Queens Silver Knights football

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Queens Silver Knights
First season1972
Last season1974
Location Flushing, Queens, New York City
All-time record3150 (.167)

The Queens Silver Knights team was a college football representing Queens College, City University of New York, from 1972 to 1974.

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History

The team gained approval in 1970 to begin play, but could not because of lack of funding. A team was approved for 1971, but no games were played. The team was disbanded in 1974 because of "mismanagement" by the head coach, Tony Cruz. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Queens College (N.Y.) All-Time Football Records". Luckyshow.org. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. "Queens Silver Knights". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2016.