Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs Louisville Cardinals Match Player Stats On Dec 28, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Dec 28, 2013

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 Bridgewaterกฏs 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 OกฏDonnellกฏs 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 didnกฏt 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. กญ Louisville has outscored its opponents at its bowl game the last two seasons by a combined 46-12. กญ Bridgewater established his career high with a 25-yard pass to Eli Rogers with about a minute remaining.