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89:Lou Tepper
729:(Dec. 31)
721:(Dec. 31)
713:(Dec. 30)
705:(Dec. 30)
697:(Dec. 29)
689:(Dec. 29)
681:(Dec. 29)
673:(Dec. 28)
665:(Dec. 25)
657:(Dec. 14)
563:Aftermath
557:Receiving
368:bowl game
1763:Sun Bowl
871:Sun Bowl
836:Sun Bowl
793:(Jan. 1)
785:(Jan. 1)
777:(Jan. 1)
769:(Jan. 1)
761:(Jan. 1)
753:(Jan. 1)
745:(Jan. 1)
737:(Jan. 1)
597:Archived
474:Illinois
443:Illinois
386:and the
317:Mike Joy
246:Location
240:Sun Bowl
171:Illinois
851:History
711:Freedom
703:Holiday
695:Liberty
547:Passing
541:Rushing
429:Quarter
376:El Paso
314:(Color)
292:Network
265:Referee
236:Stadium
120:Coaches
63:Big Ten
767:Orange
743:Fiesta
735:Cotton
727:Copper
438:Score
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341:
281:42,281
226:Season
70:Pac-10
890:Games
791:Sugar
775:Peach
679:Gator
663:Aloha
446:UCLA
380:Texas
165:Total
1347:2024
1342:2023
1337:2022
1332:2021
1327:2020
1322:2019
1317:2018
1312:2017
1307:2016
1302:2015
1297:2014
1292:2013
1287:2012
1282:2011
1277:2010
1272:2009
1267:2008
1262:2007
1257:2006
1252:2005
1247:2004
1242:2003
1237:2002
1232:2001
1227:2000
1222:1999
1217:1998
1212:1997
1207:1996
1202:1995
1197:1994
1192:1993
1187:1992
1182:1991
1177:1990
1172:1989
1167:1988
1162:1987
1157:1986
1152:1985
1147:1984
1142:1983
1137:1982
1132:1981
1127:1980
1122:1979
1117:1978
1102:1975
1097:1974
1092:1973
1087:1972
1082:1971
1077:1970
1072:1969
1067:1968
1062:1967
1057:1966
1052:1965
1047:1964
1042:1963
1037:1962
1032:1961
1027:1960
1022:1959
1007:1957
1002:1956
997:1955
992:1954
987:1953
982:1952
977:1951
972:1950
967:1949
962:1948
957:1947
952:1946
947:1945
942:1944
937:1943
932:1942
927:1941
922:1940
917:1939
912:1938
907:1937
902:1936
897:1935
783:Rose
494:UCLA
454:UCLA
432:Team
359:The
346:1992
338:1990
230:1991
218:Date
193:UCLA
25:1991
374:in
296:CBS
271:ACC
256:MVP
1754::
516:6
506:6
486:3
466:3
378:,
133:23
128:22
113:AP
1531:e
1524:t
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1381:e
1374:t
1367:v
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619:v
576:.
513:3
503:3
491:4
483:3
471:2
463:0
451:1
273:)
209:6
206:3
203:0
200:0
197:3
187:3
184:0
181:0
178:3
175:0
162:4
159:3
156:2
153:1
80:6
77:3
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