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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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Dec. 27, 2000
East Carolina 40,
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Keith Stokes
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

 A U D I O  /  V I D E O
 
East Carolina vs. Texas Tech
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




"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!"
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