By Bert Leeson

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami football program announced Sunday that it has accepted a bid to the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl and will take on Rutgers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Thurs., Dec. 28.

The game will be aired live at 2:15 p.m. ET on ESPN, 560 WQAM and americaradio 1260AM.

“We are excited to accept a bid to the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl in venerable Yankee Stadium,” Vice President/Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich said. “Visiting New York to play in a bowl game at such an historic venue is a great reward and a memorable opportunity for both our student-athletes and our fans.”

Miami’s appearance in the 2023 Pinstripe Bowl marks the 45th time in school history the Hurricanes have competed in a bowl game. Miami owns a 20-24 overall record in 44 previous bowl games.

Miami’s matchup with Rutgers (6-6, 3-6 B1G) is the first meeting between the two programs since 2003 – a 34-10 win for the Hurricanes. Miami leads the all-time series, 11-0.

The Hurricanes (7-5, 3-5 ACC) are making their third overall bowl appearance in New York. Miami fell in the 2018 Pinstripe Bowl to Wisconsin and also competed in the 1962 Gotham Bowl in the original Yankee Stadium, losing to Nebraska, 36-34.

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