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Troy recovered it in the end zone for a touchback.McCloud sat nervously on the bench before officials overturned the play.Clemson still won the game 30-24.---NUMBERS30-Straight wins by Florida over Kentucky after a 45-7 victory.38-Points scored by Fordham in the first quarter of its 83-21 rout of Division II-Elizabeth City.42-Years since Houston had three players eclipse 100 yards rushing. Kevrin Justice had 111 yards, Mulbah Car 109 and Kyle Postma 106 in a 42-0 win over Lamar.59-Years since Cincinnati had beaten a Big Ten team before the Bearcats dominated Purdue 38-20.---RECORD CROWDThe Battle at Bristol between No. 17 Tennessee and Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway drew an NCAA single-game record crowd of 156,990.The speedway was temporarily converted into a football stadium to accommodate this game.The previous NCAA record was 115,109 for Michigans 2013 victory over Notre Dame at Michigan Stadium. Also, 120,000 to 123,000 fans are believed to have attended Notre Dames 1927 victory over Southern California at Chicagos Soldier Field, though the paid attendance for that game was only 99,573.The NFL regular-season attendance record is 105,121 for a New York Giants victory at Dallas in 2009. A 1994 preseason game between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers in Mexico Citys Azteca Stadium drew 112,376 fans. ' ' '