b able ▁com eb ack . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁five ▁games ▁that ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁lost ▁by ▁seven ▁points ▁or ▁fewer ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁that ▁season . ▁ ▁Records ▁Left wich ' s ▁ 5 7 6 ▁passing ▁yards ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁tied ▁the ▁bow l ▁game ▁record ▁set ▁by ▁Ty ▁Det mer ▁of ▁BY U ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Hol iday ▁Bowl ▁( Det mer ' s ▁total ▁was ▁set ▁without ▁over time ▁play ) — th ese ▁still ▁stand ▁. ▁East ▁Carolina ▁earned ▁the ▁dub ious ▁honor ▁of ▁scoring ▁the ▁most ▁points ▁ever ▁by ▁a ▁losing ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁bow l ▁game . ▁The ▁two ▁teams ▁combined ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁touch down s ▁and ▁ 1 2 5 ▁points , ▁also ▁bow l ▁game ▁records . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁this ▁game ▁remained ▁the ▁highest - sc oring ▁bow l ▁game ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁reg ulation ▁time , ▁with ▁the ▁total ▁ 1 0 2 ▁points ▁scored ▁in ▁reg ulation . ▁The ▁only ▁other ▁bow l ▁game , ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁to ▁see ▁ 1 0 2 ▁total ▁points ▁scored ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Hawai i ▁Bowl , ▁in ▁which ▁Hawai i ▁defeated ▁Houston , ▁ 5 4 - 4 8 ▁in ▁three ▁over times . ▁These ▁games ▁ed ged ▁out ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 ▁points ▁scored ▁in ▁California ' s ▁ 5 2 – 4 9 ▁win ▁over ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁in ▁the ▁