2013 Sugar Bowl

[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.

On offense, the Gators were led by All-SEC running back Mike Gillislee, who came into the game with 1,104 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.

[7] Louisville started the season with a 9–0 record before dropping back-to-back games against Syracuse and Connecticut.

Florida finally got on board in the second quarter with a 33-yard field goal from Caleb Sturgis to make it 14–3.

After forcing Florida to punt, Louisville extended their lead 24–3 on a 15-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to DeVante Parker.

Florida was able to close the gap towards the end of the second quarter on a 4th down, 1-yard touchdown run from Matt Jones to make the score 24–10 going into halftime.

Taking advantage of the good field position, the Cardinals scored on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Teddy Bridgewater to Damian Copeland.

Taking advantage of the interception, Louisville extended their lead to 33–10 on a 30-yard field goal from John Wallace.

On the ensuing kickoff, Florida's Andre Debose returned the ball 100 yards to cut the lead down to 33–17.

After forcing Louisville to punt, Florida was able to cut further into the lead on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Driskel to Kent Taylor.