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304:11-11-0
297:1957-58
278:1956-57
240:Season
212:1963-64
192:1956-57
77:94–72–5
74:Overall
1352:Points
495:Total:
466:16-3-0
463:19-7-0
442:13-4-2
439:13-8-2
415:11-8-2
361:11-9-0
342:11-9-0
323:7-13-1
285:11-7-0
173:soccer
163:Career
103:Awards
1362:Goals
1360:(103
1350:(250
1314:Brown
418:8-7-2
243:Team
108:1964
92:1964
1552:1996
1547:1985
1538:1981
1533:1964
1513:2019
1508:2018
1503:2017
1498:2016
1493:2015
1488:2014
1483:2001
1478:1996
1473:1991
1468:1989
1463:1985
1458:1983
1453:1981
1448:1978
1443:1964
1426:2019
1421:2015
1416:1985
1411:1983
1406:1964
1389:2015
421:14th
216:NCAA
206:and
155:for
143:and
38:Died
33:1910
30:Born
701:at
469:1st
445:5th
1590::
1569:·
1545::
1531::
662:^
645:.
634:^
589:^
202:,
139:,
48:HC
1364:)
1354:)
774:e
767:t
760:v
680:.
656:.
628:.
607:.
583:.
398:)
392:(
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