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AP) - Missouri will face North Carolina in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 26.

North Carolina is playing in its fourth bowl game in a row - the program's longest such streak since a seven-year stretch from 1992-98.

The Tar Heels finished the season with a 7-5 record, including a 3-5 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

North Carolina won five of its first six games before losing four of the past six.

Missouri is playing in its seventh-consecutive bowl game, which is a program record.

The Tigers have a 7-5 record this season, including a 5-4 mark in the Big 12.

Missouri and North Carolina will be playing in football for only the third time.

The Tigers won the previous two meetings in 1973 and 1976.