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VIA: WCPO.com

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Tim Tebow had a record-setting night at the Superdome in New Orleans as the Florida Gators crushed the Cincinnati Bearcats 51-24 at the Sugar Bowl.

Tebow threw three touchdown passes and ran for another in the lopsided victory.  It was Florida’s 13th victory in 14 games this season. It was UC’s first loss after a 12-0 regular season.

Tebow began the scoring with a seven yard touchdown pass to Aaron Hernandez in the first quarter. The point after failed, but Florida added a Caleb Sturgis field goal and led 9-0 after one quarter.

The second quarter devastated the Bearcats. Tebow passed seven yards to Deonte Thompson for one touchdown and 80 yards to Riley Cooper for another. Emmanuel Moody ran six yards for another score as Florida built a 30-3 lead at halftime.

Cincinnati’s only first half points came on a 47 yard field goal by Jacob Rogers.

Cincinnati’s defense simply couldn’t contain Florida’s multi-faceted attack. In the regular season, Cincinnati could outscore the opposition. Friday night, UC’s defense couldn’t get off the field. And rarely could Cincinnati’s offense mount a consistent attack against a highly-regarded Florida defense.

Florida added two more touchdowns in the third quarter. Emmanuel Moody scored his second touchdown, and Tebow ran four yards for a score.

Sandwiched in between was Cincinnati’s first touchdown, a two-yard scoring pass from Tony Pike to Marcus Waugh.

Both teams added fourth quarter touchdowns. Pike threw a three yard strike to Armon Binns, and Chris Rainey ran six yards for a Florida score. Pike added a touchdown pass to Kazeem Ali in the final minutes.

It was an impressive finish for the senior class at Florida that racked up a record of 47-7. They’ve won three BCS games and two national titles.

Tebow, who won the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore, compiled 533 total yards and 482 passing yards in Friday’s game. Both are BCS bowl records.

It’s a second straight disappointment for the UC program in BCS games. The Bearcats lost to Virginia Tech in the 2009 Orange Bowl.