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391:Coaches Poll
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448:onside kick
427:extra point
299:>
287: <
260:Ode Burrell
1620:Categories
682:Bluebonnet
525:References
517:, for the
501:, between
483:Penn State
435:field goal
385:and tying
321:played at
267:Attendance
716:(Dec. 31)
708:(Dec. 28)
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806:History
690:Liberty
617:Staff.
574:Staff.
487:Alabama
375:Alabama
371:Memphis
236:Stadium
118:Coaches
53:(6–2–2)
730:Orange
722:Cotton
379:Auburn
314:was a
292:
226:Season
1248:1912
1186:Notes
845:Games
746:Sugar
698:Gator
485:beat
361:Teams
353:) in
270:8,309
165:Total
56:(8–2)
1177:2024
1172:2023
1167:2022
1162:2021
1157:2020
1152:2019
1147:2018
1142:2017
1127:2014
1122:2013
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1027:1994
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1007:1990
1002:1989
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977:1984
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967:1982
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952:1979
947:1978
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937:1976
932:1975
927:1974
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289:1962
230:1963
218:Date
25:1963
714:Sun
606:MSN
415:NBC
383:LSU
325:in
256:MVP
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63:SEC
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159:3
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