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- ↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ "1996 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ↑ "NAIA Division I poll". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. Associated Press. November 18, 1996. p. 3B. Retrieved May 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com
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