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- ↑ "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Football Championship Series Qualifiers and Pairings Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 14, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "McPherson, Ottawa fall short in NAIA football playoffs". Topeka Capital-Journal. November 21, 2010. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ↑ "McPherson Leads KCAC Postseason Honors". KSN.com. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Bettasso Resigns as Head Football Coach". McPherson College. January 24, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.