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948:Anthony Chez
931:
859:
835:
778:Find a Grave
752:
746:
735:
726:
715:
706:
697:
688:
678:
669:
657:
645:
627:
610:
595:
585:
549:
535:
483:
478:
464:
414:
409:
375:
368:
348:
339:Alma College
336:
322:(51–0), and
309:
300:
284:
273:
251:
236:
219:Alma College
202:
198:
197:
62:(1948-12-18)
18:
1622:1948 deaths
1617:1869 births
1584:Bennie Owen
1568:Ebin Wilson
1513:Dan McGugin
1483:Herb Graver
1426:Jason Couch
1420:(2012–2017)
1412:(1991–2011)
1404:(1971–1990)
1402:Phil Brooks
1396:(1965–1970)
1394:Denny Stolz
1388:(1963–1964)
1380:(1956–1962)
1372:(1949–1955)
1370:Lloyd Eaton
1364:(1946–1948)
1356:(1944–1945)
1348:(1936–1943)
1340:(1921–1935)
1308:(1916–1917)
1300:(1912–1915)
1292:(1910–1911)
1284:(1908–1909)
1276:(1906–1907)
1268:(1904–1905)
1266:Ebin Wilson
1110:(2016–2019)
1102:(2008–2015)
1094:(2001–2007)
1086:(1983–2000)
1078:(1978–1982)
1070:(1974–1977)
1062:(1971–1973)
1060:Dick Bowman
1054:(1967–1970)
1046:(1961–1966)
1038:(1951–1960)
1030:(1946–1950)
1022:(1919–1945)
1014:(1917–1918)
1006:(1915–1916)
1004:Paul Sheeks
998:(1913–1914)
990:(1909–1912)
980:Ralph Jones
974:(1904–1907)
972:Frank Cayou
966:(1902–1903)
964:Ebin Wilson
942:(1898–1899)
774:Ebin Wilson
491:(1904–1905)
418:(1902–1903)
266:right guard
203:Eben Wilson
103:Position(s)
47:August 1869
22:Ebin Wilson
1611:Categories
1563:Hugh White
1558:Boss Weeks
1503:Paul Jones
1362:Steve Sebo
563:References
398:Conference
332:Notre Dame
1588:Trainer:
1543:Neil Snow
1386:Bill Carr
1378:Art Smith
1124:Don Morel
1108:Don Morel
1052:Max Urick
664:, p. 299.
401:Standing
359:The Thumb
136:1904–1905
126:1902–1903
89:1899–1901
1428:(2018– )
1410:Jim Cole
1126:(2021– )
683:1374689.
635:Archived
395:Overall
328:Franklin
318:(46–0),
176:National
93:Michigan
50:Michigan
1314:No team
1116:No team
932:No team
860:No team
836:No team
554:21–13–2
465:Wabash:
429:Wabash
320:Hanover
314:(5–0),
312:Indiana
268:on the
158:21–13–2
155:Overall
1332:(1920)
1324:(1919)
1316:(1918)
1260:(1903)
1252:(1902)
1244:(1901)
1236:(1900)
1228:(1899)
1220:(1898)
1216:&
1208:(1897)
1200:(1896)
1192:(1895)
1184:(1894)
1118:(2020)
982:(1908)
958:(1901)
950:(1900)
934:(1897)
926:(1896)
918:(1895)
910:(1894)
902:(1893)
894:(1892)
886:(1891)
878:(1890)
870:(1889)
862:(1888)
854:(1887)
846:(1886)
838:(1885)
830:(1884)
550:Total:
469:11–7–2
449:Wabash
411:Wabash
324:DePauw
316:Butler
262:center
130:Wabash
107:Center
69:, U.S.
52:, U.S.
619:(PDF)
536:Alma:
521:Alma
502:Alma
432:2–4–2
392:Team
389:Year
111:guard
540:10–6
517:1905
498:1904
444:1903
425:1902
245:–at
217:and
180:1901
140:Alma
79:1898
57:Died
44:Born
776:at
524:6–3
505:4–3
453:9–3
357:in
293:in
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714:.
571:^
221:.
119:HC
109:,
1462:e
1455:t
1448:v
1160:e
1153:t
1146:v
806:e
799:t
792:v
488:)
484:(
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178:(
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