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- 1 2 "Sal Olivas". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Quarterback Sal Olivas - New Mexico State's Hottest Brand Going". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 4, 1967. p. 8.
- ↑ "Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Total Yards". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Sal Olivas Leads In Total Offense". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 29, 1967. p. 9.
- ↑ "1978 Passing Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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