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1553:Bob Hoffman
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1454:(1985–2015)
1446:(1982–1984)
1444:Jack Reilly
1438:(1976–1981)
1430:(1962–1975)
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1414:(1952–1960)
1406:(1947–1951)
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1340:(2022–2023)
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1324:(2019–2021)
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1200:(1994–1996)
1184:(1991–1994)
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1163:(1989–1990)
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1111:(1978–1979)
1090:(1975–1976)
1088:Vince Evans
1074:(1973–1974)
1066:(1970–1972)
1058:(1969–1971)
1056:Jimmy Jones
1050:(1966–1968)
1048:Steve Sogge
1032:(1962–1964)
1024:(1960–1963)
1016:(1960–1962)
1014:Bill Nelsen
1003:(1957–1959)
1001:Willie Wood
973:Rudy Bukich
957:(1948–1949)
939:(1944–1946)
937:Jack Musick
931:(1942–1944)
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900:(1937–1939)
871:(1931–1932)
853:(1924–1927)
840:(1924–1926)
390:(1947–1951)
204:USC Trojans
200:quarterback
113:Quarterback
1628:Categories
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1558:Al Krueger
1533:Jack Banta
1412:Norm Verry
1314:JT Daniels
1288:Max Browne
1272:Max Wittek
1248:Aaron Corp
1198:Brad Otton
1096:Rob Hertel
955:Jim Powers
562:References
502:El Camino:
485:El Camino
464:El Camino
443:El Camino
422:El Camino
401:El Camino
366:Conference
342:turned 100
251:Jack Haley
227:, held at
198:. A star
119:NFL draft:
75:California
64:1917-04-21
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1548:Bill Fisk
1543:Roy Engle
1072:Pat Haden
929:Jim Hardy
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718:. Reddit
663:Archived
550:See also
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509:10–14–1
506:26–22–2
330:surfing
291:during
275:in the
255:Tin Man
233:Chicago
139:All-PCC
1470:(2020)
1422:(1961)
1332:(2021)
1290:(2016)
1274:(2012)
1266:(2010)
1250:(2009)
1192:(1995)
1176:(1991)
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879:(1933)
517:Total:
338:Jaguar
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494:T–5th
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407:1–2–1
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