Referee John McDaid; umpire Greg Brenner; head linesman Lyndell Shelton; line judge Jeffrey Cooney; side judge Bruce Williams; field judge Jim Smith; back judge Gary Powers; center judge Brian DavisGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
South Florida
3
10
0
7
20
Memphis
14
7
7
3
31
Standouts
PassingPaxton Lynch18 of 23, 232 yards, 2 TDMemphis
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
South Florida
Memphis
396
Total yards
470
301
Passing yards
232
95
Rushing yards
238
6.5
Yards per pass
10.1
2.7
Yards per rush
6.1
20
First downs
19
9–21
Third downs
5–12
3–3
Fourth downs
0–0
1
Turnovers
0
2–29
Penalties
6–58
36:41
Possession
23:06
Efficiency
South Florida
Memphis
36%
Success rate
51%
0.14
EPA per play
0.33
1.50
Explosiveness
1.34
−0.14
Rushing EPA
0.11
0.37
Passing EPA
0.75
42%
Passing-down success
33%
−0.22
First-down EPA
0.14
−0.12
Second-down EPA
0.43
0.65
Third-down EPA
0.69
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Memphis 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Memphis −19, over/under 45.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were Memphis 91%, South Florida 9%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Memphis drives left to right, South Florida right to left.
Q1 MemphisMissed FG, 6 plays, 48 yards
Q1 South FloridaField goal, 11 plays, 70 yards
Q1 MemphisTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
Q1 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q1 MemphisTouchdown, 8 plays, 56 yards
Q2 South FloridaTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
Q2 MemphisTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
Q2 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
Q2 MemphisPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
Q2 South FloridaField goal, 17 plays, 76 yards
Q2 MemphisMissed FG, 7 plays, 31 yards
Q2 South FloridaEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
Q3 South FloridaPunt, 8 plays, 31 yards
Q3 MemphisPunt, 4 plays, 38 yards
Q3 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q3 MemphisTouchdown, 2 plays, 27 yards
Q3 South FloridaFumble, 11 plays, 66 yards
Q3 MemphisField goal, 8 plays, 67 yards
Q4 South FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q4 MemphisPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
Q4 South FloridaPunt, 8 plays, 23 yards
Q4 MemphisPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q4 South FloridaTouchdown, 15 plays, 62 yards
Q4 MemphisEnd of game, 2 plays, −3 yards
Play by play
1st quarter5 drives, then Memphis 14, South Florida 3
Memphis Missed FG, 6 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Marvin Kloss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:50
1st & 10 at own 25
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Keiwone Malone for a loss of 2 yards to the Memph 23
14:30
2nd & 12 at own 23
Brandon Hayes run for 47 yds to the SFla 30 for a 1ST down
14:00
1st & 10 at opp 30
Roderick Proctor run for a loss of 15 yards to the SFla 45
13:30
2nd & 25 at opp 45
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Keiwone Malone for 18 yds to the SFla 27
13:07
3rd & 7 at opp 27
Paxton Lynch pass incomplete to Tevin Jones
13:01
4th & 7 at opp 27
Jake Elliott 45 yd FG MISSED
South Florida Field goal, 11 plays
12:45
1st & 10 at own 27
Marlon Mack run for 1 yd to the SFla 28
12:15
2nd & 9 at own 28
Marlon Mack run for 2 yds to the SFla 30
11:30
3rd & 7 at own 30
Mike White pass complete to Andre Davis for 30 yds to the Memph 40 for a 1ST down
11:09
1st & 10 at opp 40
Mike White pass incomplete to Kennard Swanson
11:00
2nd & 10 at opp 40
Marlon Mack run for 3 yds to the Memph 37
10:23
3rd & 7 at opp 37
Mike White pass complete to Mike McFarland for 18 yds to the Memph 19 for a 1ST down
9:43
1st & 10 at opp 19
Marlon Mack run for no gain to the Memph 19 Marlon Mack fumbled, recovered by SFla Marlon Mack
9:03
2nd & 10 at opp 19
MEMPHIS Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (14 Yards) to the Memph 5 for a 1ST down
9:03
1st & goal at opp 5
Darius Tice run for a loss of 1 yard to the Memph 6 Darius Tice fumbled, recovered by SFla Darius Tice
8:00
2nd & goal at opp 6
D’Ernest Johnson run for 3 yds to the Memph 3
7:40
3rd & 0 at opp 3
Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 07:40
7:37
3rd & goal at opp 3
Mike White pass incomplete to Mike McFarland
7:32
4th & goal at opp 3
Marvin Kloss 21 Yd Field GoalSouth Florida 3, Memphis 0
Memphis Touchdown, 9 plays
7:32
4th & 8 at own 35
Marvin Kloss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:21
1st & 10 at own 25
Brandon Hayes run for 2 yds to the Memph 27
7:01
2nd & 8 at own 27
Paxton Lynch pass incomplete to Phil Mayhue
6:54
3rd & 8 at own 27
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Adrian Henderson for 14 yds to the Memph 41 for a 1ST down
6:38
1st & 10 at own 41
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Roderick Proctor for 8 yds to the Memph 49
6:10
2nd & 2 at own 49
Brandon Hayes run for a loss of 2 yards to the Memph 47
5:50
3rd & 4 at opp 47
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Keiwone Malone for 15 yds to the MEMPHIS 38 for a 1ST down SOUTH FLORIDA Penalty, Roughing Passer (15 Yards) to the SFla 23 for a 1ST down
5:15
1st & 10 at opp 23
Roderick Proctor run for a loss of 2 yards to the SFla 25
4:48
2nd & 12 at opp 25
Paxton Lynch run for 24 yds to the SFla 1 for a 1ST down
4:29
1st & goal at opp 1
Paxton Lynch 1 Yd Run (Jake Elliott Kick)Memphis 7, South Florida 3
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
4:29
1st & 10 at own 35
Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:08
1st & 10 at own 25
Quinton Flowers run for 4 yds to the SFla 29
3:38
2nd & 6 at own 29
Marlon Mack run for no gain to the SFla 29
3:01
3rd & 6 at own 29
Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 03:01
2:54
3rd & 6 at own 29
Mike White pass incomplete to Andre Davis
2:41
4th & 6 at own 29
Mattias Ciabatti punt for 51 yds , Keiwone Malone returns for 24 yds to the Memph 44
Memphis Touchdown, 8 plays
2:32
1st & 10 at own 44
Brandon Hayes run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
2:03
2nd & 4 at the 50
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Alan Cross for 18 yds to the SFla 32 for a 1ST down
1:52
1st & 10 at opp 32
Brandon Hayes run for 2 yds to the SFla 30
1:22
2nd & 8 at opp 30
Brandon Hayes run for 5 yds to the SFla 25
1:02
3rd & 3 at opp 25
Paxton Lynch run for 4 yds to the SFla 21 for a 1ST down
0:38
1st & 10 at opp 21
Paxton Lynch run for 4 yds to the SFla 17
0:15
2nd & 6 at opp 17
Brandon Hayes run for 12 yds to the SFla 5 for a 1ST down
0:00
1st & goal at opp 5
Paxton Lynch 5 Yd Run (Jake Elliott Kick)Memphis 14, South Florida 3
2nd quarter7 drives, then Memphis 21, South Florida 13
South Florida Touchdown, 1 play
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:49
1st & 10 at own 25
Marlon Mack 75 Yd Run (Marvin Kloss Kick)Memphis 14, South Florida 10
Memphis Touchdown, 5 plays
14:49
1st & 10 at own 35
Marvin Kloss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:30
1st & 10 at own 25
Jarvis Cooper run for 3 yds to the Memph 28
14:10
2nd & 7 at own 28
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Adrian Henderson for 24 yds to the SFla 48 for a 1ST down
13:46
1st & 10 at opp 48
Paxton Lynch pass incomplete to Phil Mayhue
13:42
2nd & 10 at opp 48
Brandon Hayes run for 6 yds to the SFla 42
13:25
3rd & 4 at opp 42
Mose Frazier 42 Yd pass from Paxton Lynch (Jake Elliott Kick)Memphis 21, South Florida 10
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
13:25
3rd & 4 at own 35
Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:15
1st & 10 at own 25
Marlon Mack run for 3 yds to the SFla 28
12:33
2nd & 7 at own 28
Mike White pass complete to Mike McFarland for 6 yds to the SFla 34
11:42
3rd & 1 at own 34
SOUTH FLORIDA Penalty, Illegal Block (-14 Yards) to the SFla 20
11:32
3rd & 15 at own 20
Mike White run for 3 yds to the SFla 23
11:21
4th & 12 at own 23
Mattias Ciabatti punt for 42 yds , Keiwone Malone returns for 2 yds to the Memph 37
Memphis Punt, 5 plays
11:12
1st & 10 at own 37
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Alan Cross for 3 yds to the Memph 40
10:48
2nd & 7 at own 40
Jarvis Cooper run for 9 yds to the Memph 49 for a 1ST down
10:22
1st & 10 at own 49
Jarvis Cooper run for 5 yds to the SFla 46
10:07
2nd & 5 at opp 46
Jarvis Cooper run for 4 yds to the SFla 42
9:35
3rd & 1 at opp 42
Jarvis Cooper run for a loss of 3 yards to the SFla 45
9:14
4th & 4 at opp 45
Nick Jacobs punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Chris Dunkley at the SFla 7
South Florida Field goal, 17 plays
9:06
1st & 10 at own 7
Marlon Mack run for 4 yds to the SFla 11
8:31
2nd & 6 at own 11
Marlon Mack run for 4 yds to the SFla 15
7:46
3rd & 2 at own 15
Mike White pass complete to Kennard Swanson for 25 yds to the SFla 40 for a 1ST down
7:08
1st & 10 at own 40
Darius Tice run for 4 yds to the SFla 44
6:37
2nd & 6 at own 44
Mike White pass incomplete to Mike McFarland
6:25
3rd & 6 at own 44
Mike White sacked by Ricky Hunter for a loss of 6 yards to the Memph 38 MEMPHIS Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle (Ricky Hunter) to the Memph 47 for a 1ST down
5:55
1st & 10 at opp 47
Mike White pass complete to Darius Tice for 7 yds to the Memph 40
5:15
2nd & 3 at opp 40
Darius Tice run for 2 yds to the Memph 38
4:37
3rd & 1 at opp 38
Mike White pass incomplete to Kennard Swanson
4:32
4th & 1 at opp 38
Kennard Swanson run for 1 yd to the Memph 37 for a 1ST down
4:12
1st & 10 at opp 37
Mike White pass incomplete to Andre Davis
3:45
2nd & 10 at opp 37
Marlon Mack run for 4 yds to the Memph 33
2:57
3rd & 6 at opp 33
Mike White pass complete to Tye Turner for 10 yds Tye Turner fumbled, recovered by SFla Tye Turner for a 1ST down
2:37
1st & 10 at opp 23
Marlon Mack run for 3 yds to the Memph 20
2:02
2nd & 7 at opp 20
Mike White pass incomplete to Mike McFarland
1:46
3rd & 7 at opp 20
Darius Tice run for 3 yds to the Memph 17
1:17
4th & 4 at opp 17
Marvin Kloss 35 Yd Field GoalMemphis 21, South Florida 13
Memphis Missed FG, 7 plays
1:17
4th & 4 at own 35
Marvin Kloss kickoff for 65 yds , Joe Craig return for 35 yds to the Memph 35
1:05
1st & 10 at own 35
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Roderick Proctor for 5 yds to the Memph 40
0:54
2nd & 5 at own 40
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Brandon Hayes for 4 yds to the Memph 44
0:40
3rd & 1 at own 44
Brandon Hayes run for 13 yds to the SFla 43 for a 1ST down
0:30
1st & 10 at opp 43
Brandon Hayes run for 5 yds to the SFla 38
0:30
2nd & 5 at opp 38
Timeout MEMPHIS, clock 00:30
0:18
2nd & 5 at opp 38
Brandon Hayes run for 1 yd to the SFla 37
0:18
3rd & 4 at opp 37
Timeout MEMPHIS, clock 00:18
0:14
3rd & 4 at opp 37
Brandon Hayes run for 3 yds to the SFla 34
0:07
4th & 1 at opp 34
Jake Elliott 53 yd FG MISSED
South Florida End of half, 1 play
0:00
1st & 10 at own 34
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the SFla 33
3rd quarter6 drives, then Memphis 28, South Florida 13
South Florida Punt, 8 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds , Chris Dunkley return for 19 yds to the SFla 19
14:46
1st & 10 at own 19
Mike White pass complete to Deonte Welch for 6 yds to the SFla 25
14:22
2nd & 4 at own 25
Mike White pass complete to Marlon Mack for 8 yds to the SFla 33 for a 1ST down
13:59
1st & 10 at own 33
Mike White run for a loss of 1 yard to the SFla 32
13:20
2nd & 11 at own 32
Mike White pass complete to Deonte Welch for 9 yds to the SFla 41
12:48
3rd & 2 at own 41
Marlon Mack run for 3 yds to the SFla 44 for a 1ST down
12:15
1st & 10 at own 44
Mike White pass complete to Marlon Mack for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
12:10
2nd & 4 at the 50
Mike White pass incomplete to Eric Dungy
12:07
3rd & 4 at the 50
Mike White pass incomplete
12:00
4th & 4 at the 50
Mattias Ciabatti punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Keiwone Malone at the Memph 19
Memphis Punt, 4 plays
11:48
1st & 10 at own 19
Brandon Hayes run for 34 yds to the SFla 47 for a 1ST down
11:38
1st & 10 at opp 47
Paxton Lynch pass incomplete
11:25
2nd & 10 at opp 47
Mose Frazier run for 7 yds to the SFla 40
10:58
3rd & 3 at opp 40
Paxton Lynch run for 2 yds to the SFla 38
10:33
4th & 1 at opp 38
MEMPHIS Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the SFla 43
10:14
4th & 6 at opp 43
Nick Jacobs punt for 42 yds, downed at the SFla 1
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
10:03
1st & 10 at own 1
Darius Tice run for 2 yds to the SFla 3
9:23
2nd & 8 at own 3
Darius Tice run for a loss of 1 yard to the SFla 2
8:58
3rd & 9 at own 2
Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 08:58
8:45
3rd & 9 at own 2
Mike White pass complete to Marlon Mack for 1 yd to the SFla 3
8:05
4th & 8 at own 3
Mattias Ciabatti punt for 36 yds , Keiwone Malone returns for 12 yds to the SFla 27
Memphis Touchdown, 2 plays
7:45
1st & 10 at opp 27
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Phil Mayhue for 16 yds to the SFla 11 for a 1ST down
7:37
1st & 10 at opp 11
Brandon Hayes 11 Yd pass from Paxton Lynch (Jake Elliott Kick)Memphis 28, South Florida 13
South Florida Fumble, 11 plays
7:37
1st & 10 at own 35
Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:31
1st & 10 at own 25
Mike White pass complete to Andre Davis for 6 yds to the SFla 31
7:10
2nd & 4 at own 31
Mike White pass incomplete
6:30
3rd & 4 at own 31
Mike White pass complete to Mike McFarland for 9 yds to the SFla 40 for a 1ST down
6:15
1st & 10 at own 40
Deonte Welch run for a loss of 3 yards to the SFla 37
5:50
2nd & 13 at own 37
Mike White pass complete to Sean Price for 24 yds to the Memph 39 for a 1ST down
5:14
1st & 10 at opp 39
Marlon Mack run for 4 yds to the Memph 35
4:30
2nd & 6 at opp 35
Quinton Flowers run for no gain to the Memph 35
3:48
3rd & 6 at opp 35
Mike White pass complete to Mike McFarland for 31 yds to the Memph 4 for a 1ST down
3:05
1st & goal at opp 4
Darius Tice run for a loss of 1 yard to the Memph 5
2:16
2nd & goal at opp 5
Mike White sacked by Ryan Coleman for a loss of 4 yards to the Memph 9
2:00
3rd & goal at opp 9
Marlon Mack run for a loss of 7 yards to the Memph 16 Marlon Mack fumbled, recovered by Memph
Memphis Field goal, 8 plays
1:48
1st & 10 at own 16
Brandon Hayes run for 15 yds to the Memph 31 for a 1ST down
1:25
1st & 10 at own 31
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Mose Frazier for 31 yds to the SFla 38 for a 1ST down
1:08
1st & 10 at opp 38
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Mose Frazier for 9 yds to the SFla 29
0:55
2nd & 1 at opp 29
Brandon Hayes run for 5 yds to the SFla 24 for a 1ST down
0:28
1st & 10 at opp 24
Brandon Hayes run for 9 yds to the SFla 15
0:10
2nd & 1 at opp 15
Paxton Lynch run for no gain to the SFla 15
Q4 15:00
3rd & 1 at opp 15
MEMPHIS Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SFla 20
Q4 14:45
3rd & 6 at opp 20
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Brandon Hayes for 3 yds to the SFla 17
Q4 14:22
4th & 3 at opp 17
Jake Elliott 35 Yd Field GoalMemphis 31, South Florida 13
4th quarter6 drives, then Memphis 31, South Florida 20
South Florida Punt, 3 plays
14:22
4th & 3 at own 35
Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:09
1st & 10 at own 25
Marlon Mack run for 1 yd to the SFla 26
13:49
2nd & 9 at own 26
Mike White pass incomplete
13:26
3rd & 9 at own 26
Mike White pass complete to Ryeshene Bronson for 5 yds to the SFla 31
13:04
4th & 4 at own 31
Mattias Ciabatti punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Memph 36
Memphis Punt, 6 plays
12:53
1st & 10 at own 36
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Tevin Jones for 4 yds to the Memph 40
12:26
2nd & 6 at own 40
Brandon Hayes run for 16 yds to the SFla 44 for a 1ST down
12:01
1st & 10 at opp 44
Brandon Hayes run for 1 yd to the SFla 43
11:45
2nd & 9 at opp 43
Paxton Lynch run for 4 yds to the SFla 39 MEMPHIS Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the SFla 49
11:30
2nd & 15 at opp 49
Paxton Lynch pass incomplete to Roderick Proctor
10:48
3rd & 15 at opp 49
Paxton Lynch pass complete to Roderick Proctor for 9 yds to the SFla 40
10:34
4th & 6 at opp 40
Nick Jacobs punt for 29 yds, downed at the SFla 11 MEMPHIS Penalty, Kick Catching Interference (-15 Yards) to the SFla 26
South Florida Punt, 8 plays
10:13
1st & 10 at own 26
Mike White pass complete to Marlon Mack for 4 yds to the SFla 30
9:45
2nd & 6 at own 30
Mike White pass complete to Marlon Mack for 8 yds to the SFla 38 for a 1ST down
9:19
1st & 10 at own 38
Mike White pass incomplete
8:55
2nd & 10 at own 38
Mike White pass complete to Deonte Welch for 8 yds to the SFla 46
8:30
3rd & 2 at own 46
Mike White pass complete to D’Ernest Johnson for 13 yds to the Memph 41 for a 1ST down
8:15
1st & 10 at opp 41
Mike White sacked by Martin Ifedi for a loss of 4 yards to the Memph 45
7:45
2nd & 14 at opp 45
Mike White run for a loss of 6 yards to the SFla 49
7:35
3rd & 20 at own 49
Mike White pass incomplete
7:19
4th & 20 at own 49
Mattias Ciabatti punt for 46 yds , Keiwone Malone returns for 6 yds to the Memph 11
Memphis Punt, 3 plays
7:00
1st & 10 at own 11
Brandon Hayes run for 2 yds to the Memph 13
6:30
2nd & 8 at own 13
Brandon Hayes run for 5 yds to the Memph 18
5:45
3rd & 3 at own 18
Brandon Hayes run for 2 yds to the Memph 20
5:06
4th & 1 at own 20
Spencer Smith punt for 48 yds , Chris Dunkley returns for 6 yds to the SFla 38
South Florida Touchdown, 15 plays
5:00
1st & 10 at own 38
Mike White pass incomplete
4:51
2nd & 10 at own 38
Mike White pass complete to Marlon Mack for 10 yds to the SFla 48 for a 1ST down
4:21
1st & 10 at own 48
Marlon Mack run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
3:51
2nd & 8 at the 50
Quinton Flowers sacked by Genard Avery for a loss of 7 yards to the SFla 43
3:51
3rd & 15 at own 43
Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 03:51
3:46
3rd & 15 at own 43
Steven Bench pass incomplete to Andre Davis
3:32
4th & 15 at own 43
Steven Bench pass complete to Andre Davis for 17 yds to the Memph 40 for a 1ST down
3:03
1st & 10 at opp 40
Steven Bench pass complete to Darius Tice for 7 yds to the Memph 33
2:51
2nd & 3 at opp 33
Steven Bench pass incomplete to Andre Davis
2:40
3rd & 3 at opp 33
Steven Bench pass complete to Darius Tice for 4 yds to the Memph 29 for a 1ST down
2:24
1st & 10 at opp 29
Steven Bench pass incomplete
2:04
2nd & 10 at opp 29
Steven Bench pass complete to Marlon Mack for 14 yds to the Memph 15 for a 1ST down
1:40
1st & 10 at opp 15
Steven Bench pass complete to Marlon Mack for 6 yds to the Memph 9
1:27
2nd & 4 at opp 9
Steven Bench pass incomplete
1:20
3rd & 4 at opp 9
Steven Bench pass incomplete to Eric Dungy
1:20
4th & 4 at opp 9
Timeout SOUTH FLORIDA, clock 01:20
1:14
4th & 4 at opp 9
Andre Davis 9 Yd pass from Steven Bench (Marvin Kloss Kick)Memphis 31, South Florida 20
Memphis End of game, 2 plays
1:14
4th & 4 at own 35
Marvin Kloss on-side kick recovered by MEMPHIS at the SFla 47
0:45
1st & 10 at opp 47
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the SFla 49
0:00
2nd & 12 at opp 49
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line
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PassingPaxton Lynch18 of 23, 232 yards, 2 TDMemphis
South Florida
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