North Texas at Tennessee

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Tennessee beat North Texas 24–⁠0. It was their second meeting; the series is even at 1–⁠1.

AwayNorth Texas1–⁠11 in 2015
0
HomeTennessee9–⁠4 in 2015
24

Final at Neyland Stadium, KnoxvilleTV: SECNAttendance 96,197

At kickoff
53°F, clear, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (KTYS), 16 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Tom Ritter; umpire Stan Weihe; head linesman Johnny Crawford; line judge Tim Beard; side judge Ant. Jeffries; field judge J. Taylor; back judge Dax Hill; center judge James CarterGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Texas00000
Tennessee7100724

Standouts

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Player stats

North Texas

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
DaMarcus Smith12/2510300
Eric Keena1/1400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jeffery Wilson145209
Willy Ivery444016
Antoinne Jimmerson2302
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Marcus Smith546015
Turner Smiley321011
Carlos Harris220012
O’Keeron Rutherford1909
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Chad Davis100

Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joshua Dobbs15/2313601
Quinten Dormady3/53600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Alvin Kamara15127227
Jalen Hurd1572119
Joe Young41709
John Kelly51509
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Josh Malone438022
Josh Walker Smith228021
Jauan Jennings126026
Von Pearson324018

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

North TexasTennessee
199Total yards409
107Passing yards172
92Rushing yards237
4.1Yards per pass6.1
2.9Yards per rush4.9
14First downs24
2–⁠12Third downs7–⁠16
0–⁠2Fourth downs3–⁠3
0Turnovers1
5–⁠35Penalties2–⁠10
30:59Possession29:01

Efficiency

North TexasTennessee
35%Success rate47%
−0.26EPA per play0.14
0.80Explosiveness1.07
−0.30Rushing EPA0.20
−0.22Passing EPA0.04
14%Passing-down success45%
−0.26First-down EPA−0.12
0.07Second-down EPA0.15
−0.20Third-down EPA0.37

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)

Tennessee 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Tennessee −40.5, over/under 66.

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 Tennessee >99%, North Texas <1%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Tennessee end zoneNorth Texas end zoneQ1 TennesseeTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 North TexasPunt, 3 playsQ1 TennesseePunt, 10 playsQ1 North TexasPunt, 10 playsQ1 TennesseeTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 North TexasTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ2 North TexasTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 TennesseeField goal, 8 playsQ2 North TexasPunt, 3 playsQ2 TennesseeInterception, 5 playsQ2 North TexasEnd of half, 1 playQ3 North TexasPunt, 7 playsQ3 TennesseePunt, 6 playsQ3 North TexasPunt, 7 playsQ3 TennesseeTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 North TexasPunt, 5 playsQ4 TennesseePunt, 8 playsQ4 North TexasPunt, 4 playsQ4 TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ4 North TexasPunt, 3 playsQ4 TennesseeEnd of game, 9 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Tennessee drives left to right, North Texas right to left.
  1. Q1 TennesseeTouchdown, 5 plays, 56 yards
  2. Q1 North TexasPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 TennesseePunt, 10 plays, 39 yards
  4. Q1 North TexasPunt, 10 plays, 48 yards
  5. Q1 TennesseeTouchdown, 8 plays, 71 yards
  6. Q2 North TexasTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 18 yards
  7. Q2 TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q2 North TexasTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 39 yards
  9. Q2 TennesseeField goal, 8 plays, 30 yards
  10. Q2 North TexasPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  11. Q2 TennesseeInterception, 5 plays, 25 yards
  12. Q2 North TexasEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  13. Q3 North TexasPunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
  14. Q3 TennesseePunt, 6 plays, 21 yards
  15. Q3 North TexasPunt, 7 plays, 43 yards
  16. Q3 TennesseeTouchdown, 12 plays, 80 yards
  17. Q4 North TexasPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  18. Q4 TennesseePunt, 8 plays, 32 yards
  19. Q4 North TexasPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  20. Q4 TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  21. Q4 North TexasPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  22. Q4 TennesseeEnd of game, 9 plays, 58 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tennessee 7, North Texas 0
Tennessee Touchdown, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Eric Keena kickoff for 26 yds NORTH TEXAS Penalty, offside defense (-5 Yards) to the Tenn 44
15:001st & 10 at own 44Jalen Hurd run for 2 yds to the Tenn 46
15:002nd & 8 at own 46Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jalen Hurd for 14 yds to the NoTex 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Jalen Hurd run for 13 yds to the NoTex 27 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Josh Smith
13:512nd & 10 at opp 27Alvin Kamara run for 27 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 7, North Texas 0
North Texas Punt, 3 plays
13:511st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 54 yds , Tre Johnson return for 20 yds to the NoTex 31
13:461st & 10 at own 31DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Marcus Smith, broken up by LaDarrell McNeil
13:462nd & 10 at own 31Jeffrey Wilson run for 5 yds to the NoTex 36
13:463rd & 5 at own 36DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Marcus Smith
13:464th & 5 at own 36NORTH TEXAS Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the NoTex 31
13:464th & 10 at own 31Eric Keena punt for 43 yds, downed at the Tenn 26
Tennessee Punt, 10 plays
12:291st & 10 at own 26Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Von Pearson for 18 yds to the Tenn 44 for a 1ST down
12:291st & 10 at own 44Alvin Kamara run for 9 yds to the NoTex 47
12:292nd & 1 at opp 47Jalen Hurd run for 6 yds to the NoTex 41 for a 1ST down
12:291st & 10 at opp 41Joshua Dobbs run for 7 yds to the NoTex 34
12:292nd & 3 at opp 34Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Von Pearson for a loss of 3 yards to the NoTex 37
12:293rd & 6 at opp 37Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Alex Ellis for 5 yds to the NoTex 32
12:294th & 1 at opp 32Joshua Dobbs run for 2 yds to the NoTex 30 for a 1ST down
12:291st & 10 at opp 30Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete
12:292nd & 10 at opp 30Jalen Hurd run for no gain to the NoTex 30
12:293rd & 10 at opp 30TENNESSEE Penalty, false start (Chance Hall) to the NoTex 35
12:293rd & 15 at opp 35Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Ethan Wolf
12:294th & 15 at opp 35Trevor Daniel punt for 31 yds, downed at the NoTex 4
North Texas Punt, 10 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 4DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Turner Smiley for 11 yds to the NoTex 15 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 15Jeffrey Wilson run for 3 yds to the NoTex 18
8:352nd & 7 at own 18Jeffrey Wilson run for 3 yds to the NoTex 21
8:353rd & 4 at own 21DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Marcus Smith for 4 yds to the NoTex 25 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 25DaMarcus Smith run for 6 yds to the NoTex 31
8:352nd & 4 at own 31Jeffrey Wilson run for 7 yds to the NoTex 38 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 38Willy Ivery run for 16 yds to the Tenn 46 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 46DaMarcus Smith sacked by Derek Barnett for a loss of 7 yards to the NoTex 47
8:352nd & 17 at own 47DaMarcus Smith run for 5 yds to the Tenn 48
8:353rd & 12 at opp 48DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Turner Smiley
8:354th & 12 at opp 48Eric Keena punt for 19 yds, fair catch by Justin Martin at the Tenn 29
Tennessee Touchdown, 8 plays
2:291st & 10 at own 29Alvin Kamara run for 5 yds to the Tenn 34
2:292nd & 5 at own 34Alvin Kamara run for 20 yds to the NoTex 42 Alvin Kamara fumbled, forced by Zac Whitfield, recovered by Tenn Alvin Kamara for a 1ST down
2:291st & 10 at opp 42Alvin Kamara run for 5 yds to the NoTex 37
2:292nd & 5 at opp 37Jalen Hurd run for 2 yds to the NoTex 35
2:293rd & 3 at opp 35Jalen Hurd run for 6 yds to the NoTex 29 for a 1ST down
2:291st & 10 at opp 29Jalen Hurd run for 2 yds to the NoTex 27
2:292nd & 8 at opp 27Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jauan Jennings for 26 yds to the NoTex 1 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:571st & goal at opp 1Jalen Hurd run for 1 yd for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 14, North Texas 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then Tennessee 17, North Texas 0
North Texas Turnover on downs, 7 plays
14:571st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:571st & 10 at own 25DaMarcus Smith run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoTex 22
14:572nd & 13 at own 22Jeffrey Wilson run for 7 yds to the NoTex 29
14:573rd & 6 at own 29DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Carlos Harris for 12 yds to the NoTex 41 for a 1ST down
14:571st & 10 at own 41DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Turner Smiley for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 40
14:572nd & 11 at own 40Jeffrey Wilson run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 39
14:573rd & 12 at own 39DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Carlos Harris
14:574th & 12 at own 39Eric Keena pass complete to Andrew Tucker for 4 yds to the NoTex 43
Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
11:151st & 10 at opp 43Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Josh Smith
11:152nd & 10 at opp 43Jalen Hurd run for no gain to the NoTex 43
11:153rd & 10 at opp 43Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Jauan Jennings
11:154th & 10 at opp 43Trevor Daniel punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Tre Johnson at the NoTex 8
North Texas Turnover on downs, 8 plays
10:211st & 10 at own 8DaMarcus Smith run for 5 yds to the NoTex 12 DaMarcus Smith fumbled, forced by Brian Randolph, recovered by NoTex Chris Miles
10:212nd & 6 at own 12Willy Ivery run for 12 yds to the NoTex 24 for a 1ST down
10:211st & 10 at own 24DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Marcus Smith for 5 yds to the NoTex 29
10:212nd & 5 at own 29DaMarcus Smith pass complete to O’Keeron Rutherford for 9 yds to the NoTex 38 for a 1ST down
10:211st & 10 at own 38Antoinne Jimmerson run for 1 yd to the NoTex 39
10:212nd & 9 at own 39DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Turner Smiley
10:213rd & 9 at own 39DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Carlos Harris for 8 yds to the NoTex 47
6:144th & 1 at own 47Timeout NORTH TEXAS, clock 06:14
6:144th & 1 at own 47DaMarcus Smith run for no gain to the NoTex 47
Tennessee Field goal, 8 plays
6:071st & 10 at opp 46Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 47
6:072nd & 11 at opp 47Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Jalen Hurd for 9 yds to the NoTex 38
6:073rd & 2 at opp 38Jalen Hurd run for 10 yds to the NoTex 28 for a 1ST down
6:071st & 10 at opp 28Jalen Hurd run for 19 yds to the NoTex 9 for a 1ST down
6:071st & goal at opp 9Joshua Dobbs run for 3 yds to the NoTex 6
6:072nd & goal at opp 6Jalen Hurd run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 7
6:073rd & goal at opp 7Joshua Dobbs sacked by Jarrian Roberts for a loss of 9 yards to the NoTex 16
2:414th & 0 at opp 16Aaron Medley 34 yd FG GOODTennessee 17, North Texas 0
North Texas Punt, 3 plays
2:411st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 54 yds
2:411st & 10 at own 35Antoinne Jimmerson run for 2 yds to the NoTex 37
2:412nd & 8 at own 37DaMarcus Smith run for 1 yd to the NoTex 38
1:533rd & 7 at own 38Timeout TENNESSEE, clock 01:53
1:533rd & 7 at own 38DaMarcus Smith sacked by Chris Weatherd for a loss of 11 yards to the NoTex 27
1:454th & 18 at own 27Timeout TENNESSEE, clock 01:45
1:454th & 18 at own 27Eric Keena punt for 40 yds , Cameron Sutton returns for 22 yds to the NoTex 45
Tennessee Interception, 5 plays
1:351st & 10 at opp 45Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 15 yds to the NoTex 30 for a 1ST down
1:351st & 10 at opp 30Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Ethan Wolf, broken up by Cortney Finney
1:352nd & 10 at opp 30Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Ethan Wolf for 3 yds to the NoTex 27
1:353rd & 7 at opp 27Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Smith for 7 yds to the NoTex 20 for a 1ST down
1:351st & 10 at opp 20Joshua Dobbs pass intercepted Chad Davis return for no gain to the NoTex 6
North Texas End of half, 1 play
0:381st & 10 at own 6Team run for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 5
3rd quarter4 drives, then Tennessee 17, North Texas 0
North Texas Punt, 7 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jeffrey Wilson run for 9 yds to the NoTex 34
15:002nd & 1 at own 34Jeffrey Wilson run for 2 yds to the NoTex 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Jeffrey Wilson run for 3 yds to the NoTex 39
15:002nd & 7 at own 39DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Jeffrey Wilson for 7 yds to the NoTex 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 46DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Turner Smiley, broken up by Malik Foreman
15:002nd & 10 at own 46DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Marcus Smith for 9 yds to the Tenn 45
15:003rd & 1 at opp 45DaMarcus Smith run for no gain to the Tenn 45 DaMarcus Smith fumbled, recovered by NoTex DaMarcus Smith
15:004th & 1 at opp 45NORTH TEXAS Penalty, delay of game (DaMarcus Smith) to the 50 yard line
15:004th & 6 at the 50Eric Keena punt for 33 yds , Cameron Sutton returns for 6 yds to the Tenn 23
Tennessee Punt, 6 plays
10:271st & 10 at own 23Alvin Kamara run for 5 yds to the Tenn 28
10:272nd & 5 at own 28Alvin Kamara run for 2 yds to the Tenn 30
10:273rd & 3 at own 30Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Alvin Kamara for 5 yds to the Tenn 35 for a 1ST down
10:271st & 10 at own 35Von Pearson run for a loss of 3 yards to the Tenn 32
10:272nd & 13 at own 32Jalen Hurd run for 11 yds to the Tenn 43
10:273rd & 2 at own 43Jalen Hurd run for 1 yd to the Tenn 44
10:274th & 1 at own 44Trevor Daniel punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoTex 12
North Texas Punt, 7 plays
7:241st & 10 at own 12Jeffrey Wilson run for 6 yds to the NoTex 18
7:242nd & 4 at own 18Jeffrey Wilson run for 4 yds to the NoTex 22 for a 1ST down
7:241st & 10 at own 22DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Marcus Smith for 15 yds to the NoTex 37 for a 1ST down
7:241st & 10 at own 37DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Marcus Smith for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:241st & 10 at the 50DaMarcus Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the NoTex 48
7:242nd & 12 at own 48Smith, DaM. rush for 8 yards to the UT44 (Reeves-Maybin;Vereen, C.), PENALTY UT offside defense (O’Brien, D.) 5 yards to the UT47, NO PLAY.
7:242nd & 7 at opp 47Jeffrey Wilson run for 2 yds to the Tenn 45
7:243rd & 5 at opp 45DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Carlos Harris
7:244th & 5 at opp 45Eric Keena punt for 45 yds for a touchback
Tennessee Touchdown, 12 plays
3:011st & 10 at own 20NORTH TEXAS Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Tenn 25
3:011st & 5 at own 25Alvin Kamara run for 2 yds to the Tenn 27
3:012nd & 3 at own 27Alvin Kamara run for 6 yds to the Tenn 33 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at own 33Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Johnathon Johnson for 3 yds to the Tenn 36
3:012nd & 7 at own 36Joshua Dobbs pass incomplete to Josh Malone
3:013rd & 7 at own 36Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 22 yds to the NoTex 42 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at opp 42Alvin Kamara run for 6 yds to the NoTex 36
3:012nd & 4 at opp 36Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Josh Malone for 2 yds to the NoTex 34
3:013rd & 2 at opp 34Jalen Hurd run for no gain to the NoTex 34
Q4 15:004th & 2 at opp 34Joshua Dobbs pass complete to Johnathon Johnson for 11 yds to the NoTex 23 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 23Alvin Kamara run for 3 yds to the NoTex 20
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 20Alvin Kamara run for 5 yds to the NoTex 15
Q4 13:473rd & 2 at opp 15Alvin Kamara run for 15 yds for a TD, (Aaron Medley KICK)Tennessee 24, North Texas 0
4th quarter6 drives, then Tennessee 24, North Texas 0
North Texas Punt, 5 plays
13:471st & 0 at own 35Aaron Medley kickoff for 64 yds , James Gray return for 13 yds to the NoTex 14
13:421st & 10 at own 14DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Carlos Harris
13:422nd & 10 at own 14DaMarcus Smith pass complete to Turner Smiley for 11 yds to the NoTex 25 for a 1ST down
13:421st & 10 at own 25Jeffrey Wilson run for 2 yds to the NoTex 27
12:192nd & 8 at own 27Timeout NORTH TEXAS, clock 12:19
12:192nd & 8 at own 27Jeffrey Wilson run for no gain to the NoTex 27
12:193rd & 8 at own 27DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Turner Smiley, broken up by Malik Foreman
12:194th & 8 at own 27Eric Keena punt for 62 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Tenn 11
Tennessee Punt, 8 plays
11:151st & 10 at own 11Alvin Kamara run for 2 yds to the Tenn 13
11:152nd & 8 at own 13Alvin Kamara run for 11 yds to the Tenn 24 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 24Quinten Dormady pass incomplete to Josh Smith
11:152nd & 10 at own 24John Kelly run for 3 yds to the Tenn 27
11:153rd & 7 at own 27Quinten Dormady pass complete to Von Pearson for 9 yds to the Tenn 36 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 36Quinten Dormady run for 4 yds to the Tenn 40
11:152nd & 6 at own 40Quinten Dormady pass incomplete
11:153rd & 6 at own 40Quinten Dormady run for 3 yds to the Tenn 43
11:154th & 3 at own 43Trevor Daniel punt for 46 yds , Tre Johnson returns for 4 yds to the NoTex 15
North Texas Punt, 4 plays
7:581st & 10 at own 15Willy Ivery run for 14 yds to the NoTex 29 for a 1ST down
7:581st & 10 at own 29Willy Ivery run for 2 yds to the NoTex 31
7:582nd & 8 at own 31DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Chris Loving
7:583rd & 8 at own 31DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Tee Goree
7:584th & 8 at own 31Eric Keena punt for 41 yds, downed at the Tenn 28
Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
6:221st & 10 at own 28John Kelly run for 2 yds to the Tenn 30
6:222nd & 8 at own 30John Kelly run for a loss of 1 yard to the Tenn 29
6:223rd & 9 at own 29Quinten Dormady sacked by Brandon Garner for a loss of 4 yards to the Tenn 25
6:224th & 13 at own 25TEAM punt
North Texas Punt, 3 plays
4:361st & 10 at opp 48DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete to Thaddeous Thompson
4:362nd & 10 at opp 48DaMarcus Smith run for 1 yd to the Tenn 47 NORTH TEXAS Penalty, illegal motion ( Yards) declined
4:363rd & 9 at opp 47DaMarcus Smith pass incomplete
4:364th & 9 at opp 47Eric Keena punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Josh Smith at the Tenn 13 NORTH TEXAS Penalty, kick catching interference (Willy Ivery) to the Tenn 28
Tennessee End of game, 9 plays
3:491st & 10 at own 28Quinten Dormady pass complete to Josh Smith for 21 yds to the Tenn 49 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at own 49Joe Young run for 9 yds to the NoTex 42
3:492nd & 1 at opp 42Quinten Dormady pass complete to Johnathon Johnson for 6 yds to the NoTex 36 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at opp 36Joe Young run for 4 yds to the NoTex 32
3:492nd & 6 at opp 32Quinten Dormady run for 3 yds to the NoTex 29
3:493rd & 3 at opp 29Joe Young run for 2 yds to the NoTex 27
3:494th & 1 at opp 27Joe Young run for 2 yds to the NoTex 25 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at opp 25John Kelly run for 9 yds to the NoTex 16
3:492nd & 1 at opp 16John Kelly run for 2 yds to the NoTex 14 for a 1ST down

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2015Tennessee 24, North Texas 0
1975North Texas 21, Tennessee 14

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