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394:Tobin Rote
364:Background
305:Attendance
107:Jess Neely
791:(Dec. 31)
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670:(Dec. 31)
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654:(Dec. 16)
652:Gold Dust
646:(Dec. 10)
416:Aftermath
354:Rice Owls
56:Rice Owls
801:(Jan. 7)
750:(Jan. 2)
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298:Southern
263:Location
859:History
493:4-42.8
286:Referee
253:Stadium
700:Cotton
692:Orange
668:Raisin
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490:6-38.0
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1350:Notes
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740:Salad
732:Gator
684:Sugar
628:Glass
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62:(7–3)
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676:Rose
565:2014
523:3-26
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460:174
435:Rice
396:and
374:1938
348:The
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327:1949
247:1949
235:Date
210:Rice
25:1950
708:Sun
501:2-1
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471:80
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292:SWC
273:MVP
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