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216:Overall
1628:Jarrett
1612:Jarrett
1588:Moranda
1580:Pollard
1556:Kennedy
1548:Kennedy
1532:Kennedy
1500:Raleigh
1460:LeClair
1436:LeClair
1420:LeClair
1380:Leggett
1328:Hayward
1096:No team
936:(1982)
815:June 6,
786:June 6,
680:June 7,
584:16–13–1
581:43–20-1
563:16–13–1
560:43–20–1
484:Tie–1st
439:Tie–4th
352:32–24–1
259:44–21–1
210:Season
122:Clemson
63:Overall
1666:2023:
1658:2022:
1650:2021:
1642:2020:
1634:2019:
1626:2018:
1620:Gibson
1618:2017:
1610:2016:
1604:Gibson
1602:2015:
1594:2014:
1586:2013:
1578:2012:
1570:2011:
1564:Jordan
1562:2010:
1554:2009:
1546:2008:
1538:2007:
1530:2006:
1522:2005:
1514:2004:
1508:Slater
1506:2003:
1498:2002:
1492:Hennon
1490:2001:
1484:Hennon
1482:2000:
1476:Jordan
1474:1999:
1466:1998:
1458:1997:
1450:1996:
1444:Jordan
1442:1995:
1434:1994:
1426:1993:
1418:1992:
1410:1991:
1402:1990:
1394:1989:
1386:1988:
1378:1987:
1370:1986:
1362:1985:
1356:Morris
1354:1984:
1346:1983:
1338:&
1334:1982:
1326:1981:
1318:1980:
1310:1979:
1302:1978:
1296:Little
1294:1977:
1286:1976:
1278:1975:
1270:1972:
1151:(1973)
1119:(1948)
1106:(1946)
1082:(1940)
1074:(1939)
1058:(1935)
1050:(1934)
912:(1963)
592:Total:
546:(2002)
523:169–76
189:
90:Awards
1668:David
1596:Cooke
1572:Gaski
1468:Gaski
1388:Maini
1372:Stout
1364:Greer
1340:White
1320:Lodes
1272:Boone
805:(PDF)
776:(PDF)
526:57–26
502:47–13
478:46–18
454:46–16
436:10–11
433:30–29
397:99–38
373:42–20
334:13–11
331:32–24
307:44–18
283:34–28
213:Team
1636:Dunn
1412:Port
1404:Port
1396:Cook
1348:Port
1336:Port
1312:Port
1304:Cook
1288:Wall
1280:Port
817:2019
788:2019
682:2019
553:2002
505:19–2
495:2001
481:14–7
471:2000
457:14–6
447:1999
424:1998
376:18–6
366:1997
355:17–7
345:1996
324:1995
310:19–4
300:1994
286:15–6
276:1993
262:17–4
250:1992
187:ISBN
566:6th
508:1st
460:2nd
379:1st
358:2nd
337:3rd
313:1st
289:2nd
265:1st
193:).
1686::
807:.
778:.
673:.
27:HC
1249:e
1242:t
1235:v
1018:e
1011:t
1004:v
872:e
865:t
858:v
819:.
790:.
684:.
543:)
539:(
414:)
410:(
240:)
236:(
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