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470:2nd Quarter
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329: <
101:Rich Brooks
1817:Categories
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867:Music City
771:Motor City
755:Poinsettia
723:New Mexico
560:References
545:Tie 19-19
530:ECU 19-16
522:Tie 16-16
403:Background
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297:Mark Jones
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255:Attendance
110:Skip Holtz
1544:Elks Bowl
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1026:(Jan. 24)
1016:(Jan. 17)
885:(Dec. 31)
877:(Dec. 31)
869:(Dec. 31)
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845:(Dec. 30)
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829:(Dec. 30)
821:(Dec. 29)
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773:(Dec. 26)
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749:(Dec. 21)
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733:(Dec. 20)
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479:ECU 10-0
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301:Bob Davie
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377:AutoZone
220:Location
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1094:History
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891:Outback
875:Insight
835:Holiday
795:Emerald
417:AP Poll
411:in the
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280:Network
242:Referee
210:Stadium
985:Fiesta
969:Orange
958:games:
915:Cotton
763:Hawaii
449:Score
355:was a
263:Payout
258:56,125
200:Season
1542:1954
1536:1952
1474:Notes
1133:Games
977:Sugar
899:Gator
843:Texas
819:Alamo
139:Total
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68:(9–4)
65:(6–6)
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961:Rose
939:GMAC
638:2010
351:The
331:2007
285:ESPN
267:US$
204:2008
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