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played on December 28, 2016 at

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in the

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borough of

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. The seventh edition of the

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featured the

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of the

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against the

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of the

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. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games that concluded the 2016 FBS football season. Sponsored by the

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, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.

Teams selected

The game featured conference tie-ins from the

and the

. This was the seventh meeting between the schools, with the series previously tied at 3–3. The previous meeting of the two teams was on September 29, 1973, where the

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defeated the

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by a score of 21–14.

Pittsburgh Panthers

Northwestern Wildcats

Game summary

Box score

Scoring summary

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Statistics

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References

External links

Box score
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