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672:^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
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1659:. Augustana College. November 11, 2023
707:2023 NCAA Division III football season
1657:"Augie downed by No. 1 North Central"
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1609:. D3Football.com. December 15, 2023.
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728:(55–42) in the quarterfinals, and
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1587:Paul Johnson (October 12, 2021).
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1695:. North Central College
1318:Veterans Memorial Field
1733:"Stagg Bowl Box Score"
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1721:. December 15, 2023.
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1693:"Box Score"
1663:December 1,
1557:. CBS News.
1388:December 15
1367:Waverly, IA
1260:No. 4
1254:November 25
1208:November 18
1166:November 11
1108:Chicago, IL
1029:Decatur, IL
799:September 2
1802:Categories
1504:References
1446:Homecoming
1419:Stagg Bowl
1403:No. 1
1355:No. 1
1340:December 9
1312:No. 1
1300:12:00 p.m.
1297:December 2
1269:No. 1
1257:12:00 p.m.
1222:No. 1
1211:12:00 p.m.
1178:No. 1
1169:12:00 p.m.
1138:No. 1
1127:November 4
1099:No. 1
1095:North Park
1087:October 28
1059:No. 1
1048:October 21
1020:No. 1
1008:October 14
980:No. 1
941:No. 1
901:No. 1
857:No. 1
814:No. 1
791:Attendance
738:Stagg Bowl
458:North Park
56:Conference
45:Stagg Bowl
1451:AFCA Poll
1415:Salem, VA
1391:7:03 p.m.
1343:2:33 p.m.
1130:1:00 p.m.
1090:1:00 p.m.
1051:1:00 p.m.
1011:1:00 p.m.
972:6:00 p.m.
969:October 7
932:1:00 p.m.
892:2:00 p.m.
849:1:00 p.m.
807:Roosevelt
802:1:00 p.m.
1396:Cortland
1348:Wartburg
1215:Belhaven
1016:Millikin
897:Elmhurst
853:Carthage
779:Opponent
766:Schedule
734:Cortland
730:Wartburg
718:Belhaven
622:Millikin
540:Elmhurst
499:Carthage
180:Overall
49:Cortland
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66:Record
1433:3,381
1430:37–38
1381:3,525
1378:34–27
1333:2,422
1330:55–42
1290:1,169
1287:71–28
1247:1,338
1201:2,286
1198:61–17
1159:2,800
1156:83–26
1080:2,700
1001:4,000
998:69–24
962:5,102
959:54–35
922:2,400
882:1,100
839:1,132
1788:2022
1766:2023
1741:2023
1701:2023
1665:2023
1394:vs.
1244:65–0
1117:56–0
1077:49–3
1038:75–3
919:59–6
879:70–0
836:41–7
785:Site
782:Rank
776:Time
773:Date
749:2022
747:and
745:2019
685:The
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172:Conf
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