In the third quarter, South Carolina receiver Alshon Jeffery and Nebraska corner Alfonzo Dennard were involved in a fight, resulting in both players being ejected.[3]
Down 13–9 at the end of the first half, South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw took the snap from the Gamecocks' own 49-yard line with 0:06 seconds remaining. With 0:02 remaining, Shaw heaved a Hail Mary pass, which was caught at the 4-yard line by Jeffery, who dove into the endzone for a touchdown as time expired. South Carolina went on to win 30–13, and Jeffery was named MVP of the game.
This game is notable Gamecocks football history for being the first 11 win season for the South Carolina football program. In turn, it ultimately led to their first top-10 final ranking in the major college football polls.
References
^Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011
^. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
^"USC's Jeffery Ejected from Bowl Game | WYFF Home - WYFF Home". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
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2012, capital, bowl, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, januar. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2012 Capital One Bowl news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2012 Capital One Bowl the 66th edition of the game was a post season American college football bowl game held on January 2 2012 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando Florida as part of the 2011 12 NCAA Bowl season 2012 Capital One BowlNebraska Cornhuskers South Carolina Gamecocks 9 3 10 2 Big Ten SEC13 30Head coach Bo Pelini Head coach Steve SpurrierAPCoachesBCS212020 APCoachesBCS10991234 TotalNebraska 13000 13South Carolina 97014 30DateJanuary 2 2012Season2011StadiumFlorida Citrus BowlLocationOrlando FloridaMVPAlshon Jeffery South Carolina wide receiverFavoriteSouth Carolina by 1 1 RefereeJerry McGinn Big East Attendance61 351PayoutUS 4 55 million per team 2 United States TV coverageNetworkESPNAnnouncersJoe Tessitore Play by Play Rod Gilmore Analyst Quint Kessenich Sidelines Nielsen ratings2 86Capital One Bowl lt 2011 2013 gt The game which was telecast at 1 00 p m ET on ESPN featured the 9 South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference versus the 20 Nebraska Cornhuskers from the Big Ten Conference In the third quarter South Carolina receiver Alshon Jeffery and Nebraska corner Alfonzo Dennard were involved in a fight resulting in both players being ejected 3 Down 13 9 at the end of the first half South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw took the snap from the Gamecocks own 49 yard line with 0 06 seconds remaining With 0 02 remaining Shaw heaved a Hail Mary pass which was caught at the 4 yard line by Jeffery who dove into the endzone for a touchdown as time expired South Carolina went on to win 30 13 and Jeffery was named MVP of the game This game is notable Gamecocks football history for being the first 11 win season for the South Carolina football program In turn it ultimately led to their first top 10 final ranking in the major college football polls References Edit Bowl Schedule Los Angeles Times December 7 2011 Bowl payouts projected around 281 million College Gridiron 365 Blog Orlando Sentinel Archived from the original on November 11 2012 Retrieved October 11 2012 USC s Jeffery Ejected from Bowl Game WYFF Home WYFF Home Archived from the original on February 9 2013 Retrieved June 20 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Capital One Bowl amp oldid 1171448916, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
