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'!he 1914 M iner football tearn The 1914 football team had an exceptional scoring season of 540-0, defeating, among others, the University of Missouri-Columbia 9-0; University of Arkansas 40-0; and the Kirksville Osteopaths 150-0! Some years ago Jack Ridley and Larry Christensen interviewed one of the members of that team, who recalled with a twinkle in his eye that a few ringers might have been recruited for that season. Superb atheletes, but unfortunately poor scholars: Most of the team did not qualify to return the next year! . While the more recent few years of Miner football have not shared the same successful scoring record, the athletes have enjoyed success in the classroom . At least one Academic All-American has been on the team for six of the last eight years, and the graduation rate for UMR athletes is 84%, well over the national average.
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