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564:No scoring
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1464:Categories
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750:Poinsettia
718:New Mexico
574:References
567:MAR 21–17
552:MAR 21–17
544:MAR 21–14
463:Louisville
369:Ford Field
296:Announcers
259:Attendance
203:Ford Field
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365:bowl game
240:Ohio by 3
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498:MAR 7–0
301:Pam Ward
236:Favorite
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209:Location
134:Marshall
926:Liberty
878:Outback
862:Insight
830:Holiday
782:Emerald
431:interim
359:was an
284:Network
273:750,000
246:Referee
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961:games:
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758:Hawaii
483:Score
267:Payout
262:30,331
189:Season
972:Sugar
934:Alamo
886:Gator
854:Texas
413:Teams
128:Total
61:C-USA
54:(9–4)
51:(6–6)
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377:ESPN
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271:US$
193:2009
181:Date
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