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Leftwich then connected with Curtis Jones for 27 yards and Marriott for 23. After two incomplete passes, Leftwich hit Denero Marriott for 20 yards. Marshall took over at its 20 with 50 seconds left and no timeouts. But the Pirates couldn't run out the clock and punted into the end zone. Leftwich finished 41-of-70 with four scoring passes and a TD run.ДЄhead 51-45, East Carolina (6-6) recovered an onsides kick in the final two minutes.

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'I guess we had to make it a little dramatic and miss that extra point, then give the fans and TV a little bit more thrill,' Marshall coach Bob Pruett said.

Marshall wasted a chance to win in regulation when it missed the extra point. The Thundering Herd (11-2) stormed back from a 38-8 halftime deficit, tying it at 51 in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. Previously, the highest-scoring bowl was Texas Tech's 55-41 victory over Air Force in the 1995 Copper. It was just a matter of time when we were going to do it.' 'We knew we could come out here, move the ball and score some points on these guys. Leftwich capped his night with an 8-yard touchdown toss to Josh Davis to end it, capping Marshall's comeback from a 30-point halftime deficit. 'I hope everyone got their money's worth.' 'Lord, have mercy,' East Carolina coach Steve Logan exclaimed. In the highest-scoring bowl game in history, Marshall rallied past the Pirates 64-61 in double overtime Wednesday night to win the GMAC Bowl behind Byron Leftwich's 576 yards passing. Marshall and East Carolina piled up the points so quickly that even the coaches had trouble keeping track. Marshall Wins GMAC Bowl Behind Miracle Comeback

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