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1423:(2010–2019)
1421:Aaron Pelch
1415:(2006–2009)
1413:Mike DuBose
1407:(2003–2005)
1399:(2000–2002)
1391:(1996–1999)
1383:(1989–1995)
1375:(1964–1988)
1343:(1958–1960)
1335:(1951–1957)
1327:(1946–1950)
1303:(1942–1943)
1295:(1939–1941)
1293:H. L. Stone
1287:(1931–1938)
1279:(1928–1930)
1271:(1922–1927)
644:(1973–1988)
454:(1964–1972)
346:during the
239:First-team
219:Tournaments
197:(assistant)
176:(assistant)
127:Position(s)
1666:Categories
1651:Bobby Gaff
1597:Ed Sobczak
1575:Al Sanders
1528:Bill Walsh
1503:selections
1389:Ron Jurney
1357:Bill Dupes
1277:Edwin Hale
1144:January 9,
1044:January 9,
1009:References
430:Conference
47:1925-12-11
1640:Jim Owens
1592:Dave Moon
1581:Jim Finks
1437:Cory York
1397:Bob Tyler
965:Millsaps:
950:Millsaps
931:Millsaps
912:Millsaps
893:Millsaps
874:Millsaps
855:Millsaps
836:Millsaps
817:Millsaps
777:Millsaps
758:Millsaps
739:Millsaps
720:Millsaps
674:Millsaps
655:Millsaps
617:Millsaps
598:Millsaps
579:Millsaps
560:Millsaps
541:Millsaps
522:Millsaps
503:Millsaps
484:Millsaps
465:Millsaps
433:Standing
191:1990–2006
181:1964–1988
170:1956–1963
83:1945–1948
1624:Ben Mann
1570:Bob Hood
1541:Bob Long
1535:Joe Geri
1514:Bob Gage
1447:(2024– )
1439:# (2023)
1062:Archived
992:See also
983:136–81–4
969:136–81–4
797:Millsaps
694:Millsaps
427:Overall
185:Millsaps
131:Halfback
1317:No team
1301:No team
1199:NFL.com
330:of the
318:by the
274:in the
241:All-SEC
211:Overall
1367:(1963)
1359:(1962)
1351:(1961)
1319:(1945)
1311:(1944)
1263:(1921)
1255:(1920)
979:Total:
232:Awards
73:, U.S.
56:, U.S.
896:7–1–1
563:6–2–1
525:1–6–1
506:4–3–1
424:Team
421:Year
1146:2014
1046:2014
946:1988
927:1987
908:1986
889:1985
870:1984
851:1983
832:1982
813:1981
792:1980
773:1979
754:1978
735:1977
716:1976
689:1975
670:1974
651:1973
613:1972
594:1971
575:1970
556:1969
537:1968
518:1967
499:1966
480:1965
461:1964
245:1945
160:1955
150:1953
113:1951
103:1950
93:1949
61:Died
41:Born
953:5–3
934:7–3
915:7–2
877:8–1
858:7–2
839:6–3
820:7–2
801:9–0
780:7–3
761:5–4
742:2–6
723:7–2
698:9–2
677:5–3
658:5–4
620:4–4
601:4–5
582:6–3
544:6–3
487:2–6
468:0–8
322:'s
320:NFL
304:UPI
1668::
350:.
300:AP
143:HC
133:,
1486:e
1479:t
1472:v
1231:e
1224:t
1217:v
1148:.
1048:.
706:L
641:)
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