The 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The 1995 season was a highly memorable one for the Northwestern program, as the Wildcats went 10–2 overall and 8–0 in the Big Ten Conference, earning their first winning season since 1971, their first conference championship since 1936, and their first 10-win season in school history. They also broke several long-standing losing streaks to regular opponents, including a 22-game losing streak to Iowa, a 19-game losing streak against Michigan, and a 14-game losing streak to Notre Dame.
"Expect Victory" was the motto even as Northwestern began the season as 28-point underdogs against Notre Dame, who they upset 17-15, propelling into the AP poll at #25. An upset loss to the Miami Redhawks in the second game of the season caused the Wildcats to drop out of the rankings. However, subsequent wins over ranked Michigan (19-13), Wisconsin (35-0), and Penn State (21-10) pushed the Wildcats into the top-10 while making them national media darlings.
Nine consecutive wins (including eight against Big Ten opponents) brought Northwestern their highest ranking since 1962 (#3), a conference title, and their first Rose Bowl appearance since 1949. In the Rose Bowl, the Wildcats' Cinderella season came to a conclusion with a 41–32 loss to the USC Trojans, and they finished the season at #8.
Northwestern was coached by Gary Barnett, who won multiple coach of the year awards for leading the dramatic turnaround of the program. Star players included the trio of quarterback Steve Schnur, running backDarnell Autry, and linebackerPat Fitzgerald, who was named Big Ten and national defensive player of the year.
The Wildcats surrendered a 21-point 4th quarter lead in their first game as a nationally ranked team since 1971. Miami of Ohio's Chad Seitz booted a 20-yard field goal as time expired to give the Redskins the victory. The opposing team was led by future Northwestern head coach Randy Walker and his offensive coordinator was Sean Payton. This would be the lone regular season blemish on the Wildcats' schedule.[7][8]
After falling behind 14–3 early in the second quarter, the Wildcats scored the next 24 points to take control of the game. Darnell Autry ran for 169 yards and 3 touchdowns, including a 73-yard burst early in the fourth quarter.[11]
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The Wildcats forced 7 Badger turnovers (Wisconsin had 6 total in their first five games) in a triumphant homecoming matchup. The game marked the first sellout at Northwestern since 1984.[12][13]
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Northwestern got two big scoring plays in the first half – a 76-yard interception return for a touchdown by Chris Martin and a 72-yard touchdown reception by D'Wayne Bates – to take control. Darnell Autry carried the ball 32 times for a career-high 226 yards.[18][19]
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The 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1995 NCAA Division I A college football season The 1995 season was a highly memorable one for the Northwestern program as the Wildcats went 10 2 overall and 8 0 in the Big Ten Conference earning their first winning season since 1971 their first conference championship since 1936 and their first 10 win season in school history They also broke several long standing losing streaks to regular opponents including a 22 game losing streak to Iowa a 19 game losing streak against Michigan and a 14 game losing streak to Notre Dame 1995 Northwestern Wildcats footballBig Ten championRose Bowl L 32 41 vs USCConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 7APNo 8Record10 2 8 0 Big Ten Head coachGary Barnett 4th season Defensive coordinatorRon Vanderlinden 4th season CaptainsWilliam Bennett 1 Rob Johnson Sam ValenzisiHome stadiumDyche Stadium Capacity 49 256 Seasons 19941996 1995 Big Ten Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L T W L TNo 8 Northwestern 8 0 0 10 2 0No 6 Ohio State 7 1 0 11 2 0No 13 Penn State 5 3 0 9 3 0No 17 Michigan 5 3 0 9 4 0Michigan State 4 3 1 6 5 1No 25 Iowa 4 4 0 8 4 0Illinois 3 4 1 5 5 1Wisconsin 3 4 1 4 5 2Purdue 2 5 1 4 6 1Minnesota 1 7 0 3 8 0Indiana 0 8 0 2 9 0 Conference championRankings from AP Poll Expect Victory was the motto even as Northwestern began the season as 28 point underdogs against Notre Dame who they upset 17 15 propelling into the AP poll at 25 An upset loss to the Miami Redhawks in the second game of the season caused the Wildcats to drop out of the rankings However subsequent wins over ranked Michigan 19 13 Wisconsin 35 0 and Penn State 21 10 pushed the Wildcats into the top 10 while making them national media darlings Nine consecutive wins including eight against Big Ten opponents brought Northwestern their highest ranking since 1962 3 a conference title and their first Rose Bowl appearance since 1949 In the Rose Bowl the Wildcats Cinderella season came to a conclusion with a 41 32 loss to the USC Trojans and they finished the season at 8 Northwestern was coached by Gary Barnett who won multiple coach of the year awards for leading the dramatic turnaround of the program Star players included the trio of quarterback Steve Schnur running back Darnell Autry and linebacker Pat Fitzgerald who was named Big Ten and national defensive player of the year Contents 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Rankings 4 Game summaries 4 1 Notre Dame 4 2 Miami OH 4 3 Air Force 4 4 Indiana 4 5 Michigan 4 6 Minnesota 4 7 Wisconsin 4 8 Illinois 4 9 Penn State 4 10 Iowa 4 11 Purdue 4 12 Rose Bowl 5 Awards and honors 6 1995 team players in the NFL 7 ReferencesSchedule EditDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 21 30 pmat No 9 Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame Indiana rivalry NBCW 17 1559 075September 1611 00 amMiami OH No 25Dyche StadiumEvanston IllinoisESPN2L 28 3026 352September 2311 30 amAir Force Dyche StadiumEvanston IllinoisESPNW 30 626 037September 301 00 pmIndianaDyche StadiumEvanston IllinoisW 31 729 223October 711 30 amat No 7 MichiganNo 25Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor MichiganESPNW 19 13104 642October 141 00 pmat MinnesotaNo 14Hubert H Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolisW 27 1750 504October 2111 30 amNo 24 Wisconsin No 11Dyche StadiumEvanston IllinoisESPN2W 35 049 256October 2811 00 amat IllinoisNo 8Memorial StadiumChampaign Illinois rivalry SCCW 17 1465 425November 42 30 pmNo 12 Penn StateNo 6Dyche StadiumEvanston IllinoisABCW 21 1049 256November 1111 00 amIowaNo 5Dyche StadiumEvanston Illinois College GameDay CreativeW 31 2049 256November 182 30 pmat PurdueNo 5Ross Ade StadiumWest Lafayette IndianaABCW 23 847 172January 13 30 pmvs No 17 USC No 3Rose BowlPasadena California Rose Bowl ABCL 32 41100 102 Non conference game HomecomingRankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central timeRoster Edit1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassRB 32 Adrian Autry SoRB 24 Darnell Autry SoWR 5 D Wayne Bates FrWR 86 Dave Beazley JrFB Levelle Brown FrG 61 Justin Chabot JrTE 83 Darren Drexler JrTE 85 Brian Harpring SrFB 46 Matt Hartl JrQB 8 Tim Hughes JrOT 74 Paul Janus JrC 57 Rob Johnson SrOT 78 Brian KardosWR 22 Brian Musso SoG 75 Ryan PadgettG 77 Chad PughQB 10 Steve Schnur JrWR 25 Jeff Swenson So Defense Pos Name ClassFS 20 William Bennett SrSS 33 Eric Collier JrDE 36 Casey Dailey JrLB 51 Pat Fitzgerald JrLB 55 Barry Gardner FrLB 53 Don Holmes JrCB 3 Hudhaifa Ismaeli SoLB 44 Keith Lozowski JrLB 59 BT Franklin SrCB 16 Chris Martin SrCB 15 Rodney Ray SrDL 89 Larry Curry SrDL 94 Joe Reiff JrDL 95 Matt RiceDL 96 Ray RobeyLB Tim Scharf JrLB 47 Geoff SheinLB 50 Danny Sutter Special teams Pos Name ClassP 14 Paul Burton JrK 13 Brian Gowins SoK 27 Sam Valenzisi C Sr Head coachGary BarnettCoordinators assistant coachesRon Vanderlinden Defensive coordinator Gregg Brandon Wide receivers Jerry Brown Defensive backs Jeff GenykLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible Injured RedshirtRankings EditFurther information 1995 NCAA Division I A football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked WeekPollPre123456789101112131415FinalAP 25 25141186554338Coaches 171186554337 2 Game summaries EditNotre Dame Edit See also 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Northwestern Notre Dame football rivalry Northwestern Wildcats at 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Period 1 2 34TotalNorthwestern 7 3 7017Notre Dame 0 9 0615at Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame Indiana Date September 2 1995Game time 1 30 p m CSTGame attendance 59 075TV announcers NBC Tom Hammond Bob Trumpy John DockeryBox Score Game informationScoring summaryQ16 15NWDave Beazley 6 yard pass from Steve Schnur Valenzisi kick NW 7 0Q2NDKevin Kopka 35 yard field goalNW 7 3Q2NWSam Valenzisi 37 yard field goalNW 10 3Q22 35NDRobert Farmer 5 yard run kick failed NW 10 9Q3NWD Wayne Bates 26 yard pass from Steve Schnur Valenzisi kick NW 17 9Q46 15NDRandy Kinder 2 yard run conversion failed NW 17 15 3 4 5 6 Miami OH Edit See also 1995 Miami Redskins football team The Wildcats surrendered a 21 point 4th quarter lead in their first game as a nationally ranked team since 1971 Miami of Ohio s Chad Seitz booted a 20 yard field goal as time expired to give the Redskins the victory The opposing team was led by future Northwestern head coach Randy Walker and his offensive coordinator was Sean Payton This would be the lone regular season blemish on the Wildcats schedule 7 8 Miami OH Redskins at 25 Northwestern Wildcats Period 1 2 34TotalMiami OH 0 7 02330Northwestern 14 7 7028at Dyche Stadium Evanston Illinois Date September 16 1995Game time 11 00 a m CSTGame attendance 26 352Box Score Game informationScoring summaryQ110 50NWD Wayne Bates 27 yard pass from Steve Schnur Valenzisi kick NW 7 0Q13 40NWDarnell Autry 13 yard pass from Steve Schnur Valenzisi kick NW 14 0Q24 06NWD Wayne Bates 36 yard pass from Steve Schnur Valenzisi kick NW 21 0Q21 55M OHDee Osborne 5 yard blocked punt return Seitz kick NW 21 7Q314 09NWRodney Ray 20 yard interception return Valenzisi kick NW 28 7Q411 14M OHJay Hall 5 yard pass from Sam Ricketts Seitz kick NW 28 14Q48 36M OHJeremy Adkins 9 yard pass from Sam Ricketts Seitz kick NW 28 21Q42 22M OHTy King 2 yard run conversion failed NW 28 27Q40 00M OHChad Seitz 20 yard field goalMIAMI 30 28 Air Force Edit See also 1995 Air Force Falcons football team Air Force Falcons at Northwestern Wildcats Period 1 2 34TotalAir Force 0 6 006Northwestern 10 6 01430at Dyche Stadium Evanston Illinois Date September 23 1995Game time 11 30 a m CSTGame attendance 26 037 9 Game informationScoring summaryQ17 21NWSam Valenzisi 46 yard field goalNW 3 0Q14 19NWDarnell Autry 1 yard run Valenzisi kick NW 10 0Q213 09AFRandy Roberts 26 yard field goalNW 10 3Q29 36NWSam Valenzisi 26 yard field goalNW 13 3Q27 16NWSam Valenzisi 35 yard field goalNW 16 3Q20 31AFRandy Roberts 39 yard field goalNW 16 6Q414 57NWDarnell Autry 6 yard run Valenzisi kick NW 23 6Q48 37NWAdrian Autry 5 yard run Valenzisi kick NW 30 6 Indiana Edit See also 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team Indiana Hoosiers at Northwestern Wildcats Period 1 2 34TotalIndiana 0 7 007Northwestern 3 7 111031at Dyche Stadium Evanston Illinois Date September 30 1995Game time 1 00 p m CSTGame attendance 29 223 10 Game informationScoring summaryQ10 01NWSam Valenzisi 40 yard field goalNW 3 0Q29 26INDChris Dittoe 2 yard run Manolopoulos kick Indiana 7 3Q25 27NWDarnell Autry 42 yard run Valenzisi kick NW 10 7Q37 04NWSam Valenzisi 34 yard field goalNW 13 7Q34 24NWDarnell Autry 6 yard run Beazley pass from Schnur NW 21 7Q49 06NWCasey Dailey 43 yard fumble return Valenzisi kick NW 28 7Q46 30NWSam Valenzisi 32 yard field goalNW 31 7 Michigan Edit See also 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team 25 Northwestern Wildcats at 7 Michigan Wolverines Period 1 2 34TotalNorthwestern 0 6 31019Michigan 3 3 7013at Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor Michigan Date October 7 1995Game time 11 30 a m CSTGame attendance 104 642TV ESPNBox Score Game informationScoring summaryQ19 33MichRemy Hamilton 41 yard field goalMich 3 0Q212 43MichRemy Hamilton 21 yard field goalMich 6 0Q24 15NWSam Valenzisi 29 yard field goalMich 6 3Q20 01NWSam Valenzisi 28 yard field goalTied 6 6Q38 02MichBrian Griese 3 yard run Hamilton kick Mich 13 6Q33 48NWSam Valenzisi 32 yard field goalMich 13 9Q412 42NWMatt Hartl 2 yard pass from Steve Schnur Valenzisi kick NW 16 13Q48 42NWSam Valenzisi 22 yard field goalNW 19 13 Minnesota Edit See also 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team After falling behind 14 3 early in the second quarter the Wildcats scored the next 24 points to take control of the game Darnell Autry ran for 169 yards and 3 touchdowns including a 73 yard burst early in the fourth quarter 11 14 Northwestern Wildcats at Minnesota Golden Gophers Period 1 2 34TotalNorthwestern 3 11 7627Minnesota 7 7 0317at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis Minnesota Date October 14 1995Game time 1 00 p m CSTGame attendance 50 504Box Score Game informationScoring summaryQ13 49NWSam Valenzisi 29 yard field goalNW 3 0Q10 30MinnPaul Kratochvil 4 yard pass from Cory Sauter Chalberg kick Minn 7 3Q213 08MinnChris Darkins 6 yard run Chalberg kick Minn 14 3Q29 47NWSam Valenzisi 29 yard field goalMinn 14 6Q25 42NWDarnell Autry 18 yard run D Wayne Bates pass from Steve Schnur Tied 14 14Q33 57NWDarnell Autry 11 yard run Valenzisi kick NW 21 14Q412 21NWDarnell Autry 73 yard run Valenzisi kick NW 27 14Q48 51MinnMike Chalberg 47 yard field goalNW 27 17 Wisconsin Edit See also 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team The Wildcats forced 7 Badger turnovers Wisconsin had 6 total in their first five games in a triumphant homecoming matchup The game marked the first sellout at Northwestern since 1984 12 13 24 Wisconsin Badgers at 11 Northwestern Wildcats Period 1 2 34TotalWisconsin 0 0 000Northwestern 10 3 61635at Dyche Stadium Evanston Illinois Date October 21 1995Game time 11 30 a m CSTGame attendance 49 256TV ESPN2Box Score Game informationScoring summaryQ17 22NWSteve Schnur 1 yard run Valenzisi kick NW 7 0Q22 39NWSam Valenzisi 32 yard field goalNW 10 0Q20 56NWSam Valenzisi 26 yard field goalNW 13 0Q313 21NWDarnell Autry 32 yard pass from Steve Schnur conversion failed NW 19 0Q413 34NWDarnell Autry 3 yard run Valenzisi kick NW 26 0Q411 03NWBrian Gowins 40 yard field goalNW 29 0Q47 29NWLevelle Brown 38 yard run PAT failed NW 35 0 Illinois Edit See also 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois Northwestern football rivalry 8 Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini Period 1 2 34TotalNorthwestern 0 10 0717Illinois 7 7 0014at Memorial Stadium Champaign Illinois Date October 28 1995Game time 11 00 a m CSTGame attendance 65 425TV SCC 14 Game informationScoring summaryQ19 41ILLWeaver 1 yard run Scheuplein kick Ill 7 0Q210 32ILLRobert Holcombe 7 yard run Scheuplein kick Ill 14 0Q28 12NWBrian Gowins 49 yard field goalIll 14 3Q24 33NWD Wayne Bates 43 yard pass from Steve Schnur Gowins kick Ill 14 10Q46 14NWDarnell Autry 1 yard run Gowins kick NW 17 14 Penn State Edit See also 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team 12 Penn State Nittany Lions at 6 Northwestern Wildcats Period 1 2 34TotalPenn State 0 7 3010Northwestern 7 7 0721at Dyche Stadium Evanston Illinois Date November 4 1995Game time 2 30 p m CSTGame attendance 49 256TV announcers ABC Keith Jackson Bob Griese and Lynn SwannBox Score Game informationScoring summaryQ18 47NWDarnell Autry 2 yard run Gowins kick NW 7 0Q28 07NWDarnell Autry 11 yard run Gowins kick NW 14 0Q20 48PSUOlsommer 5 yard pass from Richardson Conway kick NW 14 7Q38 32PSUConway 24 yard field goalNW 14 10Q411 03NWDarnell Autry 1 yard run Gowins kick NW 21 10 15 16 Iowa Edit See also 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and College GameDay football Iowa Hawkeyes at 5 Northwestern Wildcats Period 1 2 34TotalIowa 0 20 0020Northwestern 3 14 7731at Dyche Stadium Evanston Illinois Date November 11 1995Game time 11 00 a m CSTGame weather 26 F 3 C Overcast Wind N 30 mph 48 km h Game attendance 49 256Referee David WitvoetTV announcers Creative Sports Wayne Larrivee Randy Wright and Jim BarberBox Score Game informationScoring summary16 24NWBrian Gowins 50 yard field goalNW 3 0213 03IOWASedrick Shaw 1 yard run Bromert kick IOWA 7 328 25IOWATom Knight 28 yard interception return Bromert kick IOWA 14 326 44NWDarren Drexler 21 yard pass from Steve Schnur Gowins kick IOWA 14 1025 05NWBrian Musso 60 yard punt return Gowins kick NW 17 1421 31IOWAScott Slutzker 39 yard pass from Matt Sherman kick failed IOWA 20 17311 08NWDarnell Autry 3 yard run Gowins kick NW 24 2042 56NWHudhaifa Ismaeli 31 yard fumble return Gowins kick NW 31 20 17 Purdue Edit See also 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team Northwestern got two big scoring plays in the first half a 76 yard interception return for a touchdown by Chris Martin and a 72 yard touchdown reception by D Wayne Bates to take control Darnell Autry carried the ball 32 times for a career high 226 yards 18 19 5 Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers Period 1 2 34TotalNorthwestern 7 7 9023Purdue 0 0 088at Ross Ade Stadium West Lafayette Indiana Date November 18 1995Game time 2 30 p m CSTGame attendance 47 172TV ABCBox Score Game informationScoring summaryQ17 47NWChris Martin 76 yard interception return Gowins kick NW 7 0Q23 10NWD Wayne Bates 72 yard pass from Steve Schnur Gowins kick NW 14 0Q313 53NWSafetyNW 16 0Q313 38NWSteve Schnur 1 yard run Gowins kick NW 23 0Q410 30PURWatson 3 yard run Alstott reception NW 23 8 Rose Bowl Edit See also 1995 USC Trojans football team and 1996 Rose Bowl 3 Northwestern Wildcats vs 17 USC Trojans Period 1 2 34TotalNorthwestern 7 3 16632USC 7 17 71041at Rose Bowl Pasadena California Date January 1 1996Game time 4 00 p m CSTGame attendance 100 102Referee Randy ChristalTV announcers ABC Keith Jackson Bob Griese and Lynn SwannBox Score Game informationScoring summaryQ110 02USCLavale Woods 1 yard run Abrams kick USC 7 0Q16 05NWDarnell Autry 3 yard run Gowins kick Tied 7 7Q213 05USCTerry Barnum 21 yard pass from Brad Otton Abrams kick USC 14 7Q23 29USCAdam Abrams 30 yard field goalUSC 17 7Q22 56USCDaylon McCutcheon 53 yard fumble return Abrams kick USC 24 7Q20 02NWBrian Gowins 29 yard field goalUSC 24 10Q311 01NWBrian Gowins 28 yard field goalUSC 24 13Q38 17NWDarnell Autry 3 yard run conversion failed USC 24 19Q26 08USCKeyshawn Johnson 56 yard pass from Brad Otton Abrams kick USC 31 19Q32 58NWSteve Schnur 1 yard run Gowins kick USC 31 26Q413 01NWDarnell Autry 2 yard run conversion failed NW 32 31Q49 09USCAdam Abrams 46 yard field goalUSC 34 32Q42 55USCDelon Washington 2 yard run Abrams kick USC 41 32 20 21 22 23 Awards and honors EditHead coach Gary Barnett Paul Bear Bryant Award Walter Camp Coach of the Year Big Ten Coach of the Year Linebacker Pat Fitzgerald Chuck Bednarik Award Bronko Nagurski Trophy Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year1995 team players in the NFL EditDarnell Autry D Wayne BatesReferences Edit Year by Year Results PDF 2007 p 149 Archived PDF from the original on 2019 03 16 Retrieved 2019 03 14 Northwestern 1995 AP Football Rankings collegepollarchive com Retrieved June 23 2019 NORTHWESTERN DETERMINED TO BUCK THE ODDS Chicago Tribune August 23 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Northwestern vs Notre Dame USA Today September 2 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 NOTRE DAME STUNNED BY NORTHWESTERN The Washington Post September 3 1995 Retrieved June 22 2019 Witnesses recall Northwestern s 1995 upset of Notre Dame Chicago Tribune November 13 2014 Retrieved June 23 2019 Miami ohio vs Northwestern USA Today September 16 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Back to Reality Miami of Ohio 30 Northwestern 28 Chicago Tribune September 17 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Air Force vs Northwestern USA Today September 23 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Indiana vs Northwestern USA Today September 30 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Northwestern vs Minnesota USA Today October 14 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Northwestern 35 Wisconsin 0 United Press International October 21 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 NEWS FOR NO 8 NU ISN T ALL THAT ROSY Chicago Tribune October 23 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Northwestern vs Illinois USA Today October 28 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Penn St vs Northwestern USA Today November 4 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Layden Tim November 13 1995 THE CATS MEOW BY BEATING PENN STATE NORTHWESTERN PROVED IT S MORE THAN A GOOD STORY IT S A GOOD TEAM Sports Illustrated Retrieved June 22 2019 Iowa vs Northwestern USA Today November 11 1995 Retrieved June 22 2019 Northwestern vs Purdue USA Today November 18 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Memory of Single Loss Helped Wildcats Dig In Chicago Tribune November 19 1995 Retrieved June 22 2019 FOR INJURED A BITTERSWEET TIME Chicago Tribune December 24 1995 Retrieved June 23 2019 Telander Rick December 25 1995 PURPLE HAZE IN AN IMPROBABLY SENSATIONAL SEASON NORTHWESTERN EMERGED FROM A FOG OF FUTILITY TO EARN A TRIP TO SUNNY 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