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244:
237:
234:Championships
232:
227:
223:
219:
214:
210:
207:
204:
200:
196:unless noted)
195:
189:
185:
182:
179:
175:
171:
168:
164:
159:
156:
153:
149:
146:
143:
139:
136:
133:
129:
125:
122:
118:
114:
110:
105:
102:unless noted)
101:
96:
93:
90:
86:
82:
79:
76:
72:
67:
62:
58:
49:
45:
34:
30:
25:
19:
1892:expanding it
1885:
1845:Mike Houston
1765:Eddie Teague
1740:
1732:
1709:Johnny Floyd
1645:Ralph Foster
1581:
1580:
1542:Les Robinson
1526:Eddie Teague
1501:
1478:Johnny Floyd
1380:Alex Stevens
1372:Joe Brummett
1355:
1274:Joe McDaniel
1266:Herb McGuire
1242:Spencer Holt
1234:Joe Brummett
1201:
1185:
1058:Edgar Tanner
1009:
952:Find a Grave
921:
902:
890:
878:. Retrieved
874:the original
864:
852:
840:
829:
789:
775:The Citadel:
774:
599:
594:
579:
542:
537:
506:
501:
486:
386:
381:
341:World War II
334:
318:
306:
285:
259:
258:
52:(1987-12-20)
18:
1942:1987 deaths
1937:1907 births
1855:(2016–2022)
1847:(2014–2015)
1839:(2005–2013)
1823:(2001–2003)
1815:(1996–2000)
1807:(1987–1995)
1799:(1983–1986)
1791:(1978–1982)
1783:(1973–1977)
1775:(1966–1972)
1767:(1957–1965)
1759:(1955–1956)
1751:(1953–1954)
1743:(1946–1952)
1735:(1943–1945)
1727:(1940–1942)
1719:(1932–1939)
1711:(1930–1931)
1703:(1922–1929)
1701:Carl Prause
1695:(1920–1921)
1679:(1916–1918)
1671:(1913–1915)
1663:(1911–1912)
1655:(1909–1910)
1647:(1906–1908)
1560:(2014–2017)
1552:(2008–2014)
1544:(2000–2008)
1536:(1985–2000)
1534:Walt Nadzak
1528:(1957–1985)
1520:(1955–1956)
1512:(1953–1954)
1504:(1946–1953)
1496:(1940–1946)
1488:(1932–1939)
1480:(1930–1931)
1472:(1922–1929)
1470:Carl Prause
1406:(1996–1999)
1404:Mike DeWitt
1398:(1968–1996)
1390:(1963–1968)
1382:(1961–1963)
1374:(1954–1961)
1366:(1952–1954)
1358:(1937–1941)
1350:(1918–1919)
1342:(1909–1911)
1340:M. B. Banks
1276:(1980–1997)
1268:(1972–1979)
1260:(1966–1971)
1252:(1963–1965)
1244:(1961–1962)
1236:(1957–1960)
1228:(1952–1956)
1212:(1946–1950)
1204:(1943–1945)
1188:(1938–1941)
1180:(1929–1937)
1164:(1926–1927)
1156:(1924–1925)
1148:(1918–1923)
1116:(1912–1913)
1108:(1909–1911)
1106:M. B. Banks
1100:(1905–1908)
1092:(1903–1904)
1082:Ed Tutwiler
1044:(1896–1897)
1020:(1891–1893)
1012:(1881–1890)
1004:(1879–1880)
757:The Citadel
734:The Citadel
711:The Citadel
688:The Citadel
665:The Citadel
642:The Citadel
619:The Citadel
607:(1946–1952)
394:(1938–1941)
331:The Citadel
272:The Citadel
206:The Citadel
155:The Citadel
126:(backfield)
88:Position(s)
1931:Categories
1813:Don Powers
1781:Bobby Ross
1773:Red Parker
1757:John Sauer
1725:Bo Rowland
1653:Sam Costen
1558:Jim Senter
1518:John Sauer
1494:Bo Rowland
1412:Greg Mason
1396:Tom Bryant
1194:Laird Holt
880:October 5,
821:References
370:Conference
243:AAF League
172:(freshmen)
161:Basketball
38:1907-10-29
1797:Tom Moore
1789:Art Baker
1637:Syd Smith
1282:Andy Frye
1178:Ed Kubale
845:NCAA News
373:Standing
202:1946–1953
177:1937–1941
166:1936–1937
151:1946–1952
141:1944–1945
131:1938–1941
120:1935–1937
112:1932–1934
78:Tennessee
74:1928–1930
1863:(2023– )
1576:(2018– )
1414:(1999– )
1284:(1998– )
929:Archived
910:Archived
367:Overall
288:fullback
239:Football
107:Football
92:Fullback
69:Football
1733:No team
1202:No team
1010:Unknown
794:52–61–4
779:23–39–1
491:14–17–2
487:Centre:
470:Centre
449:Centre
428:Centre
290:at the
221:Overall
1831:(2004)
1687:(1919)
1639:(1905)
1220:(1951)
1196:(1942)
1172:(1928)
1140:(1917)
1132:(1915)
1124:(1914)
1084:(1902)
1076:(1901)
1068:(1900)
1060:(1899)
1052:(1898)
1036:(1895)
1028:(1894)
790:Total:
584:15–5–1
550:(1945)
510:(1944)
437:T–14th
406:Centre
245:(1945)
181:Centre
170:Centre
135:Centre
124:Centre
59:, U.S.
764:1–3–1
761:3–5–1
587:4–1–1
572:T–1st
569:4–1–1
566:7–2–1
494:9–2–1
479:T–2nd
458:T–9th
434:1–1–1
431:1–5–2
364:Team
361:Year
1888:stub
882:2010
782:8–25
767:13th
752:1952
744:14th
729:1951
721:11th
706:1950
683:1949
675:16th
660:1948
652:12th
637:1947
629:15th
614:1946
557:1945
517:1944
466:1941
445:1940
424:1939
401:1938
47:Died
32:Born
950:at
741:1–3
738:4–6
718:2–3
715:4–6
698:7th
695:2–2
692:4–5
672:0–5
669:2–7
649:1–4
646:3–5
626:1–5
623:3–5
526:8–3
476:2–0
473:3–4
455:2–1
452:3–6
416:2nd
413:4–0
410:7–2
323:in
1933::
343:.
311:.
241:1
194:AD
100:HC
1919:e
1912:t
1905:v
1894:.
1615:e
1608:t
1601:v
1448:e
1441:t
1434:v
1318:e
1311:t
1304:v
980:e
973:t
966:v
884:.
604:)
600:(
547:)
543:(
391:)
387:(
40:)
36:(
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