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112:1971–1984
102:1966–1970
1702:B. Moore
1662:Shinnick
1434:Williams
1354:Narduzzi
1330:Dennison
1282:Ellender
1258:S. Moore
1074:(2022– )
1066:# (2021)
1034:# (1999)
262:Overall
221:fullback
87:Fullback
1710:Simmons
1678:Hoffner
1638:Wristen
1614:Winters
1606:Nielson
1558:Hatcher
1482:Wallace
1474:Wallace
1466:Wallace
1458:Burgess
1450:Broyles
1418:Rhoades
1370:Ragazzo
1346:Tressel
1338:Manlove
1298:Raymond
1290:Raymond
1274:Naviaux
1242:Curtice
1226:Edwards
1218:Edwards
1210:Gaither
1202:Woodson
1190:winners
936:No team
832:No team
651:84–49–4
639:43–15–3
636:84–49–4
247:College
141:Overall
1708:2023:
1700:2022:
1694:Wilson
1692:2021:
1684:2020:
1676:2019:
1670:Cronic
1668:2018:
1660:2017:
1654:Dorrel
1652:2016:
1646:Dorrel
1644:2015:
1636:2014:
1630:Dorrel
1628:2013:
1620:2012:
1612:2011:
1604:2010:
1596:2009:
1588:2008:
1580:2007:
1574:Martin
1572:2006:
1566:Martin
1564:2005:
1556:2004:
1548:&
1544:2003:
1536:2002:
1530:Lennon
1528:2001:
1520:2000:
1512:1999:
1504:1998:
1496:1997:
1488:1996:
1480:1995:
1472:1994:
1464:1993:
1456:1992:
1448:1991:
1440:1990:
1432:1989:
1424:1988:
1416:1987:
1408:1986:
1402:Landis
1400:1985:
1394:Gailey
1392:1984:
1386:Morton
1384:1983:
1378:Wacker
1376:1982:
1368:1981:
1362:Carter
1360:1980:
1352:1979:
1344:1978:
1336:1977:
1328:1976:
1322:Maurer
1320:1975:
1314:Kramer
1312:1974:
1306:Maurer
1304:1973:
1296:1972:
1288:1971:
1280:1970:
1272:1969:
1264:1968:
1256:1967:
1250:Jessee
1248:1966:
1240:1965:
1232:1964:
1224:1963:
1216:1962:
1208:1961:
1200:1960:
1050:(2013)
1010:(1984)
962:(1953)
946:(1945)
930:(1940)
890:(1925)
858:(1910)
850:(1909)
842:(1908)
647:Total:
490:12–1–1
173:(1992)
73:Auburn
59:, U.S.
1546:Kelly
1538:Kelly
1498:Glenn
1490:Glenn
1442:Hager
1426:Hager
493:5–0–1
438:T–2nd
380:T–1st
357:T–5th
354:3–4–1
351:5–4–1
334:T–4th
331:4–3–1
328:5–4–1
311:T–6th
305:3–6–1
259:Team
256:Year
1739:stub
1622:Dean
1582:Dean
1522:Hale
1266:Root
758:2016
731:2016
701:2016
611:1996
590:1995
550:1994
529:1993
481:1992
461:12–1
452:1991
423:1990
403:13–1
394:1989
374:10–2
365:1988
342:1987
319:1986
296:1985
69:1962
47:Died
32:Born
620:1–9
599:7–4
559:4–7
538:3–7
496:1st
467:1st
464:6–0
435:6–2
432:9–3
409:1st
406:8–0
377:7–1
308:3–5
204:in
177:GSC
1784::
717:.
212:.
175:4
169:1
95:HC
1770:e
1763:t
1756:v
1745:.
1180:e
1173:t
1166:v
1113:e
1106:t
1099:v
802:e
795:t
788:v
760:.
733:.
703:.
580:)
576:(
519:)
515:(
500:W
471:L
442:L
413:L
384:L
286:)
282:(
40:)
36:(
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