The Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football team represents Nebraska Wesleyan University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Prairie Wolves are members of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 2016 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). Nebraska Wesleyan plays home games at Abel Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.[3] The team's head coach is Brian Keller, who took over the position for the 1996 season.
| Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1891 |
| Athletic director | Dwight Merilatt |
| Head coach | Brian Keller 29th season, 132–149 (.470) |
| Stadium | Abel Stadium (capacity: 2,500) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | A-R-C |
| Past conferences | NCC NCC NCAC GPCA GPAC |
| All-time record | 515–478–42 (.518) |
| Playoff appearances | 5 |
| Conference titles | 22 |
| Rivalries | Doane[1] |
| Colors | Gold and black[2] |
| Mascot | Prairie Wolves |
| Website | nwusports.com |
Nebraska Wesleyan's athletic teams were known as the Coyotes in the early 1900s. The nickname was changed to the Plainsmen in 1933 and then to the Prairie Wolves in 2000.[4][5]
Conference affiliations
editNAIA / pre-NCAA
- Nebraska Conference (1911–1915; rebranded, 1926–1927; rebranded)
- Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference (1916–1923)
- North Central Conference (1924–1925)
- Nebraska College Athletic Conference (1928–1942)
- Nebraska College Conference (1946–1961)
- Great Plains College Association (1963–1964)
- Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1970–1991; rebranded)
- Nebraska–Iowa Athletic Conference (1992–1999; rebranded)
- Great Plains Athletic Conference (2000–2015)
NCAA
- Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2016–2017; rebranded)
- American Rivers Conference (2018–present)
Championships
editConference championships
editNebraska Wesleyan claims 22 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2000.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Nebraska Conference | 7–0 | N/A | William Kline |
| 1912 | 5–2–1 | N/A | ||
| 1913† | 4–3–1 | N/A | ||
| 1914 | 7–1 | N/A | ||
| 1915 | 6–3 | N/A | ||
| 1918 | Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference | 2–3 | N/A | William Norris |
| 1920 | 6–2–2 | 4–0–1 | Ray McCandless | |
| 1921 | 8–3 | 5–0 | ||
| 1925† | North Central Conference | 6–0–2 | 3–0–1 | Clarence Dow |
| 1931 | Nebraska College Athletic Conference | 4–3–1 | 4–0–1 | John Waldorf |
| 1932† | 4–3–1 | 4–0–1 | ||
| 1934 | 6–2–1 | 4–0 | John E. Roberts | |
| 1947† | Nebraska College Conference | 7–1–1 | 5–1–1 | George Knight |
| 1963 | Great Plains College Association | 7–2 | 3–0 | Raymond Westover |
| 1964 | 7–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 1976† | Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 6–3 | 4–1 | Harold Chaffee |
| 1983† | 7–3 | 4–1 | Orson Christensen | |
| 1986 | 7–3 | 5–0 | ||
| 1988 | 8–2 | 5–0 | Jim Svoboda | |
| 1989 | 10–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 1990† | 7–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 2000† | Great Plains Athletic Conference | 8–3 | 6–2 | Brian Keller |
† Co-champions
Postseason games
editNAIA playoff games
editThe Prairie Wolves have appeared in the NAIA playoffs four times with an overall record of 1–4.
| Season | Coach | Playoff | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Jim Svoboda | First round | Evangel | L 14–45 |
| 1989 | First round Quarterfinals |
Chadron State Wisconsin–La Crosse |
W 46–43 L 0–29 | |
| 1991 | First round | Peru State | L 20–41 | |
| 2000 | Brian Keller | First round | Northwestern Oklahoma State | L 13–40 |
Bowl games
editNebraska Wesleyan has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | George Knight | Will Rogers Bowl | Pepperdine | L 13–38 |
List of head coaches
editKey
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Crawford | 1896 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Charley Thomas[9] | 1897 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.714 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Zora Clevenger[10] | 1908; 1910 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | William Kline[11] | 1909; 1911–1917 | 62 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 0.645 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | William Norris | 1918 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Benjamin Beck[12] | 1919 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.778 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Ray McCandless[13] | 1920–1922 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0.638 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Glenn Preston | 1923–1924 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0.588 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Clarence Dow[14] | 1925–1926 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0.722 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Howard Durham[15] | 1927 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.056 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Francis Alabaster[16] | 1928–1929 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.361 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | John Waldorf[17] | 1930–1932 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0.600 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | John Roberts | 1933–1934 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.556 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | George Farley[18] | 1935; 1941–1942 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0.537 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Dwight Thomas | 1936–1940 | 42 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0.357 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Allen Stroh | 1945 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | George Knight[19] | 1946–1949 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0.703 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Roy Roberston[20] | 1950–1953 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0.397 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Keith Skogman[21] | 1954–1959 | 56 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 0.402 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Raymond Westover[22] | 1960–1968 | 78 | 36 | 40 | 2 | 0.474 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Harold Chaffee[23] | 1969–1981 | 118 | 55 | 61 | 2 | 0.475 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Orson Christensen[24] | 1982–1986 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0.592 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | Jim Svoboda[25] | 1987–1993 | 71 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 0.718 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Steve Stanard[26] | 1994–1995 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0.300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Brian Keller[27] | 1996–present | 272 | 129 | 143 | 0 | 0.474 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results
edit| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head Coach |
Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves | ||||||||||||||
| 1896 | 1896 | Frank Crawford | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1897 | 1897 | Charley Thomas | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| No team from 1888 to 1907 | ||||||||||||||
| 1908 | 1908 | Zora Cleavenger | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1909 | 1909 | William Kline | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1910 | 1910 | Zora Cleavenger | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1911 | 1911 | William Kline | Nebraska | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1st | – | – | – | Conference champions | — | ||
| 1912 | 1912 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1st | – | – | – | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1913 | 1913 | 4 | 3 | 1 | T-1st | – | – | – | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1914 | 1914 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1st | – | – | – | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1915 | 1915 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1st | – | – | – | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1916 | 1916 | NIC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2nd | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1917 | 1917 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1918 | 1918 | William Norris | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1st | – | – | – | Conference champions | — | |||
| 1919 | 1919 | Benjamin Beck | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1920 | 1920 | Roy McCandless | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1st | – | – | – | Conference champions | — | |||
| 1921 | 1921 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st | – | – | – | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1922 | 1922 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3rd | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | Glenn Preston | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2nd | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1924 | 1924 | NCC | 2 | 4 | 2 | T-5th | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1925 | 1925 | Clarence Dow | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 1 | Conference champions | — | |||
| 1926 | 1926 | Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1927 | 1927 | Howard Durham | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13th | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1928 | 1928 | Francis Alabaster | NCAC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | 1929 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1930 | 1930 | John Waldorf | 6 | 3 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 4 | 3 | 1 | T-1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | John Roberts | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1934 | 1934 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | George Farley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1936 | 1936 | Dwight Thomas | 5 | 3 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | NAIA | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1941 | 1941 | George Farley | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1942 | 1942 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| No team from 1943 to 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | Allen Stroh | NAIA | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1946 | 1946 | George Knight | NCC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2nd | 4 | 0 | 2 | Playoff berth | — | ||
| 1947 | 1947 | 7 | 1 | 1 | T-1st | 5 | 1 | 1 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T-4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | Roy Robertson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1951 | 1951 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7th | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1954 | 1954 | Keith Skogman | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1955 | 1955 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 3 | 5 | 0 | T-4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | Raymond Westover | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1961 | 1961 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | GPCA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | |||
| 1964 | 1964 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | – | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1966 | 1966 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | Harold Chaffee | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1970 | 1970 | Division II | NIAC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | 1971 | 7 | 2 | 0 | T-2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | 1974 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T-1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T-4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T-3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5th | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T-3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | Orson Christensen | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1983 | 1983 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T-1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 6 | 5 | 0 | T-3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | James Svoboda | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1988 | 1988 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 7 | 2 | 0 | T-1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | Steve Standard | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1995 | 1995 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | Brian Keller | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | – | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | GPAC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T-5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T-3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T-6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 4 | 6 | 0 | T-5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T-7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | A-R-C | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T-7th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T-6th | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[6]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[7]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[8]
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