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- 1 2 "Game program: NSU Rebels vs. St. Mary's Gaels". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. September 14, 1968. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ↑ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Nevada Southern 27, UC San Diego 6". The Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1968. Retrieved December 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UNLV)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 22, 2022.