anderson

Curt Anderson

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

(MPSSAA). Football playoffs for the MPSSAA generally start in the second week of November. The City-Poly game is now played the first week of November at the home of the Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens

, M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium

, in downtown Baltimore.

The George Petrides era

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Baltimore Ravens

Varsity head coaches

The following men served as head coaches during the years specified.
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Hay Eichelberger 1904-1907
Captain Steinbacker 1908-1909
D. Claude Stonecipher 1910-1911
Harry (Dutch) Ruhle 1912-1914
Michael J. Thompson 1915-1916
Ferdinand Bonnette 1917
Herb Armstrong 1918
John Coulbourn 1919-1921
Chester H. Katenkamp 1922
Henry "Pop" Goodard 1923-1928
Vic Schmid 1929-1930
David Kaufman 1931-1933

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Harry Lawrence 1934-1941
Charles Hirschauer 1942-1944
Charley Rudo 1945
Harry Lawrence 1946
Otts Helms 1947-1949
Andy Defassio 1950-1951
Otts Helm 1952-1953
Frank Lee 1954-1958
George Young 1959-1967
Robert Patzwall 1968
Robert Terpening 1969-1970
Ron Chartrand 1971-1974
George Petrides 1975–present

Players in the NFL

Over the years, five City College football players have gone on to play in the National Football League

National Football League

: Bob Baldwin, class of 1962 (Baltimore Colts

History of the Indianapolis Colts

), Ara Person, class of 1966 (St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

)
, John Sykes, class of 1967 (San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

), Tom Gatewood, class of 1968 (New York Giants

New York Giants

), Bryant Johnson

Bryant Johnson

Bryant Andrew Johnson is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals 17th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft...

, class of 1999 (Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

, San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

, Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

Recent schedules/results

The Baltimore City College football team, known as the "Knights", or formerly, the "Collegians" or "Alamedans", represents the Baltimore City College

Baltimore City College

and the Baltimore Manual Training School, which was later renamed the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

(Poly). Five former City players have gone on to professional careers in the National Football League

National Football League

(NFL). Two City coaches have advanced to higher levels as well. George Young served in the NFL as the general manager of the New York Giants

New York Giants

from 1979 to 1997 and served as an assistant coach with the Baltimore Colts

History of the Indianapolis Colts

and the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

. Another coach, Harry Lawrence established a winning tradition at Bucknell University

Bucknell University

History

In the mid-1870s, the popularity of football

American football

Maryland Terrapins football

, the Naval Academy

Navy Midshipmen football

, Mount St. Mary's, Western Maryland

McDaniel College

and even the Fort Monroe

Fort Monroe

Fort Monroe was a military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula...

soldiers. The record in 1895: 3 wins, 13 losses, including a 42-0 rout by Navy. In the first game of the 1896 season, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College

trounced City 50-0, but enthusiasm for the team continued to grow as evidence by the send off given them before they sailed to Hampton, Virginia

Hampton, Virginia

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

team 13-0 in 1903.

Little is known about the first City–Poly game, except that it was played at northeast Baltimore's Clifton Park

Clifton Park, Baltimore

Downtown Baltimore

The Harry Lawrence era

By 1929, the Knights had a new $3 million, 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) home in northeast Baltimore

Waverly, Baltimore

Petersburg High School (Virginia)

in 1936. The 1936 team won all nine of its games, but was stripped of the MSA title when one of running back

Running back

Arthur Deckleman was ruled ineligible. The investigating committee gave the title to the McDonough High School

Maurice J. McDonough High School (Pomfret, Maryland)

Miami Orange Bowl

United States Army

and Lawrence served as a lieutenant

Lieutenant

A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...

in the Navy

United States Navy

for the remainder of World War II

World War II

. In 1947, Lawrence became the head coach at Bucknell University

Bucknell University

The George Young era

The trend would reverse again as George Young took over the coaching duties in 1959. Young had actually been a history teacher at City, but an assistant coach at rival Calvert Hall College

Calvert Hall College High School

Calvert Hall College High School is a Catholic college preparatory high school for boys located in Towson, Maryland, United States...

Loyola Blakefield

Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)

Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...

National Football League

; former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Lidell Schmoke is the Dean of the Howard University School of Law and a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Murray and Irene B. Reid , he attended the public schools of Baltimore...

was the quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

and Maryland Delegate Curt Anderson

Curt Anderson

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

(MPSSAA). Football playoffs for the MPSSAA generally start in the second week of November. The City-Poly game is now played the first week of November at the home of the Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens

, M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium

, in downtown Baltimore.

The George Petrides era

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Baltimore Ravens

Varsity head coaches

The following men served as head coaches during the years specified.
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Hay Eichelberger 1904-1907
Captain Steinbacker 1908-1909
D. Claude Stonecipher 1910-1911
Harry (Dutch) Ruhle 1912-1914
Michael J. Thompson 1915-1916
Ferdinand Bonnette 1917
Herb Armstrong 1918
John Coulbourn 1919-1921
Chester H. Katenkamp 1922
Henry "Pop" Goodard 1923-1928
Vic Schmid 1929-1930
David Kaufman 1931-1933

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|valign="top"|

Harry Lawrence 1934-1941
Charles Hirschauer 1942-1944
Charley Rudo 1945
Harry Lawrence 1946
Otts Helms 1947-1949
Andy Defassio 1950-1951
Otts Helm 1952-1953
Frank Lee 1954-1958
George Young 1959-1967
Robert Patzwall 1968
Robert Terpening 1969-1970
Ron Chartrand 1971-1974
George Petrides 1975–present

Players in the NFL

Over the years, five City College football players have gone on to play in the National Football League

National Football League

: Bob Baldwin, class of 1962 (Baltimore Colts

History of the Indianapolis Colts

), Ara Person, class of 1966 (St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

)
, John Sykes, class of 1967 (San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

), Tom Gatewood, class of 1968 (New York Giants

New York Giants

), Bryant Johnson

Bryant Johnson

Bryant Andrew Johnson is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals 17th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft...

, class of 1999 (Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

, San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

, Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

Recent schedules/results

2010 season

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|41-0
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|09/24/10
|7:00pm
|Lake Clifton High School
|2-A
|W
|48-0
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|10/01/10
|7:00pm
|Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a public secondary school located in Baltimore, Maryland.-History:Dunbar opened in 1918 as the Paul Laurence Dunbar Elementary School, No. 101. It was named in memory of Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African-American poet, who had died ten years earlier...

|1-A
|L
|6-14
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|10/08/10
|3:45pm
|Patterson

Patterson Senior High (Baltimore, Maryland)

-Football:In 1993, Patterson, along with all the other Baltimore City public schools, left the Maryland Scholastic Association to join the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association . The move meant that Baltimore City Public Schools would be able to compete with the rest of the...

|4-A
|L
|22-29
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|10/14/10
|6:00pm
|Mervo

Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School

Mergenthaler Vocational–Technical High School, commonly referred to as Mervo, is a public high school and trade school in Baltimore, Maryland. Mervo opened in 1953 as a vocational-technical school, and is named after Ottmar Mergenthaler...

|3-A
|W
|32-0
|Mervo

Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School

|Baltimore
|-
|10/22/10
|3:45pm
|Lewis

Reginald F. Lewis High School

Reginald F. Lewis High School is a public high school located in the northeastern section of Baltimore, Maryland. The school is situated in the former Northern High School and shares the structure with the W. E. B. Du Bois High School.-History:...

|1-A
|W
|42-0
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|10/29/10
|7:00pm
|Edmondson

Edmondson/Westside High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

Edmondson-Westside High School is a public high school and trade school in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located in the southwest section of the city in the area known as Edmondson Village...

|2-A
|W
|26-16
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|11/06/10
|12 noon
|Polytechnic

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

|3-A
|L
|6-14
|M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium

|Baltimore
|-
|11/13/10
|1:00pm
|Douglass

Frederick Douglass Senior High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

Frederick Douglass High School known locally as Douglass is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Established in 1883 as the Colored High and Training School, Douglass is the second oldest historically integrated public high school in the United States...

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|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
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2009 season

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|09/04/09
|7:00pm
|Overlea

Overlea High School

Overlea High School is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school was opened in 1961.-About the School:...

|2-A
|W
|20-6
|Overlea
|White Marsh

White Marsh, Maryland

White Marsh is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,485 at the 2000 census.- History :...

|-
|09/11/09
|7:00pm
|Northwestern

Northwestern Senior High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

|1-A
|W
|64-0
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|09/19/09
|1:00pm
|Digital Harbor

Digital Harbor High School

|2-A
|W
|51-6
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|09/25/09
|3:45pm
|IBE (Walbrook)

Walbrook High School

Walbrook High School formerly Walbrook Senior High School Walbrook Uniform Services Academy , is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland.-Establishment:...

|1-A
|W
|47-0
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|10/02/09
|3:45pm
|Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

|1-A
|L
|0-22
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|10/10/09
|1:00pm
|Patterson

Patterson Senior High (Baltimore, Maryland)

|4-A
|L
|22-28(OT)
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|10/15/09
|3:45pm
|Mervo

Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School

|3-A
|W
|34-0
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|10/24/09
|6:00pm
|Lewis

Reginald F. Lewis High School

|1-A
|W
|48-12
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|10/30/09
|2:30pm
|Edmondson

Edmondson/Westside High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

Edmondson-Westside High School is a public high school and trade school in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located in the southwest section of the city in the area known as Edmondson Village...

|2-A
|W
|26-6
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|11/07/09
|12 noon
|Polytechnic

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

|3-A
|L
|20-26(OT)
|M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium

|Baltimore
|}
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2008 schedule/results
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2008 season

The Knights opened the 2008 season with a disappointing 6 point loss to Cumberland's Fort Hill High School

Fort Hill High School

Fort Hill High School is a four-year public high school in Cumberland, Maryland, United States, operating under the direction of the Principal Stephen M. Lewis, with about 900 Negro students in grades 9 through 12.-History:...

and ended it with an even more disappointing 3 point loss to their inter-city rivals: Poly. The Knights finished the season with 6 wins and 4 losses; failing qualify for the state play-offs by one game.
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|09/05/07
|7:00pm
|Fort Hill

Fort Hill High School

|2-A
|L
|6-14
|Fort Hill
|Cumberland

Cumberland, Maryland

Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...

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|09/12/08
|3:45pm
|Digital Harbor

Digital Harbor High School

|1-A
|W
|16-0
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|09/19/08
|7:00pm
|Walbrook

Walbrook High School

Walbrook High School formerly Walbrook Senior High School Walbrook Uniform Services Academy , is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland.-Establishment:...

|2-A
|W
|38-0
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|09/26/08
|6:00pm
|Patterson

Patterson Senior High (Baltimore, Maryland)

|3-A
|W
|27-6
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|10/04/08
|6:00pm
|Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

|1-A
|L
|18-30
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|10/10/08
|7:00pm
|Lake Clifton
|2-A
|W
|28-18
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|10/16/08
|6:00pm
|Edmondson

Edmondson/Westside High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

Edmondson-Westside High School is a public high school and trade school in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located in the southwest section of the city in the area known as Edmondson Village...

|2-A
|L
|30-40
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|10/24/08
|3:00pm
|Mervo

Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School

|3-A
|W
|28-3
|Mervo

Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School

|Baltimore
|-
|10/31/08
|2:30pm
|Carver

Carver Vocational Technical High School

Carver Vocational Technical High School is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland, established in 1925. Located in the west Baltimore, Carver serves grades 9 through 12. Carver Vo-Tech is the first black vocational center established in Baltimore...

|1-A
|W
|47-6
|Home
|Baltimore
|-
|11/08/08
|12 noon
|Polytechnic

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

|2-A
|L
|13-16
|M&T Bank Stadium

M&T Bank Stadium

|Baltimore
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2007 schedule/results
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2007 season

The Knights finished their 2007 regular season with eight wins and three losses. The team began the season with two consecutive wins but that was followed by two consecutive losses including a 56-6 drubbing at the hands of Baltimore's Dunbar High. The Knights won their next six consecutive games including a third consecutive victory over long-time rival Baltimore Polytechnic. The win over Poly qualified the Knights for the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

state 2A playoffs against Edmondson, a team the knights had lost to earlier in the season by two points. Though the Knight's ranks had been depleted by injuries to and the academic ineligibility of several key players, City and Edmondson battled to a tie at the end of regulation with Edmondson winning after two overtimes After the season, 6 foot 7, 330 lb (149.7 kg) defensive tackle, James "Big June" Carmon was named to the 1A-2A All-State team.
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!Time
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!Class
!W/L
!Score
!Site
!City
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|09/07/07
|3:45pm
|Forest Park

Forest Park High School (Maryland)

Forest Park Senior High School is a four year, public high school in Baltimore, Maryland. Forest Park was established in 1924 as the Forest Park Junior-Senior High School. In 1932, the Forest Park Junior High School was moved and renamed the Garrison Junior High School.-Notable alumni: *Billy...

|1-A
|W
|26-20
|City College
|Baltimore
|-
|09/15/07
|6:00pm
|Lake Clifton
|3-A
|W
|29-0
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|09/21/07
|3450pm
|Edmondson

Edmondson/Westside High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

Edmondson-Westside High School is a public high school and trade school in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located in the southwest section of the city in the area known as Edmondson Village...

|2-A
|L
|27-28
|City College
|Baltimore
|-
|09/28/07
|7:00pm
|Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

|1-A
|L
|6-56
|Johns Hopkins
|Baltimore
|-
|10/05/07
|3:45pm
|Carver

Carver Vocational Technical High School

|1-A
|W
|35-13
|Carver
|Baltimore]]
|-
|10/12/07
|7:00pm
|Patterson

Patterson Senior High (Baltimore, Maryland)

|3-A
|W
|39-20
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|10/18/07
|3:45pm
|Walbrook

Walbrook High School

Walbrook High School formerly Walbrook Senior High School Walbrook Uniform Services Academy , is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland.-Establishment:...

|4-A
|W
|43-14
|Walbrook
|Baltimore
|-
|10/26/07
|7:00pm
|Douglass

Frederick Douglass Senior High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

|2-A
|W
|49-14
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|11/02/07
|2:30pm
|Mervo

Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School

|2-A
|W
|21-12
|City College
|Baltimore
|-
|11/10/07
|12 noon
|Polytechnic

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

|2-A
|W
|26–20
|M&T Bank Stadium
|Baltimore
|-
|11/17/07
|6:00pm
|Edmondson

Edmondson/Westside High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

Edmondson-Westside High School is a public high school and trade school in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located in the southwest section of the city in the area known as Edmondson Village...

|2-A
|L
|14-20(2OT)
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|}
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2006 schedule/results
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!Time
!Opponent
!Class
!W/L
!Score
!Site
!City
|-
|09/08/06
|3:45pm
|Forest Park

Forest Park High School (Maryland)

|1-A
|W
|52-0
|City College
|Baltimore
|-
|09/15/06
|3:45pm
|Lake Clifton
|3-A
|W
|20-0
|City College
|Baltimore
|-
|09/23/06
|3:450pm
|Edmondson

Edmondson/Westside High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

Edmondson-Westside High School is a public high school and trade school in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located in the southwest section of the city in the area known as Edmondson Village...

|2-A
|W
|16-6
|Edmondson
|Baltimore
|-
|09/30/06
|7:00pm
|Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

|1-A
|W
|28-12
|Johns Hopkins
|Baltimore
|-
|10/06/06
|3:45pm
|Carver

Carver Vocational Technical High School

|-
|10/13/06
|7:00pm
|Patterson

Patterson Senior High (Baltimore, Maryland)

|3-A
|W
|36-0
|City College
|Baltimore
|-
|10/19/06
|3:45pm
|Walbrook

Walbrook High School

Walbrook High School formerly Walbrook Senior High School Walbrook Uniform Services Academy , is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland.-Establishment:...

|4-A
|W
|36-0
|City College
|Baltimore
|-
|10/27/06
|3:45pm
|Douglass

Frederick Douglass Senior High School (Baltimore, Maryland)

|2-A
|W
|32-0
|City College
|Baltimore
|-
|11/03/06
|2:30pm
|Mervo

Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School

|2-A
|W
|38-0
|Mervo
|Baltimore
|-
|11/11/06
|12 noon
|Polytechnic

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

|2-A
|W
|44–8
|M&T Bank Stadium
|Baltimore
|-
|11/18/06
|6:00pm
|Mervo

Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School

|2-A
|W
|34-0
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|-
|11/18/06
|6:00pm
|Franklin
|2-A
|L
|6-7
|Poly Complex
|Baltimore
|}
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Past seasons results, standings

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The first 40 years 1895-1934
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!W
!L
!T
!PF
!PA
!Comments
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|1895
|3
|12
|0
|50
|260
|losses included 42-0 (Naval Academy), & 6-0 (University of Md.)
|-
|1896
|2
|5
|0
|24
|116
|opponents included a mix of high school and college teams
|-
|1897
|1
|3
|1
|8
|62
|uniform colors were gold, black and white
|-
|1898
|1
|2
|1
|8
|62
|
|-
|1899
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1900
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1901
|
|
|
|
|
|beat Poly 5-0
|-
|1902
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1903
|4
|1
|2
|54
|11
|beat Poly 10-0
|-
|1904
|2
|1
|0
|35
|6
|won championship
|-
|1905
|7
|1
|0
|94
|33
|only loss: 18-0 to Central High of Philadelphia
|-
|1906
|
|
|
|
|
|only highschool football team to be pictured in the Spalding Official Football Guide
|-
|1907
|2
|2
|3
|87
|51
|beat Loyola College, 53-0
|-
|1908
|2
|2
|3
|
|
|identical record to 1907 but first loss to Poly, 11-0
|-
|1909
|2
|4
|1
|42
|61
|loss to Poly, 11-0(again)
|-
|1910
|4
|3
|0
|38
|52
|
|-
|1911
|3
|3
|1
|28
|36
|
|-
|1912
|5
|3
|0
|191
|101
|
|-
|1913
|1
|4
|0
|
|
|
|-
|1914
|2
|2
|2
|46
|46
|
|-
|1915
|2
|4
|0
|96
|102
|
|-
|1916
|5
|1
|1
|133
|18
|only loss was to Poly
|-
|1917
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1918
|0
|6
|0
|15
|128
|
|-
|1919
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1920
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1921
|3
|3
|0
|34
|103
|
|-
|1922
|6
|1
|0
|195
|41
|beat Poly, 27-0, after 8 year drought
|-
|1923
|5
|2
|1
|118
|42
|all 5 wins were by shut out, including 14-0 over Poly
|-
|1924
|
|
|
|
|
|beat Poly
|-
|1925
|5
|5
|0
|71
|209
|all 5 losses were by shut out, including a 94-0 thumping by Lindbloom
|-
|1926
|
|
|
|
|
|Harry Lawrence kicked winning field goal for Poly
|-
|1927
|2
|5
|1
|35
|70
|
|-
|1928
|3
|6
|1
|70
|144
|
|-
|1929
|4
|3
|0
|30
|33
|
|-
|1930
|2
|4
|1
|30
|71
|
|-
|1931
|1
|8
|1
|52
|128
|played Poly twice, 7-7 tie and 0-2 loss in charity game
|-
|1932
|4
|4
|3
|111
|63
|played Poly twice, 2 ties, 2nd tie counted as a loss
|-
|1933
|0
|8
|0
|12
|129
|no returning seniors
|-
|1934
|5
|2
|1
|103
|37
|Public School champions
|}
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The middle 40 years 1935-1974
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!Year
!W
!L
!T
!PF
!PA
!Comments
|-
|1935
|4
|1
|1
|109
|18
|only loss was to Mt. St. Joe who won MSA championship
|-
|1936
|9
|0
|0
|221
|6
|MSA champions, 8 wins by shut-out (title later forfeited, ineligible player)
|-
|1937
|7
|0
|1
|155
|24
|MSA champions
|-
|1938
|9
|0
|1
|271
|12
|MSA champions, largest margin of victory to that point over Poly (33-0)
|-
|1939
|10
|0
|0
|198
|30
|MSA champions
|-
|1940
|8
|0
|1
|206
|6
|MSA champions, all wins by shut-out
|-
|1941
|8
|2
|0
|230
|40
|MSA champions, lost last game to Miami Sr. High in Miami, Fl.
|-
|1942
|6
|1
|1
|139
|28
|MSA champions
|-
|1943
|3
|3
|2
|77
|98
|lost to Navy plebes, 46-0
|-
|1944
|4
|2
|1
|61
|39
|
|-
|1945
|1
|5
|1
|58
|108
|only win was over an undefeated Forest Park team
|-
|1946
|3
|5
|1
|104
|149
|
|-
|1947
|6
|3
|0
|161
|75
|23,000 in attendance at the City-Poly game
|-
|1948
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1949
|5
|4
|0
|125
|96
|
|-
|1950
|2
|4
|1
|84
|128
|
|-
|1951
|2
|7
|1
|69
|193
|Al Kaline was team captain
|-
|1952
|3
|4
|1
|110
|126
|shut-out by Poly
|-
|1953
|2
|4
|1
|26
|64
|20,000 in attendance at City-Poly game
|-
|1954
|2
|5
|0
|71
|122
|
|-
|1955
|3
|4
|1
|94
|92
||17,242 at City-poly game
|-
|1956
|6
|2
|0
|126
|53
|beat a George Young coached Calvert Hall team
|-
|1957
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1958
|4
|3
|1
|113
|65
|
|-
|1959
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1960
|3
|3
|2
|70
|98
|beat Poly after 11 year drought
|-
|1961
|8
|0
|0
|258
|38
|MSA-A conference champions
|-
|1962
|3
|3
|2
|141
|99
|4th, MSA-A conference, Tom Duley at QB
|-
|1963
|6
|1
|0
|166
|60
|2nd, MSA-A conf., ended Bates of Annapolis 27 game win streak
|-
|1964
|
|
|
|
|
|MSA-A conference champions
|-
|1965
|9
|0
|0
|331
|49
|MSA-A conference champions, ranked 7th in U.S., Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Lidell Schmoke is the Dean of the Howard University School of Law and a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Murray and Irene B. Reid , he attended the public schools of Baltimore...

at QB
|-
|1966
|7
|0
|2
|239
|45
|MSA-A conference co-champions, Schmoke at QB
|-
|1967
|7
|2
|0
|266
|105
|MSA-A conference co-champions
|-
|1968
|7
|2
|0
|162
|82
|MSA-A conference champions
|-
|1969
|5
|3
|1
|162
|134
|
|-
|1970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1971
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1972
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1973
|2
|7
|0
|
|
|
|-
|1974
|2
|6
|1
|
|
|
|}
|}
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The last 40 years 1975-2014
|-
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{| width=625px cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="3" style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- bgcolor="#FF8000"
!Year
!W
!L
!T
!PF
!PA
!Comments
|-
|1975
|3
|7
|0
|110
|226
|
|-
|1976
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1977
|4
|6
|0
|n/a
|n/a
|
|-
|1978
|1
|8
|0
|na
|na
|5,000 attendance at Poly game
|-
|1979
|na
|na
|
|
|
|(no varsity teams at City in 1979)
|-
|1980
|na
|na
|
|
|
|(no varsity teams at City in 1980)
|-
|1981
|5
|5
|0
|183
|138
|
|-
|1982
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|1983
|7
|2
|1
|172
|92
|
|-
|1984
|4
|6
|0
|100
|171
|lost 48-0 to Poly, largest deficit in series
|-
|1985
|3
|6
|0
|80
|175
|
|-
|1986
|8
|3
|0
|263
|121
|MSA B-conference champions
|-
|1987
|11
|0
|0
|
|
|MSA B-conference champions, ended 17 game losing streak to Poly
|-
|1988
|8
|2
|0
|252
|72
|MSA-B conference champions
|-
|1989
|6
|2
|0
|159
|88
|
|-
|1990
|6
|4
|0
|171
|101
|
|-
|1991
|10
|0
|0
|282
|57
|MSA-A conference champions
|-
|1992
|10
|0
|0
|268
|52
|MSA-A conference champions
|-
|1993
|9
|1
|0
|340
|97
|made state quarterfinals
|-
|1994
|8
|2
|
|
|
|
|-
|1995
|4
|6
|
|
|
|
|-
|1996
|9
|3
|
|
|
|made state semifinals
|-
|1997
|7
|3
|0
|224
|111
|
|-
|1998
|7
|3
|0
|159
|138
|
|-
|1999
|1
|8
|0
|72
|244
|
|-
|2000
|6
|4
|0
|217
|132
|
|-
|2001
|11
|1
|0
|298*
|114
|made state semifinals but lost to Hereford 9-0
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|*point totals include a 2-0 win over Poly caused by Poly forfeit
|-
|2002
|7
|4
|0
|238
|95
|made state quarterfinals
|-
|2003
|7
|3
|0
|n/a
|n/a
|
|-
|2004
|6
|4
|0
|216
|186
|finished 5th, Baltimore City, did not make state playoffs
|-
|2005
|11
|2
|0
|212
|136
|Baltimore City Champions, lost in state semifinals (class 2-A north)
|-
|2006
|11
| 1
| 0
|356
|33
|Baltimore City Champions, lost 7-6, in 2nd round of state playoffs (3-A)
|-
|2007
|8
|3
|0
|315
|217
|moved back to class 2-A lost, first round, state playoffs
|-
|2008
|6
|4
|0
|249
|133
|
|}
|}

City-Poly rivalry, results and notes

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Baltimore City College v Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

results and notes
|-
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{|style "width = 300px" border = 1 cellpadding = 5 align="right"
|+ City
Baltimore City College
The Baltimore City College , also referred to as The Castle on the Hill, historically as The College, and most commonly City, is a public high school in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. The City College curriculum includes the International Baccalaureate Programme and emphasizes study in the classics...

/ Poly
|-
!Year
!City
!Poly
!Notes
|-
|1960
|30
|26
|first win in 11 years
|-
|1961
|30
| 8
|-
|1962
| 6
|14
|-
|1963
| 0
|28
|-
|1964
|14
|6
|-
|1965
|52
| 6
|Schmoke

Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Lidell Schmoke is the Dean of the Howard University School of Law and a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Murray and Irene B. Reid , he attended the public schools of Baltimore...

at quarterback, 22,676 in attendance
|-
|1966
|42
| 6
|Anderson

Curt Anderson

was team captain
|-
|1967
|20
|16
|George Young coaches his last high school game.
|-
|1968
|26
| 6
|-
|1969
|12
| 6
|-
|1970
| 0
| 6
|-
|1971
|14
|22
|-
|1972
| 6
|32
|-
|1973
| 0
|29
|-
|1974
| 0
| 6
|-
|1975
| 6
|20
|-
|1976
| 0
|34
|-
|1977
| 0
| 7
|
|-
|1978
| 6
|30
|only 5,000 in attendance
|-
|1979
| 7
|31
|no City varsity game played by JVs
|-
|1980
| 0
|47
|no City varsity game played by JVs
|-
|1981
| 0
|32
|
|-
|1982
|12
|30
|-
|1983
| 0
|18
|-
|1984
| 0
|48
|-
|1985
| 0
|33
|-
|1986
|21
|41
|-
|1987
| 34
| 22
|Chris Smith throws 100 yd TD pass, first win in last 17 years
|-
|1988
|20
| 7
|-
|1989
| 36
| 6
|100th anniversary of rivalry, Mayor Schmoke

Kurt Schmoke

Kurt Lidell Schmoke is the Dean of the Howard University School of Law and a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Murray and Irene B. Reid , he attended the public schools of Baltimore...

thows out first ball
|-
|1990
| 0
|27
|-
|1991
|14
| 8
|-
|1992
|20
| 0
|last game played on Thanksgiving
|-
|1993
|20
|21
|-
|1994
| 7
| 6
|-
|1995
|14
|31
|-
|1996
|26
|20
|-
|1997
| 7
| 0
|-
|1998
|13
|12
|-
|1999
|20
|38
|-
|2000
|18
| 6
|-
|2001
|2
|0
|Poly was forced to forfeit game (ineligible player)
|-
|2002
| 6
| 7
|-
|2003
|21
|41
|
|-
|2004
| 6
|24
|
|-
|2005
|15
|12
|game played at Ravens Stadium
|-
|2006
|44
| 8
|game played at Ravens Stadium
|-
|2007
|26
|20
|game played at Ravens Stadium
|-
|2008
|13
|16
|City led 13-0 at halftime
|-
|2009
|20
|26
|City dominates statistically, Poly wins in overtime.
|-
|2010
|6
|14
|game was tied 6-6 at halftime
|}
{|style "width = 300px" border = 1 cellpadding = 5 align="left"
|+ City
Baltimore City College
The Baltimore City College , also referred to as The Castle on the Hill, historically as The College, and most commonly City, is a public high school in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. The City College curriculum includes the International Baccalaureate Programme and emphasizes study in the classics...

/ Poly
|-
!Year
!City
!Poly
!
|-
|1901
| 5
| 0
|-
|1902
|no
|game
|-
|1903
|10
| 0
|-
|1904
| 6
| 0
|-
|1905
| 6
| 4
|-
|1906
| 5
| 0
|-
|1907
| 2
| 2
|-
|1908
| 0
|11
|first loss to Poly
|-
|1909
| 0
|11
|-
|1910
| 3
| 0
|-
|1911
| 0
| 6
|-
|1912
|13
| 6
|-
|1913
|10
|20
|
|-
|1914
| 0
| 3
|
|-
|1915
| 0
|13
|
|-
|1916
| 0
|13
|only loss of the season
|-
|1917
| 0
|26
|-
|1918
| 3
|13
|-
|1919
| 7
|19
|-
|1920
| 2
|14
|-
|1921
| 0
|27
|-
|1922
|27
| 0
|-
|1923
|14
| 6
|-
|1924
|13
| 6
|retired Evening Sun City-Poly trophy
|-
|1925
|12
| 0
|-
|1926
| 0
| 3
|future City coach kicks winning field goal for Poly
|-
|1927
|11
|18
|-
|1928
| 6
|33
|-
|1929
| 0
| 7
|first year with numerals on both sides of game jersey(City)
|-
|1930
| 0
|18
|-
|1931
| 7
| 7
|-
|1932
| 0
| 0
|-
|1933
| 6
|12
|-
|1934
|13
| 0
|-
|1935
|26
|0
|-
|1936
|20
| 6
|
|-
|1937
| 6
| 6
|
|-
|1938
|33
| 0
|-
|1939
|12
| 0
|-
|1940
|19
| 0
|
|-
|1941
|18
| 0
|-
|1942
|19
| 7
|
|-
|1943
|12
|19
|
|-
|1944
| 7
| 7
|-
|1945
| 6
| 7
|-
|1946
| 6
| 0
|-
|1947
| 7
| 6
|23,000 in attendance
|-
|1948
| 13
| 12
|-
|1949
|26
| 6
|-
|1950
| 0
|12
|Lumsden was assistant coach
|-
|1951
| 7
|18
|Al Kaline was team captain
|-
|1952
| 0
|21
|-
|1953
| 0
| 6
|20,000 in attendance
|-
|1954
| 0
|19
|
|-
|1955
| 12
| 12
|17,242 in attendance
|-
|1956
| 6
|12
|
|-
|1957
| 0
|30
|-
|1958
| 6
|12
|-
|1959
| 0
|12
|}
|}
The City–Poly football rivalry is the oldest American football rivalry in Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, U.S. and one of the oldest public school rivalries in the U.S.—predated by the rivalry

English/Latin Rivalry

Since 1887, the oldest public school in the United States, the Boston Latin School, has faced off against the oldest public high school in AmericaEnglish High School of Boston, in an annual football rivalry which now takes place on Thanksgiving day at Harvard Stadium...

between the Boston Latin School

Boston Latin School

The Boston Latin School is a public exam school founded on April 23, 1635, in Boston, Massachusetts. It is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States....

and the English High School of Boston

English High School of Boston

The English High School of Boston, Massachusetts is the first public high school in America, founded in 1821. Originally called The English Classical School, it was renamed The English High School upon its first relocation in 1824. The current building is located in Jamaica Plain.-History:Since its...

. The rivalry began in 1889, when a dominant team from Baltimore City College

Baltimore City College

(City) met a team from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

(Poly), and has continued annually. Despite City's initial dominance in the series, Poly leads in overall wins with the record standing at 61–54–6.

Early years

Little is known of the first American football

American football

game between Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

(Poly) and Baltimore City College

Baltimore City College

(City) in 1889, except that a JV team from Poly met City, in Clifton Park and City emerged the victor. City continued to win against Poly through 1901, however in 1902, for the only time in history of the series no game was played; though, in 1931, an extra game was played to compensate. Between 1903 and 1906, City won the series, but the tide turned in 1907, when the first tie in the series occurred. The next year Poly scored its first victory in the rivalry.

1910s and 1920s

Poly dominated the series in the 1910s. The only year of the decade that City won was 1912, and between 1914 and 1917, Poly shut out City. Poly's streak continued through 1921, completing a nine year winning streak, which City broke in 1922 with a 27–0 victory.

In 1926, one of the most famous City-Poly games was played. Prior to the game, the eligibility of City's halfback, Mickey Noonen, was challenged. A committee was formed to investigate Noonen's eligibility, but Noonen's father—frustrated with the investigation—struck one of the members of the committee. The result was that Noonen was not only barred from the team, but also expelled from the Baltimore City school system. In spite of Noonen's removal, the two teams met at the Baltimore Stadium

Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)

Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...

with 20,000 fans in attendance. The game remained scoreless well into the fourth quarter. Finally, Poly's Harry Lawerence—who later became a coach at City—kicked a successful field goal from the 30 yard leading to a 3–0 victory over City.

1930s and 1940s

The 1930s ushered in a period of resurgence for the City team. Poly, which had dominated in the previous two decades, only picked up two wins in the 1930s. In 1934, Harry Lawrence, who had kicked the winning field goal against City in 1926, became the head coach at his former rival. Lawrence led City to a series of victories over Poly through the 1930s and early 1940s. In 1944, the game, which had been played on the Saturday following Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

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, was moved to Thanksgiving Day. The change was the result of a scheduling conflict with the Army–Navy Game. The game remained on Thanksgiving Day for nearly 50 years.

Lumsden and Young: 1950s and 1960s

In the 1950s, Poly under its legendary coach, Bob Lumsden for whom Poly's football stadium is named, won five straight games against City and won 9 out of the 10 games of the decade. Lumsden finished with 11–7 record against City, when he retired as head coach at Poly in 1966. In 1962, Lumsden coached 9-0 Poly to the unofficial National High School Championship Game at the Orange Bowl in Miami against the Miami High Stingarees. Poly lost 14-6. However, Poly's fortunes changed in the 1960s, while City was coached by George Young. Young coached his teams to six wins over Poly and as many state championships. One of Young's most memorable victories occurred on Thanksgiving Day 1965 at Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)

Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road...

, when undefeated City beat undefeated Poly 52–6, which is the largest margin of victory in the series.

1970s–present

Throughout the 1970s and well into the 1980s, Poly controlled the series. City lost a total of 17 consecutive games to Poly, before winning in 1987. Poly's dominance during this period is the longest winning streak in the series. In 1993, the Baltimore City public schools withdrew from the Maryland State Athletic association and joined the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA). This change meant that the football season would end earlier forcing Poly and City to move their game from Thanksgiving Day to the first Saturday in November.

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