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1591:(1987–1991)
1583:(1977–1986)
1575:(1957–1976)
1567:(1951–1956)
1559:(1947–1950)
1551:(1937–1946)
1543:(1934–1936)
1535:(1927–1933)
1527:(1923–1926)
1519:(1920–1922)
1511:(1917–1919)
1495:(1911–1915)
1471:(1907–1908)
1455:(1903–1905)
1439:(1900–1901)
1317:(2017–2024)
1309:(1997–2016)
1301:(1968–1996)
1293:(1946–1967)
1285:(1943–1945)
1277:(1940–1942)
1269:(1911–1939)
1267:Billy Disch
1251:A. C. Ellis
1229:(1904–1906)
1221:(1901–1903)
1219:A. C. Ellis
1205:(1898–1899)
1203:A. C. Ellis
1119:October 24,
935:24–6 (.800)
923:22–4 (.846)
920:24–6 (.800)
848:(1943–1945)
830:Postseason
824:Conference
601:(1947–1950)
465:Orange Bowl
446:quarterback
442:Bobby Layne
438:T formation
434:single-wing
370:High school
174:(assistant)
108:Position(s)
1646:Categories
1621:Tom Herman
1605:Mack Brown
1581:Fred Akers
1445:J. B. Hart
1195:F. Weikart
1076:August 26,
1029:August 26,
995:References
571:Conference
402:Paul Tyson
355:Fort Worth
337:Early life
327:Fort Worth
119:(baseball)
114:(football)
38:1901-08-07
1291:Bibb Falk
1275:Bibb Falk
1140:from the
827:Standing
574:Standing
519:Bibb Falk
495:Tennessee
406:Waco High
404:-coached
299:Tennessee
194:1943–1945
179:1947–1950
168:1937–1946
158:1930–1936
138:1926–1928
79:1920–1923
1631:(2021– )
1565:Ed Price
1381:No coach
1325:(2025– )
821:Overall
580:Coaches
568:Overall
513:Baseball
506:insomnia
417:Football
359:Amarillo
289:won the
279:baseball
250:Baseball
241:Football
189:Baseball
133:Football
89:Baseball
74:Football
815:Season
793:AP Poll
756:32–10–1
741:32–10–1
475:of the
463:in the
461:Georgia
452:in the
450:Alabama
398:shutout
213:Overall
1503:(1916)
1487:(1910)
1479:(1909)
1463:(1906)
1447:(1902)
1431:(1899)
1423:(1898)
1415:(1897)
1407:(1896)
1399:(1895)
1391:(1894)
1383:(1893)
1261:(1910)
1253:(1909)
1245:(1908)
1237:(1907)
1213:(1900)
1197:(1897)
1145:Online
931:Total:
916:Texas:
899:Texas
880:Texas
859:Texas
752:Total:
744:18–5–1
737:Texas:
724:Cotton
664:Orange
502:ulcers
329:, and
247:(1950)
94:?–1924
64:, U.S.
47:, U.S.
1113:(PDF)
1106:(PDF)
868:T–1st
818:Team
707:Texas
690:T–3rd
680:Texas
654:4–1–1
651:7–3–1
647:Texas
630:Sugar
613:Texas
565:Team
562:Year
223:Bowls
198:Texas
183:Texas
172:Texas
1121:2019
1078:2021
1031:2021
905:10–1
902:11–1
895:1945
876:1944
855:1943
702:1950
675:1949
642:1948
617:10–1
608:1947
504:and
471:and
277:and
148:1929
52:Died
32:Born
908:1st
883:7–3
865:6–2
862:6–2
717:1st
714:6–0
711:9–2
687:3–3
684:6–4
657:2nd
623:2nd
620:5–1
583:AP
444:at
378:in
353:in
325:in
307:end
254:SWC
245:SWC
226:2–1
112:End
98:TCU
83:TCU
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1021:.
1017:.
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731:3
636:5
456:.
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321:,
252:2
243:1
126:HC
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1352:t
1345:v
1173:e
1166:t
1159:v
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728:2
721:L
661:W
627:W
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