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1603:Larry Kennan
1587:Vernon Glass
1571:Stan Lambert
1547:John E. Gray
1489:Nathan Brown
1473:Clint Conque
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43:Please help
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1913:2023 deaths
1908:1931 births
1863:(2013–2018)
1855:(1997–2012)
1847:(1993–1996)
1839:(1987–1992)
1831:(1980–1985)
1823:(1976–1979)
1815:(1967–1975)
1813:Don Dempsey
1807:(1959–1966)
1799:(1954–1958)
1791:(1948–1953)
1783:(1945–1947)
1781:John Tucker
1775:(1942–1944)
1767:(1933–1941)
1765:John Tucker
1759:(1920–1932)
1735:(1916–1917)
1727:(1912–1915)
1653:(2020–2022)
1645:(2017–2019)
1637:(2010–2016)
1635:Ray Woodard
1629:(1990–2009)
1621:(1986–1989)
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1589:(1963–1975)
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1467:(1990–1999)
1459:(1982–1989)
1451:(1972–1981)
1443:(1965–1971)
1435:(1955–1964)
1427:(1952–1954)
1425:Jim Crafton
1419:(1947–1951)
1411:(1945–1946)
1403:(1942–1944)
1387:(1935–1940)
1379:(1933–1934)
1371:(1919–1932)
1347:(1915–1916)
1323:(1911–1912)
1315:(1909–1910)
1248:December 8,
953:(1986–1992)
827:(1982–1985)
559:(1972–1981)
392:Tournaments
315:(assistant)
284:(assistant)
243:(assistant)
212:Position(s)
197: 1950
1902:Categories
1885:Kyle Shipp
1869:Kyle Shipp
1619:Ray Alborn
1433:Frank Koon
1153:References
535:Conference
218:(football)
140:1931-04-02
101:March 2011
71:newspapers
1465:Mike Isom
1369:Dan Estes
1345:Dan Estes
1201:March 19,
1126:106–106–8
538:Standing
350:2001–2004
340:1986–1992
330:1982–1985
320:1972–1981
299:1963–1970
268:1958–1959
258:1956–1957
178:1949–1951
1887:(2021– )
1661:(2023– )
1491:(2018– )
532:Overall
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412:Football
395:Football
313:Arkansas
232:Football
173:Football
1877:No team
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1361:No team
1114:14–28–1
1111:28–38–2
807:37–17–6
804:67–35–6
384:Overall
85:scholar
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1871:(2019)
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1743:(1918)
1719:(1911)
1565:(1946)
1395:(1941)
1363:(1918)
1355:(1917)
1339:(1914)
1331:(1913)
1307:(1908)
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354:Ranger
149:, U.S.
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991:1–4–1
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1096:2–4
1078:7th
1075:0–6
1057:7th
1054:0–6
1051:4–6
1036:4th
1033:3–3
1030:6–3
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967:6–4
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912:3–8
892:1–5
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753:9–1
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708:6–0
705:9–2
690:2nd
687:4–2
684:7–3
660:5–1
657:9–3
642:4th
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