 The win by East Carolina knocked # 24 Boise State out of the final AP Poll of the year . This was the first time BSU was not ranked in the AP Poll top 25 since October 28 , 2007 . Because of his impressive performance , Chris Johnson was invited to the 2008 Senior Bowl . After the game , East Carolina finished the season 8 @-@ 5 , the highest win total since 2000 . This also marked Coach Skip Holtz 's first Bowl win . Boise State finished the season 10 @-@ 3 . This marked Coach Chris Petersen first post @-@ season loss . 
 The win by East Carolina knocked # 24 Boise State out of the final AP Poll of the year . This was the first time BSU was not ranked in the AP Poll top 25 since October 28 , 2007 . Because of his impressive performance , Chris Johnson was invited to the 2008 Senior Bowl . After the game , East Carolina<a href='been_done' title='1'><mark></mark></a> finished the season 8 @-@ 5 , the highest win total since 2000 . This also marked Coach Skip Holtz <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>first Bowl win . Boise State<a href='been_done' title='3'><mark></mark></a> finished the season 10 @-@ 3 . This marked Coach Chris Petersen first post @-@ season loss . 
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