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201:Location
1186:History
1054:Liberty
1038:Holiday
887:Rushing
876:Passing
849:Rushing
838:Passing
691:Pirates
310:In the
266:Network
255:100,000
228:Referee
191:Stadium
82:Pat Dye
1118:Orange
1110:Cotton
1078:Fiesta
825:Player
798:4–13–0
779:33–12
776:67–278
466:10:47
390:Yards
380:Score
314:, the
292:
270:Mizlou
249:Payout
244:31,054
181:Season
1667:1954
1661:1952
1210:Games
1102:Sugar
1086:Gator
1070:Peach
937:(PDF)
930:(PDF)
685:Total
620:4:43
611:3:20
591:1:57
582:6:57
562:4:25
553:8:54
533:1:29
524:0:57
504:1:42
495:9:05
475:2:15
446:3:30
437:0:39
409:7:53
386:Plays
374:Team
370:Drive
366:Time
323:35–13
120:Total
1457:2024
1452:2023
1447:2022
1442:2021
1437:2020
1432:2019
1427:2018
1422:2017
1417:2016
1412:2015
1407:2014
1402:2013
1397:2012
1392:2011
1387:2010
1382:2009
1377:2008
1372:2007
1367:2006
1362:2005
1357:2004
1352:2003
1347:2002
1342:2001
1337:2000
1332:1999
1327:1998
1322:1997
1317:1996
1312:1995
1307:1994
1302:1993
1297:1992
1292:1991
1287:1990
1282:1989
1277:1988
1272:1987
1267:1986
1262:1985
1257:1984
1252:1983
1247:1982
1242:1981
1237:1980
1232:1979
1227:1978
1222:1977
1217:1976
1126:Rose
959:link
945:2015
819:Team
790:263
768:275
623:ECU
594:ECU
478:ECU
449:ECU
420:ECU
398:ECU
297:1979
289:1977
253:US$
185:1978
173:Date
25:1978
1046:Sun
834:ECU
765:332
757:18
743:ECU
720:10
695:14
653:13
650:35
632:13
629:35
617:66
614:10
603:13
600:28
588:80
574:13
571:21
559:38
545:10
542:21
530:32
513:21
501:65
484:21
472:31
455:14
443:49
415:16
394:TOP
211:MVP
1779::
955:}}
951:{{
787:54
754:17
730:13
723:3
717:0
708:35
701:7
698:7
679:3
676:2
673:1
608:4
585:5
579:3
556:9
550:3
527:7
521:2
516:7
498:5
492:2
487:0
469:6
463:2
458:0
440:8
434:1
429:0
426:7
412:3
406:1
325:.
220:DE
215:FB
164:13
155:10
142:35
130:14
73:13
70:35
1641:e
1634:t
1627:v
1491:e
1484:t
1477:v
1162:e
1155:t
1148:v
992:e
985:t
978:v
961:)
947:.
726:0
704:7
682:4
646:.
236:)
161:0
158:3
152:0
139:7
136:7
133:7
117:4
114:3
111:2
108:1
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