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1343:(2007, 2009)
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1089:. Retrieved
1079:
1060:
1050:
1036:
1009:Coaches Poll
974:
959:
945:
909:
873:
837:
804:
771:
711:
676:
647:Humanitarian
643:
608:
548:
543:
408:All-American
404:
373:
368:
324:
304:
285:
254:
253:
42:May 28, 1953
18:
1761:1953 births
1711:(2016–2020)
1703:(2013–2015)
1701:Todd Monken
1687:(2008–2011)
1679:(1990–2007)
1671:(1988–1990)
1663:(1982–1987)
1661:Jim Carmody
1655:(1975–1981)
1647:(1969–1974)
1639:(1949–1968)
1631:(1946–1948)
1623:(1943–1945)
1615:(1937–1942)
1607:(1931–1936)
1591:(1928–1929)
1583:(1924–1927)
1575:(1921–1923)
1551:(1917–1918)
1543:(1914–1916)
1541:A. B. Dille
1454:Billy Wiles
1395:(2013–2016)
1359:(2008–2011)
1315:(1999–2001)
1287:(1987–1990)
1285:Brett Favre
1274:(1983–1984)
1266:(1980–1982)
1248:(1973–1975)
1227:(1967–1968)
1206:(1963–1965)
1193:(1959–1961)
1175:(1954–1955)
877:New Orleans
841:New Orleans
556:(1996–2007)
381:(1990–1995)
315:quarterback
141:Wake Forest
88:Quarterback
84:Position(s)
1755:Categories
1709:Jay Hopson
1677:Jeff Bower
1629:Reed Green
1613:Reed Green
1313:Jeff Kelly
1246:Jeff Bower
1204:Vic Purvis
1028:References
351:Conference
300:basketball
38:1953-05-28
22:Jeff Bower
1733:Will Hall
1637:Thad Vann
1191:Don Fuell
354:Standing
329:in 2004.
276:bowl game
167:1990–2007
148:1988–1989
126:1982–1986
118:1978–1981
103:1975–1977
70:1972–1975
1735:(2021– )
1727:# (2020)
1719:# (2020)
1071:Archived
979:119–83–1
964:119–83–1
360:Coaches
348:Overall
296:baseball
187:119–83–1
1621:No team
1549:No team
1091:June 9,
1016:AP Poll
808:Liberty
775:Houston
680:Liberty
612:Liberty
184:Overall
162:(OC/QB)
64:Georgia
1695:(2012)
1599:(1930)
1567:(1920)
1559:(1919)
1535:(1913)
1527:(1912)
1469:(2024)
1456:(2023)
1443:(2021)
1372:(2012)
1351:(2007)
1240:(1972)
1219:(1966)
975:Total:
941:(East)
905:(East)
869:(East)
230:1990s
225:Awards
50:, U.S.
967:63–24
578:T–1st
478:3–7–1
345:Team
342:Year
238:C-USA
232:C-USA
218:C-USA
212:C-USA
192:Bowls
1093:2009
939:4th
924:2007
913:GMAC
903:1st
888:2006
867:3rd
852:2005
819:2004
786:2003
753:2002
726:2001
693:2000
658:1999
625:1998
590:1997
563:1996
519:1995
494:1994
469:1993
444:1992
419:1991
388:1990
156:1990
143:(QB)
137:1987
132:(QB)
60:1971
32:Born
936:5–3
933:7–6
900:6–3
897:9–5
864:5–3
861:7–5
834:3rd
831:5–3
828:7–5
801:1st
798:8–0
795:9–4
768:4th
765:5–4
762:7–6
741:4th
738:4–3
735:6–5
708:3rd
705:4–3
702:8–4
687:14
673:1st
670:6–0
667:9–3
640:2nd
637:5–1
634:7–5
619:19
605:1st
602:6–0
599:9–3
575:4–1
572:8–3
528:6–5
503:6–5
453:7–4
428:4–7
397:0–1
363:AP
236:3×
195:6–5
130:SMU
1757::
1069:.
1065:.
1059:.
684:13
616:19
216:1
210:4
111:GA
96:HC
40:)
1503:e
1496:t
1489:v
1126:e
1119:t
1112:v
1095:.
1044:.
1018:.
1011:.
946:L
910:W
874:W
838:W
805:L
772:L
712:W
677:W
644:L
609:W
553:)
549:(
405:L
378:)
374:(
113:)
109:(
36:(
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