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| | IT WAS OVER WHEN ... | | Keith Stokes returned a punt for a touchdown midway through the first quarter, giving the Pirates a two-TD lead. Things were bad, but manageable, for Texas Tech until that point. Trailing 7-0, the Red Raiders were forced to punt, and by the time Stokes had rumbled 71 yards, the rout was on. | | GAME BALL GOES TO ... | | East Carolina quarterback David Garrard, who passed and ran for touchdowns, completed 18 of 28 passes for 251 yards, and ran for 39 yards on 12 tries. |
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Keith Stokes had six catches to go with a punt return for a TD.
They promised offense in bunches, then took turns providing bunches of offense. East Carolina scored the first 34 points, then coasted to a 40-27 victory over Texas Tech in the first-ever Galleryfurniture.com Bowl. The Pirates got 92 rushing yards and a pair of 1-yard TDs from Leonard Henry, 251 passing yards from David Garrard and a 71-yard punt return for a score from Keith Stokes. Kliff Kingsbury led the Red Raiders' comeback attempt with four touchdown passes.
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| INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS | | | TEXAS TECH | YARDS | EAST CAROLINA | YARDS | | Passing | Kliff Kingsbury | 307 | David Garrard | 229 | | Rushing | Ricky Williams | 55 | Leonard Henry | 92 | | Receiving | Darrell Jones | 147 | Marcellus Harris | 76 | |
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 ECU's Keith Stokes returns the punt 71 yards untouched for the touchdown.
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East Carolina vs. Texas Tech
ECU's David Garrard calls his own number for the touchdown and gives ECU the 6-0 lead.
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East Carolina vs. Texas Tech
ECU's David Garrard hits Derrick Collier in the corner for the 44-yard TD.
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East Carolina vs. Texas Tech
Texas Tech's Darrell Jones takes the short pass 65 yards for the touchdown.
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| TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON | | | | | Total Offense | | |  362.6 |  |  386.3 |
Passing Yards | | | 295.7 | | | 224.8 |
Passing completion percentage | | | 60.7 | | | 50.3 |
Completions | | | 372 | | | 170 |
Attempts | | | 613 | | | 338 | | | | Scoring Offense | | | 25.2 | | | 30.0 |
Scoring Defense | | | 19.8 | | | 20.8 |
Rushing Yards | | | 66.9 | | | 161.5 |
Rushing attempts | | | 305 | | | 446 |
Key: | | Texas Tech | | East Carolina | |
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| |  "Nice win over a Big 12 doormat. Expect to hear a lot from the Pirates next year, especially Garrard & Henry. These guys are for real!"
-- willowgreen
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