DETROIT - Junior Vandeross III scored the winning touchdown in the sixth overtime to give Toledo a thrilling 48-46 victory over Pittsburgh in the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday. Vandeross was named the game's Most Valuable Player after finishing the contest with a career-high 12 receptions and a career-best 194 receiving yards.
The contest was the longest bowl game in NCAA history, topping the five-overtime contest between South Florida and San Jose State in the Hawaii Bowl two days ago.
"This senior class wanted to go get a win and the young players did a really great job practicing all week long," said Head Coach Jason Candle, who tied Gary Pinkel as Toledo's all-time winningest coach with his 73rd victory.