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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.

DateDecember 27, 2000
Season2000
StadiumAstrodome
LocationHouston, Texas
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East Carolina Pirates Texas Tech Red Raiders
(7–4) (7–5)
Conference USA Big 12
40 27
Head coach: 
Steve Logan		 Head coach: 
Mike Leach
1234Total
East Carolina 20146040
Texas Tech 0771327
DateDecember 27, 2000
Season2000
StadiumAstrodome
LocationHouston, Texas
RefereeBill LeMonnier (Big Ten)
Attendance33,899
PayoutUS$750,000 per team[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersDave Barnett, Mike Golic, Bill Curry, Michele Tafoya
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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.[2]

East Carolina

See also: 2000 East Carolina Pirates football team

The Pirates, led by ninth-year head coach Steve Logan, entered the game with a record of 7–4 (5–2 in C-USA play), finishing tied for second in the conference. This was the Pirates' second-straight bowl appearance, having played in the Mobile Alabama Bowl the previous season.

Texas Tech

See also: 2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The Red Raiders, led by first-year head coach Mike Leach, entered the game with a record of 7–5 (3–5 in Big 12 play), finishing fourth in the Big 12's South Division. Leach introduced a new, up-tempo, pass-heavy offense known as the air raid that saw starting quarterback Kliff Kingsbury attempt an average of 48.7 passes per game.

Game summary

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 20 14 6040
Red Raiders 0 7 71327
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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
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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.
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StatisticsECUTTU
First downs2518
Total yards481369
Rushing yards25262
Passing yards229307
Turnovers52
Time of possession33:0826:52
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
East CarolinaPassingDavid Garrard17/27, 229 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingLeonard Henry20 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingMarcellus Harris3 receptions, 76 yards
Texas TechPassingKliff Kingsbury31/49, 307 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingRicky Williams9 rushes, 55 yards
ReceivingDarrell Jones6 receptions, 147 yards, TD
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