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Game Recap
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Ben Hartman kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give East Carolina a 41-38 win over No. 24 Boise State in the Hawaii Bowl. Chris Johnson set an NCAA bowl record with 408 all-purpose yards for the Pirates (8-5), who won their first postseason game since the 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl.
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Key Players
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Taylor Tharp, Boise State, QB |
| The quarterback had a solid game, throwing for 265 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He threw a 3-yard score to Ryan Putnam and a 25-yard TD to Jeremy Avery. |
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Chris Johnson, East Carolina, RB |
| The running back had a fantastic final college game, rushing for 223 yards on 28 carries, scoring on a 68-yard run. He also scored on an 18-yard reception and returned six kickoffs for 153 yards.
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Notes
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Boise State: Kicker/punter Kyle Brotzman earned WAC special teams player of the week three times ... Boise State falls to 5-3 in bowl games ... Boise State was hoping to finish in the Top 25 for the fifth time in the last six years.
East Carolina: The Pirates have eight bowl appearances since 1990 and four since 2000 ... The trip to Hawaii is the longest voyage made by the football team (4,862 miles) ... All three quarterbacks on the depth chart are C-USA Academic Honor Roll students (Patrick Pinkney, Rob Kass and Brett Clay).
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Quotable
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"It was weird for us to start slow. I think it was a combination of not being ready to go and missed assignments."
-- Boise State quarterback Taylor Tharp
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Hawaii Bowl MVP Chris Johnson shakes hands with Jeremy Avery. (AP)
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