Iowa State at TCU

Saturday, September 29, 2018

TCU beat Iowa State 17–⁠14. It was their 10th meeting; after it, TCU led the series 8–⁠2.

AwayIowa State8–⁠5 in 2018
14
HomeTCU7–⁠6 in 2018
17

Final at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort WorthTV: ESPNUAttendance 42,664

At kickoff
79°F, a few clouds, wind 8 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Fort Worth Naval Air Station Jrb/Carswell Field (KNFW), 10 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Reggie Smith; umpire M. Fitzgerald; head linesman Rick Smith; line judge Scott Reilly; side judge Richard Corona; field judge Randy Smith; back judge Joel Wetzel; center judge Dan ScanlanGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Iowa State070714
TCU077317

Standouts

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Player stats

Iowa State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Zeb Noland14/287910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
David Montgomery21101115
Zeb Noland316028
Sheldon Croney Jr.2504
Johnnie Lang1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Deshaunte Jones323016
Hakeem Butler214011
Matthew Eaton21307
Johnnie Lang110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Willie Harvey121.500
Greg Eisworth9000
Braxton Lewis8201
Marcel Spears Jr.70.500
Will McDonald1110

TCU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Shawn Robinson21/2918211
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sewo Olonilua1666019
Darius Anderson1642012
Shawn Robinson131208
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Reagor667019
Taye Barber440120
KaVontae Turpin335024
Jarrison Stewart52209
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Garret Wallow11110
Ty Summers9000
Ridwan Issahaku6000
L.J. Collier5000
Innis Gaines3110

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

Team stats

Iowa StateTCU
198Total yards299
79Passing yards182
119Rushing yards117
2.8Yards per pass6.3
4.3Yards per rush2.5
15First downs19
5–⁠12Third downs11–⁠20
0–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠2
1Turnovers3
1–⁠15Penalties5–⁠55
24:22Possession35:38
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Iowa StateTCU
39%Success rate42%
−0.01EPA per play0.01
1.09Explosiveness0.97
0.20Rushing EPA−0.12
−0.19Passing EPA0.24
20%Passing-down success30%
−0.14First-down EPA−0.15
0.19Second-down EPA−0.32
0.60Third-down EPA0.60
21%Havoc by its defense14%

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)

TCU 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

TCU −11, 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 TCU 78%, Iowa State 22%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

TCU end zoneIowa State end zoneQ1 TCUPunt, 8 playsQ1 Iowa StateTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ1 TCUPunt, 3 playsQ1 Iowa StatePunt, 8 playsQ1 TCUFumble, 10 playsQ2 Iowa StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 TCUTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 Iowa StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 TCUPunt, 10 playsQ2 Iowa StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Iowa StateFumble return TD, 2 plays (TCU scores)Q3 Iowa StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 TCUFumble, 16 playsQ3 Iowa StatePunt, 8 playsQ3 TCUPunt, 3 playsQ4 Iowa StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 TCUInterception, 6 playsQ4 Iowa StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 TCUField goal, 9 playsQ4 Iowa StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 TCUEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. TCU drives left to right, Iowa State right to left.
  1. Q1 TCUPunt, 8 plays, 19 yards
  2. Q1 Iowa StateTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 17 yards
  3. Q1 TCUPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 Iowa StatePunt, 8 plays, 36 yards
  5. Q1 TCUFumble, 10 plays, 12 yards
  6. Q2 Iowa StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 22 yards
  7. Q2 TCUTouchdown, 10 plays, 83 yards
  8. Q2 Iowa StatePunt, 4 plays, 31 yards
  9. Q2 TCUPunt, 10 plays, 47 yards
  10. Q2 Iowa StateEnd of half, 1 play, −5 yards
  11. Q3 Iowa StateFumble return TD, 2 plays (TCU scores), 1 yard
  12. Q3 Iowa StatePunt, 4 plays, 4 yards
  13. Q3 TCUFumble, 16 plays, 52 yards
  14. Q3 Iowa StatePunt, 8 plays, 26 yards
  15. Q3 TCUPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  16. Q4 Iowa StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 78 yards
  17. Q4 TCUInterception, 6 plays, 32 yards
  18. Q4 Iowa StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  19. Q4 TCUField goal, 9 plays, 36 yards
  20. Q4 Iowa StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 2 yards
  21. Q4 TCUEnd of game, 1 play, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
TCU Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Chris Francis kickoff for 49 yds , Emari Demercado return for 8 yds to the TCU 24
15:001st & 10 at own 24Shawn Robinson pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 6 yds to the TCU 30
15:002nd & 4 at own 30Sewo Olonilua run for 5 yds to the TCU 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Sewo Olonilua run for 2 yds to the TCU 37
15:002nd & 8 at own 37Shawn Robinson run for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 36
15:003rd & 9 at own 36Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jarrison Stewart for 9 yds to the TCU 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jarrison Stewart for a loss of 2 yards to the TCU 43
15:002nd & 12 at own 43Shawn Robinson pass incomplete
15:003rd & 12 at own 43Shawn Robinson pass incomplete
15:004th & 12 at own 43Andrew David punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the IowSt 40 , Tarique Milton returns for 4 yds to the IowSt 47 TCU Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the IowSt 40
Iowa State Turnover on downs, 7 plays
11:461st & 10 at own 40Zeb Noland pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 6 yds to the IowSt 46
11:462nd & 4 at own 46David Montgomery run for 2 yds to the IowSt 48
11:463rd & 2 at own 48Zeb Noland pass complete to Hakeem Butler for 3 yds to the TCU 49 for a 1ST down
11:461st & 10 at opp 49Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Matthew Eaton
11:462nd & 10 at opp 49David Montgomery run for 6 yds to the TCU 43
11:463rd & 4 at opp 43Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Hakeem Butler
11:464th & 4 at opp 43Zeb Noland pass incomplete
TCU Punt, 3 plays
9:511st & 10 at own 43Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jalen Reagor for 4 yds to the TCU 47
9:512nd & 6 at own 47Shawn Robinson run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
9:513rd & 3 at the 50Shawn Robinson pass incomplete to Jarrison Stewart, broken up by Willie Harvey
9:514th & 3 at the 50Andrew David punt for 50 yds for a touchback
Iowa State Punt, 8 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 20David Montgomery run for 4 yds to the IowSt 24
8:352nd & 6 at own 24Zeb Noland pass incomplete
8:353rd & 6 at own 24Zeb Noland pass complete to Matthew Eaton for 7 yds to the IowSt 31 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 31David Montgomery run for 6 yds to the IowSt 37
8:352nd & 4 at own 37Zeb Noland pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 16 yds to the TCU 47 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 47David Montgomery run for 3 yds to the TCU 44
8:352nd & 7 at opp 44David Montgomery run for no gain to the TCU 44
8:353rd & 7 at opp 44Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Tarique Milton, broken up by Markell Simmons
8:354th & 7 at opp 44Corey Dunn punt for 34 yds, fair catch by KaVontae Turpin at the TCU 10
TCU Fumble, 10 plays
4:531st & 10 at own 10Sewo Olonilua run for 5 yds to the TCU 15
4:532nd & 5 at own 15Sewo Olonilua run for 2 yds to the TCU 17
4:533rd & 3 at own 17Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jalen Reagor for 11 yds to the TCU 28 for a 1ST down
4:531st & 10 at own 28Shawn Robinson run for 1 yd to the TCU 29
4:532nd & 9 at own 29Sewo Olonilua run for 5 yds to the TCU 34
4:533rd & 4 at own 34Shawn Robinson pass complete to Sewo Olonilua for 7 yds to the TCU 41 for a 1ST down
4:531st & 10 at own 41Darius Anderson run for 12 yds to the IowSt 47 for a 1ST down
4:531st & 10 at opp 47Darius Anderson run for 2 yds to the IowSt 45
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 45Darius Anderson run for a loss of 5 yards to the 50 yard line
Q2 15:003rd & 13 at the 50Shawn Robinson sacked by Will McDonald for a loss of 11 yards to the TCU 22 Shawn Robinson fumbled, recovered by IowSt JaQuan Bailey , return for 0 yards
2nd quarter5 drives, then Tied at 7
Iowa State Touchdown, 4 plays
14:151st & 10 at opp 22David Montgomery run for 2 yds to the TCU 20
14:152nd & 8 at opp 20David Montgomery run for 8 yds to the TCU 12 for a 1ST down
14:151st & 10 at opp 12Noland, Zeb pass incomplete to Butler, Hakeem, PENALTY TCU pass interference (Lewis, Julius) 10 yards to the TCU2, 1ST DOWN ISU, NO PLAY.
14:151st & goal at opp 2David Montgomery run for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 3
12:102nd & goal at opp 3Zeb Noland pass complete to Charlie Kolar for 3 yds for a TD (Connor Assalley KICK)Iowa State 7, TCU 0
TCU Touchdown, 10 plays
12:101st & 0 at own 35Chris Francis kickoff for 60 yds , Taye Barber return for 12 yds to the TCU 17
12:041st & 10 at own 17Shawn Robinson pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 5 yds to the TCU 22
12:042nd & 5 at own 22Shawn Robinson pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 24 yds to the TCU 46 for a 1ST down
12:041st & 10 at own 46Shawn Robinson run for 1 yd to the TCU 47
12:042nd & 9 at own 47Shawn Robinson run for 7 yds to the IowSt 46
12:043rd & 2 at opp 46Sewo Olonilua run for 9 yds to the IowSt 37 for a 1ST down
12:041st & 10 at opp 37Sewo Olonilua run for 6 yds to the IowSt 31
12:042nd & 4 at opp 31Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jalen Reagor for 19 yds to the IowSt 12 for a 1ST down
12:041st & 10 at opp 12Darius Anderson run for 3 yds to the IowSt 9
12:042nd & 7 at opp 9Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jalen Reagor for a loss of 1 yard to the IowSt 10
7:413rd & 8 at opp 10Timeout TCU, clock 07:41
7:353rd & 8 at opp 10Shawn Robinson pass complete to Taye Barber for 10 yds for a TD (Jonathan Song KICK)Tied at 7
Iowa State Punt, 4 plays
7:351st & 0 at own 35Cole Bunce kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:351st & 10 at own 25Zeb Noland pass complete to Hakeem Butler for 11 yds to the IowSt 36 for a 1ST down
7:351st & 10 at own 36Noland, Zeb pass incomplete to Milton, Tarique, PENALTY TCU pass interference (Scott, Vernon) 15 yards to the TCU49, 1ST DOWN ISU, NO PLAY.
7:351st & 10 at opp 49Johnnie Lang run for 2 yds to the TCU 47
7:352nd & 8 at opp 47Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Hakeem Butler, broken up by Jeff Gladney
7:353rd & 8 at opp 47Zeb Noland pass complete to Sheldon Croney Jr. for 3 yds to the TCU 44
7:354th & 5 at opp 44Corey Dunn punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Jalen Reagor at the TCU 15
TCU Punt, 10 plays
5:251st & 10 at own 15Darius Anderson run for 3 yds to the TCU 18
5:252nd & 7 at own 18Darius Anderson run for a loss of 6 yards to the TCU 12
5:253rd & 13 at own 12Shawn Robinson pass complete to Taye Barber for 20 yds to the TCU 32 for a 1ST down
5:251st & 10 at own 32Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jalen Reagor for 15 yds to the TCU 47 for a 1ST down
5:251st & 10 at own 47TCU Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the TCU 42
2:361st & 15 at own 42Timeout IOWA ST, clock 02:36
2:361st & 15 at own 42Darius Anderson run for 5 yds to the TCU 47
2:362nd & 10 at own 47Shawn Robinson run for 8 yds to the IowSt 45
2:363rd & 2 at opp 45Sewo Olonilua run for 2 yds to the IowSt 43 for a 1ST down
2:361st & 10 at opp 43Shawn Robinson pass incomplete
2:362nd & 10 at opp 43Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jarrison Stewart for 5 yds to the IowSt 38
2:363rd & 5 at opp 38Shawn Robinson pass incomplete to Jalen Reagor, broken up by JaQuan Bailey
0:444th & 5 at opp 38Timeout TCU, clock 00:44
0:444th & 5 at opp 38Andrew David punt for 38 yds for a touchback
Iowa State End of half, 1 play
0:381st & 10 at own 20TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the IowSt 15
3rd quarter5 drives, then TCU 14, Iowa State 7
Iowa State Fumble return TD, 2 plays (TCU scores)
15:002nd & 15 at own 35Cole Bunce kickoff for 64 yds , Kene Nwangwu return for 45 yds to the IowSt 46
14:521st & 10 at own 46Zeb Noland pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 6 yds to the TCU 48
14:112nd & 4 at opp 48Zeb Noland sacked by Innis Gaines for a loss of 6 yards Zeb Noland fumbled, recovered by TCU Ben Banogu , return for 0 yards , return for 47 yds (Jonathan Song KICK)TCU 14, Iowa State 7
Iowa State Punt, 4 plays
14:111st & 0 at own 35Cole Bunce kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:111st & 10 at own 25Zeb Noland pass complete to Johnnie Lang for 10 yds to the IowSt 35 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at own 35Zeb Noland sacked by Garret Wallow for a loss of 7 yards to the IowSt 28
14:112nd & 17 at own 28Zeb Noland pass complete to Deshaunte Jones for 1 yd to the IowSt 29
14:113rd & 16 at own 29Zeb Noland pass incomplete
14:114th & 16 at own 29Corey Dunn punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TCU 39 , Jalen Reagor returns for 11 yds to the TCU 39
TCU Fumble, 16 plays
11:561st & 10 at own 39Sewo Olonilua run for 1 yd to the TCU 40
11:562nd & 9 at own 40Shawn Robinson pass complete to Taye Barber for 6 yds to the TCU 46
11:563rd & 3 at own 46Sewo Olonilua run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:561st & 10 at the 50Sewo Olonilua run for 8 yds to the IowSt 42
11:562nd & 2 at opp 42Sewo Olonilua run for a loss of 2 yards to the IowSt 44
11:563rd & 4 at opp 44Shawn Robinson pass complete to Artayvious Lynn for 6 yds to the IowSt 38 for a 1ST down
11:561st & 10 at opp 38Darius Anderson run for 9 yds to the IowSt 29
11:562nd & 1 at opp 29Darius Anderson run for no gain to the IowSt 29
11:563rd & 1 at opp 29Shawn Robinson pass incomplete to Jalen Reagor, broken up by Brian Peavy
11:564th & 1 at opp 29Shawn Robinson run for 4 yds to the IowSt 25 for a 1ST down
11:561st & 10 at opp 25Darius Anderson run for 6 yds to the IowSt 19
11:562nd & 4 at opp 19Darius Anderson run for 3 yds to the IowSt 16
11:563rd & 1 at opp 16Sewo Olonilua run for no gain to the IowSt 16
11:564th & 1 at opp 16Darius Anderson run for 2 yds to the IowSt 14 for a 1ST down
11:561st & 10 at opp 14Shawn Robinson pass incomplete
11:562nd & 10 at opp 14Shawn Robinson pass complete to Artayvious Lynn for 6 yds Artayvious Lynn fumbled, forced by D’Andre Payne, recovered by IowSt O’Rien Vance
Iowa State Punt, 8 plays
3:581st & 10 at own 9David Montgomery run for 3 yds to the IowSt 12
3:582nd & 7 at own 12David Montgomery run for 3 yds to the IowSt 15
3:583rd & 4 at own 15Zeb Noland pass complete to Landen Akers for 5 yds to the IowSt 20 for a 1ST down
3:581st & 10 at own 20Zeb Noland pass complete to Tarique Milton for 3 yds to the IowSt 23
3:582nd & 7 at own 23David Montgomery run for 9 yds to the IowSt 32 for a 1ST down
3:581st & 10 at own 32Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Hakeem Butler, broken up by Julius Lewis
3:582nd & 10 at own 32Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Sheldon Croney Jr.
1:223rd & 10 at own 32Timeout IOWA ST, clock 01:22
1:223rd & 10 at own 32Zeb Noland pass complete to David Montgomery for 3 yds to the IowSt 35
1:224th & 7 at own 35Corey Dunn punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TCU 28
TCU Punt, 3 plays
0:371st & 10 at own 28Darius Anderson run for no gain to the TCU 28
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at own 28Shawn Robinson run for 5 yds to the TCU 33
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at own 33Shawn Robinson pass complete to Taye Barber for 4 yds to the TCU 37
Q4 15:004th & 1 at own 37Andrew David punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Tarique Milton at the IowSt 22
4th quarter6 drives, then TCU 17, Iowa State 14
Iowa State Touchdown, 11 plays
13:311st & 10 at own 22Noland, Zeb pass incomplete to Eaton, Matthew, PENALTY TCU holding (Lewis, Julius) 10 yards to the ISU32, 1ST DOWN ISU, NO PLAY.
13:311st & 10 at own 32David Montgomery run for 11 yds to the IowSt 43 for a 1ST down
13:311st & 10 at own 43David Montgomery run for 9 yds to the TCU 48
13:312nd & 1 at opp 48David Montgomery run for 6 yds to the TCU 42 for a 1ST down
13:311st & 10 at opp 42David Montgomery run for no gain to the TCU 42
13:312nd & 10 at opp 42Noland, Zeb pass complete to Butler, Hakeem for 6 yards to the TCU36 (Lewis, Julius;Issahaku, R.), PENALTY ISU pass interference (Jones, D.) 15 yards to the ISU43, NO PLAY.
13:312nd & 25 at own 43Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Hakeem Butler
13:313rd & 25 at own 43Zeb Noland run for 28 yds to the TCU 29 for a 1ST down
13:311st & 10 at opp 29Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 4 yds to the TCU 25
13:312nd & 6 at opp 25David Montgomery run for 15 yds to the TCU 10 for a 1ST down
13:311st & goal at opp 10David Montgomery run for 5 yds to the TCU 5
13:312nd & goal at opp 5David Montgomery run for 4 yds to the TCU 1
7:513rd & goal at opp 1David Montgomery run for 1 yd for a TD (Connor Assalley KICK)Tied at 14
TCU Interception, 6 plays
7:511st & 0 at own 35Chris Francis kickoff for 62 yds
7:511st & 10 at own 25Darius Anderson run for 4 yds to the TCU 29
7:512nd & 6 at own 29Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jarrison Stewart for 5 yds to the TCU 34
7:513rd & 1 at own 34Sewo Olonilua run for 19 yds to the IowSt 47 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at opp 47Shawn Robinson run for 3 yds to the IowSt 44
7:512nd & 7 at opp 44Shawn Robinson run for 1 yd to the IowSt 43
7:513rd & 6 at opp 43Shawn Robinson pass intercepted Braxton Lewis return for no gain to the IowSt 3
Iowa State Punt, 3 plays
5:091st & 10 at own 3David Montgomery run for 5 yds to the IowSt 8
5:092nd & 5 at own 8Sheldon Croney Jr. run for 1 yd to the IowSt 9
5:094th & 4 at own 9Corey Dunn punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the IowSt 46
5:093rd & 4 at own 9Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Hakeem Butler
TCU Field goal, 9 plays
3:491st & 10 at opp 46Shawn Robinson run for 7 yds to the IowSt 39
3:492nd & 3 at opp 39Darius Anderson run for 5 yds to the IowSt 34 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at opp 34Darius Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the IowSt 35
3:492nd & 11 at opp 35Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jarrison Stewart for 5 yds to the IowSt 30
3:493rd & 6 at opp 30Shawn Robinson pass complete to Jalen Reagor for 19 yds to the IowSt 11 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at opp 11Shawn Robinson run for 1 yd to the IowSt 10
3:492nd & 9 at opp 10Sewo Olonilua run for a loss of 1 yard to the IowSt 11
0:453rd & 10 at opp 11Timeout IOWA ST, clock 00:45
0:453rd & 10 at opp 11Sewo Olonilua run for 1 yd to the IowSt 10
0:394th & 9 at opp 10Timeout IOWA ST, clock 00:39
0:374th & 9 at opp 10Jonathan Song 28 yd FG GOODTCU 17, Iowa State 14
Iowa State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
0:371st & 0 at own 35Cole Bunce kickoff for 59 yds , Johnnie Lang return for 10 yds to the IowSt 16
0:321st & 10 at own 16Zeb Noland pass complete to Sheldon Croney Jr. for 2 yds to the IowSt 18
0:322nd & 8 at own 18Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Matthew Eaton
0:323rd & 8 at own 18Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Sheldon Croney Jr.
0:324th & 8 at own 18Zeb Noland pass incomplete to Hakeem Butler, broken up by Jeff Gladney
TCU End of game, 1 play
0:101st & 10 at opp 18TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the IowSt 21

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.

TCU leads 9–⁠7 in 16 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa State 20, TCU 17
2023Iowa State 27, TCU 14
2022TCU 62, Iowa State 14
2021Iowa State 48, TCU 14
2020Iowa State 37, TCU 34
2019Iowa State 49, TCU 24

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