The 2017 Texas Bowl was an American college football

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played on December 27, 2017, at

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in Houston, Texas. Sponsored by the

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sporting goods company, it was officially known as the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl. The game was one of the 2017–18 bowl games concluding the 2017 FBS football season. The twelfth edition of the

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, the game featured the

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of the

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against the

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of the

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. This was the teams' 24th meeting. Prior to the game, Texas led the series 17–6. This was their first match-up since Missouri left the Big 12 Conference after the 2011 season. Texas defeated Missouri, .

Teams

Texas Longhorns

Missouri Tigers

Game summary

Scoring summary

Statistics

References

External links

Game summary
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