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1345:John Vesser
1339:(1943–1944)
1331:(1941–1943)
1323:(1931–1941)
1315:(1930–1931)
1307:(1927–1930)
1299:(1926–1927)
1225:(2017–2021)
1217:(2011–2016)
1215:Mike Kramer
1209:(2007–2010)
1201:(1999–2006)
1199:Larry Lewis
1193:(1997–1998)
1185:(1992–1996)
1177:(1988–1991)
1169:(1983–1987)
1167:Jim Koetter
1161:(1980–1982)
1153:(1977–1979)
1143:Joe Pascale
1137:(1972–1975)
1135:Bob Griffin
1129:(1968–1971)
1121:(1966–1967)
1113:(1952–1965)
1111:Babe Caccia
1103:John Vesser
1097:(1935–1940)
1089:(1928–1934)
1081:(1920–1927)
1049:(1915–1916)
1041:(1909–1914)
1033:(1907–1908)
1031:John Morris
1025:(1905–1906)
1009:(1902–1903)
953:John Vesser
622:(1950–1951)
556:Idaho State
424:(1941–1949)
275:First-team
240:Idaho State
215:Idaho State
181:(assistant)
141:Position(s)
38: 1942
22:John Vesser
1689:Categories
1648:Jim Senter
1608:Tom Jewell
1505:Bill Evans
1465:Jim Boutin
1433:Dan Miller
1409:John Evans
1385:Ed Willett
1175:Garth Hall
701:References
404:Conference
308:basketball
196:Basketball
56:1900-10-01
1656:Paul Bubb
1632:Irv Cross
1576:Guy Wicks
1417:James Nau
1321:Guy Wicks
1191:Tom Walsh
1095:Guy Wicks
922:March 20,
897:March 20,
872:March 20,
867:nihof.org
847:March 20,
811:March 22,
775:March 22,
749:March 20,
407:Standing
355:Guy Wicks
318:Biography
236:1952–1965
211:1947–1948
201:1944–1946
186:1941–1951
175:1937–1940
165:1934–1936
127:1930–1931
97:1922–1925
1674:(2018– )
1515:(2019– )
1241:(2023– )
1151:Bud Hake
401:Overall
342:and the
160:Football
92:Football
33:Vesser,
1337:No team
1063:No team
944:NFL.com
721:July 3,
690:41–27–6
675:41–27–6
277:All-PCC
255:Overall
1375:&
1355:&
1233:(2022)
1145:(1976)
1073:(1919)
1065:(1918)
1057:(1917)
1017:(1904)
686:Total:
268:Awards
82:, U.S.
65:, U.S.
781:Issuu
663:T–2nd
642:T–2nd
598:6–2–1
579:6–1–1
560:3–5–1
539:4–3–1
440:5–1–2
398:Team
395:Year
332:Idaho
101:Idaho
924:2022
899:2022
874:2022
849:2022
813:2022
777:2022
751:2022
723:2018
650:1951
629:1950
591:1949
572:1948
551:1947
530:1946
512:1945
491:1944
473:1943
452:1942
431:1941
330:for
281:1924
117:1927
107:1926
70:Died
50:Born
955:at
678:6–4
660:3–2
657:5–4
639:3–2
636:4–4
500:4–5
461:4–2
145:End
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841:AP
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377:.
346:.
228:AD
153:HC
35:c.
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1275:e
1268:t
1261:v
985:e
978:t
971:v
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