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53:(5–5–1)
766:Orange
758:Cotton
702:Fiesta
504:3-24.6
351:, the
335:was a
313:
249:50,021
188:Season
1214:Notes
873:Games
750:Sugar
734:Gator
718:Peach
617:(PDF)
610:(PDF)
127:Total
1205:2024
1200:2023
1195:2022
1190:2021
1185:2020
1180:2019
1175:2018
1170:2017
1155:2014
1150:2013
1145:2012
1140:2011
1125:2009
1120:2007
1115:2006
1110:2005
1105:2004
1100:2003
1095:2002
1090:2001
1085:2000
1080:1999
1075:1998
1070:1997
1065:1996
1060:1995
1055:1994
1050:1993
1045:1992
1040:1991
1035:1990
1030:1989
1025:1988
1020:1987
1015:1986
1010:1985
1005:1984
1000:1983
995:1982
990:1981
985:1980
980:1979
975:1978
970:1977
965:1976
960:1975
955:1974
950:1973
945:1972
940:1971
935:1970
930:1969
925:1968
920:1967
915:1966
910:1965
905:1964
900:1963
895:1962
890:1961
885:1960
880:1959
774:Rose
639:link
625:2015
593:2015
518:1-5
515:4-39
496:5-2
474:280
463:157
452:123
411:2017
409:and
407:2012
331:The
318:1973
310:1971
192:1972
180:Date
25:1972
742:Sun
493:3-2
471:338
460:153
449:185
441:18
373:ABC
283:),
265:ABC
239:SEC
218:MVP
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548:1S
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171:31
162:14
149:30
137:14
80:31
77:30
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482:2
291:)
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168:7
165:7
159:3
146:6
143:3
140:7
124:4
121:3
118:2
115:1
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