The 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented

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in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played at Hawkins Field in

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. The team was coached by Tim Corbin in his sixth season at Vanderbilt. The previous season, Corbin's

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posted a 54-13 record and won the SEC regular season crown and the SEC tournament. They also hosted a regional for the first time in school history, eventually falling to

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in an extra-innings heartbreaker.

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Coaches

Players

Schedule

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, , February 22 , , vs. #11 Oregon State , , Packard Stadium , , 8-1 , , Minor (1-0) , , Stutes, M. (0-1) , , Cotham (1) , , ? , , 1-0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , February 23 , , @ #1 Arizona State , , Packard Stadium , , 18-6 , , Leake (1-0) , , Jacobson (0-1) , , , , 3300 , , 1-1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , February 24 , , vs. Miami (OH) , , Packard Stadium , , 4-3 , , Reid (1-0) , , Oberschlake (0-1) , , , , ? , , 2-1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , February 27 , , Evansville , , Hawkins Field , , 4-3 , , Brewer (1-0) , , McCarthy (0-1) , , , , 224 , , 3-1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , February 29 , ,

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...

, , Hawkins Field , , 7-1 , , Minor (2-0), , Czyz (0-2) , , , , 700 , , 4-1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , March 1 , ,

Iowa Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...

, , Hawkins Field , , 6-3 , , Jacobs (1-1) , , Jacobson (0-2) , , Mossey (1) , , 1200 , , 4-2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 2 , , Xavier , , Hawkins Field , , 17-3 , , Christiani (1-0) , , Rosenbaum (0-2) , , , , 1521 , , 5-2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 4 , , Louisville , , Hawkins Field , , 17-6 , , Cotham (1-0) , , Belanger (0-1) , , , , 122 , , 6-2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , March 6 , , Illinois-Chicago , , Hawkins Field , , 2-1 , , Kohlstaedt (2-1) , , Minor (2-1) , , , , 341 , , 6-3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 7 , , Illinois-Chicago , , Hawkins Field , , 5-4 , , Reid (2-0) , , Worthington (0-1) , , , , 121 , , 7-3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , -- , , March 8 , , Illinois-Chicago , , Hawkins Field , , colspan=7, ''Canceled (snow)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 9 , , Illinois-Chicago , , Hawkins Field , , 9-3 , , Schwartz (1-0) , , Kool (1-2) , , , , 524 , , 8-3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 11 , , Western Carolina , , Hawkins Field , , 5-3 , , Cotham (2-0) , , Saberhagen (0-2) , , Brewer (1) , , 324 , , 9-3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 12 , , Western Carolina , , Hawkins Field , , 11-4 , , Hill (1-0) , , Sexton (0-2) , , Jacobson (1) , , 752 , , 10-3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 14 , , #6

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = "Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = G ...

, , Hawkins Field , , 4-3 (13) , , Brewer (2-0) , , Todd (0-1) , , , , 1863 , , 11-3 , , 1-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , March 15 , , #6

, , Hawkins Field , , 16-7 , , Atwood (1-0) , , Christiani (1-1) , , , , 476 , , 11-4 , , 1-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 16 , , #6

, , Hawkins Field , , 10-4 , , Cotham (3-0) , , Cooper (2-2) , , , , 2027 , , 12-4 , , 2-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 19 , , Lipscomb , , Hawkins Field , , 12-4 , , Goodenow (1-0) , , Bowling (0-1) , , , , 341 , , 13-4 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 21 , , @

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

, , Sewell-Thomas Stadium , , 2-1 , , Minor (3-1) , , Hyatt (2-2) , , , , 4281 , , 14-4 , , 3-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , March 22 , , @

, , Sewell-Thomas Stadium , , 9-7 , , Graham (2-1) , , Cotham (3-1) , , Copeland (2) , , 4310 , , 14-5 , , 3-2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , March 23 , , @

, , Sewell-Thomas Stadium , , 10-3 , , Phares (1-1) , , Hill (1-1) , , , , 3999 , , 14-6 , , 3-3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 25 , ,

Belmont Belmont may refer to: People * Belmont (surname) Places * Belmont Abbey (disambiguation) * Belmont Historic District (disambiguation) * Belmont Hotel (disambiguation) * Belmont Park (disambiguation) * Belmont Plantation (disambiguation) * Belmon ...

, , Hawkins Field , , 7-3 , , Jacobson (1-2) , , Woods (0-1) , , Hayes (1) , , 679 , , 15-6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 26 , , MTSU , , Hawkins Field , , 12-10 (12) , , Hill (2-1) , , Coley (0-1) , , , , 2342 , , 16-6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , -- , , March 28 , ,

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...

, , Hawkins Field , , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , -- , , March 29 , ,

, , Hawkins Field , , colspan=7, ''Suspended (curfew)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 30 , ,

, , Hawkins Field , , 6-5 (12) , , Hill (3-1) , , Richards (1-2) , , , , 1320 , , 17-6 , , 4-3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , March 30 , ,

, , Hawkins Field , , 6-2 (7) , , Cotham (4-1) , , Korbal (0-4) , , , , 1521 , , 18-6 , , 5-3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , -- , , March 30 , ,

, , Hawkins Field , , colspan=7, ''Canceled (rain)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , April 1 , , Southeast Missouri , , Hawkins Field , , 12-8 , , Renfrow (2-1) , , Hill (3-2) , , Kemper (3) , , 213 , , 18-7 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 2 , , @ MTSU , , Reese Smith Field , , 6-5 , , Christiani (2-1) , , Smalley (1-1) , , Brewer (2) , , 1264 , , 19-7 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , -- , , April 4 , , @ #23 Ole Miss , , Swayze Field , , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , April 5 , , @ #23 Ole Miss , , Swayze Field , , 7-6 , , Bittle (2-1) , , Minor (3-2) , , , , ? , , 19-8 , , 5-4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , April 5 , , @ #23 Ole Miss , , Swayze Field , , 8-0 , , Pomeranz (2-1) , , Cotham (4-2) , , , , 4506 , , 19-9 , , 5-5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , April 6 , , @ #23 Ole Miss , , Swayze Field , , 11-6 , , Satterwhite (3-1) , , Jacobson (1-3) , , , , 4591 , , 19-10 , , 5-6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 8 , ,

Western Kentucky Western Kentucky is the western portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It generally includes part or all of several more widely recognized regions of the state. ;Always included * The Jackson Purchase, the state's westernmost generally recogn ...

, , Hawkins Field , , 5-1 , , Christiani (3-1), , Davis (1-5) , , Hayes (2) , , 781 , , 20-10 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 9 , ,

Austin Peay Austin Peay (June 1, 1876 – October 2, 1927) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Tennessee from 1923 to 1927. He was the state's first governor since the Civil War to win three consecutive terms and the first to die ...

, , Hawkins Field , , 8-1 , , Reid (3-0) , , Lykins (0-2) , , , , 674 , , 21-10 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 11 , , @ Mississippi St. , ,

Dudy Noble Field Variants of the bock, a type of bagpipe, were played in Central Europe in what are the modern states of Austria, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. The tradition of playing the instrument endured into the 20th century, primarily in the Blata, ...

, , 15-8 , , Minor (4-2) , , Busby (0-3) , , , , 2087 , , 22-10 , , 6-6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 12 , , @ Mississippi St. , ,

, , 16-0 , , Cotham (5-2) , , Bowen (2-4) , , , , 2044 , , 23-10 , , 7-6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 13 , , @ Mississippi St. , ,

, , 4-3 , , Christiani (4-1) , , Lalor (1-3) , , Brewer (3) , , 1185 , , 24-10 , , 8-6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 15 , , @ Lipscomb , , Ken Dugan Field , , 8-1 , , Hill (4-2) , , Piennette (1-2) , , , , 1172 , , 2510 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 16 , , @

, , Nick Denes Field , , 5-1 , , Lamm (1-0) , , Hightower (3-3) , , , , 1056 , , 26-10 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , -- , , April 18 , , Auburn , , Hawkins Field , , colspan=7, ''Suspended (rain)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , April 19 , , Auburn , , Hawkins Field , , 6-3 , , Dayton (5-1) , , Minor (4-3) , , Woodall (9) , , 1719 , , 26-11 , , 8-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 19 , , Auburn , , Hawkins Field , , 8-2 , , Cotham (6-2) , , Luckie (4-4) , , , , 1321 , , 27-11 , , 9-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 20 , , Auburn , , Hawkins Field , , 9-5 , , Christiani (5-1) , , Hendrix (1-1) , , Brewer (4) , , 2427 , , 28-11 , , 10-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 22 , , @

, , Austin C. Hand Park , , 9-8 , , Hayes (1-0) , , Hughes (0-2) , , Brewer (5) , , 655 , , 29-11 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 23 , , @

, , Greer Stadium , , 10-7 , , Schwartz (2-0) , , Kelley (1-4) , , Jacobson (2) , , 743 , , 30-11 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , April 25 , , #21

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...

, , Hawkins Field , , 3-2 , , Brewer (3-0) , , Rusin (4-2) , , , , 2545 , , 31-11 , , 11-7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , April 26 , , #21

, , Hawkins Field , , 6-2 , , Lovett (3-1) , , Cotham (6-3) , , Albers (1) , , 2945 , , 31-12 , , 11-8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , April 27 , , #21

, , Hawkins Field , , 3-1 , , Dombrowsk (5-0) , , Christiani (5-2) , , Albers (2) , , 2127 , , 31-13 , , 11-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 2 , , @

, , Lindsey Nelson Stadium , , 8-5 , , Minor (5-3) , , Hernandez (1-4) , , Jacobson (3) , , 2176 , , 32-13 , , 12-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 3 , , @

, , Lindsey Nelson Stadium , , 9-2 , , Cotham (7-3) , , Morgado (5-3) , , , , 1571 , , 33-13 , , 13-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 4 , , @

, , Lindsey Nelson Stadium , , 10-8 , , Reid (4-0) , , Wiltz (3-2) , , Jacobson (4) , , 2501 , , 34-13 , , 14-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 6 , , vs. Memphis , , Pringles Park , , 8-0 , , Hayes (2-0) , , Martin (4-3) , , , , 923 , , 35-13 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 7 , , Tennessee Tech , , Hawkins Field , , 7-2 , , Hill (5-2) , , Liberatore (1-1) , , , , 1743 , , 36-13 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 9 , , #9

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to t ...

, , Hawkins Field , , 13-7 , , Brewer (4-0) , , Holder (7-3) , , , , 3200 , , 37-13 , , 15-9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , May 10 , , #9

, , Hawkins Field , , 4-2 (10) , , Weaver (4-1) , , Brewer (4-1) , , Fields (14) , , 3284 , , 37-14 , , 15-10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , May 11 , , #9

, , Hawkins Field , , 12-10 , , Moreau (3-2) , , Christiani (5-3) , , Fields (15) , , 1758 , , 37-15 , , 15-11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , May 15 , , @

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...

, , McKethan Stadium , , 8-6 , , Edmondson (4-3) , , Brewer (4-2) , , , , 2656 , , 37-16 , , 15-12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , May 16 , , @

, , McKethan Stadium , , 5-4 , , Locke (5-2) , , Cotham (7-4) , , Keating (1) , , 2863 , , 37-17 , , 15-13 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , May 17 , , @

, , McKethan Stadium , , 13-12 (11) , , Mullaney (3-4) , , Jacobson (1-4) , , , , 2877 , , 37-18 , , 15-14 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 21 , , vs.

, ,

Regions Field Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingh ...

, , 7-3 , , Minor (6-3) , , Keating (8-1), , Brewer (6) , , 6027 , , 38-18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , May 22 , , vs. #13 LSU , ,

, , 8-2 , , Martin (5-3) , , Cotham (7-5) , , , , ? , , 38-19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 23 , , vs. #23

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, , 7-5 , , Christiani (6-3) , , Cooper (5-6) , , Brewer (7) , , ? , , 39-19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 24 , , vs. Ole Miss , ,

, , 7-4 , , Jacobson (2-4) , , McKean (4-1) , , Brewer (8) , , ? , , 40-19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , May 24 , , vs. Ole Miss , ,

, , 8-7 , , Morgan (4-0) , , Hayes (2-1) , , , , 3648 , , 40-20 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , May 30 , , Oklahoma , , Packard Stadium , , 8-5 , , Doyle (9-4) , , Cotham (7-6) , , Anderson (2) , , 1551 , , 40-21 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"
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, , May 31 , , Stony Brook, , Packard Stadium , , 9-4 , , Minor (7-3) , , Novakowski (7-5) , , , , 1101 , , 41-21 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
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, , June 1 , , Oklahoma , , Packard Stadium , , 11-10 , , Rocha (4-3) , , Brewer (4-3) , , , , 1154 , , 41-22 , - , - , Rankings are based on the USA Today / ESPN coaches' poll standings at the time the game was played. , - , Links in the first column are to game recaps o
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