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209:Vanderbilt Commodores
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400:December 15,
398:. Retrieved
391:the original
378:
356:
342:The Citadel:
341:
283:
278:
232:
221:
192:
191:
178:(1906, 1907)
176:All-Southern
66:(1955-01-21)
51:May 18, 1882
18:
1774:1955 deaths
1769:1882 births
1740:Stein Stone
1716:J. R. Davis
1655:Honus Craig
1580:Stein Stone
1502:Honus Craig
1418:(2016–2022)
1410:(2014–2015)
1402:(2005–2013)
1386:(2001–2003)
1378:(1996–2000)
1370:(1987–1995)
1362:(1983–1986)
1354:(1978–1982)
1346:(1973–1977)
1338:(1966–1972)
1330:(1957–1965)
1322:(1955–1956)
1314:(1953–1954)
1306:(1946–1952)
1298:(1943–1945)
1290:(1940–1942)
1282:(1932–1939)
1274:(1930–1931)
1266:(1922–1929)
1264:Carl Prause
1258:(1920–1921)
1242:(1916–1918)
1234:(1913–1915)
1226:(1911–1912)
1218:(1909–1910)
1210:(1906–1908)
1142:Diego Pavia
1136:(2022–2023)
1128:(2021–2022)
1126:Mike Wright
1102:(2015–2018)
1074:(2012–2013)
1066:(2011–2012)
1038:(2002–2005)
1030:(1998–2001)
1028:Greg Zolman
982:(1980–1982)
980:Whit Taylor
860:(1950–1951)
832:(1941–1942)
804:(1933–1935)
778:(1925–1927)
776:Bill Spears
757:(1921–1923)
755:Oliver Kuhn
741:(1919–1920)
720:(1914–1916)
704:(1912–1913)
702:Zach Curlin
696:(1908–1911)
688:(1906–1907)
680:(1904–1905)
672:(1902–1905)
656:(1899–1900)
648:(1897–1898)
646:Joe Goodson
640:(1895–1896)
632:(1893–1894)
325:The Citadel
303:The Citadel
291:(1909–1910)
217:The Citadel
205:Dan McGugin
201:quarterback
132:(assistant)
120:The Citadel
101:Quarterback
97:Position(s)
1763:Categories
1700:Kemp Lewis
1647:Sam Costen
1485:Sam Costen
1376:Don Powers
1344:Bobby Ross
1336:Red Parker
1320:John Sauer
1288:Bo Rowland
1216:Sam Costen
1036:Jay Cutler
802:Rand Dixon
718:Irby Curry
686:Sam Costen
670:Frank Kyle
558:Sam Costen
370:References
267:Conference
130:Vanderbilt
87:Vanderbilt
47:1882-05-18
1708:Lex Stone
1691:Bob Blake
1638:Backfield
1556:Lex Stone
1539:Lob Brown
1530:Bob Blake
1493:Dan Blake
1476:Backfield
1360:Tom Moore
1352:Art Baker
1200:Syd Smith
1118:Ken Seals
957:David Lee
858:Bill Wade
662:Fred Hume
614:Pat Estes
270:Standing
137:1913–1919
126:1911–1912
116:1909–1910
83:1906–1908
1426:(2023– )
1134:AJ Swann
528:June 14,
410:cite web
264:Overall
1296:No team
876:Don Orr
496:June 4,
454:June 4,
156:Overall
1394:(2004)
1250:(1919)
1202:(1905)
1144:(2024)
959:(1974)
931:(1969)
878:(1955)
786:(1928)
765:(1924)
749:(1921)
733:(1918)
712:(1913)
664:(1901)
624:(1892)
616:(1890)
357:Total:
169:Awards
73:, U.S.
56:, U.S.
394:(PDF)
387:(PDF)
361:7–7–2
349:1–4–1
346:7–7–2
310:0–1–1
307:4–3–2
261:Team
258:Year
224:LL.B.
1682:Line
1521:Line
530:2019
498:2015
456:2015
416:link
402:2012
320:1910
298:1909
203:for
61:Died
41:Born
1670:FB
1662:HB
1653:HB
1645:QB
1508:FB
1500:HB
1495:†
1491:HB
1483:QB
560:at
332:1–3
329:3–4
237:in
211:of
207:'s
174:2×
1765::
1738:C
1730:G
1722:G
1714:T
1706:T
1698:E
1689:E
1578:C
1570:G
1562:G
1554:T
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1545:T
1537:E
1532:†
1528:E
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408:{{
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109:HC
1693:†
1657:†
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