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1746:(1923–1924)
1738:(1921–1922)
1722:(1918–1919)
1698:(1906–1915)
1690:(1903–1904)
1682:(1901–1902)
1650:(1892–1897)
1584:(2016–2021)
1576:(2011–2015)
1568:(1996–2010)
1560:(1982–1995)
1552:(1977–1981)
1544:(1966–1976)
1536:(1964–1965)
1528:(1962–1963)
1520:(1956–1961)
1518:Don Shroyer
1512:(1953–1955)
1504:(1951–1952)
1496:(1948–1950)
1488:(1946–1947)
1480:(1943–1945)
1464:(1940–1941)
1456:(1937–1939)
1448:(1924–1936)
1432:(1919–1922)
1416:(1915–1917)
1400:(1909–1913)
1376:(1904–1906)
722:(1998–2010)
654:(1996–1997)
292:(1982–1995)
160:(1989–1990)
132:Tournaments
56:Position(s)
41: 1967
1878:Categories
1858:# (2024– )
1582:Dan Gritti
1534:Mel Bishop
1510:Jack Allen
1406:Neal Price
1264:References
1206:McKendree:
1187:McKendree
1147:McKendree
1095:McKendree
1062:McKendree
1036:McKendree
1010:McKendree
984:McKendree
951:McKendree
918:McKendree
885:McKendree
852:McKendree
819:McKendree
792:McKendree
759:McKendree
733:McKendree
686:McKendree
665:McKendree
265:Conference
232:basketball
1526:Fred Will
1225:205–100–1
627:Millikin:
608:Millikin
585:Millikin
562:Millikin
539:Millikin
516:Millikin
493:Millikin
464:Millikin
441:Millikin
418:Millikin
395:Millikin
372:Millikin
349:Millikin
326:Millikin
303:Millikin
268:Standing
208:wrestling
109:McKendree
105:1996–2012
95:1982–1995
80:1973–1981
1664:No coach
1648:No coach
1592:(2022– )
1252:See also
262:Overall
247:Football
154:Football
135:Football
99:Millikin
84:Millikin
75:Football
46:Millikin
32:Football
1832:No team
1800:No team
1696:No team
1680:Unknown
1478:No team
634:77–30–1
631:88–39–1
124:Overall
1826:(1950)
1794:(1941)
1730:(1920)
1714:(1917)
1706:(1916)
1674:(1900)
1666:(1899)
1658:(1898)
1472:(1942)
1440:(1923)
1424:(1918)
1408:(1914)
1392:(1908)
1384:(1907)
1368:(1903)
1364:&
1221:Total:
1210:117–61
1176:(2012)
1136:(2011)
1104:T–1st
1045:T–2nd
1019:T–2nd
993:T–3rd
960:T–1st
894:T–1st
861:T–1st
768:T–1st
210:, and
179:(2002)
171:Awards
1213:74–24
1106:(MWL)
1073:(MWL)
1047:(MWL)
1021:(MWL)
995:(MWL)
962:(MWL)
929:(MWL)
896:(MWL)
863:(MWL)
830:(MWL)
803:(MWL)
770:(MWL)
744:(MWL)
594:T–3rd
502:T–1st
450:T–3rd
381:T–2nd
309:5–2–1
306:5–3–1
274:NAIA
259:Team
256:Year
1296:2017
1183:2012
1143:2011
1091:2010
1071:1st
1058:2009
1032:2008
1006:2007
980:2006
947:2005
927:1st
914:2004
881:2003
855:11–2
848:2002
828:2nd
815:2001
801:3rd
788:2000
755:1999
742:3rd
729:1998
682:1997
661:1996
604:1995
581:1994
558:1993
535:1992
512:1991
489:1990
467:10–1
460:1989
437:1988
414:1987
391:1986
368:1985
345:1984
322:1983
299:1982
183:CCIW
158:CCIW
1196:6th
1193:3–5
1190:3–7
1150:2–8
1118:23
1101:6–1
1098:9–3
1068:7–0
1065:9–2
1042:5–2
1039:6–4
1016:5–2
1013:6–4
990:5–3
987:5–4
974:10
957:6–1
954:8–3
941:12
924:7–0
921:9–2
908:15
891:5–2
888:8–3
858:6–1
842:15
825:6–1
822:8–3
809:19
798:5–2
795:7–3
765:5–1
762:9–2
739:3–3
736:6–4
704:14
689:8–2
668:3–5
617:4th
614:3–4
611:5–4
591:5–2
588:6–3
571:3rd
568:5–2
565:6–3
548:4th
545:4–3
542:4–5
525:5th
522:5–3
519:6–3
499:7–1
496:7–2
473:1st
470:8–0
447:6–2
444:7–2
427:2nd
424:6–2
421:6–3
404:2nd
401:6–2
398:7–2
378:6–2
375:7–2
358:2nd
355:7–1
352:8–1
335:4th
332:4–4
329:4–5
312:3rd
181:2×
1880::
1286:.
1280:.
1085:9
875:4
782:6
206:,
162:7
156:2
88:DC
68:HC
38:c.
1626:e
1619:t
1612:v
1340:e
1333:t
1326:v
1309:.
1173:)
1169:(
1133:)
1129:(
1111:L
1078:L
967:L
934:L
901:L
868:L
835:L
775:L
719:)
715:(
697:L
651:)
647:(
477:L
289:)
285:(
90:)
86:(
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