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Delaware, playing in a league with other state universities, continued to compete at a high level in
Division I-AA, making the playoffs several times in the late 1980s and the 1990s. Lehigh's new conference, on the other hand, barred its members from offering athletic scholarships or participating in
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Delaware game was the one that mattered most, recalled late 1970s Engineers linebacker John Shigo. Not only was Delaware one of the toughest opponents on the schedule, but because the schools recruited in the same territory, many Lehigh players had been turned down by Delaware
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Division II independents in the 1970s, Delaware and Lehigh continued to meet annually in the regular season, in a matchup that almost always had playoff implications: Delaware took part in the Division II tournament in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979, winning the championship in 1979, while Lehigh
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Sure, Delaware-Lehigh doesn't pack the same emotion as the Hens' rivalry with
Villanova. But, even when they've gone a few years without playing, there always seems to be the same old tension when they meet up again. Clearly the rivalry still means a great deal to Lehigh. On Monday, the Pennsylvania
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The Blue Hens–Engineers rivalry became a league game in 1958, when the MAC formally organized two football conferences, one of them a "University
Division" including Delaware and Lehigh. The MAC University Division continued playing until 1969. During the last nine years of league play, Delaware won
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After a five-year hiatus, the longest break in the series since 1950, Delaware and Lehigh played five games in the 1990s. As of 2020, the former league rivals have met during the regular season only once in the 21st century, a
Delaware win in 2005. They have met twice in the FCS national playoffs,
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in other sports, began playing an annual gridiron matchup in 1950. Initially, the
Engineers (as Lehigh's teams were then known) were the established powerhouse and the Blue Hens were the upstart looking to prove themselves, a status reflected in Lehigh's 1950 shutout win. The rest of the 1950s was
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Mike
Schoenwolf, a quarterback and punter for the late 1970s Blue Hens, said his teams had a similar motivation: "The big thing at that time was, you don't lose to anybody in your backyard," he said. "And Lehigh was in our backyard. Back in those years, it was a game we had to win. There was no
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Lehigh dominated the first three matchups between the teams, a one-off meeting in 1912 and a home-and-home series in 1938 and 1939. The two teams did not face each other again until 1950.
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sports columnist Terry
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harder fought, reflecting Delaware's growth as a football program, and leading to a nine-year rivalry win streak in the 1960s.
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1552:"Lehigh-Delaware Not Ordinary Rivalry: When Engineers Meet Blue Hens, It's More Like War"
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in 1993. "But I quickly found out that the game on the schedule was the Delaware game."
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Regular-season matchups became rarer after 1986, when Delaware joined the
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every game against Lehigh, the longest win streak between the two teams.
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school quickly sold its allotment of 2,000 tickets for Saturday's game.
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the postseason. As the Colonial League had modeled its bylaws on the
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It was during this era that the rivalry really heated up, recalled
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Delaware and Lehigh, both football independents and members of the
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For Lehigh, the Delaware game could not match the tradition of
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Delaware and Lehigh are in different conferences today – the
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1524:"Take Ill Will, Competition and You've Got a Rivalry"
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earned Division II playoff berths in 1973 and 1975.
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1343:List of NCAA college football rivalry games
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1398:"Hens Facing a Tough Test Against Lehigh"
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1532:. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via
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1396:Fleischman, Bill (December 1, 2000).
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355:In 15 seasons from 1968 to 1982, the
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1639:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
1497:Tresolini, Kevin (October 1, 1981).
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1550:Larimer, Terry (December 1, 2000).
13:
3400:Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
1522:Larimer, Terry (October 4, 1979).
1365:Walter, Andy (November 30, 2000).
14:
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1445:Kunda, John (September 2, 1993).
348:Both teams later moved up to the
16:American college football rivalry
3650:(Catholic University–Georgetown)
3500:The Battle for Greater Baltimore
3493:James Madison–William & Mary
1473:"Hens Renew Rivalry with Lehigh"
1470:Walter, Andy (August 31, 1993).
200:Delaware–Lehigh football rivalry
193:Locations of Delaware and Lehigh
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22:Delaware–Lehigh football rivalry
3516:Old Dominion–William & Mary
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280:In 2005, former Delaware coach
3710:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
2523:Lehigh Mountain Hawks football
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1326:† NCAA Division I FCS playoffs
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246:Colonial Athletic Association
1499:"Hens-Lehigh Meet 33rd Time"
415:Delaware home games were at
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3648:Steven Dean Memorial Trophy
3393:Delaware–William & Mary
1581:Lehigh Football Record Book
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39:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
10:
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1482:. Dover, Del. – via
1377:. Dover, Del. – via
438:Lehigh home games were at
313:Middle Atlantic Conference
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230:Middle Atlantic Conference
3633:Boston College–Holy Cross
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1578:"Year-by-Year Results".
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3434:Dartmouth–New Hampshire
3360:CAA Football Conference
1744:The Delaware Fight Song
1403:Philadelphia Daily News
444:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
117:Delaware, 9 (1961–1969)
3545:VMI–William & Mary
3486:James Madison–Richmond
3449:Delaware–James Madison
1755:Winged football helmet
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215:University of Delaware
3510:(New Hampshire–UMass)
3502:(Morgan State–Towson)
3463:Delaware–West Chester
3402:(Maine–New Hampshire)
2554:Bowls & rivalries
1676:Bowls & rivalries
446:, until 1987, and at
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109:Delaware leads, 30–17
53:Lehigh Mountain Hawks
3608:(Fordham–Holy Cross)
3387:(Delaware–Villanova)
3379:(Albany–Stony Brook)
1321:Delaware leads 30–17
429:Wilmington, Delaware
371:question about it."
1479:Delaware State News
1374:Delaware State News
1287:September 10, 2005
1117:September 29, 1984
964:September 29, 1973
947:September 16, 1972
773:September 28, 1963
756:September 22, 1962
739:September 23, 1961
722:September 24, 1960
705:September 26, 1959
688:September 27, 1958
671:September 28, 1957
654:September 29, 1956
567:September 22, 1951
550:September 23, 1950
495:September 28, 1912
240:Competitive rivalry
23:
3672:(Columbia–Fordham)
3616:(Lafayette–Lehigh)
3592:football rivalries
3539:(Temple–Villanova)
3523:Rhode Island–UConn
3427:Brown–Rhode Island
3385:Battle of the Blue
1731:Culture & lore
1722:William & Mary
1712:Battle of the Blue
1587:. Bethlehem, Pa.:
1304:December 4, 2010†
1270:December 2, 2000†
1236:November 15, 1997
1219:September 7, 1996
1185:September 4, 1993
841:November 11, 1967
533:November 18, 1939
456:Delaware victories
211:Fightin' Blue Hens
122:Current win streak
114:Longest win streak
76:September 28, 1912
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909:November 6, 1971
892:November 7, 1970
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858:November 9, 1968
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807:October 23, 1965
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514:October 22, 1938
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375:Different leagues
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620:October 2, 1954
603:October 3, 1953
586:October 4, 1952
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421:Newark, Delaware
417:Joe Frazer Field
342:The Morning Call
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204:college football
202:was an American
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2980:
2975:
2970:
2965:
2960:
2955:
2950:
2945:
2940:
2935:
2930:
2925:
2920:
2915:
2910:
2905:
2900:
2895:
2890:
2885:
2880:
2875:
2870:
2865:
2860:
2855:
2850:
2845:
2840:
2835:
2830:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2775:
2770:
2765:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2740:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2710:
2705:
2700:
2695:
2690:
2685:
2680:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2604:
2602:
2594:
2593:
2591:
2590:
2585:
2579:
2577:
2573:
2572:
2570:
2569:
2563:
2557:
2555:
2551:
2550:
2548:
2547:
2546:(1988–present)
2541:
2538:Taylor Stadium
2534:
2532:
2528:
2527:
2518:
2517:
2510:
2503:
2495:
2486:
2485:
2482:
2479:
2478:
2476:
2475:
2470:
2465:
2460:
2455:
2450:
2445:
2440:
2435:
2430:
2425:
2420:
2415:
2410:
2405:
2400:
2395:
2390:
2385:
2380:
2375:
2370:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2333:
2328:
2323:
2318:
2313:
2308:
2303:
2298:
2293:
2288:
2283:
2278:
2273:
2268:
2263:
2258:
2253:
2248:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2204:
2197:
2192:
2187:
2182:
2177:
2172:
2167:
2162:
2155:
2150:
2145:
2140:
2135:
2130:
2125:
2120:
2115:
2110:
2105:
2100:
2095:
2090:
2085:
2080:
2075:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2053:
2048:
2043:
2038:
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1953:
1948:
1943:
1938:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1918:
1913:
1908:
1903:
1898:
1893:
1888:
1883:
1878:
1873:
1868:
1863:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1813:
1808:
1803:
1798:
1792:
1790:
1782:
1781:
1779:
1778:
1773:
1767:
1765:
1761:
1760:
1758:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1740:
1734:
1732:
1728:
1727:
1725:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1692:
1691:
1690:
1679:
1677:
1673:
1672:
1670:
1669:
1668:(1952–present)
1663:
1657:
1650:
1648:
1644:
1643:
1634:
1633:
1626:
1619:
1611:
1603:
1602:
1570:
1562:Newspapers.com
1539:
1534:Newspapers.com
1514:
1509:Newspapers.com
1489:
1462:
1457:Newspapers.com
1437:
1432:Newspapers.com
1413:
1408:Newspapers.com
1388:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1346:
1345:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1315:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1298:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1281:
1280:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1264:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1247:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1213:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1196:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1179:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1162:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1098:
1094:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1043:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1009:
1008:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
992:
991:
988:
985:
982:
979:
975:
974:
971:
968:
965:
962:
958:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
941:
940:
937:
934:
931:
928:
920:
919:
916:
913:
910:
907:
903:
902:
899:
896:
893:
890:
886:
885:
882:
879:
876:
873:
869:
868:
865:
862:
859:
856:
852:
851:
848:
845:
842:
839:
835:
834:
831:
828:
825:
822:
818:
817:
814:
811:
808:
805:
801:
800:
797:
794:
791:
788:
784:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
767:
766:
763:
760:
757:
754:
750:
749:
746:
743:
740:
737:
733:
732:
729:
726:
723:
720:
716:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
699:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
682:
681:
678:
675:
672:
669:
665:
664:
661:
658:
655:
652:
648:
647:
644:
641:
638:
635:
631:
630:
627:
624:
621:
618:
614:
613:
610:
607:
604:
601:
597:
596:
593:
590:
587:
584:
580:
579:
576:
573:
568:
565:
561:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
544:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
527:
526:
523:
520:
515:
512:
508:
507:
504:
501:
496:
493:
489:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
464:
463:
460:
457:
440:Taylor Stadium
412:
409:
393:Patriot League
387:and currently
376:
373:
332:
329:
308:
305:
300:
297:
286:John Whitehead
275:, Lehigh coach
269:
250:Patriot League
241:
238:
219:Mountain Hawks
192:
185:
180:
173:
168:
161:
154:
147:
140:
133:
132:
131:
130:
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
107:
103:
102:
99:
98:Meetings total
95:
94:
90:
89:
84:
83:Latest meeting
80:
79:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
51:
44:
43:
37:
30:
29:
28:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3722:
3711:
3708:
3706:
3703:
3701:
3698:
3697:
3695:
3679:
3675:
3671:
3667:
3664:
3660:
3657:
3653:
3649:
3645:
3641:
3637:
3634:
3630:
3629:
3627:
3623:
3615:
3611:
3607:
3603:
3602:
3600:
3596:
3591:
3582:
3577:
3575:
3570:
3568:
3563:
3562:
3559:
3546:
3542:
3538:
3534:
3531:
3527:
3524:
3520:
3517:
3513:
3509:
3505:
3501:
3497:
3494:
3490:
3487:
3483:
3479:
3475:
3471:
3467:
3464:
3460:
3457:
3453:
3450:
3446:
3442:
3438:
3435:
3431:
3428:
3424:
3423:
3421:
3417:
3409:
3405:
3401:
3397:
3394:
3390:
3386:
3382:
3378:
3374:
3373:
3371:
3367:
3362:
3353:
3348:
3346:
3341:
3339:
3334:
3333:
3330:
3317:
3311:
3308:
3306:
3303:
3301:
3298:
3296:
3293:
3291:
3288:
3286:
3283:
3281:
3278:
3276:
3273:
3271:
3268:
3266:
3263:
3261:
3258:
3256:
3253:
3251:
3248:
3246:
3243:
3241:
3238:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3228:
3226:
3223:
3221:
3218:
3216:
3213:
3211:
3208:
3206:
3203:
3201:
3198:
3196:
3193:
3191:
3188:
3186:
3183:
3181:
3178:
3176:
3173:
3171:
3168:
3166:
3163:
3161:
3158:
3156:
3153:
3151:
3148:
3146:
3143:
3141:
3138:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3126:
3123:
3121:
3118:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3093:
3091:
3088:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3078:
3076:
3075:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3034:
3031:
3029:
3026:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3016:
3014:
3011:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2976:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
2956:
2954:
2951:
2949:
2946:
2944:
2941:
2939:
2936:
2934:
2931:
2929:
2926:
2924:
2921:
2919:
2916:
2914:
2911:
2909:
2906:
2904:
2901:
2899:
2896:
2894:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2849:
2846:
2844:
2841:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2771:
2769:
2766:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2671:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
2626:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2605:
2603:
2601:
2595:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2580:
2578:
2574:
2568:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2558:
2556:
2552:
2545:
2542:
2539:
2536:
2535:
2533:
2529:
2525:
2516:
2511:
2509:
2504:
2502:
2497:
2496:
2493:
2480:
2474:
2471:
2469:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2451:
2449:
2446:
2444:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2406:
2404:
2401:
2399:
2396:
2394:
2391:
2389:
2386:
2384:
2381:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2368:
2364:
2362:
2359:
2357:
2354:
2352:
2349:
2347:
2344:
2342:
2339:
2337:
2334:
2332:
2329:
2327:
2324:
2322:
2319:
2317:
2314:
2312:
2309:
2307:
2304:
2302:
2299:
2297:
2294:
2292:
2289:
2287:
2284:
2282:
2279:
2277:
2274:
2272:
2269:
2267:
2264:
2262:
2259:
2257:
2254:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2246:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2209:
2205:
2203:
2202:
2198:
2196:
2193:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2176:
2173:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2160:
2156:
2154:
2151:
2149:
2146:
2144:
2141:
2139:
2136:
2134:
2131:
2129:
2126:
2124:
2121:
2119:
2116:
2114:
2111:
2109:
2106:
2104:
2101:
2099:
2096:
2094:
2091:
2089:
2086:
2084:
2081:
2079:
2076:
2074:
2073:
2069:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2012:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1872:
1869:
1867:
1864:
1862:
1859:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1812:
1809:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1799:
1797:
1794:
1793:
1791:
1789:
1783:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1762:
1756:
1753:
1751:
1750:Marching Band
1748:
1745:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1735:
1733:
1729:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1702:
1701:James Madison
1699:
1697:
1693:
1689:
1686:
1685:
1684:
1681:
1680:
1678:
1674:
1667:
1664:
1661:
1658:
1655:
1652:
1651:
1649:
1645:
1641:
1632:
1627:
1625:
1620:
1618:
1613:
1612:
1609:
1590:
1583:
1582:
1574:
1567:
1563:
1559:
1558:
1553:
1546:
1544:
1535:
1531:
1530:
1525:
1518:
1510:
1506:
1505:
1500:
1493:
1485:
1481:
1480:
1474:
1466:
1458:
1454:
1453:
1448:
1441:
1433:
1429:
1428:
1423:
1417:
1409:
1405:
1404:
1399:
1392:
1385:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1369:
1361:
1359:
1354:
1344:
1341:
1340:
1324:
1320:
1316:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1299:
1295:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1265:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1248:
1244:
1241:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1198:
1197:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1091:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
994:
993:
989:
986:
983:
980:
977:
976:
972:
969:
966:
963:
960:
959:
955:
952:
949:
946:
943:
942:
938:
935:
932:
929:
926:
925:
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
904:
900:
897:
894:
891:
888:
887:
883:
880:
877:
874:
871:
870:
866:
863:
860:
857:
854:
853:
849:
846:
843:
840:
837:
836:
832:
829:
826:
823:
820:
819:
815:
812:
809:
806:
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