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The Lawndale Lions uniforms are the school colors of yellow and blue, but interestingly they are devoid of anything identifying attributes such as player numbers and names.
Mack is the ''single'' member who isn't on academic probation, and seems frustrated with his team-mates at times.
The Lions seem to have a merchandise line of [[Evan Landon|baby versions of their shirts]] ("[[Gifted]]").
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* [[Kevin Thompson]] - quarterback
* [[Mack Mackenzie]] - captain of the team (specifically stated as such in both books and in "[[Fizz Ed]]"); his position is given as
* [[Jamie White]] - position unknown
* [[Joey]] - position unknown
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[[Charles Ruttheimer III|Upchuck]] is not a football player, but he is the game commentator/announcer during home games.
==Website==
Mack ran the LL website, a sub-page of Lawndale High's own site (one of the MTV tie-in sites). Mack, feeling bitter at the time, wrote:
"Sports are a great way to build character. You learn how to take orders from an ignorant, often abusive authority figure, abandon any semblance of thinking for yourself, and sublimate your own values and ethics in order to bring some kind of cheap glory to a community of frustrated, embittered fatcats too old and well fed to go out on the field themselves.
We've been studying the [[Vietnam War]] in history class, and the parallels between serving in that conflict and playing high school football are really quite fascinating -- the difference, of course, being that the grunts of Nam were shunned when they came home, whereas we'll get college scholarships, unlimited credit at all the stores on campus and our pick of female students to mistreat. And not one of these mindless cretins to the left and right of me on the line of scrimmage will ever give a second thought to whether they deserve any of it.
So come on out for team sports! It's better than going to war! I really need some time off."
==Episodes==
The football team, or references to football or players, are found in the episodes "[[The Misery Chick]]"; "[[Daria Dance Party]]"; "[[A Tree Grows in Lawndale]]"; "[[The F Word]]"; "[[Daria!]]"; "[[Fire!]]"; and "[[Fizz Ed]]".
==Rival teams==
An MTV tie-in website - transcribed [http://dariablog2.blogspot.com/2009/08/mack-was-running-back-and-more-late.html at the Fandom Blog] mentioned the other high school football teams in Lawndale's county:
* [[Oakwood High School|Oakwood]] Taproots
* Briarwood Beefalo
* Eagleton Elephant Seals
* Lawrenceville Locusts
* Oakpine Native Americans
* Mo Udall High Marmosets
* Lakeland Bichon Frises
We also see in "[[I Loathe a Parade]]" that they've played against a team with a penguin mascot/name.
==Football season?==
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