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Six-man football is more than touchdowns and wins in Texas: 'It's like an identity'

The Marfa Shorthorns take the field with the "shorthorn stampede" before every game during the fall football season.

In the state's rural pockets, schools with fewer than 105 students can opt to play six-man football, a version of the game that takes fewer players and has its own special set of rules.

(Image credit: Carlos Morales)

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