1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Holiday Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Snyder (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (8th season)
MVPRick Bayless
CaptainDave Croston
George Davis
Jeff Drost
Ken Sims
Mark Vlasic
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 67,700)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes were led by eighth-year head coach Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1311:30 a.m.Iowa State*
TBSW 43–767,700
September 201:00 p.m.Northern Illinois*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 57–366,930
September 271:00 p.m.UTEP*No. 15
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 69–767,500
October 42:30 p.m.at No. 17 Michigan StateNo. 11
CBSW 24–2175,102
October 111:00 p.m.WisconsinNo. 10
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 17–667,700
October 182:30 p.m.at No. 4 MichiganNo. 8
CBSL 17–20105,879
October 251:00 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 11
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 27–2067,250
November 111:30 a.m.No. 17 Ohio StateNo. 11
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
TBSL 10–3167,640
November 81:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 16
L 16–2075,190
November 151:00 p.m.Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 42–1467,321
November 226:00 p.m.at Minnesota
TBSW 30–2765,018
December 308:00 p.m.vs. San Diego State*No. 19
ESPNW 39–3859,473
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 55 Dave Alexander Sr
FB 23 Richard Bass So
RB 13 Rick Bayless Jr
OL 78 Malcolm Christie Jr
TE 49 Craig Clark Jr
TE 84 Marv Cook So
WR 82 Pat Coppinger Jr
FB 25 Marshall Cotton Jr
OT 61 Dave Croston Sr
OL 63 Jeff Croston So
OL 58 Greg Divis Jr
WR 1 Quinn Early Jr
TE 86 Mike Flagg Jr
OL 74 Chris Gambol Sr
RB 22 Grant Goodman So
WR 80 Steve Green Jr
WR 16 Deven Harberts So
RB 28 Kevin Harmon Jr
QB 8 Chuck Hartlieb So
WR 15 Jay Hess Sr
FB 20 David Hudson So
G 70 Bob Kratch So
WR 81 Derrius Loveless Jr
WR 26 Peter Marciano So
WR 47 Jim Mauro Jr
QB 11 Dan McGwire Fr
TE 89 Dave Murphy Sr
TE 85 John Palmer So
QB 14 Tom Poholsky Fr
OL 67 Jim Poynton So
RB 33 Kevin Ringer So
FB 30 John Rudolph Sr
OL 60 Bob Schmitt Jr
C 56 Mark Sindlinger Sr
WR 2 Robert Smith Sr
OL 53 Mark Spranger Sr
QB 12 Mark Vlasic Sr
OL 71 Chuck Waggoner So
TE 88 Tom Ward Jr
WR 2 Travis Watkins Fr
OL 73 Herb Wester Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 68 Tim Anderson Jr
LB 93 Tim Batterson Jr
DE 92 Jeff Beard Jr
DE 48 Tyrone Berrie So
LB 43 Jeff Blake Jr
DB 19 Mike Bolan Sr
DE 5 Mike Burke Jr
DB 3 Kerry Burt Jr
LB 37 George Davis Sr
DL 76 Jeff Drost Sr
DE 83 Mike Ertz So
DE 94 Bruce Gear Sr
DE 96 Robert Grafton Sr
DL 64 Dave Haight So
DL 54 Eric Higgins So
DB 42 Tork Hook So
DB 19 Carl Jackson Jr
DL 77 Myron Keppy Sr
DB 4 Lloyd Kimber Sr
LB 34 Vernon Little So
DE 97 Joe Mott So
DE 71 Chris Pigott So
DE 99 Richard Pryor Sr
LB 32 J.J. Puk Sr
LB 35 Brad Quast Fr
LB 95 Jim Reilly So
LB 38 Shawon Respress So
DE 91 Sean Ridley So
DB 11 Rick Schmidt Sr
DL 72 Joe Schuster  Sr
DB 44 Keaton Smiley Jr
DB 9 Ken Sims Sr
DB 41 Mark Stoops So
LB 39 Tyrone Taylor Jr
DL 95 Eric Underberg Sr
DL 57 Jon Vrieze Sr
LB 46 Dan Wirth Jr
DB 10 Anthony Wright So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 6 George Murphy So
K 7 Rob Houghtlin Jr
P 27 Gary Kostrubala Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP———1511108111116——201916
Coaches1820141311118121216RVRVRVRV15

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Game summaries

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Iowa State

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Iowa State at Iowa
1 234Total
Cyclones 0 007 7
• Hawkeyes 13 13107 43
     
Scoring summary
111:23IowaHoughtlin 32-yard field goalIowa 3–0
6:39IowaHoughtlin 46-yard field goalIowa 6–0
0:34IowaMauro 43-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 13–0
211:30IowaHudson 1-yard run (pass failed)Iowa 19–0
1:40IowaMauro 17-yard pass from Smith (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 26–0
310:38IowaHoughtlin 37-yard field goalIowa 29–0
3:24IowaMauro 47-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 36–0
411:29IowaBayless 32-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 43–0
1:09ISUBrown 21-yard pass from Sadek (Frank kick)Iowa 43–7
See also: 1986 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry
  • IOWA: Hudson 20 Rush, 120 Yds
  • IOWA: Mauro 5 Rec, 149 Yds

The victory over Iowa State was Hayden Fry's 53rd at Iowa, making him the winningest coach in Iowa history.[3] Jim Mauro had three receiving touchdowns and Rob Houghtlin kicked three field goals to lead the Hawks. The Hawkeye defense limited Iowa State to 125 yards of total offense.

Northern Illinois

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Northern Illinois at Iowa
1 234Total
Huskies 0 003 3
• Hawkeyes 15 21147 57
     
Scoring summary
114:33IowaHudson 42-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 7–0
5:27IowaBayless 5-yard run (Flagg pass from Poholsky)Iowa 15–0
213:46IowaBayless 87-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 22–0
13:08IowaMauro 39-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 29–0
4:49IowaFlagg 20-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 36–0
311:36IowaHudson 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 43–0
1:13IowaBass 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 50–0
49:27IowaBass 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 57–0
1:18NIUNelson 31-yard field goalIowa 57–3
See also: 1986 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Three Iowa running backs scored two touchdowns each as the Hawkeyes dominated the Huskies in this quick-moving game. For the second straight week, Iowa's opponent scored with just over a minute remaining in the game to avoid a shutout. Iowa held Northern Illinois to 159 yards of total offense.[4]

UTEP

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UTEP at #15 Iowa
1 234Total
Miners 7 000 7
• No. 15 Hawkeyes 21 201414 69
       
Scoring summary
110:09IowaHudson 1-yard run (kick failed)Iowa 6–0
6:46IowaBayless 1-yard run (Hudson pass from Poholsky)Iowa 14–0
5:26IowaSmith 34-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 21–0
1:54UTEPAdkison 9-yard pass from Garza (Jacke kick)Iowa 21–7
213:53IowaSmith 25-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 28–7
10:09IowaHarmon 1-yard run (kick failed)Iowa 34–7
0:34IowaBayless 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 41–7
38:24IowaHarberts 59-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 48–7
5:42IowaHarberts 54-yard pass from McGwire (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 55–7
43:08IowaGoodman 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 62–7
0:28IowaRinger 33-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 69–7
See also: 1986 UTEP Miners football team

Three Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns each and the Iowa defense gave up just 150 yards in this route of UTEP.[5]

Michigan State

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#11 Iowa at #17 Michigan State
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 14 073 24
Spartans 7 707 21
Scoring summary
Q1MSUIngram 27-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick)MSU 7–0
Q1IOWABass 12-yard run (Houghtlin kick)Tied 7–7
Q1IOWAFlagg 6-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14–7
Q2MSUIngram 22-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick)Tied 14–14
Q3IOWAMauro 50-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21–14
Q4IOWAHoughtlin 42-yard field goalIOWA 24–14
Q44:15MSUIngram 8-yard pass from Yarema (Caudell kick)IOWA 24–21
See also: 1986 Michigan State Spartans football team

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Wisconsin

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Wisconsin at #10 Iowa
1 234Total
Badgers 3 030 6
• Hawkeyes 7 037 17
Scoring summary
Q1IOWABayless 4 yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7–0
Q1WISGregoire 27 yard field goalIOWA 7–3
Q3WISGregoire 34 yard field goalIOWA 7–6
Q3IOWAHoughtlin 39 yard field goalIOWA 10–6
Q4IOWABayless 2 yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 17–6
See also: 1986 Wisconsin Badgers football team
  • IOWA: Bass 22 Rush, 107 Yds

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Michigan

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#8 Iowa at #4 Michigan
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 307 17
• Wolverines 3 0143 20
Scoring summary
Q1IOWABass 1-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7–0
Q1MichGillette 53-yard field goalIOWA 7–3
Q2IOWARob Houghtlin 29-yard field goalIOWA 10–3
Q3MichG. White 25-yard pass from J. Harbaugh (Moons kick)Tied 10–10
Q3MichG. White 10-yard run (Moons kick)Mich 17–10
Q4IOWAR. Smith 15-yard pass from VlasicTied 17–17
Q40:00MichGillette 34-yard field goalMich 20–17
See also: 1986 Michigan Wolverines football team

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Northwestern

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Northwestern at #11 Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 1073 20
• Hawkeyes 10 7100 27
Scoring summary
Q1IOWAHoughtlin 44-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q1IOWAHudson 50-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 10–0
Q2IOWAEarly 93-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 17–0
Q2NWDuvic 32-yard field goalIOWA 17–3
Q2NWDavenport 89-yard run (Duvic kick)IOWA 17–10
Q3NWRobertson 34-yard pass from Greenfield (Duvic kick)Tied 17–17
Q3IOWABurke fumble recovery in end zone (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 24–17
Q3IOWAHoughtlin 46-yard field goalIOWA 27–17
Q4NWDuvic 27-yard field goalIOWA 27–20
See also: 1986 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Ohio State

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#17 Ohio State at #11 Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 17 Buckeyes 0 2173 31
No. 11 Hawkeyes 7 030 10
   
Scoring summary
112:19IowaKerry Burt 17-yard interception return (Houghtlin kick)Iowa 7–0
212:14OSUCris Carter 72-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Frantz kick)Tied 7–7
9:50OSUGeorge Cooper 9-yard run (Frantz kick)OSU 14–7
5:58OSUGreg Rogan 31-yard fumble return (Frantz kick)OSU 21–7
312:23IowaRob Houghtlin 20-yard field goalOSU 21–10
6:20OSUEverett Ross 38-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Frantz kick)OSU 28–10
47:10OSUMatt Frantz 37-yard field goalOSU 31–10
See also: 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Illinois

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#16 Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 3 706 16
• Fighting Illini 0 0713 20
Scoring summary
Q1IOWAHoughtlin 36-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
Q2IOWAHudson 2-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 10–0
Q3IllinoisPierce 54-yard pass from Menkhausen (Siambekos kick)IOWA 10–7
Q4IllinoisMenkhausen 1-yard run (Siambekos kick)Illinois 14–10
Q4IllinoisSiambekos 29-yard field goalIllinois 17–10
Q4IllinoisSiambekos 42-yard field goalIllinois 20–10
Q4IOWAHarmon 3-yard run (pass failed)Illinois 20–16
See also: 1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Purdue

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Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
Boilermakers 7 007 14
• Hawkeyes 14 7147 42
Scoring summary
Q1PurdueRod Woodson 100-yard interception return (Briggs kick)Purdue 7–0
Q1IOWAEarly 64-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)Tied 7–7
Q1IOWABayless 31-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 14–7
Q2IOWAHarmon 4-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 21–7
Q3IOWAFlagg 15-yard pass from Poholsky (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 28–7
Q3IOWABayless run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 42–7
Q4IOWAWatkins 42-yard pass from Hartlieb (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 42–7
Q4PurdueSchieb 18-yard pass from Downing (Briggs kick)IOWA 42–14
See also: 1986 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Minnesota

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Iowa at Minnesota
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 0 01317 30
Golden Gophers 7 1073 27
Scoring summary
Q1MINNGoetz 6-yard run (Lohmiller kick)MINN 7–0
Q2MINND. Thompson 8-yard run (Lohmiller kick)MINN 14–0
Q2MINNLohmiller 62-yard field goalMINN 17–0
Q3IOWAHoughtlin 49-yard field goalMINN 17–3
Q3IOWAMarciano 89-yard punt return (Houghtlin kick)MINN 17–10
Q3MINNFoggie 23-yard run (Lohmiller kick)MINN 24–10
Q3IOWAHoughtlin 38-yard field goalMINN 24–13
Q4IOWAFlagg 1-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)MINN 24–20
Q4IOWABayless 1-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 27–24
Q4MINNLohmiller 49-yard field goalTie 27–27
Q40:01IOWAHoughtlin 37-yard field goalIOWA 30–27
See also: 1986 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
  • IOWA: Mauro 6 Rec, 100 Yds

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Holiday Bowl

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#19 Iowa vs. San Diego State
1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 6818 39
Aztecs 6 15710 38
Scoring summary
Q1IOWABayless 5-yard run (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 7–0
Q1SDSUHardy 6-yard pass from Santos (kick failed)IOWA 7–6
Q2SDSUJackson 44-yard pass from Santos (Hardy run)SDSU 14–7
Q2IOWAVlasic 1-yard run (kick failed)SDSU 14–13
Q2SDSUGilbreath 28-yard pass from Santos (Rahill kick)SDSU 21–13
Q3SDSUGilmore 1-yard run (Rahill kick)SDSU 28–13
Q3IOWAHudson 1-yard run (Smith pass from Vlasic)SDSU 28–21
Q4SDSUHardy 6-yard run (Rahill kick)SDSU 35–21
Q4IOWACook 29-yard pass from Vlasic (Flagg pass from Vlasic)SDSU 35–29
Q4IOWAFlagg 4-yard pass from Vlasic (Houghtlin kick)IOWA 36–35
Q4SDSURahill 21-yard field goalSDSU 38–36
Q4IOWAHoughtlin 41-yard field goalIOWA 39–38
Main article: 1986 Holiday Bowl
See also: 1986 San Diego State Aztecs football team

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Awards and honors

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See also: 1986 College Football All-America Team and 1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1987 NFL Draft

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Main article: 1987 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chris Gambol Tackle 3 58 Indianapolis Colts
Dave Croston Tackle 3 61 Green Bay Packers
Mark Vlasic Quarterback 4 88 San Diego Chargers
Jeff Drost Defensive tackle 8 198 Green Bay Packers

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References

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  2. ^ "Iowa 1986 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Roundup : Iowa's Vlasic Picks Up Where Long Left Off". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Fumble Recoveries Fuel Iowa In Pasting Of Niu". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Hawkeyes unload on Miners, Cornhuskers crush the Ducks". Galveston Daily News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "MIDWEST; IOWA HOLDS OFF MICHIGAN STATE, 24-21". The New York Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "Iowa beats back upstart Badgers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "Michigan Beats Iowa Like Iowa Beat Michigan, 20-17". Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "NU Loses To Iowa But Wins Its Respect". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  10. ^ "Ohio St. Thunders By Iowa". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "Illinois Remembers To Pay Back Iowa". Chicago Tribune. November 10, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  12. ^ "Hawkeyes pummel Purdue". Indianapolis Star. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  13. ^ "Darndest Things Hog The Spotlight In Archrival Trophy Games". Chicago Tribune. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  14. ^ "Big Ten Roundup : Given a Second Chance, Iowa Beats Minnesota". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  15. ^ "HOLIDAY BOWL : SDSU vs. IOWA : 7 Days to Go : His Long Wait Was Worth It : Vlasic Had to Watch for Four Years Before Taking Over at Iowa". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1986. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  16. ^ "Game History: The 1986 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl". sandiegobowlgames.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  17. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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