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Louisville Upsets Florida 33-23 in Sugar Bowl — Watch Some of the Highlights

Jan. 3, 2013 12:14am Jason Howerton

Louisville Upsets Florida 33 23 in Sugar Bowl Watch the Highlights

NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 02: Jeff Driskel #6 of the Florida Gators is sacked by Sheldon Rankins #98 and Lorenzo Mauldin #94 of the Louisville Cardinals in the fourth quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 2, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit: Getty Images

NEW ORLEANS (TheBlaze/AP) — Terell Floyd returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown on the first play, dual-threat quarterback Teddy Bridgewater directed several scoring drives and No. 22 Louisville surprised No. 4 Florida 33-17 Wednesday night in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Shaking off an early hit that flattened him and knocked off his helmet, Bridgewater came back to throw TD passes to DeVante Parker and Damian Copeland.

The two-touchdown underdogs from the Big East took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and were never caught. It certainly was a sweet win for Cardinals coach Charlie Strong – he was Florida’s defensive coordinator before leaving after the 2009 season and taking over Louisville.

But Florida did manage to record one of the biggest hits on the night when linebacker Jon Bostic leveled Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Watch the video below:

Down 30-10 early in the fourth quarter, Florida threw a very untimely interception, signaling the beginning of the end for the Gators.

Then there was this great open field tackle by Louisville cornerback Zed Evans.

Finally, down 33-10 midway through the fourth period, the one-loss power from the Southeastern Conference tried to rally late on a 100-yard kickoff return by Andre Debose and a short touchdown pass in the closing minutes. Florida got no closer.

Featured image via Getty

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maxpower80203
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 2:17pm
I was pleasantly surprised that Louisville came out and dominated Florida so much in this game. The Gators were caught flat-footed and never recovered from that interception in the first quarter. Some of my DISH coworkers were raving about how great the SEC is, so it was nice to see them eat some crow. I missed the matchup last night, but I saw the game later since I set a timer for it on my DISH Hopper. I like to catch up with bowl games that I miss and I can do that since my DVR holds up to 2,000 hours of programming.

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- Paool
  Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:22pm
  Florida was caught being terrible like they have all year. I’m a huge Florida fan and they have been holding onto wins by a thread ALL year against teams that have no business being within 3 td’s of them. This is just a terrible ending to a terrible year for the Gators. Better luck next year Gator Nation.
  
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biohazard23
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:30am
Bwahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!! A Gator loss is always a great way to start the year!!!

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- Paool
  Posted on January 3, 2013 at 2:14pm
  Bite me.
  
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Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 2:43am
Did you know that the University of Oregon mascot (DUCK) is named “Puddles” ??

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YAHSHUARULES
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 1:07am
The real upset is what has been done to our country in the last few years. The question to ask is are they ignorant or are they evil. Here is the evidence. You decide
https://vimeo.com/52009124
If America goes down, the free world will go down with it and it will be finished for a very, very long time…

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- burnteye86
  Posted on January 3, 2013 at 1:39am
  What does that have to do with me making 12 million dollars an hour just working from home on my laptop?
  
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- subic
  Posted on January 3, 2013 at 2:33am
  Right you are YAHSH, but it was good to see the loudmouth Gator thugs get a curbstomping. I wonder how GREAT it is to be a Florida Gator tonight? LOLOLOL
  
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