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The Niagara Purple Eagles football program were the intercollegiate American football team for Niagara University located in Lewiston, New York. The school's first football team was fielded in 1895. Niagara participated in football from 1895 to 1950, compiling an all-time record of 181–205–31. The football program was discontinued at the conclusion of the 1950 season.
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
Dan DeSantis: Halfback, Philadelphia Eagles 1941
Al Gutknecht: Guard, Brooklyn Dodgers 1943, Cleveland Rams 1944
John Tosi: Offensive lineman, Pittsburgh Pirates 1939, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939, Philadelphia Eagles 1944
Year-by-year results
Championships
= Conference championships
=Conference affiliations:
1895–1925, Independent
1926–49, Western New York Little Three Conference
1950, Independent
References
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- Daftar julukan kota di Amerika Serikat
- Niagara Purple Eagles
- Niagara Purple Eagles football
- 1940 Niagara Purple Eagles football team
- Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer
- 1923 Niagara vs. Colgate football game
- Micah Paulino
- Dan DeSantis
- 1946 Western New York Little Three Conference football season
- Pete Dwyer
- James Moran Sr.
