2013 Russell Athletic Bowl
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Date | December 28, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | Nielsen ratings 3.6[4] | | |||||||||||||||||||
The 2013 Russell Athletic Bowl was an American
The Cardinals had a regular season record of 11–1 (7–1 American).[6] The Hurricanes finished their season at 9–3 (5–3 ACC).
Teams
The game featured the Miami Hurricanes against the Louisville Cardinals.
Miami
The Russell Athletic Bowl chose Miami as its ACC representative. The Hurricanes started 7–0 and were ranked as high as #7 in the
Offense
James Coley was the Hurricanes' offensive coordinator, and guided the offense throughout the season, during which it averaged 274.3 passing yards per game (29th in FBS), 172.5 rushing yards per game (63rd in FBS), and 35.9 points per game (25th in FBS).[8] The Canes' offense featured third team all-conference honoree senior Stephen Morris at quarterback;[9] he totaled 2868 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions during the season.[10] A pair of sophomore running backs led the rushing attack, however one would not play in the bowl game – sophomore Duke Johnson, who rushed for a total of 920 yards and 6 touchdowns during the season en route to second team all-conference achievement,[9] broke his ankle in Miami's game against Florida State and subsequently underwent surgery, which prevented his participation in the bowl game,[11] and in his absence, sophomore Dallas Crawford picked up the slack, and in total, recorded 523 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns during the season. Freshman Gus Edwards also contributed, totaling 300 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns.[10]
Miami's leading receiver was senior Allen Hurns, a second team all-conference honoree,[9] who recorded 60 receptions, exceeded 1,000 yards, and totaled 6 touchdowns on the season. Freshman Stacy Coley was second on the team in receptions with 30, and led the team with 7 receiving touchdowns. Sophomore Herb Waters and junior Philip Dorsett also contributed wide receiver, and junior Clive Walford contributed at tight end, catching 30 passes including 2 touchdowns.[10] Three Miami offensive linemen achieved all-conference honors, with senior guard Brandon Linder achieving second team accolades, and senior tackle Seantrel Henderson and junior center Shane McDermott achieving third team recognition.[9] The other starters on the line were sophomore Ereck Flowers at left tackle and junior Jon Feliciano predominantly at left guard (he made two starts at right tackle), both of whom started all 12 games.[12][13] Sophomore Matt Goudis handled the kicking responsibilities, making 13 of his 17 field goal tries with a long of 49 yards, and making all 56 extra point attempts.[10]
Defense
Coached by
In the secondary, despite starting only two games, sophomore Deon Bush earned honorable mention all-conference accolades from the Atlantic Conference Sports Media Association;[18] he totaled 24 tackles and recorded 1 each TFL, sack, and interception.[15] Sophomore cornerback Tracy Howard also earned such recognition,[18] recording 32 tackles and 4 interceptions on the season. The predominant starter at cornerback opposite Howard was junior Ladarius Gunter, whose 40 tackles placed him sixth on the team, and whose 3 interceptions were second on the team. Several players started at safety throughout the season; in the team's final game, however, the two starters were senior A. J. Highsmith and sophomore Rayshawn Jenkins ... earlier in the season, senior Kacy Rodgers II and Bush started games. All four saw regular playing time throughout the season.[15]
Louisville
After the
Offense
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson was in charge of the Cardinals' offense that averaged 35.1 points per game, which on the field was led by star junior quarterback
The receiving game featured three players – all wide receivers – with over 40 catches. They were junior DeVante Parker, who from his 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) frame caught 46 passes for 743 yards and 11 touchdowns, the latter two of which led the team, senior Damian Copeland, who led the team with 52 receptions and gained 690 yards scoring five touchdowns, and senior Eli Rogers, who from a small stature (5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m)) caught 41 passes for 498 yards.[23] Other contributing wide receivers included juniors Kai De La Cruz and Robert Clark, who combined for 38 receptions, 480 yards, and 4 touchdowns. Complementing the wide receivers were two tight ends – junior Gerald Christian, who caught 26 passes for 401 yards and 4 touchdowns during the season, and senior Ryan Hubbell, who caught 14 passes for 236 yards during the season.[23] The majority of the kicking duties (though he was listed as both a kicker and punter on the official team roster)[29] were handled by sophomore John Wallace, who succeeded on 81% of his field goal tries during the season with a long of 39; he scored a total of 100 points adding 49/50 extra point tries.[30] The Cardinals' offensive line entered the season needing to replace players who had totaled a combined 73 starts, but returning three juniors expected to contribute – Jake Smith, John Miller, and Jamon Brown.[31] In the last game of the season, the Cardinals started that trio at center, left guard, and left tackle respectively, while inserting senior Kamran Joyer and sophomore Ryan Mack on the right side at guard and tackle respectively.[32] Though from time to time they struggled, Smith commented that they improved in each game.[33]
Defense
Louisville's defense, which was coordinated by Vance Bedford, held opponents to 12.4 points per game, and recorded 39 total sacks, both of which were near the top of the NCAA.[34][35] A strong defensive line contributed to the sack totals,[36] and was led by senior end Marcus Smith, whose 12.5 sacks were top 10 nationally. Opposite him was junior end Lorenzo Mauldin, who recorded 9.5 sacks, which was top 20 nationally.[37] In the middle at tackle, seniors Brandon Dunn and Roy Philon combined for 78 tackles, with Dunn recording 4.5 tackles for loss (TFL) and 1 sack, and Philon contributing 12 TFL and 4 sacks.[38] Though that was the starting lineup for all 12 of the Cardinals' regular season games,[38] sophomore end Sheldon Rankins also saw playing time, and made 15 tackles as well as 3 sacks.[39] Louisville's linebackers were another strong group, although they did not feature the same starting lineup in each game like the defensive line.[38] Senior middle linebacker Preston Brown led the defense with 91 tackles, adding 10.5 TFL, and 3.5 sacks. Supplementing his anchorage of the linebacking corps was sophomore weak side linebacker James Burgess, who was third on the team with 67 tackles, and added 7 TFL. Primarily starting on the strong side was former walk on George Durant, a redshirt senior who started only 7 games and earlier in the season was arrested for egregious speeding and charged with reckless driving as well as several other charges[40] ... he ultimately entered the bowl game having amassed 15 tackles. Freshman Keith Kelsey provided depth at all three linebacker slots,[36] and finished the season with 23 tackles.[38]
Two veteran safeties – junior
Game summary
Scoring summary
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