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- 1 2 "Seventh MAC Championship Football Game Set for Thursday Night" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 3, 2003. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Miami Grabs MAC Football Crown" (Press release). MAC-Sports.com. December 4, 2003. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
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