The 2016 Independence Bowl was a

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played on December 26, 2016 at

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. The 41st annual

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featured the

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of the

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against the

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of the SEC. Sponsored by

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, the game was officially known as the Camping World Independence Bowl.

Team selection

The game featured the

against the

. This was the third meeting between the schools, with Vanderbilt winning the two previous ones. The most recent meeting was in the 2012 Music City Bowl, where the

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defeated the Wolfpack by a score of 38–24.NC State Wolfpack vs. Vanderbilt Commodores series history
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NC State

Vanderbilt

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

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