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476:8-34.5
313:
290:Mizlou
274:50,045
219:Season
1541:1946
706:Sugar
666:Peach
650:Gator
539:(PDF)
512:7-50
158:Total
48:(7–4)
1236:2023
1231:2022
1226:2021
1221:2020
1216:2019
1211:2018
1196:2015
1180:2014
1175:2013
1170:2012
1165:2011
1160:2010
1155:2009
1150:2008
1145:2007
1140:2006
1135:2005
1130:2004
1125:2003
1109:2002
1104:2001
1099:2000
1094:1999
1089:1998
1084:1997
1079:1996
1074:1995
1069:1994
1064:1993
1059:1992
1054:1991
1049:1990
1044:1989
1039:1988
1034:1987
1029:1985
1024:1984
1019:1983
1003:1982
998:1981
993:1980
988:1979
983:1978
978:1977
973:1976
968:1975
963:1974
958:1973
953:1972
948:1971
943:1970
938:1969
933:1968
928:1967
923:1966
918:1965
913:1964
908:1963
903:1962
898:1961
873:1957
868:1956
863:1955
858:1954
853:1953
848:1952
843:1951
838:1950
833:1949
828:1948
823:1947
722:Rose
547:2015
509:6-58
490:1-0
457:305
446:141
435:128
394:2015
390:1988
331:The
318:1982
310:1980
223:1981
211:Date
25:1981
642:Sun
487:2-1
468:97
465:122
454:261
443:128
432:133
424:15
346:in
252:LB
249:MVP
1695::
501:1
421:15
396:.
358:.
202:17
180:19
126:15
121:18
106:AP
73:17
70:19
1521:e
1514:t
1507:v
1291:e
1284:t
1277:v
758:e
751:t
744:v
580:e
573:t
566:v
549:.
498:0
199:7
196:7
193:3
190:0
177:3
174:3
171:6
168:7
155:4
152:3
149:2
146:1
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