Toledo beats Pittsburgh in bowl-record six overtimes

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DETROIT -- Tucker Gleason ran for one overtime score and threw for four more as Toledo beat Pittsburgh 48-46 in a bowl-record six overtimes at the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field on Thursday.

The game surpassed the previous mark set 48 hours earlier when South Florida beat San Jose State 41-39 in five overtimes in the Hawai'i Bowl on Tuesday.

"It felt like we had to win the game three or four times today, but we are so proud of this team," Toledo coach Jason Candle said.

"To hang in there and to keep fighting like we did today, we were able to keep up with the emotional swings over the course of the game. It was a sloppy game at…