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- ↑ "Razorbacks hogtie Lobos, 17–0". Carlsbad Current-Argus. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "QB sparks No. 2 Texas by Arkansas". Omaha World-Herald. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Arkansas riddles UH, 24–3". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Arkansas 35, Rice 0". The Galveston Daily News. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Baylor boots Hogs on final play, 24–21". Tulsa World. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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