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587:Won Round 1 (
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560:
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541:
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534:Atlantic City
532:Won Round 1 (
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324:Home arena(s)
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229:Championships
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207:Tommy Johnson
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1683:Tulsa Talons
1543:Laredo Lobos
1527:
1219:Tulsa Talons
1169:
993:. Retrieved
988:
978:
967:. Retrieved
963:the original
956:
946:
880:Dusty Bonner
828:Hall of Fame
722:3rd AC South
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550:
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234:
212:Team history
183:Cheerleaders
145:
113:
103:(2005–2007)
99:
85:(2003–2004)
46:
42:
38:
913:Craig Yeast
895:Derek Homer
665:Sioux Falls
659:Bloomington
629:Sioux Falls
625:United Bowl
595:Sioux Falls
557:Sioux Falls
553:Indoor Bowl
546:Ohio Valley
510:Ohio Valley
376:United Bowl
368:Indoor Bowl
334:(2003–2009)
157:Team colors
43:Folded 2009
1734:Categories
1538:Laredo Law
1428:Boise Burn
1266:Boise Burn
1195:Conference
1089:Conference
969:2007-10-16
835:Jerry Rice
764:First game
759:Highlights
653:River City
619:Rock River
589:Evansville
360:Rupp Arena
332:Rupp Arena
204:Head coach
51:Rupp Arena
1299:Expansion
696:Green Bay
584:1st South
191:Personnel
1193:National
1087:American
648:3rd East
614:1st East
196:Owner(s)
995:July 5,
915:– WR/DB
848:2003 –
811:of the
735:82–49)
698:65–37)
667:62–59)
631:72–64)
597:62–58)
512:51–42)
390:History
186:Fillies
903:-OL/DL
773:41–50.
740:Totals
729:66–63)
661:67–49)
655:48–33)
621:47–34)
591:55–50)
559:59–38)
548:35–34)
542:70–63)
536:54–25)
478:Finish
460:Season
175:Mascot
169:
166:
163:
47:Played
938:Notes
838:Bowl.
826:tied
623:Lost
540:Houma
403:Spike
178:Spike
1306:2010
997:2016
921:– QB
710:2009
679:2008
636:2007
627:II (
602:2006
572:2005
555:IV (
551:Won
517:2004
493:2003
342:The
316:2009
312:2008
308:2007
304:2006
300:2005
296:2004
292:2003
276:2007
272:2006
268:2005
264:2004
241:2004
123:2009
119:2008
83:NIFL
1714:AF2
1080:af2
897:-RB
882:-QB
876:-RB
831:NFL
813:AF2
380:AF2
115:AF2
101:UIF
54:in
49:in
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642:7
639:8
611:0
608:2
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578:4
526:0
523:4
502:0
499:6
496:9
474:T
469:L
464:W
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