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1032:Chick-fil-A
880:New Orleans
738:December 8,
663:4th Quarter
596:3rd Quarter
565:Kain Colter
557:2nd Quarter
522:1st Quarter
368:Cotton Bowl
341:>
206:Cotton Bowl
1763:Categories
1288:2014 (Dec)
1283:2014 (Jan)
1040:TicketCity
992:Music City
904:Poinsettia
864:New Mexico
777:August 28,
752:The Odds,
703:References
696:TTU 45–38
684:TTU 45–31
676:TTU 38–31
657:TTU 38–24
645:TTU 38–17
633:TTU 31–17
628:Josh Rooks
585:Lyle Leong
492:Game notes
486:Alamo Bowl
458:See also:
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390:in nearby
366:played at
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303:Dave Pasch
298:Announcers
261:Attendance
159:Texas Tech
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478:Missouri
466:Oklahoma
238:Favorite
212:Location
1048:Outback
1024:Liberty
1000:Holiday
944:Insight
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248:Referee
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912:Hawaii
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516:Score
440:Auburn
359:was a
269:Payout
264:40,121
192:Season
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1142:Sugar
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968:Alamo
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414:Teams
380:ESPNU
354:2011
291:ESPNU
131:Total
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