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2579:
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2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2564:
2562:
2561:2009 Sun Bowl
2559:
2556:
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2464:
2462:
2459:
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2456:1981 Sun Bowl
2454:
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2178:
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2129:
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2119:
2117:
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2112:
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2101:1980 Sun Bowl
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2097:
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2079:
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2039:
2036:
2034:
2031:
2029:
2026:
2024:
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2014:
2011:
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2002:
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1989:
1984:
1982:
1977:
1975:
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1969:
1966:
1953:
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1938:Bowl Alliance
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1931:
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980:. p. 14.
979:
975:
974:"Orange Bowl"
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875:final AP poll
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845:
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830:
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823:
819:
816:
814:Punts–average
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808:
805:
803:Total Offense
801:
797:
794:
790:
786:
783:
781:Passing yards
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775:
772:
768:
764:
761:
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753:
750:
747:
746:
743:
742:
731:
730:
726:
725:Junior Miller
722:
719:
715:
714:
711:
708:
707:
703:
700:
697:
694:
693:
690:
688:Third quarter
687:
686:
682:
678:
677:
674:
671:
670:
666:
662:
658:
655:
651:
650:
647:
645:First quarter
644:
643:
637:
635:
631:
627:
622:
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612:
611:Junior Miller
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603:
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597:
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587:
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572:
561:
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511:
507:
502:
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486:
482:
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471:
467:
463:
458:
456:
452:
448:
445:
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441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
422:
418:
415:was the 45th
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391:
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362:
358:
355:
352:
350:
346:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
323:
319:
315:
313:
309:
306:(Oklahoma NG)
305:
304:Reggie Kinlaw
301:(Oklahoma HB)
297:
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260:
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177:
166:
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123:
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119:
115:
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89:Barry Switzer
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55:
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16:
2640:
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2291:
2290:
2220:
2197:
2184:
2176:
2168:
2090:
2055:
1691:
1436:Broadcasters
1347:
1252:Independence
1244:Garden State
1175:the original
1127:. Retrieved
1121:
1111:
1099:. Retrieved
1093:
1083:
1074:
1053:
1032:
1023:
1014:
1005:
996:
986:
977:
967:
958:
935:
912:
872:
825:Fumbles–lost
770:Rushes–yards
663:3-yard run (
623:
604:
600:
579:
576:Game summary
538:
534:Arizona Bowl
522:bowl rematch
503:
459:
412:
410:
396:
387:
381:Orange Bowl
370:Merlin Olsen
224:
202:
164:
159:
150:
143:
130:
125:
116:
109:
96:
87:
68:
61:
15:
2670:Orange Bowl
1954:semifinals.
1401:Orange Bowl
1101:December 6,
759:First Downs
723:Nebraska –
716:Nebraska –
681:Thomas Lott
679:Oklahoma –
667:kick), 0:01
659:Oklahoma –
596:Thomas Lott
518:Cotton Bowl
428:Orange Bowl
400:>
388: <
366:Dick Enberg
272:Orange Bowl
98:Tom Osborne
27:Orange Bowl
2659:Categories
1456:Notre Dame
1324:Bluebonnet
893:References
748:Statistics
739:Statistics
718:Rick Berns
661:Billy Sims
654:Tom Sorley
607:Rick Berns
592:Billy Sims
582:Tom Sorley
514:Notre Dame
510:Sugar Bowl
481:Penn State
468:since the
361:Announcers
335:Attendance
296:Billy Sims
1326:(Dec. 31)
1318:(Dec. 29)
1310:(Dec. 25)
1302:(Dec. 25)
1294:(Dec. 23)
1292:Tangerine
1286:(Dec. 23)
1278:(Dec. 23)
1270:(Dec. 22)
1262:(Dec. 20)
1254:(Dec. 16)
1246:(Dec. 16)
1123:Billboard
869:Aftermath
836:Turnovers
496:Big Eight
424:bowl game
1358:(Jan. 1)
1350:(Jan. 1)
1342:(Jan. 1)
1334:(Jan. 1)
1129:March 6,
881:See also
798:18–31–2
565:Nebraska
554:Oklahoma
526:matchup.
500:picture.
485:Missouri
312:Favorite
278:Location
225:Nebraska
203:Oklahoma
1416:History
1284:Liberty
1268:Holiday
863:Source:
820:2–37.5
809:85–437
776:54–217
733:Source:
640:Scoring
506:Alabama
466:rivalry
462:Lincoln
449:and #6
436:Florida
419:of the
417:edition
349:Network
322:Referee
286:Florida
268:Stadium
152:Coaches
118:Coaches
1348:Orange
1340:Cotton
1308:Fiesta
817:3–39.3
806:56–339
773:53–292
589:winner
393:
338:66,365
258:Season
53:(10–1)
1940:, or
1926:Notes
1465:Games
1332:Sugar
1316:Gator
1300:Peach
1178:(PDF)
1171:(PDF)
1151:(PDF)
853:8–96
795:2–3–0
630:Disco
619:11–1,
615:31–24
543:Teams
492:week,
488:(6–4)
432:Miami
282:Miami
197:Total
70:Big 8
63:Big 8
56:(9–2)
1917:2023
1912:2022
1897:2019
1892:2018
1887:2017
1882:2016
1877:2015
1862:2013
1857:2012
1852:2011
1847:2010
1842:2009
1837:2008
1832:2007
1827:2006
1822:2005
1817:2004
1812:2003
1807:2002
1802:2001
1797:2000
1792:1999
1787:1998
1772:1995
1767:1994
1762:1993
1757:1992
1752:1991
1747:1990
1742:1989
1737:1988
1732:1987
1727:1986
1722:1985
1717:1984
1712:1983
1707:1982
1702:1981
1697:1980
1692:1979
1687:1978
1682:1977
1677:1976
1672:1975
1667:1974
1662:1973
1657:1972
1652:1971
1647:1970
1642:1969
1637:1968
1632:1967
1627:1966
1622:1965
1617:1964
1612:1963
1607:1962
1602:1961
1597:1960
1592:1959
1587:1958
1582:1957
1577:1956
1572:1955
1567:1954
1562:1953
1557:1952
1552:1951
1547:1950
1542:1949
1537:1948
1532:1947
1527:1946
1522:1945
1517:1944
1512:1943
1507:1942
1502:1941
1497:1940
1492:1939
1487:1938
1482:1937
1477:1936
1472:1935
1356:Rose
1131:2017
1103:2015
850:6–50
831:0–0
787:220
530:2015
475:1971
411:The
398:1980
390:1978
368:and
262:1978
250:Date
25:1979
1276:Sun
828:1–1
765:27
626:NBC
473:in
430:in
354:NBC
328:SWC
292:MVP
2661::
1936:,
1159:^
1139:^
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636:.
457:.
434:,
284:,
241:24
238:14
219:31
213:17
145:AP
111:AP
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207:7
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188:2
185:1
165:6
160:6
131:4
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