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+ | In the first game of the season Marquette hosted a highly touted Pittsburgh squad that featured Mike Ditka. | ||
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+ | "We were beating them in the fourth quarter and punting from our 30-yard line with two or three minutes left," said [[George Andrie]], a two-way standout who went on to play in five straight Pro Bowls for the Dallas Cowboys. "Ditka blocked it and they scored. If only we could have won that game. ... That game stays with me quite a bit." | ||
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+ | Pittsburgh won 21-15 and Marquette finished 3-7 on the season. |