2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–7 (3–5 AAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorSterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Mattox (1st season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Co-defensive coordinatorBrian Norwood (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBill Young (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Temple x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
South Florida   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Cincinnati   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UConn   4 – 4     6 – 7  
East Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UCF   0 – 8     0 – 12  
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 18 Navy x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Memphis   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Tulsa   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7     3 – 9  
SMU   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Philip Montgomery and played their home games at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium. They were second year members of the American Athletic Conference in the Western Division. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in American Athletic play to finish in fourth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they lost to Virginia Tech.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 52:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic*
CBSSNW 47–44 OT24,001[1]
September 127:00 p.m.at New Mexico*
ESPN3W 40–2124,167[2]
September 1911:00 a.m.at No. 16 Oklahoma*
FS1L 38–5285,657[3]
October 311:00 a.m.Houston
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK (rivalry)
CBSSNL 24–3817,146
October 105:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe*
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPN3W 34–2417,490
October 1711:00 a.m.at East Carolina
ESPNewsL 17–3043,065
October 237:00 p.m.No. 18 Memphisdagger
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPNL 42–6620,216
October 313:00 p.m.at SMU
ESPNewsW 40–3118,127
November 711:00 a.m.UCF
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPNewsW 45–3016,128
November 146:30 p.m.at Cincinnati
ESPNewsL 38–4935,015
November 216:00 p.m.No. 19 Navy
  • Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
CBSSNL 21–4422,749
November 277:00 p.m.at Tulane
ESPNUW 45–3422,672
December 264:45 p.m.vs. Virginia Tech*
ESPNL 52–5531,289
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Florida Atlantic

1 234OTTotal
Owls 7 102133 44
• Golden Hurricane 14 77136 47
Scoring summary
14:34FAUGreg Howell 11-yard run (Greg Joseph kick)FAU 7–0
12:45TUKeevan Lucas 39-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)Tied 7–7
10:39TUEvans 9-yard run (Jones kick)TU 14–7
212:49TULucas 43-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)TU 21–7
26:18FAUJenson Stoshak 17-yard pass from Jaquez Johnson (Joseph kick)TU 21–14
20:56FAUJoseph 45-yard field goalTU 21–17
314:02FAUJay Warren 38-yard run (Joseph kick)FAU 24–21
311:14FAUHowell 5-yard run (Joseph kick)FAU 31–21
38:27TUZack Langer 5-yard run (Jones kick)FAU 31–28
35:51FAUKalib Woods 2-yard pass from Johnson (Joseph kick)FAU 38–28
413:23TULanger 1-yard run (Jones kick)FAU 38–35
45:41TUJones 32-yard field goalTied 38–38
41:48FAUJoseph 47-yard field goalFAU 41–38
40:03TUJones 39-yard field goalTied 41–41
OTFAUJoseph 27-yard field goalFAU 44–41
OTTULanger 3-yard runTU 47–44

See also: 2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At New Mexico

1 234Total
• Golden Hurricane 10 101010 40
Lobos 14 070 21
Scoring summary
112:12UNMTeriyon Gipson 13-yard run (Jason Sanders kick)UNM 7–0
111:26TUJoshua Atkinson 69-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)Tied 7–7
17:56TUJones 34-yard field goalTU 10–7
12:42UNMDameon Gamblin 62-yard pass from Lamar Jordan (Sanders kick)UNM 14–10
211:30TUKeevan Lucas 41-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)TU 17–14
23:56TUJones 22-yard field goalTU 20–14
312:00TUJones 23-yard field goalTU 23–14
39:54UNMGipson 4-yard run (Sanders kick)TU 23–21
33:02TUD'Angelo Brewer 1-yard run (Jones kick)TU 30–21
410:40TUJones 24-yard field goalTU 33–21
44:07TUZack Langer 5-yard run (Jones kick)TU 40–21

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

At Oklahoma

1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 3 2177 38
• No. 16 Sooners 17 14147 52
Scoring summary
112:03OUAustin Seibert 20-yard field goalOU 3–0
18:04TURedford Jones 23-yard field goalTied 3–3
14:54OUBaker Mayfield 39-yard run (Seibert kick)OU 10–3
11:18OUJoe Mixon 10-yard pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick)OU 17–3
213:31OUMayfield 8-yard run (Seibert kick)OU 24–3
26:20TUJoshua Atkinson 18-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)OU 24–10
23:14OUMark Andrews 61-yard pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick)OU 31–10
20:13TUKeevan Lucas 28-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)OU 31–17
20:01TUKeyarris Garrett 43-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)OU 31–24
36:47OUJarvis Baxter 29-yard pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick)OU 38–24
34:01TUZack Langer 1-yard run (Jones kick)OU 38–31
30:40OUAndrews 17-yard pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick)OU 45–31
44:28OUSamaje Perine 20-yard run (Seibert kick)OU 52–31
43:38TULucas 40-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)OU 52–38

See also: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Houston

1 234Total
• Cougars 7 14314 38
Golden Hurricane 10 077 24
Scoring summary
111:23TURedford Jones 46-yard field goalTU 3–0
18:57UHGreg Ward 3-yard run (Kyle Bullard kick)UH 7–3
14:58TUZack Langer 7-yard run (Jones kick)TU 10–7
211:31UHWard 32-yard run (Bullard kick)UH 14–10
20:15UHWard 8-yard run (Bullard kick)UH 21–10
37:17UHBullard 21-yard field goalUH 24–10
34:52TULanger 1-yard run (Jones kick)UH 24–17
411:36UHKenneth Farrow 5-yard run (Bullard kick)UH 31–17
42:21UHFarrow 44-yard run (Bullard kick)UH 38–17
41:20TULanger 1-yard run (Jones kick)UH 38–24

See also: 2015 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Tulsa football rivalry

Louisiana–Monroe

1 234Total
Warhawks 0 7170 24
• Golden Hurricane 10 10014 34
Scoring summary
18:01TURedford Jones 34-yard field goalTU 3–0
10:31TUZack Langer 1-yard run (Jones kick)TU 10–0
210:15ULMGarrett Smith 3-yard run (Craig Ford kick)TU 10–7
21:53TUJones 28-yard field goalTU 13–7
20:26TUJustin Hobbs 36-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)TU 20–7
311:56ULMFord 22-yard field goalTU 20–10
36:16ULMAjalen Holley 26-yard pass from Smith (Ford kick)TU 20–17
33:16ULMDeVontae McNeal 43-yard run (Ford kick)ULM 24–20
48:41TUD'Angelo Brewer 15-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)TU 27–24
46:16TULanger 1-yard run (Jones kick)TU 34–24

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

At East Carolina

1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 0 0017 17
• Pirates 7 1337 30
Scoring summary
110:46ECUJosh Hawkins 100-yard Interception return (Davis Plowman kick)ECU 7–0
210:54ECUPlowman 24-yard field goalECU 10–0
25:50ECUChris Hairston 12-yard pass from James Summers (Plowman kick)ECU 17–0
21:13ECUPlowman 23-yard field goalECU 20–0
34:52ECUPlowman 41-yard field goalECU 23–0
412:13TUZack Langer 1-yard run (Redford Jones kick)ECU 23–7
47:12TUJones 21-yard field goalECU 23–10
41:24ECUSummers 6-yard run (Plowman kick)ECU 30–10
40:30TUKeyarris Garrett 47-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)ECU 30–17

See also: 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team

Memphis

1 234Total
• #18 Tigers 14 211714 66
Golden Hurricane 7 14147 42
Scoring summary
19:50MEMTevin Jones 58-yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Jake Elliott kick)MEM 7–0
16:14TUKeyarris Garrett 36-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)Tied 7–7
12:25MEMAnthony Miller 45-yard pass from Lynch (Elliott kick)MEM 14–7
214:56TURamadi Warren 5-yard run (Jones kick)Tied 14–14
212:35MEMJamarius Henderson 10-yard run (Elliott kick)MEM 21–14
26:39MEMHenderson 21-yard pass from Lynch (Elliott kick)MEM 28–14
20:53MEMDoroland Dorceus 1-yard run (Elliott kick)MEM 35–14
20:00TUGarrett 46-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)MEM 35–21
313:04MEMDorceus 1-yard run (Elliott kick)MEM 42–21
311:15TUGarrett 32-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)MEM 42–28
39:30TUJoshua Atkinson 80-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)MEM 42–35
35:34MEMLynch 3-yard run (Elliott kick)MEM 49–35
30:44MEMElliott 30-yard field goalMEM 52–35
412:39MEMJones 5-yard pass from Lynch (Elliott kick)MEM 59–35
47:06TURowdy Simon 4-yard run (Jones kick)MEM 59–42
41:39MEMHenderson 20-yard run (Elliott kick)MEM 66–42

See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team

At SMU

1 234Total
• Golden Hurricane 3 20107 40
Mustangs 14 737 31
Scoring summary
111:22SMUCourtland Sutton 5-yard pass from Matt Davis (Chad Hedlund kick)SMU 7–0
14:02TURedford Jones 21-yard field goalSMU 7–3
11:27SMUJeremiah Gaines 13-yard pass from Davis (Hedlund kick)SMU 14–3
210:14TUZack Langer 2-yard run (Jones kick)SMU 14–10
22:33TUKerwin Thomas 31-yard Interception return (Jones kick blocked)TU 16–14
21:12SMUXavier Castille 39-yard pass from Xavier Jones (Hedlund kick)SMU 21–16
20:19TUD'Angelo Brewer 23-yard run (Jones kick)TU 23–21
38:24TULanger 1-yard run (Jones kick)TU 30–21
33:42SMUHedlund 37-yard field goalTU 30–24
30:53TUJones 44-yard field goalTU 33–24
414:53SMUSutton 18-yard pass from Davis (Hedlund kick)TU 33–31
410:08TULanger 1-yard run (Jones kick)TU 40–31

See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team

UCF

1 234Total
Knights 3 01710 30
• Golden Hurricane 14 10021 45
Scoring summary
18:49TUConner Floyd 36-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)TU 7–0
11:48UCFMatthew Wright 37-yard field goalTU 7–3
10:02TUFloyd 12-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)TU 14–3
26:19TURamadi Warren 5-yard run (Jones kick)TU 21–3
22:52TUJones 28-yard field goalTU 24–3
39:37UCFTaj McGowan 2-yard run (Wright kick)TU 24–10
36:34UCFWright 19-yard field goalTU 24–13
33:35UCFTre'Quan Smith 11-yard pass from Justin Holman (Wright kick)TU 24–20
413:24TUWarren 1-yard run (Jones kick)TU 31–20
49:32UCFWright 43-yard field goalTU 31–23
47:38TUWarren 2-yard run (Jones kick)TU 38–23
43:31TUMichael Mudoh 86-yard Interception return (Jones kick)TU 45–23
41:04UCFJordan Franks 10-yard pass from Holman (Wright kick)TU 45–30

See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team

At Cincinnati

1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 7 71014 38
• Bearcats 14 71414 49
Scoring summary
110:39TUConner Floyd 18-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)TU 7–0
15:35CINMike Boone 12-yard run (Andrew Gantz kick)Tied 7–7
10:33CINMax Morrison 17-yard pass from Gunner Kiel (Gantz kick)CIN 14–7
28:17TURamadi Warren 65-yard run (Jones kick)Tied 14–14
25:03CINBoone 4-yard run (Gantz kick)CIN 21–14
36:57TUWarren 39-yard run (Jones kick)Tied 21–21
35:14TUJones 33-yard field goalTU 24–21
33:31CINChris Moore 43-yard pass from Kiel (Gantz kick)CIN 28–24
31:36CINTion Green 5-yard run (Gantz kick)CIN 35–24
410:42CINHosey Williams 20-yard run (Gantz kick)CIN 42–24
45:08TUD'Angelo Brewer 2-yard run (Jones kick)CIN 42–31
41:01CINBoone 3-yard run (Gantz kick)CIN 49–31
40:15TUKeyarris Garrett 46-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)CIN 49–38

See also: 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Navy

1 234Total
• Midshipmen 7 16147 44
Golden Hurricane 0 777 21
Scoring summary
16:28NAVYToneo Gulley 70-yard run (Austin Grebe kick)NAVY 7–0
210:29NAVYJamir Tillman 39-yard pass from Keenan Reynolds (Grebe kick)NAVY 14–0
26:09NAVYReynolds 1-yard run (Grebe kick)NAVY 21–0
22:16TUZack Langer 1-yard run (Redford Jones kick)NAVY 21–7
20:04NAVYTeam SafetyNAVY 23–7
314:05NAVYDemond Brown 4-yard run (Grebe kick)NAVY 30–7
311:04TULanger 4-yard run (Jones kick)NAVY 30–14
37:03NAVYQuentin Ezell 3-yard run (Grebe kick)NAVY 37–14
414:52NAVYBrandon Colon 23-yard run (Grebe kick)NAVY 44–14
42:55TUD'Angelo Brewer 14-yard run (Jones kick)NAVY 44–21

See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team

At Tulane

1 234Total
• Golden Hurricane 7 71021 45
Green Wave 7 1737 34
Scoring summary
112:29TULSAJustin Hobbs 20-yard pass from Dane Evans (Redford Jones kick)TULSA 7–0
15:59TULANECharles Jones 28-yard pass from Jordy Joseph (Andrew DiRocco kick)Tied 7–7
212:00TULANETeddy Veal 3-yard pass from Joseph (DiRocco kick)TULANE 14–7
210:48TULSAJosh Atkinson 35-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)Tied 14–14
24:19TULANEDiRocco 31-yard field goalTULANE 17–14
23:00TULANEDontrell Hilliard 66-yard pass from Joseph (DiRocco kick)TULANE 24–14
37:05TULSAKeyarris Garrett 30-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)TULANE 24–21
33:11TULSAJones 40-yard field goalTied 24–24
30:19TULANEDiRocco 39-yard field goalTULANE 27–24
47:40TULANEAndrew Hicks 34-yard pass from Joseph (DiRocco kick)TULANE 34–24
46:45TULSAZack Langer 1-yard run (Jones kick)TULANE 34–31
46:31TULSACraig Suits 28-yard Interception return (Jones kick)TULSA 38–34
41:12TULSAKolton Shindelar 89-yard Interception return (Jones kick)TULSA 45–34

See also: 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team

Vs. Virginia Tech–Independence Bowl

1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 21 10615 52
• Hokies 24 2173 55
Scoring summary
114:14TUD'Angelo Brewer 48-yard run (Redford Jones kick)TU 7–0
112:53VTTravon McMillian 51-yard run (Joey Slye kick)Tied 7–7
111:54TUZack Langer 2-yard run (Jones kick)TU 14–7
111:42VTIsaiah Ford 75-yard pass from Michael Brewer (Slye kick)Tied 14–14
19:53VTSlye 27-yard field goalVT 17–14
15:28VTSam Rogers 14-yard run (Slye kick)VT 24–14
12:19TUBishop Louie 9-yard pass from Dane Evans (Jones kick)VT 24–21
213:09VTBucky Hodges 16-yard run (Slye kick)VT 31–21
29:09VTMcMillian 1-yard run (Slye kick)VT 38–21
27:11VTGreg Stroman 67-yard punt return (Slye kick)VT 45–21
22:26TUJones 29-yard field goalVT 45–24
20:20TUBrewer 10-yard run (Jones kick)VT 45–31
37:38VTTrey Edmunds 1-yard run (Slye kick)VT 52–31
34:11TUEvans 9-yard run (Jones kick no good)VT 52–37
411:09VTSlye 41-yard field goalVT 55–37
47:35TUJosh Atkinson 21-yard pass from Evans (2-point pass good)VT 55–45
43:47TUKeyarris Garrett 36-yard pass from Evans (Jones kick)VT 55–52

See also: 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and 2015 Independence Bowl

Roster

2015 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Keyarris Garrett RSr
WR 2 Keevan Lucas Jr
TE 3 Mandel Dixon RSr
RB 4 D'Angelo Brewer So
QB 5 Jabe Burgess RFr
WR 6 Chris Showels RSr
WR 7 Bishop Louie So
QB 8 Joseph Calcagni RSr
QB 9 Dane Evans RJr
QB 10 Chad President Fr
WR 11 Nigel Carter So
QB 12 Ryan Rubley RSo
QB 13 Brad Valentino Sr
QB 15 Will Hefley Fr
WR 16 Jarion Anderson Fr
WR 18 Terrance Ivery RFr
RB 20 James Flanders RJr
RB 21 Rowdy Simon RSo
RB 22 Javon Thomas Fr
RB 24 Zack Langer RSr
RB 25 Ramadi Warren RFr
RB 28 Tavarreon Dickerson RJr
WR 29 Justin Hobbs RFr
TE 33 Rob Riederer RSo
TE 34 Chris Minter Fr
WR 38 Randall Smith So
RB 41 Kyle McLaughlin Fr
RB 42 Daelen McClendon So
C 51 Blake Browning Fr
C 52 Billy Lafortune RSr
C 53 Zac Uhles RSo
C 57 Dylan Foxworth RJr
OT 58 Willie Wright RFr
G 61 Josh Bencke Jr
G 63 Chris Wallace RJr
OT 65 Christopher Ivy Fr
OT 66 Evan Plagg RSo
G 67 Tristan Wyatt Fr
OT 71 Mildren Montgomery RFr
G 72 Tyler Bowling RFr
C 74 Chandler Miller RFr
G 75 Alex Pagonis Jr
G 76 Garrett Stafford RSr
OT 77 Isaac Johnson RFr
OT 78 Blake Belcher RJr
WR 80 Conner Floyd RSr
TE 82 Tyler Wilson RJr
WR 84 Avery Gragg Fr
WR 86 David Snelling Fr
WR 87 Blake Kitrell Jr
WR 88 Joshua Atkinson RJr
TE 89 Payton Prince RFr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Michael Mudoh RSr
CB 2 Kerwin Thomas RSo
LB 3 Khari Harding Jr
CB 4 Brodrick Umblance So
LB 5 Tim Quickel RFr
CB 6 Darrell Williams RSr
CB 7 Johnell Celistan Jr
DT 8 Jesse Brubaker RSo
CB 9 Reggie Robinson Fr
LB 10 Shawn Norman RJr
CB 11 David Richardson II Fr
LB 12 Micheal Thomas RJr
S 13 Jordan Mitchell So
S 15 Samuel Gottsch RFr
LB 20 Zik Asiegbu RSr
S 21 McKinley Whitfield Fr
S 22 Jeremy Brady RJr
CB 23 Will Barrow Jr
S 24 J. R. Reed Fr
LB 26 Diamon Cannon Fr
CB 27 Keidrien Wadley Fr
LB 28 Craig Suits RSo
CB 29 Justyn Bell So
S 30 Cristian Williams Fr
DE 32 Trevis Gipson Fr
LB 33 Ronan Rogers Jr
S 37 James Caligone IV Fr
LB 38 Matt Linscott RJr
S 39 Gage Murphy So
LB 40 Trent Martin RJr
LB 43 Conner Sherwood RJr
LB 44 Petera Wilson So
LB 46 Forrest Harrell III Fr
LB 47 Blake Abbott Sr
LB 48 Rylee Simon Fr
LB 52 Thomas von Borstel Fr
DE 54 Derrick Alexander RSr
LB 55 Matt Hickman RJr
DT 56 Earl Rollins So
LB 59 C.J. Gooden RSo
DT 70 Jerry Uwaezuoke RJr
DE 85 Kolton Shindelar RSo
DT 89 Thomas Shamet Jr
DE 90 Frankie Davis RSo
DE 91 Jake Hanks RSo
DE 92 Michael Anderson Fr
DT 93 Suleiman Masumbuko RSr
DT 94 Michael Rios RFr
DT 95 Hayden Carman RJr
DE 96 Myles Mouton RFr
DE 98 Jeremy Smith So
DT 99 Derrick Luetjen RSr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 18 Reymundo Higuera Sr
K 19 Redford Jones RSo
P 26 Dalton Parks Jr
K 35 Drew Klingenhagen Fr
K 39 Preston Soper RSo
K 40 Brandon Stage Fr
LS 46 Spencer Shores Fr
K 49 Tristan Lacey Fr
LS 60 Tyler Lott So
K 90 Nathan Walker Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2015

References

  1. ^ Hollier, Eric (September 5, 2015). "Tulsa Tops FAU in Overtime, 47–44". University of Tulsa Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Tomkalski, Don (September 13, 2015). "Tulsa Gets 40-21 Road Win Over New Mexico". University of Tulsa Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Marshall, Kendrick (September 20, 2015). "Stunning Second-Quarter Flurry Keeps Tulsa in the Game Against OU". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 191. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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