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- ↑ "N.C.A.A.: FOOTBALL -- MOTOR CITY BOWL; Mississippi Captures Wild One". The New York Times. December 27, 1997.
- ↑ "Rivalry Rewind: 1997 Motor City Bowl – Ole Miss vs Marshall". August 14, 2014.
- ↑ "1997 Motor City Bowl". YouTube .
- ↑ "CBS Sports - News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more". Archived from the original on December 12, 2005.
