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501:February 8,
461:January 26,
36:Bowl season
1968:Categories
558:January 4,
431:References
670:1909–1923
303:Wisconsin
290:Lafayette
225:Minnesota
212:Dartmouth
186:Princeton
407:Illinois
368:Columbia
342:Nebraska
316:Carlisle
238:Michigan
77:rankings
1948:AP poll
530:June 1,
487:(ed.).
420:Cornell
329:Haskell
268:10–1–1
264:Chicago
251:Amherst
199:Harvard
138:Record
454:Outing
411:9–2–1
281:7–2–1
216:7–0–1
203:7–2–1
124:Outing
100:Outing
86:Outing
26:Season
1941:Polls
552:(PDF)
394:Brown
381:Maine
320:10–2
242:10–0
229:13–0
164:12–0
151:10–1
135:Team
132:Rank
1932:2024
1927:2023
1922:2022
1917:2021
1912:2020
1907:2019
1902:2018
1897:2017
1892:2016
1887:2015
1882:2014
1877:2013
1872:2012
1867:2011
1862:2010
1857:2009
1852:2008
1847:2007
1842:2006
1837:2005
1832:2004
1827:2003
1811:2024
1806:2023
1801:2022
1796:2021
1791:2020
1786:2019
1781:2018
1776:2017
1771:2016
1766:2015
1761:2014
1756:2013
1751:2012
1746:2011
1741:2010
1736:2009
1731:2008
1726:2007
1721:2006
1716:2005
1711:2004
1706:2003
1701:2002
1696:2001
1691:2000
1686:1999
1681:1998
1676:1997
1671:1996
1666:1995
1661:1994
1656:1993
1651:1992
1646:1991
1641:1990
1636:1989
1631:1988
1626:1987
1621:1986
1616:1985
1611:1984
1606:1983
1601:1982
1596:1981
1591:1980
1586:1979
1581:1978
1576:1977
1571:1976
1566:1975
1550:1974
1545:1973
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1525:1969
1520:1968
1515:1967
1510:1966
1505:1965
1500:1964
1495:1963
1490:1962
1485:1961
1480:1960
1475:1959
1470:1958
1454:2024
1449:2023
1444:2022
1439:2021
1434:2020
1429:2019
1424:2018
1419:2017
1414:2016
1409:2015
1404:2014
1399:2013
1394:2012
1389:2011
1384:2010
1379:2009
1374:2008
1369:2007
1364:2006
1359:2005
1354:2004
1349:2003
1344:2002
1339:2001
1334:2000
1329:1999
1324:1998
1319:1997
1314:1996
1309:1995
1304:1994
1299:1993
1294:1992
1289:1991
1284:1990
1279:1989
1274:1988
1269:1987
1264:1986
1259:1985
1254:1984
1249:1983
1244:1982
1239:1981
1234:1980
1229:1979
1224:1978
1208:2024
1203:2023
1198:2022
1193:2021
1188:2020
1183:2019
1178:2018
1173:2017
1168:2016
1163:2015
1158:2014
1153:2013
1148:2012
1143:2011
1138:2010
1133:2009
1128:2008
1123:2007
1118:2006
1113:2005
1108:2004
1103:2003
1098:2002
1093:2001
1088:2000
1083:1999
1078:1998
1073:1997
1068:1996
1063:1995
1058:1994
1053:1993
1048:1992
1043:1991
1038:1990
1033:1989
1028:1988
1023:1987
1018:1986
1013:1985
1008:1984
1003:1983
998:1982
993:1981
988:1980
983:1979
978:1978
962:1977
957:1976
952:1975
947:1974
942:1973
926:1972
921:1971
916:1970
911:1969
906:1968
901:1967
896:1966
891:1965
886:1964
881:1963
876:1962
860:1961
855:1960
850:1959
845:1958
840:1957
835:1956
830:1955
825:1954
820:1953
815:1952
810:1951
805:1950
800:1949
795:1948
790:1947
785:1946
780:1945
775:1944
770:1943
765:1942
760:1941
755:1940
750:1939
745:1938
740:1937
735:1936
730:1935
725:1934
720:1933
715:1932
710:1931
705:1930
700:1929
695:1928
690:1927
685:1926
680:1925
675:1924
665:1908
660:1907
655:1906
650:1905
645:1904
640:1903
635:1902
630:1901
625:1900
620:1899
560:2023
532:2022
503:2016
463:2024
424:7–3
398:6–5
385:3–4
372:7–3
359:8–2
346:7–3
333:8–1
307:5–3
294:8–2
277:Navy
255:9–1
190:8–2
177:7–2
173:Army
160:Penn
147:Yale
83:for
72:The
62:1905
52:Yale
30:1904
416:22
403:21
390:20
377:19
364:18
351:17
338:16
325:15
312:14
299:13
286:12
273:11
260:10
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234:8
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182:4
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156:2
143:1
107:,
89:.
596:e
589:t
582:v
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