 The Baltimore City College football program began in the mid @-@ 1870s , and has won more than 20 Maryland Scholastic Association ( MSA ) A @-@ Conference and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association ( MPSSAA ) championships in its history . The Knights primarily competed against are colleges and universities throughout the 1880s and 1890s because few secondary schools existed at the time . The program began competing against other high schools at the beginning of the 20th century , and has held since 1941 the record for the longest streak of games played without a loss in MSA and MPSSAA history . The Knights played 54 consecutive games without a loss between 1934 – 1941 . Harry Lawrence , who guided the Knights to a 38 @-@ game undefeated streak between 1936 and 1940 ( including 35 wins , three ties , and four MSA championships ) , remains City College 's most successful head football coach . 
