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688:
662:
636:
610:
584:
558:
532:
506:
480:
349:
252:
243:
228:
204:
187:men's soccer
178:
177:
1854:1953 births
1671:Colavecchia
1476:Mark Berson
294:The Citadel
195:The Citadel
179:Mark Berson
160:Independent
20:Mark Berson
1843:Categories
1751:McClements
1735:McClements
1348:References
112:522-266-76
36:1953-03-16
1803:Cedergren
1779:Cedergren
1775:Calabrese
1767:Cedergren
1639:Hackworth
1443:Rivalries
197:in 1976.
90:1978–2020
57:1971–1974
1759:Fishbein
1719:McIntosh
1711:McIntosh
1455:Kentucky
273:College
1827:Russell
1819:Grassie
1811:Grassie
1703:Hyndman
1663:Donigan
1560:italics
1520:Seasons
1450:Clemson
1328:Overall
270:Season
109:Overall
1825:2021:
1817:2020:
1809:2019:
1801:2018:
1793:2017:
1787:Langan
1785:2016:
1773:2015:
1765:2014:
1757:2013:
1749:2012:
1743:Berson
1741:2011:
1733:2010:
1725:2009:
1717:2008:
1709:2007:
1701:2006:
1693:2005:
1685:2004:
1677:2003:
1669:2002:
1661:2001:
1653:2000:
1647:Getman
1645:1999:
1637:1998:
1629:1997:
1621:1996:
1615:Getman
1613:1995:
1502:People
1427:Venues
285:Notes
183:soccer
150:Awards
1795:Nylen
1687:Grant
1679:Dayes
1655:Grant
1481:Cocky
1303:2020
1282:2019
1261:2018
1240:2017
1218:2016
1196:2015
1175:2014
1154:2013
1133:2012
1104:2011
1075:2010
1054:2009
1033:2008
1012:2007
991:2006
964:2005
938:2004
917:2003
891:2002
865:2001
839:2000
818:1999
792:1998
766:1997
745:1996
724:1995
698:1994
671:1993
645:1992
619:1991
593:1990
567:1989
541:1988
515:1987
489:1986
463:1985
442:1984
421:1983
400:1982
379:1981
358:1980
332:1979
311:1978
290:1977
282:Tied
279:Lost
143:Metro
1727:Gray
1695:Gray
1631:Cook
1623:Tart
1556:bold
1544:2005
1539:2004
1534:2001
1529:1979
1365:CSTV
1335:266
1332:522
276:Won
80:1977
30:Born
1338:76
1270:10
1224:11
1202:11
1184:10
1181:10
1142:11
1083:13
1041:10
1020:11
999:11
972:12
946:12
899:11
873:12
847:12
826:10
800:16
774:16
732:16
706:16
679:16
653:13
627:14
601:14
575:17
549:14
523:16
497:17
471:20
450:14
432:11
408:12
387:16
366:12
340:14
319:13
298:11
209:in
1845::
1777:/
1363:,
1315:1
1312:7
1309:8
1294:2
1291:9
1288:7
1273:0
1267:7
1252:2
1249:9
1246:6
1230:1
1227:8
1208:2
1205:8
1187:0
1166:5
1163:7
1160:7
1145:2
1139:5
1118:2
1115:7
1112:9
1089:2
1086:8
1068:5
1065:8
1062:7
1047:5
1044:6
1026:2
1023:6
1005:1
1002:5
978:2
975:7
952:1
949:7
931:2
928:7
925:9
905:1
902:8
879:2
876:5
853:3
850:4
832:2
829:7
806:0
803:5
780:1
777:3
759:2
756:9
753:8
738:0
735:4
712:0
709:4
685:4
682:4
659:3
656:5
633:0
630:5
607:2
604:5
581:2
578:3
555:4
552:4
529:3
526:2
503:0
500:5
477:1
474:3
456:2
453:4
435:2
429:8
414:2
411:5
393:1
390:4
372:2
369:5
346:0
343:5
325:1
322:3
304:0
301:5
257:.
221:.
73:HC
38:)
1592:e
1585:t
1578:v
1494:"
1490:"
1410:e
1403:t
1396:v
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