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Finishing What He Started

Charlie Strong could have left Louisville for the SEC, but he stayed to win big games. Upsetting Florida in the Sugar Bowl was huge. Edward Aschoff »DiRocco: Gators defenseless »Recap »

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SUGAR BLOG COVERAGE

For full coverage of the Louisville-Florida matchup in the AllState Sugar Bowl, check out the Sugar Bowl blog.

BOWL OVERVIEW

It was over when ... Louisville cornerback Andrew Johnson intercepted a tipped pass in the end zone and returned it 22 yards early in the fourth quarter.

Gameball goes to ... Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater, who shredded Florida's defense, completing 20 of 32 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns.

Stat of the game ... Third down: Louisville was fantastic on third down and Florida wasn't. The Cardinals went 9-for-14 while Florida went 3-for-10.

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INDIVIDUAL TEAM LEADERS

Louisville Passing
NAMECMP%YDSTDINT
T. Bridgewater68.53718278
W. Stein58.813100
Louisville Rushing
NAMECARYDSAVGTD
J. Wright2118243.910
S. Perry1367055.211
Louisville Receiving
NAMERECYDSAVGTD
D. Parker4074418.610
D. Copeland5062812.62
Florida Passing
NAMECMP%YDSTDINT
J. Driskel63.71646125
J. Brissett65.724910
Florida Rushing
NAMECARYDSAVGTD
M. Gillislee24411524.710
J. Driskel1184083.54
Florida Receiving
NAMERECYDSAVGTD
J. Reed4555912.43
Q. Dunbar3638310.64

SEASON STAT COMPARISON

    • Total Yards
    • 425.7
    • 338.0
    • Passing Yards
    • 298.6
    • 143.9
    • Rushing Yards
    • 127.1
    • 194.1
    • Points Scored
    • 31.0
    • 26.8
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Final
33
Louisville

Louisville

(11-2, 5-2 Big East)

23
Florida

Florida

(11-2, 7-1 SEC)

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