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623:
611:Robert Smith
457:Rushes–yards
408:
405:Game summary
390:
365:Freedom Bowl
345:
343:
329:
324:
267:(Line Judge)
265:Mike Pereira
258:Jack Gatto (
176:
154:
114:
109:
100:
93:
80:
71:
27:Freedom Bowl
15:
613:Bill Happel
528:Statistics
446:Plays–yards
435:First downs
424:Statistics
361:Anaheim, CA
333:>
234:Anaheim, CA
1717:Categories
1699:† denotes
944:Bluebonnet
856:California
752:January 3,
724:January 3,
696:January 3,
666:January 3,
635:References
586:Chuck Long
540:Todd Dodge
411:Chuck Long
387:Background
298:Announcers
272:Attendance
244:Chuck Long
82:Hayden Fry
73:Fred Akers
946:(Dec. 31)
938:(Dec. 31)
930:(Dec. 29)
922:(Dec. 29)
914:(Dec. 28)
906:(Dec. 27)
898:(Dec. 26)
890:(Dec. 22)
882:(Dec. 22)
874:(Dec. 22)
866:(Dec. 21)
858:(Dec. 15)
850:(Dec. 15)
795:Box score
627:Aftermath
608:Receiving
599:Owen Gill
564:Receiving
479:Passing:
353:bowl game
307:Jack Snow
303:Sam Nover
246:(Iowa QB)
986:(Jan. 1)
978:(Jan. 1)
970:(Jan. 1)
962:(Jan. 1)
954:(Jan. 1)
522:Category
496:30-40-0
375:and the
230:Location
904:Liberty
896:Freedom
864:Holiday
595:Rushing
582:Passing
554:Johnson
549:Rushing
536:Passing
493:17-34-2
452:81-560
409:Iowa’s
377:Big Ten
371:of the
325:
286:Network
254:Referee
220:Stadium
102:Coaches
56:(7–4–1)
53:(7–3–1)
984:Orange
976:Fiesta
952:Cotton
888:Cherry
567:Bryant
533:Texas
525:Player
463:41-91
460:15-115
449:69-300
427:Texas
275:24,093
210:Season
1051:Games
960:Sugar
936:Peach
920:Aloha
912:Gator
686:(PDF)
656:(PDF)
579:Iowa
569:Duhon
430:Iowa
155:Texas
149:Total
1105:1994
1100:1993
1095:1992
1090:1991
1085:1990
1080:1989
1075:1988
1070:1987
1065:1986
1060:1985
1055:1984
968:Rose
782:2015
754:2015
726:2015
698:2015
668:2015
519:Team
481:comp
474:469
344:The
331:1985
305:and
260:PCAA
214:1984
202:Date
177:Iowa
25:1984
880:Sun
552:Orr
489:int
485:att
471:185
441:28
379:'s
359:in
240:MVP
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658:.
643:^
438:15
262:)
193:55
187:31
184:10
181:14
171:17
162:17
115:20
110:19
95:AP
64:55
61:17
1691:†
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