ley , ▁however ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁enough ▁and ▁the ▁Card inals ▁won , ▁ 4 8 - 1 7 . ▁With ▁the ▁win ▁and ▁R ut gers ' ▁loss ▁to ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁the ▁Card inals ▁won ▁the ▁Big ▁East ▁and ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁B CS . ▁With ▁the ▁win , ▁the ▁Card inals ▁were ▁ranked ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁B CS ▁stand ings . ▁ ▁Orange ▁Bowl ▁ ▁Win ning ▁the ▁Big ▁East , ▁the ▁Card inals ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁Orange ▁Bowl ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁A CC ▁champion ▁and ▁No .   1 5 ▁ranked ▁W ake ▁Forest ▁Dem on ▁De a cons . ▁The ▁De a cons ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁fifth - year ▁head ▁coach ▁Jim ▁Gro be ▁and ▁quarter back ▁R iley ▁Sk inner . ▁The ▁De a cons ▁took ▁an ▁early ▁lead ▁with ▁a ▁field ▁goal , ▁however ▁the ▁Card inals ▁answered ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁field ▁goal ▁and ▁a ▁touch down ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁ 1 0 - 3 ▁lead ▁to ▁hal ft ime . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁Sk inner ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 0 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁three - point ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁after ▁a ▁ 3 6 - yard ▁field ▁goal . ▁The ▁lead ▁didn ' t ▁last ▁long ▁though , ▁as ▁the ▁Card inals ▁scored ▁a ▁quick ▁touch down ▁on ▁a ▁r ush ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Allen ▁and ▁another ▁one ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁quarter ▁on ▁a ▁r ush