The 2016 Texas Bowl was an American

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played on December 28, 2016 at NRG Stadium in

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. Sponsored by the

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nutrition and sports performance company, it is officially known as the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl. It was one of the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season. The eleventh edition of the Texas Bowl, it featured the

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of the

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against the Texas A&M Aggies of the

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. This was the first meeting between the two teams since Texas A&M left the Big 12 Conference after the 2011 season.

Teams

Texas A&M Aggies

Kansas State Wildcats

Game summary

Box Score

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

External links

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