American college football season
The 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jim McElwain and play their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Oklahoma State* | | FS1 | L 44–58 | 53,808
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September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | South Alabama* | | ESPN+ | L 28–34 | 17,205
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September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | - Kelly/Shorts Stadium
- Mount Pleasant, MI
| ESPN3 | W 41–0 | 21,554
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September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Penn State* | | BTN | L 14–33 | 106,624
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October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Toledo | | NFLN | L 17–38 | 22,273
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October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Ball State | - Kelly/Shorts Stadium
- Mount Pleasant, MI
| ESPN+ | L 16–17 | 22,305
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October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Akron | | ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 14,814
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October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | - Kelly/Shorts Stadium
- Mount Pleasant, MI
| ESPN3 | L 18–34 | 14,676
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| 7:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | | ESPNU | W 35–22 | 6,055
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| 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | - Kelly/Shorts Stadium
- Mount Pleasant, MI
| ESPN2 | W 31–27 | 9,103
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| 8:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | - Kelly/Shorts Stadium
- Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
| ESPNU | L 10–12 | 10,097
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| 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | | CBSSN | L 19–38 | 14,213
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- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At No. 12 Oklahoma State
Game information
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- First Quarter
- (10:09) OSU – Spencer Sanders 45 yard pass to John Paul Richardson, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; OSU 7–0)
- (7:05) CMU – Daniel Richardson 15 yard pass to Carlos Carriere, Marshall Meeder kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Tied 7–7)
- (0:55) OSU – Safety (OSU 9—7)
- (0:00) OSU – Spencer Sanders 17 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive:4 plays, 70 yards, 0:50; OSU 16–7)
- Second Quarter
- (11:32) OSU – Spencer Sanders 13 yard pass to Braydon Johnson, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:17; OSU 23–7)
- (7:14) OSU – Spencer Sanders 17 yard pass to Jaden Nixon, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:55; OSU 30–7)
- (4:32) OSU – Spencer Sanders 23 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:01; OSU 37–7)
- (0:43) CMU – Lew Nichols 4 yard rush, Daniel Richardson PAT pass to Jalen McGaughy (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; OSU 37–15)
- (0:11) OSU – Dominic Richardson 1 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:32; OSU 44–15)
- Third Quarter
- (14:23) OSU – Spencer Sanders 7 yard pass to Bryson Green, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:29; OSU 51–15)
- (11:14) CMU – Daniel Richardson 1 yard pass to Jalen McGaughy; Marshal Meeder kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:03; OSU 51–22)
- Fourth Quarter
- (12:31) CMU – Daniel Richardson 18 yard pass to Myles Bailey, 2 pt conversion failed (Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:32; OSU 51–28)
- (9:17) OSU – Zach Middleton 1 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:09; OSU 58–28)
- (6:50) CMU – Lew Nichols 15 yard rush, Daniel Richardson PAT Pass to Carlos Carriere (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:27; OSU 58–36)
- (3:15) CMU – Daniel Richardson 54 yard pass to Jalen McGaughy, Daniel Richardson PAT pass to Joel Wilson (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:04; OSU 58–44)
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Statistics |
CMU |
OKST
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First downs |
31 |
28
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Total yards |
546 |
531
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Rushes/yards |
39/122 |
32/125
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Passing yards |
424 |
406
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int |
36–49–1 |
28–41
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Time of possession |
36:08 |
23:52
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Central Michigan |
Passing |
Daniel Richardson |
36/49, 424 yards, 4 TD's 1 INT
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Rushing |
Lew Nichols III |
26 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD's
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Receiving |
Jalen McGaughy |
6 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD's
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Oklahoma State |
Passing |
Spencer Sanders |
28/41, 406 yards, 4 TD's
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Rushing |
Dominic Richardson |
9 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving |
Braydon Johnson |
6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
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South Alabama
South Alabama Jaguars (1–0) at Central Michigan Chippewas (0–1)
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI
- Date: September 10, 2022
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW 11 mph
- Game attendance: 17,205
- Referee: Tom Stapleton
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Gutowsky (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
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- First Quarter
- (8:51) USA – Carter Bradley 16-yard pass from Carter Bradley (Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 2:57; South Alabama 6–0)
- (5:08) CMU – Lew Nichols 5-yard run, Marshall Meeder kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:08; Central Michigan 7–6)
- (1:29) USA – La'Damian Webb 3-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:29; South Alabama 13–7)
- (1:05) USA – Devin Voisin 22-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:12; South Alabama 20–7)
- Second Quarter
- (12:14) USA – Jalen Wayne 10-yard pass from Carter Bradley, Devin Voisin pass (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:46; South Alabama 28–7)
- (5:47) USA – Diego Guajardo 36-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:30; South Alabama 31–7)
- (1:21) CMU – Marshall Meeder 48-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:51; South Alabama 31–10)
- Third Quarter
No scoring plays
- Fourth Quarter
- (10:53) USA – La'Damian Webb 30-yard run, Diego Guajardo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:06; South Alabama 38–10)
- (8:43) CMU – Marion Lukes 12-yard run (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; South Alabama 38–16)
- (4:30) CMU – Joel Wilson 21-yard pass from Daniel Richardson, D.C. Temple pass (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 2:09; South Alabama 38–24)
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Statistics |
USA |
CMU
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First downs |
30 |
23
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Total yards |
502 |
338
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Rushing yards |
148 |
81
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Passing yards |
354 |
257
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int |
26–42–1 |
23–47–0
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Time of possession |
38:00 |
22:00
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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South Alabama |
Passing |
Carter Bradley |
26/42, 354 yards, 3 TD, INT
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Rushing |
La'Damian Webb |
20 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Jalen Wayne |
10 receptions, 98 yards, TD
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Central Michigan |
Passing |
Daniel Richardson |
23/47, 257 yards, TD
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Rushing |
Marion Lukes |
3 carries, 36 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Joel Wilson |
7 receptions, 73 yards, TD
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Bucknell
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Total |
Bison
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
Chippewas
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0
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7
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13
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21 |
41 |
At No. 14 Penn State
Game information
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- First quarter
- PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 5-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick, 8:42 (7–0, PSU)
- PSU – Brenton Strange, 4-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 6:38 (14–0, PSU)
- Second quarter
- CMU – Finn Hogan, 2-yard TD pass from Daniel Richardson, Josh Rolston kick, 12:39 (14–7, PSU)
- CMU – Joel Wilson, 14-yard TD pass from Richardson, Rolston kick, 6:25 (14–14, TIE)
- PSU – Kaytron Allen, 14-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:58 (21–14, PSU)
- Third quarter
- PSU – Strange, 3-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick blocked, 11:55 (27–14, PSU)
- Fourth quarter
- PSU – Clifford, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass incomplete, 14:43 (33–14, PSU)
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Statistics
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CMU
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PSU
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First downs |
20 |
21
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Plays–yards |
75–363 |
71–403
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Rushes–yards |
23–88 |
32–166
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Passing yards |
275 |
237
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Passing: comp–att–int |
29–52–2 |
24–39–0
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Time of possession |
29:33 |
30:27
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Central Michigan
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Passing |
Daniel Richardson |
26/45, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Lew Nichols III |
13 carries, 67 yards
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Receiving |
Carlos Carriere |
11 receptions, 111 yards
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Penn State
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Passing |
Sean Clifford |
22/34, 217 yards, 3 TD
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Rushing |
Kaytron Allen |
13 carries, 111 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Parker Washington |
6 receptions, 64 yards
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At Toledo
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Total |
Chippewas
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3
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0
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8
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6 |
17 |
Rockets
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3
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28
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0
|
7 |
38 |
Ball State
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Total |
Cardinals
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0
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7
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7
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3 |
17 |
Chippewas
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10
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0
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6
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0 |
16 |
At Akron
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Total |
Chippewas
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7
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7
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7
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7 |
28 |
Zips
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7
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0
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7
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7 |
21 |
Bowling Green
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Total |
Falcons
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7
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10
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0
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17 |
34 |
Chippewas
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3
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0
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7
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8 |
18 |
At Northern Illinois
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Total |
Chippewas
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14
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7
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7
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7 |
35 |
Huskies
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0
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0
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7
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15 |
22 |
Buffalo
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Total |
Bulls
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7
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17
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0
|
3 |
27 |
Chippewas
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7
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0
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17
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7 |
31 |
Western Michigan
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Total |
Broncos
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7
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0
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0
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5 |
12 |
Chippewas
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7
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0
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3
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0 |
10 |
At Eastern Michigan
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Total |
Chippewas
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7
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6
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0
|
6 |
19 |
Eagles
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14
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0
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14
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10 |
38 |
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