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- ↑ "Betting line". Orange Bowl Odds. p. D7. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ↑ "1993 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl" . Retrieved April 7, 2012.