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Contemporary naming

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As the next step in the discussion begun at Talk:1938 Maryville Bearcats football team#Contemporary naming, here are my findings from searches of Newspapers.com, covering the time period 9/31-12/31 and limited to Missouri newspapers:

Maryville

  • "maryville bearcats" gets 35 hits
  • "northwest missouri state teachers bearcats" gets 14 matches
  • "northwest missouri bearcats" gets 2 hits
  • "maryville teachers bearcats" gets 2 hits
  • "maryville state teachers bearcats" gets 1 hit
  • "maryville state teachers college bearcats" gets 1 hit
  • "northwest missouri teachers bearcats" gets 1 hit
  • "maryville state teachers bearcats" gets 0 hits
  • "northwest missouri state bearcats" gets 0 hits
  • "maryville state bearcats" gets 0 hits

Conclusion: Maryville Bearcats was the most common name during the 1931 football season with "northwest state teachers bearcats" in second place. Cbl62 (talk) 02:32, 29 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kirksville

  • "kirksville bulldogs" gets 34 hits
  • "kirksville state bulldogs" gets 0 hits

Cbl62 (talk) 02:39, 29 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]