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350:minor league
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304:1999, 2000,
287:1999, 2000,
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806:3rd Central
784:3rd Midwest
740:Bakersfield
171:Team colors
32:Folded 2009
1810:Categories
1614:Laredo Law
1504:Boise Burn
1342:Boise Burn
1271:Conference
1165:Conference
1001:2009-09-08
752:ArenaCup V
674:Birmingham
451:af2 return
430:ArenaCup V
206:Head coach
200:Jim Foster
1375:Expansion
668:San Diego
569:Green Bay
416:over the
376:in 1999.
189:Personnel
1269:National
1163:American
1058:Archived
1033:Archived
995:Archived
941:July 19,
606:Bismarck
194:Owner(s)
1088:YouTube
1031:, Inc.
1023:WMBD-TV
756:Florida
685:Florida
662:Wichita
593:Madison
391:History
352:to the
873:Totals
563:Dayton
531:Finish
513:Season
494:Legacy
348:, the
267:2000,
251:2000,
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892:Notes
750:Lost
746:Tulsa
1382:2010
943:2017
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679:Won
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400:The
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310:2004
306:2002
289:2002
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269:2002
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140:2009
136:2008
102:2004
98:2001
1790:AF2
1156:af2
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