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1810:Tom O'Connor
1802:Noah LeFevre
1738:Chick Meehan
1737:
1656:Chick Meehan
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1542:Edward Mylin
1525:
1502:Chick Meehan
1501:
1486:Frank Gargan
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1255:Scott Shafer
1247:Doug Marrone
1174:
1135:Chick Meehan
1134:
1087:Howard Jones
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937:Find a Grave
933:Chick Meehan
914:November 21,
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68:(1972-11-09)
29:Chick Meehan
25:
1859:1972 deaths
1854:1893 births
1826:Irma Garcia
1820:(2016–2023)
1804:(2014–2016)
1796:(1988–2014)
1788:(1979–1988)
1786:John Powers
1780:(1949–1979)
1764:(1945–1949)
1756:(1938–1944)
1748:(1934–1937)
1740:(1932–1934)
1732:(1930–1932)
1724:(1863–1895)
1666:(1938–1942)
1658:(1932–1937)
1650:(1930–1931)
1648:John B. Law
1642:(1928–1929)
1626:(1925–1926)
1618:(1905–1924)
1610:(1893–1904)
1552:(1950–1952)
1550:Hugh Devore
1544:(1947–1949)
1536:(1944–1946)
1528:(1942–1943)
1520:(1934–1941)
1518:Mal Stevens
1512:(1932–1933)
1510:Howard Cann
1504:(1925–1931)
1496:(1922–1924)
1488:(1920–1921)
1448:(1914–1915)
1432:(1907–1912)
1392:(1901–1902)
1390:W. H. Rorke
1360:(1895–1897)
1344:(1873–1893)
1265:(2016–2023)
1263:Dino Babers
1257:(2013–2015)
1249:(2009–2012)
1241:(2005–2008)
1233:(1991–2004)
1225:(1981–1990)
1217:(1974–1980)
1209:(1949–1973)
1201:(1947–1948)
1185:(1944–1945)
1183:Ossie Solem
1169:(1937–1942)
1167:Ossie Solem
1161:(1930–1936)
1153:(1927–1929)
1151:Lew Andreas
1145:(1925–1926)
1137:(1920–1924)
1129:(1917–1919)
1113:(1913–1915)
1105:(1911–1912)
1097:(1909–1910)
1081:(1906–1907)
1073:(1904–1905)
1053:(1900–1902)
1045:(1897–1899)
1037:(1895–1896)
826:November 4,
803:mistakes.'"
602:(1932–1937)
426:(1925–1931)
419:NYU Violets
292:(1920–1924)
191:quarterback
103:Quarterback
99:Position(s)
1848:Categories
1794:Bob Byrnes
1778:Ken Norton
1406:Dave Fultz
1279:Fran Brown
1159:Vic Hanson
787:I Dare You
768:References
741:Manhattan:
272:Conference
54:1893-09-05
1754:Herb Kopf
1664:Herb Kopf
1494:Tom Thorp
1438:Jake High
1095:Tad Jones
759:115–44–14
725:Manhattan
704:Manhattan
683:Manhattan
662:Manhattan
641:Manhattan
614:Manhattan
404:Syracuse:
275:Standing
225:Manhattan
160:115–44–14
142:Manhattan
138:1932–1937
128:1925–1931
118:1920–1924
85:1915–1917
1812:# (2016)
1772:# (1949)
1281:(2024– )
1273:# (2023)
1019:No coach
987:No coach
885:Archived
856:Archived
784:(1963).
388:Syracuse
367:Syracuse
346:Syracuse
325:Syracuse
304:Syracuse
269:Overall
254:Football
205:Syracuse
122:Syracuse
89:Syracuse
1616:No team
1608:Unknown
1526:No team
1358:Unknown
1342:Unknown
1175:No team
745:31–21–6
584:49–15–4
157:Overall
1634:(1927)
1480:(1919)
1472:(1918)
1464:(1917)
1456:(1916)
1440:(1913)
1424:(1906)
1416:(1905)
1408:(1904)
1400:(1903)
1384:(1900)
1376:(1899)
1368:(1898)
1352:(1894)
1193:(1946)
1177:(1943)
1121:(1916)
1089:(1908)
1065:(1903)
1061:&
1029:(1894)
1021:(1893)
1013:(1892)
1005:(1891)
997:(1890)
989:(1889)
794:
755:Total:
408:35–8–4
75:, U.S.
904:(PDF)
729:6–3–1
687:5–3–1
666:3–5–1
645:6–3–1
618:5–3–2
568:6–3–1
484:7–1–2
442:6–2–1
392:8–2–1
350:6–1–2
308:6–2–1
266:Team
263:Year
237:Death
916:2011
828:2006
792:ISBN
720:1937
699:1936
678:1935
657:1934
636:1933
609:1932
580:NYU:
559:1931
538:1930
517:1929
496:1928
475:1927
454:1926
433:1925
383:1924
362:1923
341:1922
320:1921
299:1920
63:Died
48:Born
935:at
708:6–4
564:NYU
547:7–3
543:NYU
526:7–3
522:NYU
505:8–2
501:NYU
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459:NYU
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371:8–1
329:7–2
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132:NYU
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