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1446:
1400:Kirby Cannon
1376:Bill Schmitz
1360:John Palermo
1336:Watson Brown
1327:
1304:Art Van Tone
1296:Earl Gartman
1271:
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1805:1942 births
1763:(2000–2005)
1755:(1994–2000)
1747:(1987–1994)
1739:(1981–1987)
1737:Jimmy Earle
1731:(1947–1981)
1723:(1926–1933)
1663:Derek Mason
1657:(2006–2023)
1649:(1999–2005)
1641:(1979–1998)
1633:(1975–1978)
1625:(1970–1974)
1609:(1947–1968)
1593:(1943–1945)
1585:(1940–1942)
1569:(1935–1938)
1561:(1933–1934)
1553:(1926–1932)
1545:(1924–1925)
1537:(1919–1923)
1513:(1913–1916)
1505:(1911–1912)
1434:(2020–2023)
1410:(2016–2018)
1402:(2013–2015)
1394:(2007–2012)
1386:(2003–2006)
1378:(1997–2002)
1370:(1991–1996)
1368:Roy Gregory
1354:(1988–1989)
1346:(1981–1987)
1338:(1979–1980)
1330:(1977–1978)
1322:(1973–1976)
1314:(1963–1972)
1306:(1960–1962)
1298:(1958–1959)
1290:(1955–1957)
1282:(1946–1954)
1274:(1942–1945)
1266:(1936–1941)
1258:(1933–1935)
1250:(1930–1932)
1248:Scott Alden
460:(1979–1998)
415:Austin Peay
382:(1977–1978)
189:Tournaments
129:Austin Peay
99:(assistant)
74:Position(s)
1799:Categories
1753:Lee Fowler
1440:Jeff Faris
1408:Will Healy
1344:Emory Hale
1312:Bill Dupes
1288:Ken Cooper
1280:Dave Aaron
1015:References
358:Conference
323:Later life
118:Vanderbilt
38:1942-10-15
1623:Bill Peck
361:Standing
160:2000–2005
135:1979–1998
125:1977–1978
104:1974–1975
93:1967–1973
60:1962–1964
1779:(2005– )
1771:# (2005)
1665:(2024– )
1631:Ben Hurt
1442:(2024– )
1426:# (2020)
1198:homepage
1155:Archived
988:147–87–1
973:133–80–1
355:Overall
1591:No team
1527:No team
1272:No team
1256:No team
1179:at the
340:College
244:profile
179:Overall
1617:(1969)
1601:(1946)
1577:(1939)
1529:(1918)
1521:(1917)
1418:(2019)
1362:(1990)
984:Total:
216:Awards
50:, U.S.
976:93–48
961:T–2nd
915:T–4th
857:8–3–1
840:T–4th
753:T–1st
701:T–2nd
655:T–3rd
597:T–2nd
574:T–2nd
551:T–3rd
528:T–4th
505:T–6th
352:Team
349:Year
1163:2017
1132:2017
1104:2013
1076:2013
1045:2013
946:1998
923:1997
900:1996
877:1995
848:1994
825:1993
805:10–3
796:1992
767:1991
747:11–2
738:1990
709:1989
686:1988
663:1987
640:1986
620:11–1
611:1985
591:11–3
582:1984
559:1983
536:1982
513:1981
490:1980
467:1979
437:14–7
410:1978
389:1977
114:1976
32:Born
958:5–2
955:5–5
938:6th
935:2–5
932:4–6
912:4–4
909:6–5
892:3rd
889:6–2
886:7–4
863:2nd
860:7–1
837:4–4
834:5–6
811:1st
808:8–0
782:2nd
779:6–1
776:9–4
750:5–1
724:1st
721:6–0
718:9–4
698:4–2
695:7–4
678:3rd
675:4–2
672:6–5
652:4–3
649:6–5
626:1st
623:7–0
594:5–2
571:5–2
568:8–2
548:4–3
545:8–3
525:4–4
522:6–5
502:2–5
499:2–8
482:6th
479:1–5
476:1–9
440:9–4
425:4th
422:3–3
419:6–4
402:1st
399:6–1
396:8–3
307:in
223:OVC
221:4×
209:OVC
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