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- ↑ "Tulsa Runs San Diego State Aground" . Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "1991 Freedom Bowl" (PDF). Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Media Guide. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Athletics. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
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