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References
- ↑ "NCAA Official Scoring Summary - Texas Tech University vs. University of Oklahoma" (PDF). sunbowl.org. December 24, 1993.
- ↑ "John Hancock Bowl : Sooners Roll, Feel like Champions". Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. December 25, 1993.
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