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677:Joe Montana
660:game's end.
645:Kris Haines
632:the game).
614:hypothermia
610:Joe Montana
604:Second half
578:hypothermia
574:Joe Montana
553:Cotton Bowl
481:Joe Montana
462:independent
439:Cotton Bowl
411:>
399: <
307:Joe Montana
283:Cotton Bowl
109:Bill Yeoman
74:Independent
2488:Categories
1411:Bluebonnet
1041:January 7,
934:References
898:Dan Devine
763:Notre Dame
760:Statistics
751:Statistics
701:Randy Love
699:Houston –
685:Houston –
655:wind chill
584:First half
542:Sugar Bowl
506:Notre Dame
368:Announcers
340:Attendance
214:Notre Dame
100:Dan Devine
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622:Tim Foley
435:bowl game
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1035:Archived
1033:. ESPN.
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618:bouillon
544:on
317:Favorite
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810:Passing
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356:Network
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327:Referee
279:Stadium
236:Houston
163:Coaches
129:Coaches
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1427:Cotton
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824:77–294
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649:35–34.
443:Dallas
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293:Dallas
269:Season
1994:Notes
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1419:Sugar
1403:Gator
1387:Peach
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460:, an
447:Texas
297:Texas
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538:CST
534:CBS
485:flu
441:in
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333:SEC
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