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89:(age 51)
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22:Shawn Elliott
19:
1764:
1755:Head coach:
1628:
1619:Head coach:
1502:
1493:Head coach:
1462:Jason Hunter
1397:
1396:
1381:
1302:
1301:
1295:Shane Beamer
1270:
1239:Sparky Woods
1231:Joe Morrison
1223:Richard Bell
1207:Paul Dietzel
1191:Warren Giese
1103:Dixon Foster
1095:Frank Dobson
1087:Dixon Foster
1038:
1023:Bob Williams
974:
966:
958:
877:February 17,
875:. Retrieved
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851:February 15,
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771:February 17,
769:. Retrieved
766:The Athletic
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272:
212:2024–present
146:(def. asst.)
18:
1817:1973 births
1757:Jerry Moore
1749:D. J. Smith
1739:Brian Quick
1734:Corey Lynch
1729:Mark LeGree
1709:Kerry Brown
1621:Jerry Moore
1603:Corey Lynch
1583:Kerry Brown
1495:Jerry Moore
1472:Corey Lynch
1452:Kerry Brown
1384:(2017–2023)
1374:Tim Lappano
1368:(2013–2016)
1366:Trent Miles
1360:(2010–2012)
1281:(2016–2020)
1265:(2005–2015)
1257:(1999–2004)
1249:(1994–1998)
1241:(1989–1993)
1233:(1983–1988)
1217:(1975–1981)
1209:(1966–1974)
1201:(1961–1965)
1199:Marvin Bass
1193:(1956–1960)
1185:(1946–1955)
1183:Rex Enright
1153:(1938–1942)
1151:Rex Enright
1145:(1935–1937)
1137:(1928–1934)
1135:Billy Laval
1121:(1925–1926)
1113:(1920–1924)
1111:Sol Metzger
1073:(1912–1915)
1065:(1910–1911)
1057:(1908–1909)
1033:(1904–1905)
1025:(1902–1903)
1009:(1899–1900)
977:(1894–1895)
823:January 16,
795:January 16,
745:January 16,
573:LendingTree
454:(2017–2023)
327:Trent Miles
315:Jerry Moore
119:Position(s)
1811:Categories
1790:Mark Speir
1780:Dale Jones
1775:Brad Glenn
1654:Mark Speir
1644:Dale Jones
1639:Brad Glenn
1528:Mark Speir
1518:Dale Jones
1513:Brad Glenn
1457:Matt Dodge
1390:Dell McGee
1358:Bill Curry
1247:Brad Scott
1215:Jim Carlen
726:References
370:Conference
83:1973-06-26
62:Conference
1287:Mike Bobo
1255:Lou Holtz
1063:John Neff
817:USA Today
418:(Eastern)
373:Standing
202:2017–2023
178:2012–2015
167:2010–2011
159:2001–2009
151:1999–2000
140:1997–1998
105:1992–1995
1392:(2024– )
1376:# (2016)
1297:(2021– )
1289:# (2020)
1273:# (2015)
975:No coach
959:No coach
871:ESPN.com
605:Camellia
367:Overall
173:(OL/RGC)
1039:No team
967:No team
541:Arizona
229:Overall
1225:(1982)
1177:(1945)
1169:(1944)
1161:(1943)
1129:(1927)
1105:(1919)
1097:(1918)
1089:(1917)
1081:(1916)
1049:(1907)
1041:(1906)
1017:(1901)
1001:(1898)
993:(1897)
985:(1896)
969:(1893)
961:(1892)
845:AL.com
685:Total:
655:(East)
653:T–5th
629:(East)
627:T–4th
597:(East)
595:T–2nd
565:(East)
533:(East)
507:(East)
416:T–6th
394:(2015)
259:(1995)
250:Awards
95:, U.S.
698:Notes
689:42–49
677:27–30
674:41–44
364:Team
361:Year
257:SoCon
237:Bowls
232:42–49
44:Title
879:2024
853:2024
825:2018
797:2018
773:2024
747:2018
638:2023
612:2022
580:2021
563:3rd
548:2020
531:3rd
516:2019
505:5th
499:2–10
490:2018
483:Cure
461:2017
401:2015
255:All-
194:2016
186:2015
77:Born
52:Team
650:3–5
647:7–6
624:3–5
621:4–8
592:6–2
589:8–5
560:4–4
557:6–4
528:4–4
525:7–6
502:1–7
476:4th
473:5–3
470:7–5
434:1–3
431:1–5
413:1–3
410:1–5
240:4–1
66:SEC
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132:HC
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1681:t
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1562:e
1555:t
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937:e
930:t
923:v
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660:W
602:W
570:W
538:L
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