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3293:Bob Woodruff
3292:
3268:Head coach:
3237:Barney Poole
3142:Bob Woodruff
3141:
3122:Head coach:
3101:Barney Poole
2986:Head coach:
2968:Bob Woodruff
2967:
2944:Bowden Wyatt
2864:
2863:
2801:Bob Woodruff
2800:
2793:Bowden Wyatt
2705:
2704:
2698:Billy Napier
2666:Jim McElwain
2658:D. J. Durkin
2610:Gary Darnell
2594:Charley Pell
2570:Bob Woodruff
2569:
2562:Raymond Wolf
2545:
2392:Jeremy Foley
2360:Bob Woodruff
2359:
2352:Raymond Wolf
2190:Kevin Steele
2182:Dave Roberts
2134:George Sauer
2126:Bob Woodruff
2125:
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1922:Find a Grave
1918:Bob Woodruff
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434:
418:Raymond Wolf
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382:Georgia Tech
355:World War II
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149:Georgia Tech
73:(2001-11-01)
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22:Bob Woodruff
18:
3325:2001 deaths
3320:1916 births
3288:Stu Holcomb
3212:Bobby Dobbs
3207:Glenn Davis
3202:Tex Coulter
3081:Bobby Dobbs
3076:Tex Coulter
3066:Glenn Davis
2938:Ed Molinski
2932:Buzz Warren
2920:Bill Barnes
2857:Danny White
2851:(2017–2021)
2841:John Currie
2835:(2011–2017)
2825:Joan Cronan
2819:(2003–2011)
2811:(1985–2003)
2809:Doug Dickey
2803:(1963–1985)
2795:(1962–1963)
2787:(1946–1962)
2779:(1941–1945)
2771:(1936–1941)
2763:(1931–1936)
2684:(2018–2021)
2668:(2015–2017)
2652:(2011–2014)
2644:(2005–2010)
2642:Urban Meyer
2628:(2002–2004)
2620:(1990–2001)
2604:(1984–1989)
2596:(1979–1984)
2588:(1970–1978)
2586:Doug Dickey
2580:(1960–1969)
2572:(1950–1959)
2564:(1946–1949)
2556:(1944–1945)
2540:(1940–1942)
2532:(1936–1939)
2524:(1933–1935)
2516:(1928–1932)
2508:(1925–1927)
2500:(1923–1924)
2492:(1920–1922)
2484:(1917–1919)
2476:(1914–1916)
2474:C. J. McCoy
2468:(1909–1913)
2460:(1906–1908)
2394:(1992–2016)
2386:(1986–1992)
2378:(1979–1986)
2370:(1960–1979)
2362:(1950–1959)
2354:(1946–1949)
2346:(1940–1945)
2338:(1936–1939)
2330:(1930–1936)
2322:(1928–1930)
2314:(1925–1928)
2312:Everett Yon
2306:(1923–1925)
2298:(1920–1923)
2290:(1917–1920)
2230:Dave Aranda
2224:(2017–2019)
2208:(2008–2015)
2200:(2003–2007)
2198:Guy Morriss
2192:(1999–2002)
2184:(1997–1998)
2176:(1993–1996)
2174:Chuck Reedy
2168:(1972–1992)
2166:Grant Teaff
2160:(1969–1971)
2152:(1959–1968)
2144:(1956–1958)
2136:(1950–1955)
2128:(1947–1949)
2120:(1945–1946)
2112:(1943–1944)
2104:(1941–1942)
2096:(1926–1940)
2088:(1920–1925)
2080:(1914–1919)
2064:(1910–1912)
2062:Ralph Glaze
2056:(1908–1909)
2022:Sol Metzger
2014:R. N. Watts
2006:J. C. Ewing
1992:(1899–1900)
1630:Mississippi
835:(1950–1959)
713:(1947–1949)
650:Doug Dickey
628:" in 1983.
501:Doug Dickey
488:1952 Gators
469:1951 Gators
402:Wake Forest
394:Waco, Texas
318:high school
182:(assistant)
151:(assistant)
140:(assistant)
129:(assistant)
104:Position(s)
3314:Categories
3270:Earl Blaik
3252:Joe Steffy
3242:John Sauer
3227:John Green
3124:Earl Blaik
3106:John Sauer
3096:Doug Kenna
3091:John Green
2962:Abe Shires
2682:Dan Mullen
2602:Galen Hall
2578:Ray Graves
2368:Ray Graves
2222:Matt Rhule
2206:Art Briles
2158:Bill Beall
1748:The Ledger
1196:References
683:Conference
611:Ray Graves
571:John Rauch
563:John Sauer
528:Yogi Berra
505:Gator Bowl
477:homecoming
424:team, the
406:Dixie Bowl
378:Bobby Dodd
370:West Point
366:Earl Blaik
54:1916-03-14
3071:Dale Hall
2956:Ed Cifers
2690:Greg Knox
2530:Josh Cody
2376:Bill Carr
2336:Josh Cody
2214:Jim Grobe
1771:March 20,
1686:Carlson,
1594:Tennessee
1571:Carlson,
1555:Carlson,
1516:Carlson,
1496:Carlson,
1480:Carlson,
1467:Carlson,
686:Standing
555:Dale Hall
475:in their
359:U.S. Army
326:Knoxville
216:Tennessee
212:1963–1985
202:1950–1959
180:Tennessee
176:1961–1962
166:1950–1959
156:1947–1949
134:1944–1945
127:Tennessee
123:1939–1941
94:Tennessee
90:1936–1938
2980:Bob Foxx
2859:(2021– )
2827:# (2011)
2700:(2022– )
2692:# (2021)
2676:# (2017)
2660:# (2014)
2636:# (2004)
2626:Ron Zook
2612:# (1989)
2554:Tom Lieb
2538:Tom Lieb
2402:(2016– )
2344:Tom Lieb
2232:(2020– )
2142:Sam Boyd
1690:, p. 68.
1653:Archived
1586:Kentucky
1575:, p. 63.
1559:, p. 62.
1537:Archived
1520:, p. 61.
1500:, p. 60.
1484:, p. 58.
1471:, p. 56.
1344:Archived
1324:Archived
1304:Archived
1284:Archived
1179:See also
1129:Florida:
692:Coaches
680:Overall
497:fullback
479:game in
332:for the
280:player,
37:yearbook
35:Seminole
2546:No team
2110:No team
2038:No team
1167:AP Poll
1148:72–52–8
1136:29–32–4
1133:53–42–6
1106:Florida
1071:Florida
1043:Florida
1016:Florida
989:Florida
962:Florida
935:Florida
901:Florida
874:Florida
847:Florida
812:19–10–2
808:Baylor:
404:in the
286:Georgia
234:72–52–8
231:Overall
206:Florida
170:Florida
2843:(2017)
2548:(1943)
2216:(2016)
2072:(1913)
2048:(1907)
2040:(1906)
2032:(1905)
2024:(1904)
2016:(1903)
2008:(1902)
2000:(1901)
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1614:Auburn
1144:Total:
785:Baylor
752:Baylor
725:Baylor
581:; and
330:tackle
252:Awards
160:Baylor
108:Tackle
80:, U.S.
63:, U.S.
1110:5–4–1
1088:Gator
1078:2–3–1
1075:6–4–1
1053:T–3rd
1050:4–2–1
1047:6–2–1
1020:6–3–1
972:T–3rd
942:1–3–2
939:3–5–2
918:Gator
884:T–9th
815:8–9–1
769:Dixie
762:T–3rd
759:3–2–1
756:6–3–2
677:Team
674:Year
656:Death
374:major
282:coach
239:Bowls
1894:ISBN
1879:ISBN
1864:ISBN
1849:ISBN
1832:ISBN
1817:ISBN
1802:ISBN
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1634:1959
1626:1958
1618:1957
1602:1956
1598:1950
1590:1950
1101:1959
1066:1958
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999:10th
984:1955
957:1954
930:1953
896:1952
869:1951
857:10th
842:1950
780:1949
747:1948
720:1947
602:1959
600:and
598:1958
594:1957
577:and
536:punt
486:The
437:1950
296:and
145:1946
138:Army
68:Died
48:Born
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1026:3rd
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993:4–6
969:5–2
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945:9th
924:15
911:6th
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878:5–5
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795:2nd
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