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554:Enrollment
395:San Antonio
217:conference
203:Enrollment
161:Division II
58:D. L. Ligon
1028:Categories
1013:2009-09-18
972:References
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133:U.S. state
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363:Public
324:Public
287:Cowboys
273:Abilene
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837:2–0–1
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116:The
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