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- ↑ "Old Gold Bows To Drake Again: Second Victory In Ten Years Comes To Drake". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 15, 1908. pp. I-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Iowa Football 2013 Media Guide" (PDF). CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
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