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- ↑ Turnstile Tracker: NCAA bowl game attendance trend - MSNBC [ dead link ]
- ↑ "History: Bowl Summaries". 2007 UTEP Miners Football Media Guide. El Paso, Texas: University of Texas El Paso Department of Athletics. 2007. p. 155. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ↑ "University of Toledo football player charged in point-shaving scheme".
- ↑ "Ex-Rocket admits to point shaving".