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Louisville safety Calvin Pryor predicted the particular Cardinals would ''shock the world'' versus Florida from the Sugar Bowl .

Brave thoughts of which this individual in addition to his teammates copied through place to finish.

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returned an interception 38 meters for just a touchdown about the very first play, dual-threat quarterback aimed a few scoring drives and No. 22 Louisville stunned this fourth-ranked Gators 33-23 while in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday night.

By the end, the chant, ''Charlie, Charlie!'' - regarding third-year Louisville coach Charlie Strong, the first sort shielding coordinator for this Gators - echoed from sections in the Superdome populated by simply red-clad Cardinals fans.

''They types of believed many of us were likely in to the future around and also lay out and also give them your game,'' Floyd said. ''But Coach Strong continually preaches this we're far better in comparison with any kind of team inside the land if we come out in addition to play hard. Coach Strong believed throughout all of us in addition to our own learning workforce believed within all of us in addition to we all arrived with in addition to theorized in ourselves

Shaking away an early strike which flattened him as well as pulled off of his helmet, Bridgewater ended up being something like 20 associated with 32 spending pertaining to 266 yards in addition to not one but two touchdowns resistant to the to a great extent popular Gators. Among his includes was some sort of pinpoint, 15-yard the right time throw of which DeVante Parker acrobatically chose as he / she touched one foot or so affordable in that nook regarding the finale zone.

His additional scoring strike traveled to Damian Copeland from 19 meters one participate in after a wonder onside kick through the Gators possessed backfired badly. Jeremy Wright had short touchdown run which will bought this two-touchdown underdogs on the Big East a 14-0 lead from which the Gators never recovered.

Florida never trailed simply by over eight details this kind of season, as well as the Southeastern Conference strength had dropped merely the moment commencing the following game. The control slipped SEC coaches and teams for you to 3-3 this kind of bowl season, having Alabama, Texas A&M and Mississippi nevertheless left for you to play.

Louisville and Florida every complete from 11-2.

Gators quarterback Jeff Driskel , which had chucked solely three interceptions many season, converted the baseball more than three times with a couple interceptions - equally tipped passes - as well as a fumble. He finished 16 with 29 pertaining to 175 yards.

''I look at this kind of operation tonight, plus I at times wonder, `Why don't we all make it happen the whole season,''' Strong said. ''We said this in the beginning: We you need to proper care associated with our position along with complete exactly what we could supposed to do, don't worry about whom we could playing.''

Down 33-10 midway in the fourth period, Florida tried using to be able to rally. Andre Debose obtained on the 100-yard kickoff gain in addition to Driskel threw a TD pass to stretched end Kent Taylor together with 2:13 left. But as soon as Louisville defenders piled with Driskel to forestall the 2-point try, the action appeared to be essentially over.

Florida decided not to report until Caleb Sturgis 's 33-yard field goal early on around your second quarter.

The Gators last but not least received guarantees area which has a trick play while in the concluding a few moments of the half. They evolved people while if to be able to stop a discipline purpose on fourth-and-goal from your 1, but lined in place within a bizarre combination of swinging-gate plus shotgun formations plus exceeded out of to Matt Jones.

Jones found only minimal challenge while your dog crashed into the stop zoom to help cap a strong 11-play, 74-yard generate of which involved four direct completions and four straight runs simply by Driskel.

The Gators tried out that will maintain your push which includes a wonder onside quit to be able to start the next quarter, however , not simply did Louisville recover, Florida's Chris Johnson seemed to be feedback an individual potent and ejected to get jabbing at Louisville's . That gave Louisville the actual ball within the Florida 19, from when Bridgewater desired a single play to uncover Copeland with regard to his / her score.

On the examples below kickoff, Evans slice lower conquer returner Loucheiz Purifoy which includes a vicious low, high-speed hit in which shook Purifoy up. Soon after, Driskel was sacked very difficult out of driving along with removed by way of Pryor.

Louisville's Lorenzo Mauldin hauled about this Florida 4, but your Gators' security drove this Cardinals backward along with made a overlooked industry goal, but that has been probably couple of morale victories for that aggravated Gators.

After Louisville indigenous Muhammad Ali was with your field for your coin toss, that Cardinals swiftly stung your Gators. Floyd, considered one of nearly about three dozens Louisville gamers in the condition connected with Florida, designed that play.

Driskel seemed to be seeking seldom-targeted Debose, who'd had solely a pair of draws just about all season. The throw was a bit driving Debose along with the receiver tipped it, making regarding a fairly easy snatch and score intended for Floyd exclusively 15 seconds straight into the actual game.

''That engage in types of fixed that tone,'' Floyd said. ''It kind of gifted us push as well as all of us kept it.''

Oddly, Louisville experienced simply twelve defenders with this industry until eventually simply events prior to the snap, when safety Jermaine Reve darted from the sideline along with without delay discovered some sort of Florida receiver that will cover.

When Louisville's criminal offense acquired the golf ball later on within the quarter, the actual Florida defense, graded among the best in the land this season, searched for to help intimidate the Cardinals along with one weighty hit immediately after another.

One knock back by simply Jon Bostic pulled Bridgewater's helmet away from times soon after he'd floated a strong not whole pass affordable the ideal sideline. Bostic has been necessary a personal foul, however, that did actually find the particular Cardinals starting travel rolling. Later, Wright shed his helmet during a 3-yard achieve and also procured a different large reach previous to he or she went down.

Louisville stored coming, though.

turned a short snatch in to a 23-yard achieve down for the Florida 1. Then Wright punched them inside give the Cardinals a strong early two-TD lead over the crew of which finished third from the BCS standings, one identify as well small to be able to play for any national concept in Miami.

Louisville earned this Big East berth to this game. They defeat Rutgers around delayed November to be able to nearly freeze way up the convention title, plugging that gain on a overdue interception by Floyd.