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854:(2023– )
392:Overall
959:Buffalo
708:No team
283:Indiana
241:Overall
185:Wyoming
117:Indiana
102:Indiana
1057:Toledo
488:Total:
443:(East)
93:, U.S.
62:Record
917:Akron
389:Team
386:Year
306:from
32:Title
1043:Ohio
601:2022
576:2022
551:2022
526:2022
492:1–14
477:1–14
452:2024
441:6th
435:1–11
426:2023
244:1–14
209:(RB)
198:(RB)
192:2016
187:(WR)
181:2014
176:(WR)
165:(TE)
154:(RB)
148:2007
75:Born
65:1–14
42:Team
1554:77
1548:59
1542:53
1536:49
1530:46
1524:24
1518:23
1512:22
1506:19
1500:16
1494:11
1379:77
1373:59
1367:53
1361:46
1355:24
1349:23
1343:22
1337:19
1331:16
1325:11
1205:82
1199:78
1193:77
1187:59
1181:53
1175:46
1169:28
1163:24
1157:22
1151:19
1145:16
1139:11
480:0–8
461:0–3
438:0–8
348:NEC
310:to
56:MAC
1609::
1488:6
1482:4
1476:1
1319:6
1313:4
1307:1
1133:4
1127:1
592:.
567:.
542:.
517:.
322:.
273:.
140:HC
83:)
1456:e
1449:t
1442:v
1287:e
1280:t
1273:v
1107:e
1100:t
1093:v
1073:)
1069:(
1059:)
1055:(
1045:)
1041:(
1031:)
1027:(
1017:)
1013:(
1003:)
999:(
989:)
985:(
975:)
971:(
961:)
957:(
947:)
943:(
933:)
929:(
919:)
915:(
888:e
881:t
874:v
646:e
639:t
632:v
603:.
578:.
553:.
528:.
416:)
412:(
79:(
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