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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 36, Miami 9
When: 6:45 PM ET, Saturday, December 28, 2013
Where: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
Temperature: 70°
Head Official: Michael Cannon
Attendance: 51098

No. 16 Louisville 36, No. 25 Miami (Fla.) 9: Teddy Bridgewater passed for a career-high 447 yards and tossed three touchdowns as the Cardinals ran away from the Hurricanes at the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

Bridgewater completed 35-of-45 passes, connecting with 10 different receivers, and added a rushing touchdown for Louisville (12-1). DeVante Parker was Bridgewater’s top target, catching nine passes for a season-high 142 yards and a touchdown.

Miami (9-4) managed 174 total yards, including 14 rushing yards on 28 attempts. Hurricanes quarterback Stephen Morris threw for 160 yards but was credited for minus-59 rushing yards, with 39 of those coming on four Louisville sacks.

The Hurricanes were the first to score, taking a 2-0 lead when Bridgewater was sacked in the end zone by Deon Bush after Pat O’Donnell’s punt pinned the Cardinals at their 2-yard line. Those would be the last points until just over 10 minutes remained as John Wallace booted three straight field goals for Louisville and Bridgewater followed with back-to-back touchdown strikes of 26 yards to Parker and 12 yards to Michaelee Harris for a 22-2 lead that stood at intermission.

Bridgewater didn’t let up in the second half as he hooked up with Senorise Perry on a 24-yard touchdown connection in which Perry did most of the work, catching a middle screen at the 26 and weaving up the middle through defenders. The touchdown established Bridgewater as Louisville's single-single touchdown leader with 31.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami was held without a touchdown or field goal in the first half for the first time since Nov. 27, 2010 against South Florida. … Louisville has outscored its opponents at its bowl game the last two seasons by a combined 46-12. … Bridgewater established his career high with a 25-yard pass to Eli Rogers with about a minute remaining.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Miami   Louisville
Gus Edwards Player Senorise Perry
12 Attempts 6
38 Yards 46
3.2 Avg Yards 7.7
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Miami   Louisville
Clive Walford Player DeVante Parker
4 Receptions 9
82 Yards 142
20.5 Avg Yards 15.8
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Miami 174 14 160 1 0 0 1.0 1
Louisville 554 107 447 4 3 0 4.0 1