2016 McNeese State Cowboys football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach	Lance Guidry (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Landon Hoefer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Restivo (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^	8	–	1	10	–	3
SE Louisiana	7	–	2	7	–	4
McNeese State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Nicholls State	5	–	4	5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	5	–	6
Houston Baptist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Incarnate Word *	3	–	6	3	–	8
Lamar	3	–	6	3	–	8
Abilene Christian *	2	–	7	2	–	9
Northwestern State	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Lance Guidry, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Tarleton State*	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	AACI	W 33–3	11,901
September 10	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 11	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	ESPN3	L 22–30	26,891
September 17	6:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	No. 14	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ASN	L 28–31	11,742
September 24	6:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	No. 24	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	W 42–35	4,798
October 1	6:00 pm	Nicholls State	No. 23	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST, ESPN3	W 38–13	10,130
October 8	6:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 20	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN3	L 24–31	6,165
October 15	6:00 pm	No. 23 Central Arkansas		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	ESPN3	L 0–35	9,253
October 22	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	DemonTV	W 48–27	10,159
October 29	6:00 pm	Abilene Christian		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ASN	W 33–14	11,228
November 5	6:00 pm	at No. 1 Sam Houston State		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 43–56	8,025
November 19	6:00 pm	Lamar		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	AACI	W 41–10	8,804
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Tarleton State

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

McNeese State at Louisiana–Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Cowboys	3	9	3	7	22
• Ragin' Cajuns	7	7	13	3	30

Date: September 10
Location: Cajun Field
Lafayette, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:28
Game attendance: 26,891
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind E 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly cloudy
Referee: Jason Autrey
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:33	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 33 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 6:27	3–0

1	4:11	Louisiana–Lafayette	Ja'Marcus Bradley 17 yard pass from Anthony Jennings (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:05	3–7

2	9:36	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 40 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 35 yards, 6:01	6–7

2	6:14	Louisiana–Lafayette	Anthony Jennings 3 yard run (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:22	6–14

2	0:30	McNeese State	Dylan Long 1 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44	12–14

3	9:31	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 28 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:24	15–14

3	7:18	Louisiana–Lafayette	Raymond Calais 7 yard run (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:13	15–21

3	4:02	Louisiana–Lafayette	Anthony Jennings 5 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:51	15–27

4	5:01	Louisiana–Lafayette	Stevie Artigue 17 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:36	15–30

4	0:12	McNeese State	Dylan Long 3 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 1:59	22–30

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Lumberjacks	10	7	7	7	31
#14 Cowboys	7	7	7	7	28

Date: September 17
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:50
Game attendance: 11,742
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind E 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Partly cloudy
Referee: Ross Smith
Television network: ASN

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	12:11	Stephen F. Austin	Zach Conque 36 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:54	0–7

1	7:44	Stephen F. Austin	Storm Ruiz 40 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:45	0–10

1	5:11	McNeese State	Darious Crawley 60 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:33	7–10

2	13:28	Stephen F. Austin	Trae Hart 30 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:42	7–17

2	5:17	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 44 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:44	14–17

3	7:25	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 5 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:19	21–17

3	6:17	Stephen F. Austin	De'Quann Ruffin 58 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:08	21–24

4	14:56	McNeese State	Darious Crawley 10 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:04	28–24

4	3:35	Stephen F. Austin	Tamrick Pace 4 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:27	28–31

@ Incarnate Word

McNeese State at Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #24 Cowboys	14	21	7	0	42
Cardinals	7	7	0	21	35

Date: September 24
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:24
Game attendance: 4,798
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind NW 8 mph (13 km/h) • Scattered showers
Referee: Mike Cuttone
Television network: UIWtv

Sources: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	8:09	Incarnate Word	Jordan Hicks 34 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:24	7–0

1	4:50	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 5 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19	7–7

1	3:00	McNeese State	Lawayne Ross 2 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 39 yards, 0:31	14–7

2	14:48	McNeese State	Dariou Crawley 85 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:39	21–7

2	5:55	McNeese State	Damon Gladney 2 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:18	28–7

2	1:16	Incarnate Word	Broderick Reeves 5 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:32	28–14

2	1:04	McNeese State	Khalil Thomas 97 yard kickoff return (Gunnar Raborn kick)	35–14

3	14:50	McNeese State	Christi Jacobs 22 yard fumble recovery (Gunnar Raborn kick)	42–14

4	12:40	Incarnate Word	Kody Edwards 9 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:41	42–21

4	6:19	Incarnate Word	Dorland Fields 53 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:09	42–28

4	1:37	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 11 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:53	42–35

Nicholls State

Nicholls at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	3	7	13
• #23 Cowboys	7	14	7	10	38

Date: October 1
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 10,130
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind NE 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Partly cloudy
Referee: Dan Lewis
Television network: CST/ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:10	McNeese State	Andre Fuller 27 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:13	7–0

1	3:08	Nicholls	David McKey 23 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:02	7–3

2	6:24	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56	14–3

2	0:18	McNeese State	Parker Orgeron 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:46	21–3

3	10:44	Nicholls	David McKey 33 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:16	21–6

3	5:17	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 11 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:27	28–6

4	13:35	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 37 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:35	31–6

4	8:10	McNeese State	Kylon Highshaw 80 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12	38–6

4	3:54	Nicholls	Team 0 yard fumble return (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:16	38–13

@ Southeastern Louisiana

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Cowboys	0	14	3	7	24
• Lions	7	0	17	7	31

Date: October 8
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 6,165
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind N 12 mph (19 km/h) • Sunny
Referee: Kevin Hassell
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:33	Southeastern Louisiana	Max Lyons 0 yard fumble recovery (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, -20 yards, 1:26	0–7

2	14:55	McNeese State	Nick Edwards 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 5:11	7–7

2	6:41	McNeese State	Dylan Long 4 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:40	14–7

3	13:55	Southeastern Louisiana	Juwaan Rogers 36 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05	14–14

3	10:51	Southeastern Louisiana	Bransen Schwebel 17 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:35	14–21

3	9:22	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 30 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:21	17–21

3	5:34	Southeastern Louisiana	Jonathon Tatum 41 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:42	17–24

4	7:42	McNeese State	Lawayne Ross 19 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:03	24–24

4	0:08	Southeastern Louisiana	Brandon Acker 82 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:39	24–31

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #23 Bears	7	7	14	7	35
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 15
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 9,253
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind SSE 8 mph (13 km/h) • Partly cloudy, 62% humidity
Referee: C. Castleberry
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	5:52	Central Arkansas	Kelton Warren 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:15	0–7

2	7:57	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 10 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:34	0–14

3	12:06	Central Arkansas	Antwon Wells 8 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:54	0–21

3	9:20	Central Arkansas	Jatavio Wilson 33 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:48	0–28

4	8:01	Central Arkansas	Roman Gordon 83 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:32	0–35

@ Northwestern State

McNeese State at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	14	7	17	10	48
Demons	7	7	10	3	27

Date: October 22
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:24
Game attendance: 10,159
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind ESE 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Clear and crisp
Referee: Kevin Muir
Television network: DTV

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	9:45	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:10	7–0

1	8:13	Northwestern State	Bobb Chan-Chan 7 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:25	7–7

1	0:10	McNeese State	Dylan Long 3 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:12	14–7

2	6:48	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 22 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:15	21–7

2	2:44	Northwestern State	Ronald Green 28 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:59	21–14

3	12:43	Northwestern State	Shakeir Ryan 26 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:10	21–21

3	9:02	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:36	24–21

3	6:56	McNeese State	Justin Pratt 47 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:58	31–21

3	4:04	McNeese State	Kylon Highshaw 6 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:22	38–21

3	1:07	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:51	38–24

4	12:56	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 25 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:05	41–24

4	7:29	Northwestern State	Eric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:46	41–27

4	1:25	McNeese State	Jermai Antoine 70 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:30	48–27

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	0	7	14
• Cowboys	10	9	7	7	33

Date: October 29
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:17
Game attendance: 11,228
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind SSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • 47% relative humidity, Partly cloudy
Referee: Scott Campbell
Television network: ASN

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:36	McNeese State	Justin Pratt 4 yard run (Khalil Thomas kick), Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:31	7–0

1	6:16	Abilene Christian	Troy Grant 13 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:38	7–7

1	1:57	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:19	10–7

2	5:27	McNeese State	Lawayne Ross 13 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:18	16–7

2	0:13	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 47 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:27	19–7

3	11:30	McNeese State	Justin Pratt 1 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:30	26–7

4	7:37	McNeese State	Benjamin Jones 16 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:40	33–7

4	4:41	Abilene Christian	Tracy James 1 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:56	33–14

@ Sam Houston State

McNeese State at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	9	21	13	43
• #1 Bearkats	14	14	21	7	56

Date: November 5
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:28
Game attendance: 8,025
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind N 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Overcast
Referee: Marvel July
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	8:13	Sam Houston State	Davion Davis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:22	0–7

1	5:27	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 52 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:37	0–14

2	11:04	McNeese State	Gunnar Raborn 41 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:16	3–14

2	9:36	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 45 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:23	3–21

2	6:33	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:34	3–28

2	1:29	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 4 yard pass from James Tabary (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04	9–28

3	12:39	McNeese State	Justin Pratt 39 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:21	16–28

3	10:13	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 11 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:17	16–35

3	9:02	McNeese State	Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:05	23–35

3	5:39	Sam Houston State	Collin Rison 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:18	23–42

3	3:25	McNeese State	Kylon Highshaw 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14	30–42

3	0:54	Sam Houston State	Nathan Stewart 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:24	30–49

4	11:25	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:24	36–49

4	6:57	McNeese State	Tavarious Battiste 55 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:11	43–49

4	5:42	Sam Houston State	Ragan Henderson 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:09	43–56

Lamar

Lamar at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	7	10
• Cowboys	14	14	7	6	41

Date: November 19
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 8,804
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind N 7 mph (11 km/h) • Clear, 29% relative humidity
Referee: Marvel July
Television network: AACI

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	13:26	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 6 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:34	7–0

1	0:40	McNeese State	Dylan Long 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 18 plays, 94 yards, 8:21	14–0

2	13:09	McNeese State	Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:11	21–0

2	8:33	Lamar	Juan Carranco 37 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:36	21–3

2	4:23	McNeese State	Justin Pratt 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:33	28–3

3	3:11	McNeese State	Jermaine Antoine 65 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 3:03	35–3

4	13:58	Lamar	Martell Hawthorne 32 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:54	35–10

4	11:34	McNeese State	James Tabary 26 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:24	41–10

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	11	11	14	24	23	20	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	RV	—
Coaches	9	10	13	20	22	19	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ "2016 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

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