2013 Sugar Bowl
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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.[4] The game was broadcast live on ESPN at 8:30 PM ET.[3] 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.
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BCS Bowl Game 79th Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 2, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Teddy Bridgewater (QB - Louisville) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Florida by 13½[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Dan Capron (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 54,178 [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payout | US$17,000,000 per team[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | ESPN, ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | ESPN:
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Nielsen ratings | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As two touchdown underdogs, the Louisville Cardinals beat the Gators 33–23.[5] In recognition of his performance during the game, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was named the game's most valuable player.[6]