The Miami Hurricanes played in the 84th annual Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday night and were defeated by the Wisconsin Badgers 34-24. The Canes finished the 2017 season losing their final three games.
Wisconsin(13-1) scored first during the opening quarter. They were able to get a 35-yard field goal from Rafael Gaglianone at 7:58 to go up 3-0.
Miami(10-3) responded with a touchdown on their second possession of the contest at the 5:21 mark. Running back Travis Homer, an Oxbridge Academy grad, ran the ball in from five yards away for the score to give the Canes a 7-3 lead.
The Hurricanes would get into the end zone on the second play of their third drive. Running back DeeJay Dallas took a handoff and raced for a 39-yard touchdown run with 2:49 left in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Badgers cut the deficit to 14-10 at 13:37. Quarterback Alex Hornibrook threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Danny Davis III on the right sideline.
Wisconsin kept the momentum and regained the lead 17-14 with 5:49 remaining in the first half. Wide receiver A.J. Taylor caught a 16-yard touchdown reception from Hornibrook. The Badgers increased their lead to 24-14 with 28 seconds to go when Hornibrook found Davis on a five-yard toss.
The Canes quickly attacked in the third quarter with a two-play drive and closed the gap to three points 24-21 at 10:52. Quarterback Malik Rosier completed a 38-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lawrence Cager.
Both teams later exchanged field goals as Gaglianone connected from 47 yards away for Wisconsin with 3:45 left in the third and Michael Badgley booted a 41-yard field goal at the 11:39 mark of the fourth.
Hornibrook compiled his fourth touchdown pass of the contest to give the Badgers a 34-24 lead with 7:48 remaining. He passed six yards to Davis for his third touchdown reception.
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