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- ↑ "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ↑ Nobles, Charlie (December 2, 2001). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Colorado Intercepts Texas' Title Hopes". The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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