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The Refs Didn't Know What Down It Was and Forced Penn State to Punt on Third Down

People of a certain age — like my great-grandfather, who told me the story 100 times because it screwed Georgia Tech out of a consensus national title — will remember Colorado's "fifth down" win over Missouri in 1990. It was a mistake so egregious, we were all sure it could never happen again. And t

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The Refs Didn't Know What Down It Was and Forced Penn State to Punt on Third Down

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