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208:All-PCC
164:Overall
1175:(1956)
1127:(1920)
1119:(1919)
1111:(1918)
1103:(1917)
1079:(1905)
1063:(1901)
1055:(1900)
1047:(1899)
1039:(1898)
1031:(1897)
1015:(1894)
999:(1891)
647:Total:
325:. In
199:Awards
194:(1995)
192:Pac-10
47:, U.S.
614:T–5th
586:Aloha
511:T–1st
508:6–1–1
505:7–4–1
399:Team
396:Year
172:Bowls
621:Oahu
599:1998
564:1997
529:1996
496:1995
469:1994
442:1993
381:1999
373:1998
360:and
358:NCAA
354:1993
347:1987
343:1978
335:1975
327:1969
307:1964
247:1998
243:1993
212:1964
102:1965
52:Died
32:Born
611:4–4
608:6–6
593:18
579:4th
576:5–3
573:8–4
558:16
544:2nd
541:7–1
538:9–3
518:Sun
484:5th
481:4–4
478:7–4
457:4th
454:5–3
451:7–4
417:AP
341:in
305:in
289:in
245:to
175:1–3
1542::
898:.
879:.
847:.
829:.
811:.
792:.
773:.
754:.
736:.
590:18
555:15
349:.
309:.
190:1
140:DC
95:HC
1318:e
1311:t
1304:v
967:e
960:t
953:v
690:.
683:.
618:L
583:W
548:L
515:L
432:)
428:(
214:)
210:(
142:)
40:)
36:(
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