0 6 , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁G MA C ▁Bowl ▁remains ▁the ▁highest - sc oring ▁bow l ▁game ▁ever . ▁ ▁The ▁game , ▁with ▁an ▁official ▁attend ance ▁of ▁ 4 0 , 1 3 9 , ▁was ▁tele cast ▁on ▁ESP N 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁Marshall ' s ▁most ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁games . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁met ▁at ▁East ▁Carolina , ▁with ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁winning ▁ 1 7 - 1 4 . ▁That ▁night , ▁the ▁plane ▁carrying ▁the ▁H erd ▁back ▁to ▁Hun ting ton , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁crash ed ▁just ▁before ▁landing , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 7 5 ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁two ▁teams ▁had ▁only ▁met ▁one ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁crash , ▁a ▁ 4 5 - 0 ▁East ▁Carolina ▁win ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁They ▁later ▁played ▁every ▁year ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁when ▁both ▁schools ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁C - USA ▁East ▁Division . ▁ ▁The ▁bu il dup ▁This ▁game ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁high - sc oring ▁affair , ▁as ▁both ▁teams ▁featured ▁" high - f lying ▁quarter back s " ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁team m ates ▁on ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars — sen ior ▁David ▁G arr ard ▁for ▁East ▁Carolina , ▁who ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁J ags