Manhattan Jaspers football, 1930–1939

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The Mahattan Jaspers football program, 1930–1939 represented Manhattan College during the 1930s as an independent in college football. The program was led by head coaches John B. Law (1930–1931), Chick Meehan (1932–1937), and Herb Kopf (1938–1942). They played home games at multiple venues, including Ebbets Field in Flatbush, the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, and Randall's Island Stadium on Randall's Island, Manhattan.

ConferenceIndependent
Headcoach
Quick facts 1930–1939, Conference ...
1930–1939 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Head coach
Home stadiumEbbets Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium, Manhattan Field, Innisfail Park, Randall's Island Stadium, Jasper Field
Seasons
 1929
1940 
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Highlights of the decade included:

1930

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1930 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Luddy Burke
Home stadiumInnisfail Park, Polo Grounds
Seasons
 1929
1931 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1930 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Colgate  910
Fordham  810
No. 9 Army  911
No. 8 Dartmouth  711
St. John's  710
NYU  730
Cornell  620
Pittsburgh  621
Washington & Jefferson  621
Tufts  520
Temple  730
Bucknell  630
Carnegie Tech  630
Duquesne  630
Syracuse  522
Yale  522
CCNY  521
Brown  631
Drexel  631
Franklin & Marshall  531
Manhattan  431
Columbia  540
Penn  540
Boston College  550
Villanova  550
Penn State  342
Harvard  341
Providence  341
Princeton  151
Boston University  171
Vermont  171
Massachusetts  180
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1930 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their first year under head coach John B. Law, the Jaspers compiled a 4–3–1 record.

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27RiderL 7–14[1]
October 4at Seton HallW 21–0[2][3]
October 10OglethorpeL 0–1915,000[4]
October 18RPI
  • Innisfail Park
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–7
November 1at CCNYT 6–6[5]
November 4Baltimore
  • Innisfail Park
  • Bronx, NY
W 52–02,000[6]
November 14Catholic University
  • Innisfail Park
  • Bronx, NY
W 7–6[7]
November 22at St. John'sL 19–218,000[8]
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1931

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1931 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumJasper Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons
 1930
1932 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bucknell  603
Colgate  810
No. 9 Pittsburgh  810
Cornell  710
Drexel  710
No. 7 Harvard  710
Temple  811
Columbia  711
Massachusetts State  711
Syracuse  711
Fordham  612
No. 8 Yale  512
Army  821
Franklin & Marshall  620
Manhattan  421
Brown  730
Providence  730
Penn  630
NYU  631
Boston College  640
Washington & Jefferson  640
Tufts  322
Villanova  432
La Salle  440
Duquesne  353
Carnegie Tech  351
St. John's  351
CCNY  251
Boston University  270
Penn State  280
Princeton  170
Vermont  180
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1931 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their second year under head coach John B. Law, the Jaspers compiled a 4–2–1 record.

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Baltimore
W 87–0[9]
October 9Oglethorpe
W 13–015,000[10]
October 17at Colgate
L 0–334,000[11]
November 3vs. CCNY
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
T 0–010,000[12]
November 7at Catholic UniversityL 6–19[13]
November 14at Boston UniversityW 12–0[14]
November 21St. John's
  • Jasper Field
  • New York, NY
W 8–7[15]
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1932

Quick facts Palm Festival, L 0–7 vs. Miami (FL), Conference ...
1932 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumEbbets Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium, Manhattan Field
Seasons
 1931
1933 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1932 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Colgate  900
Brown  710
Columbia  711
Pittsburgh  812
No. 8 Army  820
Drexel  511
Massachusetts State  720
Villanova  720
Duquesne  721
Fordham  620
Penn  620
Temple  512
Tufts  512
Cornell  521
Franklin & Marshall  421
Boston College  422
La Salle  422
Harvard  530
NYU  530
Washington & Jefferson  531
Manhattan  632
Carnegie Tech  432
Bucknell  441
Syracuse  441
Princeton  223
Yale  223
Boston University  232
Vermont  241
CCNY  250
Penn State  250
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1932 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In their first season under head coach Chick Meehan, the Jaspers compiled a 6–3–2 record.[16] On January 1, 1933, the team played in the first Palm Festival game, predecessor to the Orange Bowl, in Miami.

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24St. BonaventureT 6–6[17]
October 1Saint Joseph'sW 32–210,000[18]
October 8Seton Hall
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 31–015,000[19]
October 15St. Thomas
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–7[20]
October 22Catholic University
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 7–1220,000[21]
October 29Oglethorpe
W 20–715,000[22]
November 8CCNY
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 13–67,000[23]
November 12Clarkson Tech
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 28–0[24]
November 19Holy CrossT 0–08,000[25]
December 3Rutgers
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 7–615,000[26]
January 2, 1933at Miami (FL)L 0–77,500[27]
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1933

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1933 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEbbets Field, Manhattan Field
Seasons
 1932
1934 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1933 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Princeton  900
Duquesne  1010
No. 9 Army  910
Boston College  810
Columbia  810
Pittsburgh  810
Colgate  611
Bucknell  720
Fordham  620
Tufts  620
Villanova  721
Harvard  521
Drexel  530
Massachusetts State  530
Temple  530
Manhattan  531
Cornell  430
Carnegie Tech  432
La Salle  332
Syracuse  440
Yale  440
Penn State  331
Brown  350
Vermont  350
Franklin & Marshall  450
NYU  241
Penn  241
Northeastern  131
Boston University  250
Washington & Jefferson  271
CCNY  151
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The 1933 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their second season under head coach Chick Meehan, the Jaspers compiled a 5–3–1 record.[28]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23St. BonaventureW 6–0
September 30Clarkson TechW 13–76,000[29]
October 7Oglethorpe
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–6[30]
October 14Georgetown
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
T 20–2018,000[31]
October 21Brooklyn
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 28–0
October 28Villanova
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–47
November 4CCNY
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 24–03,500[32]
November 11Holy Cross
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 6–27
November 18Catholic University
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 7–0
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1934

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1934 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEbbets Field
Seasons
 1933
1935 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1934 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tufts  800
Trinity (CT)  700
La Salle  701
Washington College  501
Franklin & Marshall  810
No. 4 Pittsburgh  810
No. 8 Colgate  710
Columbia  710
No. 5 Princeton  710
Duquesne  820
Holy Cross  820
No. 15 Temple  712
No. 10 Syracuse  620
Bucknell  722
No. 14 Army  730
Northeastern  611
Rochester  520
Dartmouth  630
Saint Anselm  630
Amherst  530
Fordham  530
Yale  530
Massachusetts State  531
CCNY  430
Providence  430
Drexel  431
Boston College  540
Bates  331
Middlebury  331
Penn  440
Penn State  440
Williams  440
Carnegie Tech  450
Washington & Jefferson  450
Villanova  342
NYU  341
Boston University  340
Colby  340
Springfield  233
Manhattan  351
Harvard  350
Vermont  242
Wesleyan  350
Brown  360
Geneva  252
Saint Joseph's  251
Cornell  250
Lafayette  260
Norwich  260
Bowdoin  061
Lowell Textile  071
Rankings from Associated Press
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The 1934 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their third season under head coach Chick Meehan, the Jasper compiled a 3–5–1 record. In intersectional games, Manhattan tied with Kansas State and lost to Michigan State. The team played all of its games at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.[33]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22St. BonaventureW 6–0[34]
September 29Clarkson Tech
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 19–75,000[35]
October 6Kansas State
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
T 13–135,000[36]
October 13Georgetown
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–915,000[37]
October 20Michigan State
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–3918,000[38]
October 27Catholic University
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–317,500[39]
November 3CCNY
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 21–015,000[40]
November 10Holy Cross
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 6–1215,000[41]
November 17Villanova
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–3915,000[42]
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1935

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1935 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEbbets Field
Seasons
 1934
1936 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1935 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Princeton  900
No. 14 Holy Cross  901
NYU  710
Dartmouth  820
Northeastern  503
Syracuse  611
No. 10 Pittsburgh  712
No. 11 Fordham  612
Villanova  720
Franklin & Marshall  721
Providence  620
No. 18 Army  621
Colgate  730
Temple  730
Boston College  630
Bucknell  630
Duquesne  630
Yale  630
CCNY  430
Manhattan  531
Massachusetts State  540
La Salle  441
Penn  440
Penn State  440
Columbia  441
Vermont  450
Boston University  342
Harvard  350
Carnegie Tech  251
Buffalo  260
Tufts  152
Brown  180
Cornell  061
Rankings from United Press
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The 1935 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chick Meehan, the Jaspers compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 248 to 117.[43] The team's starting backfield consisted of Jim Downey, John Zuck, Jim Whalen, and Red Welch.[44]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21NiagaraW 25–612,000[45]
September 27St. Bonaventure
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 32–13[46]
October 5Brooklyn
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 59–76,000[47]
October 12LSU
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–3220,000[48]
October 19Holy Cross
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
T 13–1315,000[49]
October 26NC State
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–2017,000[50]
November 2CCNY
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 65–0[51]
November 9La Salle
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 54–137,500[52]
November 16Georgetown
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–1310,000[53]
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1936

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1936 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumEbbets Field, Randall's Island Stadium
Seasons
 1935
1937 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1936 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middlebury  800
Saint Anselm  601
No. 3 Pittsburgh  811
No. 10 Penn  710
No. 12 Yale  710
No. 13 Dartmouth  711
Franklin & Marshall  711
No. 14 Duquesne  820
Boston College  612
Boston University  512
No. 15 Fordham  512
Holy Cross  721
Villanova  721
Army  630
Colgate  630
Drexel  630
Temple  632
La Salle  631
Buffalo  530
Columbia  530
Princeton  422
Saint Vincent  530
NYU  531
Manhattan  640
Northeastern  540
Bucknell  441
CCNY  440
Tufts  331
Harvard  341
Cornell  350
Penn State  350
Westminster (PA)  241
Brown  370
Carnegie Tech  260
Massachusetts State  260
Providence  170
Syracuse  170
Vermont  180
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1936 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Chick Meehan, the Jaspers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 92.[54]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26St. BonaventureW 32–710,000
October 2NiagaraW 33–7
October 9NC State
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 13–620,000[55]
October 17at Holy CrossL 7–1310,000
October 24Detroit
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–2015,000[56]
October 31vs. CCNY
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 28–76,000
November 7Kentucky
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 13–7[57]
November 14Georgetown
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 13–0
November 21Villanova
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–12
December 5vs. Texas A&M
L 6–136,000[58]
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1937

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1937 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEbbets Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons
 1936
1938 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh  901
No. 6 Villanova  801
No. 3 Fordham  701
No. 7 Dartmouth  702
No. T–14 Holy Cross  802
St. Thomas (PA)  611
No. 12 Yale  611
Army  720
Boston University  620
Cornell  521
Harvard  521
Syracuse  521
CCNY  520
No. 12 Manhattan  631
Penn State  530
Duquesne  640
Brown  540
NYU  540
Temple  324
Boston College  441
Bucknell  332
Buffalo  440
Princeton  440
Tufts  341
Colgate  350
Columbia  252
Hofstra  240
Carnegie Tech  251
Penn  251
Providence  260
Vermont  260
La Salle  270
Massachusetts State  171
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1937 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Chick Meehan, the Jaspers compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 86 to 84.[59]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25St. BonaventureW 21–1210,000[60]
October 2Texas A&ML 7–1420,000[61]
October 9Michigan State
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 3–08,000[62]
October 16Villanova
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
L 0–2018,000[63]
October 23at KentuckyL 0–198,000[64][65]
October 30at GeorgetownWashington, DCW 20–12[66]
November 6Detroit
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 7–012,000[67]
November 13NC State
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 15–03,500[68]
November 20Niagara
  • Ebbets Field
  • Brooklyn, NY
W 13–7[69]
December 4at No. 20 TulsaT 0–010,000[70]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1938

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1938 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumYankee Stadium, Ebbets Field, Polo Grounds
Seasons
 1937
1939 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Worcester Tech  600
No. 18 Villanova  801
No. 9 Holy Cross  810
Boston College  612
No. 15 Fordham  612
No. 12 Cornell  511
Army  820
No. 8 Pittsburgh  820
No. 6 Carnegie Tech  720
No. 20 Dartmouth  720
Vermont  421
Brown  530
Bucknell  530
Syracuse  530
CCNY  430
Penn  323
Manhattan  540
Harvard  440
La Salle  440
NYU  440
Boston University  341
Penn State  341
Princeton  341
Hofstra  231
Duquesne  460
Temple  361
Providence  350
Columbia  360
Massachusetts State  360
Colgate  250
Buffalo  260
Yale  260
Tufts  161
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1938 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Herb Kopf, the Jaspers compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 70.[71]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24St. BonaventureL 6–7
September 30NiagaraW 19–0
October 8at Holy CrossL 6–19
October 15at Providence
W 20–73,000[72]
October 22GeorgetownL 13–1415,000[73]
October 29at CanisiusBuffalo, NYW 13–3
November 5NC State
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 3–08,000[74]
November 19West Virginia
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–06,000[75]
November 24 No. 16 Villanova
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–20
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1939

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1939 Manhattan Jaspers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPolo Grounds, Randall's Island Stadium
Seasons
 1938
1940 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1939 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Cornell  800
No. 10 Duquesne  801
Swarthmore  601
Scranton  702
Princeton  710
La Salle  611
Penn State  512
No. 11 Boston College  920
No. 17 Fordham  620
Villanova  620
Boston University  530
Brown  531
Dartmouth  531
Hofstra  430
NYU  540
Pittsburgh  540
Harvard  440
Manhattan  440
Penn  440
Syracuse  332
Vermont  332
Tufts  341
Yale  341
Army  342
Bucknell  350
Carnegie Tech  350
Providence  350
Columbia  242
Massachusetts State  252
Colgate  251
Temple  270
CCNY  170
Buffalo  070
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1939 Manhattan Jaspers football team represented Manhattan College as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Herb Kopf, the Jaspers compiled a 4–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 155.[76]

Manhattan was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 45 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings.[77] and at No. 83 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[78]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Holy CrossL 0–2820,000[79][80]
October 7St. BonaventureW 6–07,000[81]
October 14Duquesne
L 0–7[82]
October 21Auburn
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
W 7–07,500–8,000[83][84]
November 4at Boston UniversityW 26–05,000[85]
November 11at West VirginiaW 19–710,000[86]
November 18at DetroitL 13–36[87]
November 25Villanova
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–79,951[88]
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