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350:Norfolk State
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270:Championships
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242:Norfolk State
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162:Clark Atlanta
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123:unless noted)
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58:Norfolk State
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37:
33:Odums in 2016
30:
25:
19:
1970:expanding it
1963:
1948:
1929:
1915:
1903:Dawson Odums
1902:
1901:
1894:Morgan State
1889:Damon Wilson
1887:
1873:
1859:
1801:Dawson Odums
1800:
1792:
1705:Willie Smith
1673:Leroy Porter
1664:
1593:
1592:
1562:Dawson Odums
1561:
1538:Marino Casem
1522:Marino Casem
1506:Cass Jackson
1449:
1426:Brice Taylor
1417:
1392:
1384:
1329:
1328:
1322:Teddy Keaton
1289:
1274:Kevin Ramsey
1266:Kevin Weston
1250:Keith Higdon
1234:Dawson Odums
1233:
1113:
1105:
1097:
1089:
1081:
1073:
1065:
1057:
1049:
1041:
1033:
1025:
1017:
1009:
1001:
993:
985:
911:
900:
833:
818:
713:
708:
693:
445:
440:
425:
390:
385:
345:Burton Rocks
338:
312:
311:
238:2021–present
132:Gardner–Webb
22:Dawson Odums
18:
1917:Trei Oliver
1875:Larry Scott
1787:(2015–2019)
1779:(2005–2014)
1777:Pete Adrian
1771:(2003–2004)
1763:(1999–2002)
1755:(1994–1998)
1739:(1984–1992)
1731:(1974–1983)
1723:(1972–1973)
1715:(1968–1971)
1699:(1961–1966)
1697:Bill Archie
1691:(1955–1960)
1683:(1952–1954)
1675:(1945–1951)
1667:(1942–1944)
1659:(1940–1941)
1651:(1938–1939)
1580:(2022–2023)
1578:Eric Dooley
1564:(2012–2020)
1556:(2010–2012)
1548:(1993–2009)
1532:(1989–1991)
1524:(1987–1988)
1516:(1981–1986)
1508:(1978–1980)
1498:Ken Tillage
1492:(1972–1977)
1484:(1969–1971)
1476:(1965–1968)
1468:(1962–1964)
1460:(1944–1961)
1458:Ace Mumford
1444:(1936–1942)
1442:Ace Mumford
1436:(1932–1935)
1428:(1928–1931)
1420:(1925–1927)
1412:(1919–1924)
1308:(2022–2023)
1276:(2015–2018)
1268:(2013–2014)
1260:(2010–2012)
1244:(2005–2009)
1228:(2002–2003)
1212:(1999–2001)
1204:(1997–1999)
1202:Elmer Mixon
1196:(1990–1996)
1188:(1988–1989)
1180:(1970–1987)
1172:(1951–1969)
1164:(1947–1950)
1156:(1944–1946)
1148:(1934–1944)
1140:(1930–1933)
1138:Chief Aiken
1132:(1925–1929)
1116:(1920–1924)
1076:(1914–1915)
1028:(1906–1908)
1004:(1902–1903)
453:(2012–2020)
2009:Categories
1729:Dick Price
1689:Joe Echols
1681:Ed Ferrell
1657:James Gill
1482:Alva Tabor
1298:Tim Bowens
1282:Tim Bowens
1242:Ted Bahhur
1218:Kevin Gray
892:References
374:Conference
64:Conference
48:Head coach
1226:Tracy Ham
694:Southern:
377:Standing
230:2013–2020
211:2011–2012
192:2008–2009
181:2005–2007
158:2002–2003
103:1994–1997
1861:Lee Hull
1803:(2021– )
1761:Mo Forte
1588:(2023– )
1572:# (2021)
1540:# (1992)
1500:# (1977)
1324:(2024– )
1316:# (2023)
1252:# (2009)
1236:# (2004)
1220:# (2001)
1114:No coach
1098:No coach
1082:No coach
1066:No coach
1050:No coach
1034:No coach
1018:No coach
1002:No coach
986:No coach
673:Southern
647:Southern
621:Southern
595:Southern
569:Southern
543:Southern
517:Southern
491:Southern
465:Southern
371:Overall
233:Southern
215:Southern
1793:No team
1665:No team
1450:No team
1418:Unknown
1393:No team
1385:Unknown
1290:No team
1106:No team
1090:No team
1074:No team
1058:No team
1042:No team
1026:No team
1010:No team
994:No team
668:2020–21
257:Overall
198:(ST/DL)
1880:Howard
1795:(2020)
1747:(1993)
1707:(1967)
1452:(1943)
1395:(1917)
1387:(1916)
1300:(2021)
1292:(2020)
1284:(2019)
1124:(1924)
1108:(1919)
1100:(1918)
1092:(1917)
1084:(1916)
1068:(1913)
1060:(1912)
1052:(1911)
1044:(1910)
1036:(1909)
1020:(1905)
1012:(1904)
996:(1901)
988:(1900)
834:Total:
685:(West)
659:(West)
633:(West)
607:(West)
581:(West)
555:(West)
529:(West)
503:(West)
477:(West)
475:T–2nd
398:(2004)
315:is an
290:Awards
279:(2013)
93:, U.S.
74:Record
884:play.
865:Notes
838:75–64
823:11–23
766:T–3rd
701:53–16
698:63–32
368:Team
365:Year
260:75–64
164:(AHC/
145:(OLB)
77:11–23
44:Title
1966:stub
826:5–10
797:2024
774:2023
751:2022
728:2021
683:2nd
657:1st
642:2019
631:1st
616:2018
605:2nd
590:2017
579:2nd
564:2016
553:3rd
538:2015
527:1st
512:2014
501:1st
486:2013
460:2012
405:2004
296:SWAC
277:SWAC
222:2012
217:(DL)
203:2010
187:(DL)
173:2004
150:2001
139:2000
134:(DL)
128:1999
87:Born
68:MEAC
54:Team
809:0–0
806:0–0
789:6th
786:1–4
783:3–8
763:2–3
760:2–9
743:4th
740:2–3
737:6–5
680:4–1
677:5–1
654:6–1
651:8–4
628:6–1
625:7–3
602:5–1
599:7–3
576:8–1
573:8–3
550:6–3
547:6–5
524:8–1
521:9–4
498:7–2
495:9–4
472:3–5
469:4–5
433:1–7
430:1–9
418:8th
415:1–7
412:1–9
2011::
873:^
281:4
275:1
166:DC
120:HC
1997:e
1990:t
1983:v
1972:.
1938:)
1934:(
1924:)
1920:(
1910:)
1906:(
1896:)
1892:(
1882:)
1878:(
1868:)
1864:(
1837:e
1830:t
1823:v
1627:e
1620:t
1613:v
1363:e
1356:t
1349:v
964:e
957:t
950:v
718:)
714:(
450:)
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