2013 Georgia vs. Auburn "Prayer at Jordan–Hare" |
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Date | November 16, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Jordan–Hare Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Auburn, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Auburn by 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Penn Wagers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 87,451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers |
Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (color) Tracy Wolfson (sideline) |
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Nielsen ratings | 3.5 |
The Prayer at Jordan–Hare refers to a college football game between Auburn and Georgia and more specifically to the game-winning Hail Mary pass. The play occurred on November 16, 2013 at Jordan–Hare Stadium as the home team No. 7 ranked Auburn hosted No. 25 ranked Georgia in the 117th meeting of what is known as the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.
Down 38–37 with 36 seconds remaining in the game, Auburn faced 4th down and 18 yards to go when junior quarterback Nick Marshall threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Ricardo Louis. The pass was tipped by Georgia's sophomore safety Josh Harvey-Clemons. The pass would have been overthrown had Harvey-Clemons not deflected the football and Louis was unable to find the ball after the deflection until a moment before it landed in his hands. The score allowed Auburn to win the game 43–38 and break the tie in the all-time series.
As teammates sprinted to congratulate Ricardo Louis in the end zone, Auburn IMG Sports Network commentator Rod Bramblett exclaimed "A miracle in Jordan-Hare! A miracle in Jordan-Hare!" in utter jubilation, his voice carried across the nation on radio stations broadcasting the game. Within four days, T-shirts were being sold with Bramblett's words "Miracle at Jordan-Hare" printed across the top. Other sources modified the phrase, The War Eagle Reader dubbing the moment "The Miracle in Jordan-Hare," The Gadsden Times proclaiming the play "Marshall's Miracle" and USA Today pitching several titles including "The Marshall Miracle."