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<th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 5 <a href="/wiki/1959_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> $ </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 3 <a href="/wiki/1959_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 2 <a href="/wiki/1959_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> # </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 10 <a href="/wiki/1959_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1959 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1959_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1959_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1959_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1959 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1959_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1959 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 19 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Florida</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1959_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="1959 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1959_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1959 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1959_Mississippi_State_Maroons_football_team" title="1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team">Mississippi State</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li><li><sup>#</sup> Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1959 Florida Gators football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a> during the <a href="/wiki/1959_college_football_season" title="1959 college football season">1959 college football season</a>. The season was <a href="/wiki/Bob_Woodruff_(American_football)" title="Bob Woodruff (American football)">Bob Woodruff</a>'s tenth and last year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators celebrated a close conference win over the <a href="/wiki/1959_Mississippi_State_Maroons_football_team" title="1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team">Mississippi State Maroons</a> (14–13), and suffered close conference defeats to the <a href="/wiki/1959_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt Commodores</a> (6–13), the top-ranked <a href="/wiki/1959_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 LSU Tigers football team">LSU Tigers</a> (0–9) and the eighth-ranked <a href="/wiki/1959_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn Tigers</a> (0–6). Woodruff finished his tenure on a high note, with the Gators' victories over the <a href="/wiki/1959_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1959 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State Seminoles</a> (18–8) and the twelfth-ranked <a href="/wiki/1959_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1959 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami Hurricanes</a> (23–14), their primary in-state rivals. Woodruff's 1959 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 5–4–1 and a <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC) record of 2–4, placing ninth among twelve SEC teams.<sup id="cite_ref-ufmediaguide_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufmediaguide-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 18</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1959_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1959 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tulane_Stadium" title="Tulane Stadium">Tulane Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans, LA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 30–0</td><td style="text-align:center">30,000</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 26</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Mississippi_State_Maroons_football_team" title="1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team">Mississippi State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 19</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Hill_Griffin_Stadium" title="Ben Hill Griffin Stadium">Florida Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, FL</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 14–13</td><td style="text-align:center">33,330</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 3</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Virginia_Cavaliers_football_team" title="1959 Virginia Cavaliers football team">Virginia</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 19</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Florida Field</li><li>Gainesville, FL</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 55–10</td><td style="text-align:center">25,136</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFFFE6"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 10</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1959_Rice_Owls_football_team" title="1959 Rice Owls football team">Rice</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 17</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rice_Stadium_(Rice_University)" title="Rice Stadium (Rice University)">Rice Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, TX</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">T</span> 13–13</td><td style="text-align:center">33,449</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 17</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1959_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 19</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/FirstBank_Stadium" title="FirstBank Stadium">Dudley Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 6–13</td><td style="text-align:center">19,384</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 24</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 1 <a href="/wiki/1959_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Florida Field</li><li>Gainesville, FL (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93LSU_football_rivalry" title="Florida–LSU football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 0–9</td><td style="text-align:center">47,578</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 31</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 8 <a href="/wiki/1959_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1959 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jordan%E2%80%93Hare_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jordan–Hare Stadium">Cliff Hare Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Alabama" title="Auburn, Alabama">Auburn, AL</a> (<a href="/wiki/Auburn%E2%80%93Florida_football_rivalry" title="Auburn–Florida football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 0–6</td><td style="text-align:center">31,681</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 7</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 11 <a href="/wiki/1959_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gator_Bowl_Stadium" title="Gator Bowl Stadium">Gator Bowl Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, FL</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Georgia_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Georgia football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 10–21</td><td style="text-align:center">40,726</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 21</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1959 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Florida Field</li><li>Gainesville, FL (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Florida_State_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Florida State football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 18–8</td><td style="text-align:center">38,359</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 28</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 12 <a href="/wiki/1959_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1959 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Gator Bowl Stadium</li><li>Jacksonville, FL (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Miami_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Miami football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 23–14</td><td style="text-align:center">23,681</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1959_major_college_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1959 major college football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-ufmediaguide_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufmediaguide-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite having returned the Gators to competitive respectability within the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC) in his ten seasons as the Gators' coach and <a href="/wiki/Athletic_director" title="Athletic director">athletic director</a>, University of Florida president <a href="/wiki/J._Wayne_Reitz" title="J. Wayne Reitz">J. Wayne Reitz</a> declined to renew Woodruff's contract in 1959 after two previous contract extensions. Woodruff returned to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">University of Tennessee</a>, his <a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">alma mater</a>, in 1963, where he became the long-time athletic director of the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers" title="Tennessee Volunteers">Tennessee Volunteers</a> sports program. 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href="/wiki/1928_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1928 Florida Gators football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1929 Florida Gators football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1930 Florida Gators football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1931 Florida Gators football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1932 Florida Gators football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1933 Florida Gators football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1934 Florida Gators football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1935 Florida Gators football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1936 Florida Gators football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1937 Florida Gators football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1938 Florida Gators football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1939 Florida Gators football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1940 Florida Gators football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1941 Florida Gators football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1942 Florida Gators football team">1942</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1943</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1944 Florida Gators football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1945 Florida Gators football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1946 Florida Gators 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team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1956 Florida Gators football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1957 Florida Gators football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1958 Florida Gators football team">1958</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1960 Florida Gators football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1961 Florida Gators football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1962 Florida Gators football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1963 Florida Gators football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1964 Florida Gators football team">1964</a></li> <li><a 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