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550:February 9,
469:Total yards
436:First downs
352:postseason
333:>
322: <
315:Gator Bowl
300:Tom Hammond
1828:Gator Bowl
1817:Categories
1279:2025 (Jan)
1264:2021 (Dec)
1259:2021 (Jan)
1239:2016 (Dec)
1234:2016 (Jan)
1114:1991 (Dec)
1109:1991 (Jan)
1104:1989 (Dec)
1099:1989 (Jan)
1014:1971 (Dec)
1009:1971 (Jan)
984:1965 (Dec)
979:1965 (Jan)
959:1960 (Dec)
954:1960 (Jan)
929:1954 (Dec)
924:1954 (Jan)
526:References
425:Statistics
418:Statistics
368:Background
304:Bob Trumpy
295:Announcers
271:Attendance
98:Tommy West
761:(Dec. 31)
699:(Dec. 30)
691:(Dec. 30)
683:(Dec. 30)
675:(Dec. 29)
667:(Dec. 29)
659:(Dec. 29)
651:(Dec. 28)
643:(Dec. 27)
635:(Dec. 25)
627:(Dec. 15)
625:Las Vegas
409:Aftermath
354:bowl game
777:(Jan. 2)
769:(Jan. 1)
739:(Jan. 1)
731:(Jan. 1)
723:(Jan. 1)
715:(Jan. 1)
707:(Jan. 1)
689:Carquest
431:Clemson
428:Syracuse
376:and the
360:and the
234:Location
159:Syracuse
63:Big East
835:History
713:Outback
681:Liberty
673:Holiday
486:6–49.3
285:Network
264:Big Ten
258:Referee
224:Stadium
181:Clemson
848:(1994)
775:Fiesta
767:Orange
756:games:
721:Cotton
641:Copper
483:4–43.5
348:was a
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274:45,202
214:Season
1288:Notes
877:Games
759:Sugar
705:Gator
697:Peach
649:Alamo
633:Aloha
519:1–16
153:Total
56:(8–3)
53:(8–3)
1274:2023
1269:2022
1254:2020
1249:2018
1244:2017
1229:2015
1224:2014
1219:2013
1214:2012
1209:2011
1204:2010
1199:2009
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1189:2007
1184:2006
1179:2005
1174:2004
1169:2003
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1159:2001
1154:2000
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1144:1998
1139:1997
1134:1996
1129:1994
1124:1993
1119:1992
1094:1987
1089:1986
1084:1985
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1074:1983
1069:1982
1064:1981
1059:1980
1054:1979
1049:1978
1044:1977
1039:1976
1034:1975
1029:1974
1024:1973
1019:1972
1004:1969
999:1968
994:1967
989:1966
974:1963
969:1962
964:1961
949:1958
944:1957
939:1956
934:1955
919:1953
914:1952
909:1951
904:1950
899:1949
894:1948
889:1947
884:1946
737:Rose
552:2024
516:7–65
497:1–0
475:159
344:The
331:1997
324:1994
218:1995
206:Date
25:1996
665:Sun
494:1–0
472:467
464:69
461:309
453:90
450:158
442:12
289:NBC
244:MVP
70:ACC
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