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1054:(2019–2022)
1048:(2014–2016)
1042:(2011–2013)
1014:(1971–1974)
1008:(1966–1971)
1002:(1965–1967)
925:(1926–1927)
900:Ohio League
890:(1886–1895)
837:(1983–1985)
831:(1974–1975)
825:(1965–1969)
513:1964 season
460:1963 season
378:1962 season
308:1961 season
210:Most titles
202:champion(s)
1569:Categories
849:XFL (2001)
606:References
344:Akron Pros
286:Akron Pros
261:(NFL) and
80:newspapers
1425:On hiatus
278:Cleveland
1545:X League
919:² (1924)
589:See also
1466:Outdoor
1273:Defunct
1232:Current
303:History
267:Big Ten
218:Related
190:Country
148:Founded
94:scholar
1181:Junior
1143:Direct
1031:(2000)
1025:(1999)
958:(1938)
861:(2019)
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545:6–8–0
533:10–4–0
527:11–3–0
521:12–2–0
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428:1–11–0
346:0–10–0
195:Canada
156:Ceased
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1160:Other
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751:Other
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575:Teams
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492:4–9–0
486:5–8–0
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416:4–7–1
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392:9–3–0
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328:6–3–1
322:6–3–1
316:6–2–2
138:Sport
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87:books
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439:24,
370:20,
284:and
239:The
200:Last
159:1964
151:1961
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