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- ↑ "Sioux City Bandits vs Bloomington Edge (Mar 15, 2013)". Quick Stats. March 15, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ↑ "2013 CPIFL". www.cpifl.org. Champions Professional Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2017.