1936 Southeastern Conference football season

Sports season

1936 Southeastern Conference football season

Sport| Football
Duration| September 19, 1936 – January 1, 1937 (1936-09-19 – 1937-01-01)
Number of teams| 13
Champion| LSU
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1936 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 LSU $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 4 Alabama | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Auburn | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
No. 17 Tennessee | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Mississippi State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Georgia | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Georgia Tech | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Tulane | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Vanderbilt | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Kentucky | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Florida | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 2
Sewanee | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1936 Southeastern Conference football season was the fourth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1936 college football season. LSU compiled a 9–1–1 overall record, with a conference record of 6–0, and was the SEC champion.

## Results and team statistics

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Conf. rank  | Team  | Head coach  | Overall record  | Conf. record  | AP
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1 | LSU  | Bernie Moore | 9–1–1 (.864)  | 6–0–0 (1.000)  | No. 2 | 26.8 | 4.9
2 | Alabama  | Frank Thomas | 8–0–1 (.944)  | 5–0–1 (.917)  | No. 4 | 18.7 | 3.9
3 | Auburn  | Jack Meagher | 7–2–2 (.727)  | 4–1–1 (.750)  |  | 14.5 | 5.7
4 | Tennessee  | Robert Neyland | 6–2–2 (.700)  | 3–1–2 (.667)  | No. 17 | 14.7 | 5.2
5 | Mississippi State  | Ralph Sasse | 7–3–1 (.682)  | 3–2–0 (.600)  |  | 21.1 | 3.5
6 | Georgia  | Harry Mehre | 5–4–1 (.550)  | 3–3–0 (.500)  |  | 11.5 | 15.9
7 | Georgia Tech  | William Alexander | 5–5–1 (.500)  | 3–3–1 (.500)  |  | 22.8 | 9.4
8 | Tulane  | Red Dawson | 6–3–1 (.650)  | 2–3–1 (.417)  |  | 16.3 | 11.7
9 | Vanderbilt  | Ray Morrison | 3–5–1 (.389)  | 1–3–1 (.300)  |  | 12.8 | 9.7
10 | Kentucky  | Chet A. Wynne | 6–4–0 (.600)  | 1–3–0 (.250)  |  | 17.9 | 8.4
11 | Florida  | Josh Cody | 4–6–0 (.400)  | 1–5–0 (.167)  |  | 9.9 | 12.5
12 | Ole Miss  | Ed Walker | 5–5–2 (.500)  | 0–3–1 (.125)  |  | 12.5 | 8.2
13 | Sewanee  | Harry E. Clark | 0–6–1 (.071)  | 0–5–0 (.000)  |  | 2.9 | 32.9

Key
AP final = Rankings from AP sports writers. See 1936 college football rankings
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]

## Schedule

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Index to colors and formatting

SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC member tie
SEC teams in bold

### Week Zero

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September 19  | Maryville (TN) | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 54–3 |  | [2]
September 19  | Union (TN) | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 45–0 |  | [3]

### Week One

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September 25  | Birmingham–Southern | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | W 45–0 | 12,000 | [4]
September 25  | Kentucky | Xavier | Corcoran Field • Cincinnati, OH | W 21–0 | 12,000 | [5]
September 26  | Rice | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 20–7 | 25,000 | [6]
September 26  | Howard (AL) | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 34–0 | 8,000 | [7]
September 26  | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 13–0 | 7,000 | [8]
September 26  | Millsaps | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 20–0 | 4,000 | [9]
September 26  | Mercer | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 15–6 | 7,000 | [10]
September 26  | Presbyterian | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 55–0 |  | [11]
September 26  | Middle Tennessee State Teachers | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 45–0 | 7,000 | [12]
September 26  | Ole Miss | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA |  TUL 7–6 | 18,000 | [13]

### Week Two

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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref.

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October 2  | Ole Miss | Temple | Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | L 7–12 |  | [14]
October 3  | Clemson | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)  | W 32–0 | 6,000 | [15]
October 3  | Howard (AL)  | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS  | W 35–0 |  | [16]
October 3  | Furman | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA  | W 13–0 | 4,001 | [17]
October 3  | Vanderbilt | Chicago | Stagg Field • Chicago, IL | W 37–0 | 12,000 | [18]
October 3  | VMI | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  | W 38–0 |  | [19]
October 3  | The Citadel | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 20–14 | 5,000 | [20]
October 3  | LSU | Texas | War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | T 6–6 | 15,000 | [21]
October 3  | Tennessee | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 6–14 | 15,000 | [22]
October 3  | Sewanee | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  |  GT 58–0 | 8,000 | [23]
October 3  | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)  |  0–0 | 18,000 | [24]

### Week Three

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Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref.

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October 9  | Ole Miss | George Washington | Griffith Stadium • Washington DC | T 0–0 |  | [25]
October 10  | Centenary | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | W 19–0 | 17,000 | [26]
October 10  | Southwestern (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  | L 0–12 | 5,000 | [27]
October 10  | Florida | South Carolina | Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC | L 0–7 | 4,000 | [28]
October 10  | Georgia | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA  |  LSU 47–7 | 18,000 | [29]
October 10  | Mississippi State | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)  |  ALA 7–0 | 17,000 | [30]
October 10  | Auburn | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)  |  AUB 6–0 | 15,000 | [31]
October 10  | Kentucky | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  |  GT 34–0 | 30,000 | [32]

### Week Four

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October 16  | Tennessee Wesleyan | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | L 7–19 |  | [33]
October 17  | Auburn | Detroit | University of Detroit Stadium • Detroit, MI | W 6–0 | 10,000 | [34]
October 17  | Loyola (LA) | Mississippi State | Ray Stadium • Meridian, MS | W 32–0 |  | [35]
October 17  | Stetson | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL  | W 32–0 |  | [36]
October 17  | Tulane | Colgate | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | W 28–6 | 18,000 | [37]
October 17  | Kentucky | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, VA | W 39–7 |  | [38]
October 17  | Rice  | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA  | L 6–13 |  | [39]
October 17  | Georgia Tech | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | L 6–19 | 32,000 | [40]
October 17  | Vanderbilt | SMU | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | L 0–16 | 20,000 | [41]
October 17  | Ole Miss | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  |  LSU 13–0 |  | [42]
October 17  | Tennessee | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  |  0–0 | 15,000 | [43]

### Week Five

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October 23  | Alabama | Loyola (LA)  | Loyola University Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | W 13–6 | 6,000 | [44]
October 24  | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (rivalry)  | W 19–7 | 15,000 | [45]
October 24  | Duke  | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN  | W 15–13 | 13,263 | [46]
October 24  | North Carolina  | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | W 21–7 | 18,000 | [47]
October 24  | Catholic University | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS  | W 14–0 | 6,000 | [48]
October 24  | Tennessee Tech | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN  | T 0–0 |  | [49]
October 24  | Mississippi State | TCU | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | T 0–0 | 6,000 | [50]
October 24  | Auburn | Georgia | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry)  |  AUB 20–13 |  | [51]
October 24  | Florida | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (rivalry)  |  KEN 7–0 |  | [52]
October 24  | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry)  |  0–0 | 10,000 | [53]

### Week Six

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October 31  | Louisiana Tech | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | W 22–13 | 12,000 | [54]
October 31  | Maryland | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL  | W 7–6 | 14,000 | [55]
October 31  | Ole Miss | Centenary  | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA  | W 24–7 | 10,000 | [56]
October 31  | Auburn | Santa Clara | Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA | L 0–12 | 25,000 | [57]
October 31  | Clemson  | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  | L 13–14 | 10,000 | [58]
October 31  | LSU | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  |  LSU 19–0 | 10,000 | [59]
October 31  | Alabama | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  |  ALA 14–0 | 18,000 | [60]
October 31  | Tennessee | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA  |  TEN 46–0 |  | [61]
October 31  | Sewanee | Mississippi State | Municipal Stadium • Jackson, MS |  MSS 68–0 | 4,000 | [62]

### Week Seven

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November 7  | Maryville (TN)  | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN  | W 34–0 | 5,000 | [63]
November 7  | Loyola (LA)  | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS  | W 34–0 |  | [64]
November 7  | Kentucky | Manhattan | Ebbets Field • Brooklyn, NY | L 7–13 |  | [65]
November 7  | Mississippi State | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  |  LSU 12–0 | 25,000 | [66]
November 7  | Tulane | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL  |  ALA 34–7 | 18,000 | [67]
November 7  | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  |  AUB 12–13 | 18,000 | [68]
November 7  | Georgia | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)  |  UGA 26–8 | 17,000 | [69]
November 7  | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry)  |  VAN 14–0 |  | [70]

### Week Eight

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November 14  | Clemson  | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  | W 7–6 |  | [71]
November 14  | Ole Miss | Marquette | Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI | L 0–33 | 17,000 | [72]
November 14  | LSU | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  |  LSU 19–6 | 24,000 | [73]
November 14  | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  |  ALA 20–16 | 20,000 | [74]
November 14  | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry)  |  TEN 26–13 | 20,000 | [75]
November 14  | Georgia | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  |  UGA 12–6 | 18,000 | [76]
November 14  | Sewanee | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL  |  FLA 18–7 | 4,000 | [77]

### Week Nine

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November 21  | Southwestern Louisiana | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA  | W 93–0 | 20,000 | [78]
November 21  | Loyola (LA)  | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | W 44–0 | 5,000 | [79]
November 21  | Georgia | Fordham | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | T 7–7 | 35,000 | [80]
November 21  | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS  |  MSS 26–6 | 20,000 | [81]
November 21  | Georgia Tech | Florida | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  |  GT 38–14 | 10,000 | [82]
November 21  | Sewanee | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  |  TUL 53–6 | 10,000 | [83]

### Week Ten

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November 26  | Vanderbilt | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL  |  ALA 14–6 | 25,000 | [84]
November 26  | Kentucky | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)  |  TEN 7–6 | 20,000 | [85]
November 27  | Ole Miss | Miami (FL) | Miami Stadium • Miami, FL | W 14–0 | 8,000 | [86]
November 28  | Mercer  | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS  | W 32–0 | 3,500 | [87]
November 28  | Tulane | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  |  LSU 33–0 |  | [88]
November 28  | Florida | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL (rivalry)  |  AUB 13–0 | 6,000 | [89]
November 28  | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry)  |  UGA 16–6 | 23,000 | [90]

### Week Eleven

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December 5  | Tennessee | Ole Miss | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN |  0–0 | 17,000 | [91]
December 5  | Mississippi State | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL  |  MSS 7–0 | 7,000 | [92]

### Postseason

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December 26  | California | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  | W 13–7 | 15,000 | [93]
January 1, 1937  | Villanova | Auburn | La Tropical Stadium • Havana, Cuba (Bacardi Bowl)  | T 7–7 | 6,000 | [94]
January 1, 1937  | Santa Clara  | LSU | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)  | L 14–21 | 38,483 | [95]
January 1, 1937  | Duquesne | Mississippi State | Miami Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)  | L 12–13 | 9,210 | [96]

## All-conference players

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For the complete All-SEC selections, see 1936 All-SEC football team.

The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1936 All-SEC football team:

* Gaynell Tinsley, End, LSU (AP-1, UP-1)
* Frank Kinard, Tackle, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
* Art White, Guard, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1)
* Walter Gilbert, Center, Auburn (AP-1, UP-1)
* Joe Riley, Quarterback, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1)
* Phil Dickens, Halfback, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
* Howard Bryan, Halfback, Tulane (AP-1, UP-1)
* Marlon "Dutch" Konemann, Fullback, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)

## All-Americans

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For the complete All-America selections, see 1936 College Football All-America Team.

One SEC player was a consensus first-team pick on the 1936 College Football All-America Team:[97]

* Gaynell Tinsley, End, LSU (AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP)

Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:

* Frank Kinard, Tackle, Mississippi (AAB; AP-3; INS-1; WC-1)
* Bill Moss, Tackle, Tulane (CP-2)
* Clarence Strange, Tackle, LSU (INS-2)
* Art White, Guard, Alabama (AP-2; CP-1; SN; INS-3)
* Walter Gilbert, Center, Auburn (AP-3; INS-3)
* Joe Riley, Halfback, Alabama (CP-1; INS-2)
* Phil Dickens, Halfback, Tennessee (AP-3)

## Head coaches

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Records through the completion of the 1936 season

Team  | Head coach  | Years at school  | Overall record  | Record at school  | SEC record

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Alabama | Frank Thomas | 6 | 74–15–4 (.817)  | 48–6–3 (.868)  | 21–2–2 (.880)
Auburn | Jack Meagher | 3 | 43–38–2 (.530)  | 17–12–2 (.581)  | 10–9–1 (.525)
Florida | Josh Cody | 1 | 43–36–1 (.544)  | 4–6–0 (.400)  | 1–5–0 (.167)
Georgia | Harry Mehre | 9 | 53–31–4 (.625)  | 53–31–4 (.625)  | 11–10–0 (.524)
Georgia Tech | William Alexander | 17 | 86–65–11 (.565)  | 86–65–11 (.565)  | 8–18–1 (.315)
Kentucky | Chet A. Wynne | 3 | 77–54–9 (.582)  | 16–13–0 (.552)  | 5–9–0 (.357)
LSU | Bernie Moore | 2 | 30–15–4 (.653)  | 18–3–1 (.841)  | 11–0–0 (1.000)
Mississippi State | Ralph Sasse | 2 | 40–11–3 (.769)  | 15–6–1 (.705)  | 5–5–0 (.500)
Ole Miss | Ed Walker | 7 | 34–33–7 (.507)  | 34–33–7 (.507)  | 7–9–3 (.447)
Sewanee | Harry E. Clark | 6 | 15–36–3 (.306)  | 15–36–3 (.306)  | 0–21–0 (.000)
Tennessee | Robert Neyland | 10 | 82–11–7 (.855)  | 82–11–7 (.855)  | 13–4–2 (.737)
Tulane | Red Dawson | 1 | 6–3–1 (.650)  | 6–3–1 (.650)  | 2–3–1 (.417)
Vanderbilt | Ray Morrison | 3 | 98–54–23 (.626)  | 14–10–1 (.580)  | 6–4–1 (.591)

## 1937 NFL draft

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The following SEC players were selected in the 1937 NFL draft:[98]

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2 | 12 | Gaynell Tinsley | LSU  | End | Chicago Cardinals
2 | 14 | Art White | Alabama  | Back | New York Giants
2 | 18 | Marvin Stewart | LSU  | Back  | Chicago Bears
3 | 28 | Dick Plasman | Vanderbilt  | Back  | Chicago Bears
4 | 31 | Walter Gilbert | Auburn  | Back  | Philadelphia Eagles
4 | 32 | Bucky Bryan | Tulane  | Offensive guard | Chicago Cardinals
5 | 42 | Bert Johnson | Kentucky  | Tackle | Brooklyn Dodgers
6 | 52 | Phil Dickens | Tennessee  | Tackle  | Chicago Cardinals
7 | 64 | Buster Poole | Ole Miss  | End  | New York Giants
8 | 74 | Gene Meyers | Kentucky  | Back  | New York Giants
8 | 76 | Joel Eaves | Auburn  | End  | Washington Redskins
10 | 92 | Middleton Fitzsimmons | Georgia Tech  | Offensive Guard  | Chicago Cardinals
10 | 94 | Chuck Gelatka | Mississippi State  | End  | New York Giants
10 | 95 | Stan Nevers | Kentucky  | Tackle  | Pittsburgh Pirates

## References

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8. ^ "Blue and Gold loses to Vols in bitter war". The Chattanooga Times. September 27, 1936. Retrieved July 28, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
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31. ^ "Auburn defeats Tennessee with three plays left, 6–0". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1936. Retrieved July 28, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
32. ^ "Engineers swamp Wildcats 34 to 0; No apology made". Kingsport Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved July 28, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
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