Champions 1971-1975: Redskins Action Sports
However, the team that took the uniform of the Texas Longhorns (U.S. champions in 1969) soon competed for supremacy. The orange tribe faced at the end of 1971 at the Monterrey Sheep led by Gustavo Zavaleta at the stadium of the Sports City.
As Redskins had made based on many ex-players of the Cheyennes, IPN, disgruntled by the lack of discipline that prevails in the box late Zacatenco 60's.
The Redskins (Action Sports) debut in the National Collegiate League in 1971 defeating the lambs 49-21 ITESM, who later became perhaps his most significant rival, demonstrated for the first time they were a contender.
A week after the champions would visit Condors of the UNAM who a year earlier had swept all opposition to win the title unbeaten.
The Redskins gave a fierce battle, falling 10-9 to finish against the mighty black and gold team.
From there the new Tribe garnered victories, some very significant 34-0 as they applied to the Owls of the IPN, then the best team in your institution and the first champion of the LNC two years before and 42-14 against the strong UANL Tigres, a favorite for title, competed in a particular season, in which the two best teams in the regular season would dispute the championship game.
Rodero's Tribe attended the final in their first year of membership compared to the ITESM Sheep, which this year had in its ranks players like Ronnie Washington Texans scholarship and James McFarland, who throughout the season had been a real headache for opposing defenses.
Miguel german fans of that team became the loudest cheerleaders Monterrey side in '71 championship match that of the Sultana llevarton the North by 35-20, thus producing the first national championship for
Tec Borregos
The following year, the boys of Coach Rodero Garduño is reached the audacity to deal with newcomers to the famous University of Notre Dame in the Estadio Azteca. Desedida product of that confrontation, those charged with a beating Lindavista more than 80 points.
In 1972, the Redskins opened with a defeat, 34-27 against the Aguilas Blancas IPN, but a week after the champions defeated by 16-14 Sheep, to again return to a path of victories opened their way to the playoffs, that in that year were played in a tournament round- robin with the 4 top teams without proper semifinals and final. In that tournament
Redskins playoff tied at 14 with the Condors won 43-7 at Chapingo and fell again against Tech by 42-15, so that the title was the second consecutive year in the booming northern institution . The Tribe took the runner-up again.
In 1973, champion and runner opened the season playing against each other. The Sheep won 26-10 in a game fought more than the score indicates, which made the fans guessing about another final between the teams. But this year were the Eagles that marked the passage. And the White Eagles beat Redskins in the semifinal, changing the story of the season
Many followers of the orange because the party thought he could win his computer connected to a field goal by Jose lavish leg Luis Martinez Macias. The story was not so volatile and Thomas moved by grief for hegemony crowned first time.
Approaching the summit made the Redskins' locker room singing at CU the song "Impossible Dream." But the young team of "Gallo" Rodero persisted, drew on elements of many talents from their middle, like that of 1972 which proclaimed champion to defeat 10-14 to Chemistry of the UNAM in the final clash.
At this point the Redskins began a withdrawal that would extend to the following season, 1974, in which the Tribe was not disputing Rodero. It was for them a year of transition, while the title was shared by teams of Monterrey, UANL and ITESM in a year without playoffs.
In 1976 it had reached parity LNC was evident from the earliest days. 
