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1719:(1978–1981)
1711:(1974–1977)
1703:(1972–1973)
1701:Allen Boren
1695:(1968–1971)
1687:(1952–1967)
1685:Paul Pierce
1679:(1946–1951)
1677:Puny Wilson
1671:(1943–1945)
1663:(1938–1942)
1661:Puny Wilson
1655:(1936–1937)
1647:(1923–1935)
1645:J. W. Jones
1639:(1920–1922)
1615:(1914–1917)
1607:(1912–1913)
1541:(1992–1997)
1533:(1982–1990)
1525:(1990–1992)
1517:(1979–1982)
1515:James Chase
1509:(1974–1979)
1501:(1972–1974)
1493:(1969–1972)
1485:(1952–1969)
1483:Paul Pierce
1477:(1938–1952)
1475:Puny Wilson
1469:(1936–1938)
1461:(1923–1936)
1459:J. W. Jones
1395:(2014–2021)
1393:John Pearce
1379:(2008–2012)
1371:(2002–2007)
1363:(1999–2001)
1355:(1994–1998)
1347:(1992–1993)
1339:(1985–1991)
1331:(1983–1984)
1323:(1979–1982)
1307:(1976–1977)
1305:Paul Pierce
1299:(1968–1975)
1291:(1959–1967)
1267:(1952–1956)
1259:(1946–1951)
1257:Paul Pierce
1251:(1940–1945)
1243:(1927–1939)
1227:(1923–1925)
1171:Paul Pierce
1066:(1976–1977)
634:(1952–1967)
573:(1950–1951)
464:(1946–1949)
438:Bainbridge:
268:Early years
256:shared the
181:Tournaments
22:Paul Pierce
1766:Categories
1629:Gene Berry
1613:Gene Berry
1385:John Tryee
1353:Jim Hector
1321:Joe George
1160:References
422:Bainbridge
390:Conference
342:bowl games
294:basketball
120:Bainbridge
47:1914-12-29
1115:Sul Ross:
1098:Sul Ross
1077:Sul Ross
605:Sul Ross
584:Sul Ross
544:Sul Ross
533:Tangerine
494:Sul Ross
475:Sul Ross
393:Standing
316:in 1961.
146:1976–1977
136:1952–1967
126:1946–1951
93:1934–1935
87:Schreiner
83:1932–1933
1751:(2014– )
1693:Tom Page
1637:Mutt Gee
1549:(1998– )
1467:Joe Kirk
1403:(2022– )
1329:Ron Mays
1265:Al Milch
1133:148–85–9
516:Sul Ross
387:Overall
290:football
168:148–85–9
150:Sul Ross
130:Sul Ross
97:Sul Ross
1669:No team
1621:No team
1249:No team
1119:49–29–2
1046:57–41–4
1043:94–52–7
321:US Navy
165:Overall
1631:(1919)
1623:(1918)
1387:(2013)
1315:(1978)
1283:(1958)
1275:(1957)
1235:(1926)
1129:Total:
663:Shrimp
520:10–0–1
410:(1945)
360:for a
214:Awards
203:(1964)
56:, U.S.
1008:T–2nd
1005:4–2–1
1002:6–3–1
950:9–1–1
930:2–3–1
927:4–3–1
907:4–2–1
904:5–3–1
841:T–5th
812:T–2nd
786:3–3–1
783:3–5–1
737:T–1st
731:6–1–2
714:T–3rd
656:T–3rd
590:3–0–1
587:8–2–1
384:Team
381:Year
304:) in
298:track
284:) in
176:3–2–1
173:Bowls
73:, U.S
1094:1977
1073:1976
1016:1967
993:1966
970:1965
941:1964
918:1963
895:1962
872:1961
849:1960
826:1959
797:1958
774:1957
754:10–0
745:1956
722:1955
699:1954
670:1953
641:1952
601:1951
580:1950
540:1949
511:1948
490:1947
471:1946
417:1945
296:and
201:NAIA
116:1945
61:Died
41:Born
1173:at
1107:5th
1104:0–4
1101:2–7
1086:2nd
1083:3–1
1080:7–2
1031:7th
1028:1–6
1025:3–6
985:6th
982:1–5
979:4–6
956:1st
953:5–1
933:5th
910:3rd
887:1st
884:7–0
881:8–1
864:6th
861:2–5
858:3–6
838:3–4
835:5–5
809:5–2
806:7–3
789:4th
760:1st
757:6–0
734:5–1
711:3–3
708:6–4
685:2nd
682:4–1
679:9–1
653:2–3
650:6–4
614:6th
611:1–4
608:3–7
593:1st
553:1st
550:5–0
547:7–3
526:1st
523:5–0
503:1st
500:5–0
497:7–3
478:5–5
442:5–4
426:5–4
348:in
327:in
207:LSC
1768::
352:.
292:,
205:5
199:1
109:HC
1583:e
1576:t
1569:v
1437:e
1430:t
1423:v
1203:e
1196:t
1189:v
1063:)
1059:(
960:T
816:L
764:W
689:W
660:W
631:)
627:(
570:)
566:(
530:T
461:)
457:(
49:)
45:(
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