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1300:(1963–1988)
1294:(1925–1963)
1288:(1898–1925)
391:The Vidette
364:CEFCU Arena
23:located in
2035:Categories
332:Facilities
313:Fight song
200:2023-01-31
176:2023-01-31
152:2023-01-31
128:2023-01-31
103:2023-01-31
80:References
63:Fred Young
1895:1999–2000
1395:1899–1900
1314:Rivalries
663:1910–1911
608:1898–1899
563:1888–1889
294:Athletics
283:Fine Arts
278:Education
318:Football
273:Business
49:Redbirds
2020:2024–25
2015:2023–24
2010:2022–23
2005:2021–22
2000:2020–21
1995:2019–20
1990:2018–19
1985:2017–18
1980:2016–17
1975:2015–16
1970:2014–15
1965:2013–14
1960:2012–13
1955:2011–12
1950:2010–11
1945:2009–10
1940:2008–09
1935:2007–08
1930:2006–07
1925:2005–06
1920:2004–05
1915:2003–04
1910:2002–03
1905:2001–02
1900:2000–01
1890:1998–99
1885:1997–98
1880:1996–97
1875:1995–96
1870:1994–95
1865:1993–94
1860:1992–93
1855:1991–92
1850:1990–91
1845:1989–90
1840:1988–89
1835:1987–88
1830:1986–87
1825:1985–86
1820:1984–85
1815:1983–84
1810:1982–83
1805:1981–82
1800:1980–81
1795:1979–80
1790:1978–79
1785:1977–78
1780:1976–77
1775:1975–76
1770:1974–75
1765:1973–74
1760:1972–73
1755:1971–72
1750:1970–71
1745:1969–70
1740:1968–69
1735:1967–68
1730:1966–67
1725:1965–66
1720:1964–65
1715:1963–64
1710:1962–63
1705:1961–62
1700:1960–61
1695:1959–60
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1625:1945–46
1620:1944–45
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1610:1942–43
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1585:1937–38
1580:1936–37
1575:1935–36
1570:1934–35
1565:1933–34
1560:1932–33
1555:1931–32
1550:1930–31
1545:1929–30
1540:1928–29
1535:1927–28
1530:1926–27
1525:1925–26
1520:1924–25
1515:1923–24
1510:1922–23
1505:1921–22
1500:1920–21
1495:1919–20
1490:1918–19
1485:1917–18
1480:1916–17
1475:1915–16
1470:1914–15
1465:1913–14
1460:1912–13
1455:1911–12
1450:1910–11
1445:1909–10
1440:1908–09
1435:1907–08
1430:1906–07
1425:1905–06
1420:1904–05
1415:1903–04
1410:1902–03
1405:1901–02
1400:1900–01
1390:1898–99
1376:Seasons
1321:Bradley
549:Seasons
411:Related
402:WZND-LP
43:History
1353:People
1279:Venues
526:People
469:Venues
1228:2024
1223:2023
1218:2022
1213:2021
1208:2020
1203:2019
1198:2018
1193:2017
1188:2016
1183:2015
1178:2014
1173:2013
1168:2012
1163:2011
1158:2010
1153:2009
1148:2008
1143:2007
1138:2006
1133:2005
1128:2004
1123:2003
1118:2002
1113:2001
1108:2000
1103:1999
1098:1998
1093:1997
1088:1996
1083:1995
1078:1994
1073:1993
1068:1992
1063:1991
1058:1990
1053:1989
1048:1988
1043:1987
1038:1986
1033:1985
1028:1984
1023:1983
1018:1982
1013:1981
1008:1980
1003:1979
998:1978
993:1977
988:1976
983:1975
978:1974
973:1973
968:1972
963:1971
958:1970
953:1969
948:1968
943:1967
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933:1965
928:1964
923:1963
918:1962
913:1961
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883:1955
878:1954
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858:1950
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733:1925
728:1924
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658:1909
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