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As a senior in 1900, Edson helped lead Iowa to a Big Ten championship in its first year in the conference. He scored one touchdown in Iowa's first ever Big Ten game, a 17-0 victory over
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584:Billy Edson
578:(1898–1901)
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302:Buena Vista
148:Buena Vista
139:(assistant)
114:Position(s)
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22:Billy Edson
1356:Categories
1297:Van Maanen
1172:F. Johnson
1132:Cunningham
752:Jake LaFoy
400:References
289:Conference
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1147:McFarlane
997:McFarland
800:Dean Laun
712:Jim Kelly
292:Standing
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1152:Anderson
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1077:Hamilton
1002:Shelledy
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778:# (1947)
664:No coach
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286:Overall
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118:Halfback
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1322:Paulsen
1302:Corbett
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1287:Avenson
1282:Stromer
1267:Cochran
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576:Unknown
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191:on the
163:Overall
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1277:Harbor
1272:Millen
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1207:Felton
1187:Foster
1177:Miller
1162:Carter
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1072:Redman
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1037:Wilson
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1022:Wright
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1012:Clarke
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387:Total:
377:10–7–1
255:Honors
166:10–7–1
75:(1896)
64:, U.S.
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1232:Lisle
1227:Mooty
1217:Lynes
1202:Burma
1192:Irwin
1157:Edson
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1102:Bowen
1092:Byers
992:Noble
987:Grant
361:5–2–1
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1097:Funk
1067:Head
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