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1301:(2020)
1285:(2016)
1277:(2014)
1261:(2009)
1221:(1956)
1213:(1955)
1110:(2020)
1070:(2002)
982:(1953)
974:(1952)
958:(1945)
892:(1920)
750:May 9,
681:Total:
621:(2019)
578:(2018)
523:(2016)
496:Paine:
487:(East)
485:T–5th
476:Paine
465:(2014)
410:Total:
372:(2002)
369:(Club)
600:(Sun)
435:Team
432:Year
396:Shaw:
381:Shaw
378:2002
346:Team
343:Year
190:Paine
804:2021
778:2021
752:2021
720:2019
685:7–35
670:5–18
635:1–10
628:2019
598:5th
585:2018
530:2016
472:2014
334:Club
237:2022
227:2021
212:(TE)
206:2017
196:2016
186:2014
175:2012
159:(RB)
153:2005
142:2004
136:Shaw
132:2002
121:2001
116:/WR)
101:(RB)
90:(RB)
84:1996
51:Lane
673:2–4
654:0–1
595:2–4
592:4–7
558:0–6
555:0–9
543:7th
540:0–6
537:0–9
503:1–6
500:2–8
482:1–6
479:2–8
414:7–3
400:7–3
384:7–3
309:in
301:in
293:in
285:in
1546::
821:.
795:.
769:.
743:.
737:.
710:.
320:.
114:OC
77:HC
67:,
1351:e
1344:t
1337:v
1157:e
1150:t
1143:v
868:e
861:t
854:v
825:.
806:.
780:.
754:.
722:.
618:)
614:(
575:)
571:(
520:)
516:(
462:)
458:(
112:(
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