2013 Sugar Bowl

The 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The game featured the Florida Gators of the SEC and the Louisville Cardinals of the Big East. The game was broadcast live on ESPN at 8:30 PM ET. Louisville was selected to their first Sugar Bowl after a 10–2 regular season that culminated in a share of the Big East title. Florida was picked as the other half of the matchup following an 11–1 campaign.

2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl
BCS Bowl Game
79th Sugar Bowl
1234 Total
Louisville 141063 33
Florida 010013 23
DateJanuary 2, 2013
Season2012
StadiumMercedes-Benz Superdome
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana
MVPTeddy Bridgewater (QB - Louisville)
FavoriteFlorida by 13½
RefereeDan Capron (Big Ten)
Attendance54,178
PayoutUS$17,000,000 per team
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN, ESPN Deportes
AnnouncersESPN:
  • Sean McDonough (Play-by-Play)
  • Chris Spielman (Analyst)
  • Quint Kessenich (Sideline)
ESPN Deportes:
Nielsen ratings6.4

As two touchdown underdogs, the Louisville Cardinals beat the Gators 33–23. In recognition of his performance during the game, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was named the game's most valuable player.

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