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39:Independent
2062:Categories
1315:Bowl games
962:References
911:November 6
883:Miami (OH)
879:October 16
729:Attendance
351:Miami (OH)
312:Notre Dame
80:Bob Mellen
36:Conference
1132:April 16,
847:October 9
815:October 2
689:John Gill
468:Marquette
59:John Gill
782:Michigan
720:Opponent
710:Schedule
159:Overall
1384:Seasons
1169:May 14,
1096:July 5,
1074:July 5,
1052:July 5,
1030:July 5,
1004:July 5,
982:July 5,
950:AP Poll
757:rivalry
668:AP Poll
654:–
648:–
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239:–
96:Seasons
77:Captain
2015:season
2013:1940s
1356:People
1291:Venues
851:Xavier
808:14,008
732:Source
726:Result
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2009:This
938:9,500
624:Wayne
2019:stub
1983:2024
1978:2023
1973:2022
1968:2021
1963:2020
1958:2019
1953:2018
1948:2017
1943:2016
1938:2015
1933:2014
1928:2013
1923:2012
1918:2011
1913:2010
1908:2009
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1898:2007
1893:2006
1888:2005
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1423:1912
1418:1911
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1398:1907
1393:1906
1171:2023
1134:2023
1098:2016
1076:2016
1054:2016
1032:2016
1006:2016
984:2016
935:6–32
870:60–0
838:54–0
819:Alma
805:6–57
768:19–0
723:Site
717:Date
675:The
165:Team
151:Conf
107:1944
102:1942
25:1943
902:6–0
780:at
740:at
695:in
308:No.
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378:2
372:7
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