NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- Allstate Sugar Bowl
| (22) Louisville Cardinals (10-2) vs. (4) Florida Gators (11-1) |
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| Date: |
Wednesday, January 2nd |
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| Kickoff: |
8:30 p.m. (et) |
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| Site: |
Mercedes-Benz Superdome (72,589) -- New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Surface: |
UBU Speed Series-S5-M |
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| Annual: |
79th |
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| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$18,000,000 |
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| Television: |
ESPN |
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| Announcers: |
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Quint Kessenich |
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| Home Record: |
Louisville 6-1; Florida 7-0 |
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| Away Record: |
Louisville 4-1; Florida 4-0 |
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| Neutral Record: |
Louisville 0-0; Florida 0-1 |
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| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Louisville 1W; Florida 4W |
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| Las Vegas Line: |
Florida 13.5 (Total, 45.5) |
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| All-Time Series: |
Florida (2-0) |
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| Last Meeting: |
October 24, 1992 (Florida, 31-17 at Florida) |
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| Series Streak: |
Florida has won the only two meetings. |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Louisville vs. SEC (12-34-1) |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Florida vs. Big East (9-4-2) |
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| Bowl Records: |
Louisville (7-8-1) |
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Florida (20-19 -- 3-5 in Sugar Bowl) |
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| 2012 National Rankings: |
Louisville - 22nd |
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Florida - 4th |
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| Coaches: |
Louisville - Charlie Strong (24-14 at Louisville) |
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(Career Record, 24-15) |
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Florida - Will Muschamp (18-7 at Florida) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
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| Season Schedule/Results |
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| Louisville Cardinals |
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| Sep 2 - W vs. Kentucky, 32-14 |
| Sep 8 - W vs. Missouri State, 35-7 |
| Sep 15 - W vs. North Carolina, 39-34 |
| Sep 22 - W at FIU, 28-21 |
| Sep 29 - W at Southern Miss, 21-17 |
| Oct 6 - Open |
| Oct 13 - W at Pittsburgh, 45-35 |
| Oct 20 - W vs. So Florida, 27-25 |
| Oct 26 - W vs. Cincinnati, 34-31 OT |
| Nov 3 - W vs. Temple, 45-17 |
| Nov 10 - L at Syracuse, 26-45 |
| Nov 17 - Open |
| Nov 24 - L vs. Connecticut, 20-23 3OT |
| Nov 29 - W at Rutgers, 20-17 |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Jan 2 - vs. Florida, 8:30 PM (Sugar Bowl) |
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| Florida Gators |
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| Sep 1 - W vs. Bowling Green, 27-14 |
| Sep 8 - W at Texas A&M, 20-17 |
| Sep 15 - W at Tennessee, 37-20 |
| Sep 22 - W vs. Kentucky, 38-0 |
| Sep 29 - Open |
| Oct 6 - W vs. LSU, 14-6 |
| Oct 13 - W at Vanderbilt, 31-17 |
| Oct 20 - W vs. So Carolina, 44-11 |
| Oct 27 - L vs. Georgia, 9-17 (at Jacksonville, FL) |
| Nov 3 - W vs. Missouri, 14-7 |
| Nov 10 - W vs. Louisiana, 27-20 |
| Nov 17 - W vs. Jacksonville St, 23-0 |
| Nov 24 - W at Florida State, 37-26 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Jan 2 - vs. Louisville, 8:30 PM (Sugar Bowl) |
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