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is there a college football team that has played an opponent with the same name more than 3 times in a season?
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It’s quite rare for a college football team to play an opponent with the same name more than three times in a single season. Historically, there have been instances where teams played each other multiple times in a season, especially in the early years of college football when travel was more difficult. However, in modern college football, it’s highly unusual.

According to the information available, there is a mention of a team playing the same opponent three times in one season back in 1884. Yale played Wesleyan University three times that year, with scores of 31-0, 63-0, and 113-01. This was during a time when the sport was still in its infancy, and scheduling was much different than it is today.

In the current structure of college football, teams typically play each other once during the regular season. They might play a second time if they meet in a conference championship or a bowl game, but a third match-up would require a highly unusual set of circumstances, such as a playoff system that allows for it, which does not currently exist in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

For more detailed historical data or specific instances, you might want to explore the records of the NCAA or specific college football conferences.

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For the above question, Not the same team, a team with the same nick name
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I see, you’re asking about college football teams with the same mascot or nickname playing against each other multiple times in a season. While it’s not common, it is possible for teams with the same nickname to face each other more than once in a season, especially if they are in the same conference and meet again in a conference championship or in a bowl game.

For instance, the Tigers is a common nickname and is used by several schools like LSU, Auburn, Clemson, and Missouri. If two of these “Tiger” teams were in the same conference and played each other during the regular season, they could potentially meet again in the conference championship and possibly in a bowl game, making it three times in one season.

However, there is no recorded instance where teams with the same nickname have played each other more than three times in a single college football season. The scheduling structure and conference alignments make such an occurrence highly unlikely in modern college football.

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for the above questions, is there a college football team that has played an oppnent with the same nickname three times in one season?
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After conducting a search, I found no records of a college football team playing an opponent with the same nickname three times in one season. While it’s theoretically possible for teams with common nicknames to meet multiple times due to conference games, championships, and bowl games, there are no documented cases of such an occurrence happening three times within a single season. The structure of the college football season and the diversity of team nicknames make this a highly unlikely event.

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For the above question, is there anything involving texas a&m and teams named Cowboys during the 2001 season?
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During the 2001 season, the Texas A&M Aggies football team did play against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The game took place on September 22, 2001, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, and Texas A&M won the game with a score of 21-71. This was the only instance that season where Texas A&M played against a team with the nickname “Cowboys.” There were no other games involving Texas A&M against teams named Cowboys during the 2001 season.

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For the above questions, didn't texas A&M play three teams named Cowboys or Cowboy during the 2001 season?
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I apologize for the confusion earlier. To clarify, Texas A&M did not play against three different teams named “Cowboys” or “Cowboy” during the 2001 college football season. They played the Oklahoma State Cowboys once that season, which is consistent with the typical scheduling of college football where teams usually face each other once per season. If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!



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What is the team name or nickname for Univeristy of Wyoming and McNeese State?  And considering this new information, did Texas A&M play three teams with the nickname of Cowboys during the 2001 season?
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The team name or nickname for the University of Wyoming is the Cowboys and Cowgirls1, and for McNeese State, it is also the Cowboys and Cowgirls2.

Considering this new information, during the 2001 season, Texas A&M played against:

McNeese State Cowboys on September 1, 20013.

I think the next school that the SEC should grab during realignment, is Yale.  That will even up the Tiger and Bulldog quotient for the conference.

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