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1825:"Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl: N.C. State vs. Pittsburgh"
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1799:"Antonio Bryant Receives Biletnikoff Award"
1746:"Football Squad Shuts Out Penn State, 12-0"
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2143:"Stanford 2009 Football Media Guide"
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352:Walter William Harris
2017:on September 5, 2023
1772:"College Bowls 2000"
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1530:Rankings from final
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956:Head coaching record
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283:Head coaching record
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49:Biographical details
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2147:Stanford University
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2313:Pitt Panthers #H2P
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822:0–10 in 1960
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733:
683:
672:Insight Bowl
668:Oregon State
661:
643:
613:
602:Pitt Stadium
587:
567:Liberty Bowl
556:
537:
524:Joe Germaine
520:Bobby Hoying
513:
494:
471:
443:Jack Trudeau
415:Pete Carroll
408:
385:
351:
350:
209:Pacific (CA)
139:Pacific (CA)
96:Pacific (CA)
40:
3349:1946 births
3326:Troy Taylor
3320:(2011–2022)
3312:(2007–2010)
3304:(2005–2006)
3302:Walt Harris
3296:(2002–2004)
3288:(1995–2001)
3280:(1992–1994)
3272:(1989–1991)
3264:(1984–1988)
3256:(1980–1983)
3254:Paul Wiggin
3240:(1977–1978)
3232:(1972–1976)
3224:(1963–1971)
3216:(1958–1962)
3208:(1951–1957)
3200:(1946–1950)
3192:(1943–1945)
3176:(1940–1941)
3168:(1933–1939)
3160:(1924–1932)
3152:(1922–1923)
3150:Andrew Kerr
3120:(1906–1918)
3112:(1903–1905)
3048:(1894–1895)
3046:Walter Camp
3038:C. D. Bliss
3030:Walter Camp
2951:Joe Rudolph
2945:(2012–2014)
2943:Paul Chryst
2927:Todd Graham
2913:(2005–2010)
2905:(1997–2004)
2903:Walt Harris
2897:(1993–1996)
2887:Sal Sunseri
2881:(1989–1992)
2873:(1986–1989)
2865:(1982–1985)
2857:(1977–1981)
2849:(1973–1976)
2841:(1969–1972)
2833:(1966–1968)
2825:(1955–1965)
2809:(1952–1954)
2785:(1947–1949)
2769:(1943–1945)
2761:(1939–1942)
2753:(1924–1938)
2745:(1915–1923)
2737:(1913–1914)
2735:Joseph Duff
2729:(1909–1912)
2721:(1907–1908)
2705:(1903–1905)
2679:Roy Jackson
2673:(1898–1899)
2625:(1890–1892)
2567:(1992–1995)
2559:(1989–1991)
2557:Walt Harris
2551:(1983–1988)
2543:(1979–1982)
2535:(1972–1978)
2527:(1970–1971)
2525:Homer Smith
2519:(1966–1969)
2517:Doug Scovil
2511:(1964–1965)
2509:Don Campora
2503:(1961–1963)
2495:(1953–1960)
2487:(1951–1952)
2485:Ernie Jorge
2479:(1947–1950)
2471:(1933–1946)
2463:(1921–1932)
2439:(1900–1918)
2431:(1898–1899)
2423:(1896–1897)
1408:(2005–2006)
1381:Pittsburgh:
1235:Insight.com
1119:(1997–2004)
1004:(1989–1991)
911:Tyler Palko
756:Fiesta Bowl
552:1996 season
486:Hue Jackson
435:Dave Wilson
106:Position(s)
44:Walt Harris
3343:Categories
3318:David Shaw
3278:Bill Walsh
3262:Jack Elway
3238:Bill Walsh
3158:Pop Warner
2863:Foge Fazio
2807:Red Dawson
2775:Wes Fesler
2743:Pop Warner
2647:J. P. Linn
2541:Bob Toledo
2501:John Rohde
2493:Jack Myers
2453:Paul McCoy
2184:sfgate.com
2105:California
1622:sfgate.com
1544:References
1516:Indicates
1352:Pittsburgh
1319:Pittsburgh
1284:Pittsburgh
1251:Pittsburgh
1218:Pittsburgh
1191:Pittsburgh
1164:Pittsburgh
1131:Pittsburgh
974:Conference
915:Joe Flacco
744:Notre Dame
624:Iowa State
616:Penn State
598:Notre Dame
534:Pittsburgh
516:Ohio State
482:Jon Gruden
467:bowl games
463:Volunteers
439:Tony Eason
427:Mike White
404:Buddy Ryan
241:Pittsburgh
230:Ohio State
150:California
60:1946-11-09
3126:Bob Evans
2831:Dave Hart
1469:Stanford:
1268:Tangerine
977:Standing
738:opponent
722:NFL draft
423:Air Force
247:2005–2006
237:1997–2004
226:1995–1996
215:1992–1994
205:1989–1991
194:Tennessee
190:1983–1988
179:1980–1982
168:1978–1979
161:Air Force
146:1974–1977
135:1971–1973
92:1966–1967
82:1964–1965
3328:(2023– )
3022:No coach
2961:(2015– )
2953:# (2014)
2937:# (2011)
2921:# (2010)
2889:# (1992)
2639:No coach
2623:No coach
2549:Bob Cope
2128:ESPN.com
2101:Stanford
1984:ESPN.com
1958:ESPN.com
1447:Stanford
1420:Stanford
1092:Pacific:
983:Coaches
971:Overall
919:Nebraska
895:Greg Lee
871:Colorado
804:UC Davis
791:Stanford
777:Stanford
706:Virginia
646:NC State
630:won the
509:Pro Bowl
431:Illinois
316:Big East
251:Stanford
183:Illinois
3190:No team
3118:No team
2437:No team
2429:Unknown
2421:No team
2413:Unknown
1532:AP Poll
1301:Insight
1148:Liberty
1070:Pacific
1043:Pacific
1016:Pacific
816:In his
708:in the
648:in the
581:in the
474:Pacific
453:at the
411:Pacific
288:Overall
3248:(1979)
3184:(1942)
3144:(1921)
3136:(1920)
3128:(1919)
3104:(1902)
3096:(1901)
3088:(1900)
3080:(1899)
3072:(1898)
3064:(1897)
3056:(1896)
3040:(1893)
3032:(1892)
3024:(1891)
2929:(2011)
2817:(1954)
2801:(1951)
2793:(1950)
2777:(1946)
2713:(1906)
2697:(1902)
2689:(1901)
2681:(1900)
2665:(1897)
2657:(1896)
2649:(1895)
2641:(1894)
2633:(1893)
2455:(1920)
2447:(1919)
2415:(1895)
1484:Total:
1369:Fiesta
893:, and
740:Furman
690:Toledo
457:under
323:Awards
318:(2004)
72:, U.S.
1520:bowl.
1488:69–85
1430:T–4th
1388:28–27
1385:52–44
1362:T–1st
1261:T–3rd
1228:T–3rd
1201:T–6th
1141:T–3rd
1096:11–24
1026:T–6th
968:Team
965:Year
845:Akron
698:Miami
571:Miami
296:Bowls
291:69–85
261:Akron
2346:2023
2321:2023
2295:2023
2269:2023
2262:ESPN
2244:2023
2236:ESPN
2217:2023
2191:2023
2096:ESPN
2073:2023
2048:2023
2023:2023
1992:2023
1966:2023
1940:2023
1914:2023
1888:2023
1881:ESPN
1863:2023
1856:ESPN
1838:2023
1830:ESPN
1811:2023
1785:2023
1777:ESPN
1758:2023
1732:2023
1724:ESPN
1705:2023
1679:2023
1654:2023
1629:2023
1600:2023
1572:2008
1476:5–12
1473:6–17
1457:10th
1451:1–11
1442:2006
1415:2005
1347:2004
1314:2003
1279:2002
1246:2001
1213:2000
1186:1999
1159:1998
1126:1997
1099:8–13
1065:1991
1038:1990
1020:2–10
1011:1989
913:and
826:UCLA
811:2006
797:2005
760:Utah
746:and
729:2004
700:and
679:2003
657:2002
639:2001
609:2000
594:1999
592:and
590:1998
559:1997
526:and
484:and
441:and
335:AFCA
274:(OC)
268:2010
263:(QB)
257:2009
232:(QB)
221:(QB)
200:/QB)
185:(QB)
174:(LB)
163:(DB)
157:1978
152:(LB)
141:(DB)
125:1970
54:Born
2066:UPI
1672:UPI
1518:BCS
1454:1–8
1427:4–4
1424:5–6
1375:25
1359:4–2
1356:8–4
1329:3rd
1326:5–2
1323:8–5
1308:19
1294:3rd
1291:5–2
1288:9–4
1258:4–3
1255:7–5
1225:4–3
1222:7–5
1198:2–5
1195:5–6
1174:8th
1171:0–7
1168:2–9
1138:4–3
1135:6–6
1080:4th
1077:4–3
1074:5–7
1053:6th
1050:2–5
1047:4–7
1023:2–5
986:AP
736:FCS
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557:In
497:NFL
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299:2–4
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