2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl

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The 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders from the Big 12 Conference and the East Carolina Pirates from Conference USA (C-USA) at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas on December 27, 2000. It was the inaugural game in the bowl's history. The game was the final competition of the 2000 football season for each team and resulted in 40–27 East Carolina victory.

Teams

The bowl featured the East Carolina Pirates from Conference USA (C-USA) and the Texas Tech Red Raiders from the Big 12 Conference. This was the first meeting between the two teams.[1]

East Carolina

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Texas Tech

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Game summary

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Pirates 20 14 6040
Red Raiders 0 7 71327

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 33,899
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • TV: ESPN
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • ECU – David Garrard 6-yard run (kick blocked), 11:31. Pirates 6–0.
  • ECU – Keith Stokes 71-yard punt return (Kevin Miller kick), 7:51. Pirates 13–0.
  • ECU – Leonard Henry 1-yard run (Kevin Miller kick), 4:26. Pirates 20–0.

Second quarter

  • ECU – Derrick Collier 44-yard pass from David Garrard (Kevin Miller kick), 14:16. Pirates 27–0.
  • ECU – Leonard Henry 1-yard run (Kevin Miller kick), 4:27. Pirates 34–0.
  • TTU – Derek Dorris 7-yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick), 1:39. Pirates 34–7.

Third quarter

  • TTU – Darrell Jones 65-yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick), 13:11. Pirates 34–14.
  • ECU – Kevin Miller 36-yard field goal, 8:44. Pirates 37–14.
  • ECU – Kevin Miller 35-yard field goal, 3:52. Pirates 40–14.

Fourth quarter

  • TTU – Cole Roberts 17-yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick), 14:41. Pirates 40–21.
  • TTU – Derek Dorris 3-yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (pass failed), 6:44. Pirates 40–27.
Statistics style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|ECU style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"|TTU
First downs 25 18
Total yards 481 369
Rushing yards 252 62
Passing yards 229 307
Turnovers 5 2
Time of possession 33:08 26:52
Team Category Player Statistics
rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegeSecondaryStyle; text-align:center;"|East Carolina Passing David Garrard 17/27, 229 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leonard Henry 20 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Marcellus Harris 3 receptions, 76 yards
rowspan=3 style="Template:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Texas Tech Passing Kliff Kingsbury 31/49, 307 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ricky Williams 9 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving Darrell Jones 6 receptions, 147 yards, TD

References

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