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1148:(1958)
1132:(1953)
367:Total:
102:(1959)
371:5–9–2
357:5–9–2
341:2–5–1
320:3–4–1
276:Team
273:Year
83:5–9–2
577:2022
534:2022
435:2022
334:1960
313:1959
178:—in
100:SCAC
626:",
485:",
326:1st
323:3–1
167:in
159:in
1285::
604:.
567:.
561:.
524:.
518:.
494:^
474:^
454:^
425:.
419:.
406:^
171:.
98:1
53:AD
29:HC
1108:e
1101:t
1094:v
966:e
959:t
952:v
935:"
622:"
612:.
590:.
547:.
481:"
448:.
303:)
299:(
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