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- ↑ "Scott Blanton Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ "OU kicker overcomes misses". Fort Worth Star Telegram . October 5, 1994 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Scott Blanton College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
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