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1387:Finus Gaston
1379:Bob Bockrath
1371:Glen Tuckett
1318:Pete Cawthon
1310:Frank Thomas
1294:Wallace Wade
1270:B. L. Noojin
1254:D. V. Graves
1182:
1181:
1167:Mike Candrea
1151:Erika Barnes
1142:
1135:Rocky LaRose
1095:Dick Clausen
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955:Charlie Carr
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203:2017–present
180:(Sr. Assoc.)
156:Oregon State
1724:1971 births
1649:Danny White
1537:Josh Brooks
1403:Bill Battle
1397:(1999–2013)
1381:(1996–1999)
1365:(1989–1995)
1352:(1987–1989)
1350:Steve Sloan
1344:(1983–1987)
1342:Ray Perkins
1336:(1957–1983)
1334:Bear Bryant
1328:(1954–1957)
1320:(1952–1954)
1312:(1940–1952)
1304:(1930–1940)
1296:(1923–1930)
1288:(1920–1923)
1272:(1916–1919)
1256:(1911–1914)
1248:(1910–1911)
1240:(1907–1910)
1161:(2017–2024)
1145:(2010–2017)
1129:(1994–2009)
1121:(1983–1993)
1105:(1972–1982)
1103:Dave Strack
1097:(1958–1972)
1089:(1957–1968)
1081:(1914–1957)
1073:(1912–1913)
1065:(1904–1912)
989:(2016–2022)
981:(2010–2016)
973:(2008–2010)
965:(1987–2008)
957:(1986–1987)
944:(1979–1983)
942:Carl Maddox
936:(1976–1979)
928:(1967–1976)
920:(1959–1966)
918:Wade Walker
912:(1937–1959)
904:(1936–1937)
896:(1935–1936)
894:Ralph Sasse
888:(1934–1935)
880:(1930–1934)
872:(1909–1930)
864:(1907–1908)
862:Fred Furman
856:(1903–1907)
683:2 September
476:in Tucson.
412:Mike Stoops
352:Tommy Raffo
169:(Assoc. AD)
158:(Assoc. AD)
135:Fiesta Bowl
1713:Categories
1696:Vanderbilt
1635:Ray Tanner
1579:Zac Selmon
1509:John Cohen
1481:Greg Byrne
1411:Greg Byrne
1326:Hank Crisp
1302:Hank Crisp
1246:Guy Lowman
1159:Dave Heeke
1143:Greg Byrne
1079:Pop McKale
1000:Zac Selmon
987:John Cohen
971:Greg Byrne
910:Dudy Noble
878:Dudy Noble
798:2011-11-22
739:2011-11-28
713:12 January
554:2017-01-16
531:References
525:Washington
511:and hired
497:Nick Saban
466:CBS Sports
368:Alex Smith
359:Dan Mullen
344:John Cohen
319:Bill Byrne
223:Greg Byrne
147:(Asst. AD)
90:1971-11-29
69:Conference
27:Greg Byrne
21:Greg Byrne
1654:Tennessee
1395:Mal Moore
934:Bob Tyler
513:Nate Oats
380:Tim Tebow
193:2010–2017
185:2008–2010
174:2006–2008
163:2002–2005
152:1998–2002
141:1995–1998
131:1994–1995
1626:Ole Miss
1612:Oklahoma
1598:Missouri
1556:Kentucky
1500:Arkansas
1413:(2017– )
1389:# (1999)
1177:(2024– )
1169:# (2024)
1153:# (2017)
1137:# (2010)
1113:# (1982)
628:Archived
429:(1988),
416:Tim Kish
348:Ron Polk
167:Kentucky
1542:Georgia
1528:Florida
1486:Alabama
1464:of the
1002:(2023–)
774:Twitter
491:Alabama
470:Twitter
390:Arizona
378:winner
295:Seattle
229:at the
207:Alabama
197:Arizona
63:Alabama
1514:Auburn
1264:(1915)
507:coach
245:, and
145:Oregon
113:(1994)
102:, U.S.
1668:Texas
770:Tweet
49:Title
715:2011
685:2009
583:link
400:UNLV
84:Born
59:Team
1570:LSU
523:of
462:BCS
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370:at
265:in
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