Entering the game both teams suffered a loss at their respective conference championship games. The Georgia Bulldogs, winners of the SEC Eastern Division, were ranked #3 in the BCS going into the game. They lost to #2 Alabama 32–28. Meanwhile, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, winners of the Big Ten Legends Division, were ranked #12 going into the game. They lost to unranked Wisconsin 70–31.
Prior to this bowl, Nebraska had played Georgia just once in football. During the 1969 Sun Bowl, the 9–2 Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the 5–5–1 Georgia Bulldogs by a score of 45–6. This season was of note in that it featured 31-year-old Tom Osborne in his first year as an offensive coordinator for Nebraska.
^Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2012
^Michael Humes, Double-Digit Increase for Rose & Orange Bowls Combined Viewership, ESPN, January 2, 2013
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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 2013 Capital One Bowl news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2013 Capital One Bowl the 67th edition of the game was a post season American college football bowl game held on January 1 2013 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando Florida as part of the 2012 13 NCAA Bowl season 2013 Capital One BowlGeorgia Bulldogs Nebraska Cornhuskers 11 2 10 3 SEC Big Ten45 31Head coach Mark Richt Head coach Bo PeliniAPCoachesBCS657 APCoachesBCS2321161234 TotalGeorgia 167814 45Nebraska 141070 31DateJanuary 1 2013Season2012StadiumFlorida Citrus BowlLocationOrlando FloridaMVPAaron Murray QB Georgia FavoriteGeorgia by 10 1 RefereeMike Defee Big 12 Attendance59 712United States TV coverageNetworkABCAnnouncersRece Davis play by play Jesse Palmer analyst David Pollack analyst Samantha Ponder sideline reporter Nielsen ratings6 6 10 Million viewers 2 Capital One Bowl lt 2012 2014 gt The game which was broadcast at 1 00 p m EST on ABC featured the 7 BCS Georgia Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference versus the 16 BCS Nebraska Cornhuskers from the Big Ten Conference Entering the game both teams suffered a loss at their respective conference championship games The Georgia Bulldogs winners of the SEC Eastern Division were ranked 3 in the BCS going into the game They lost to 2 Alabama 32 28 Meanwhile the Nebraska Cornhuskers winners of the Big Ten Legends Division were ranked 12 going into the game They lost to unranked Wisconsin 70 31 Prior to this bowl Nebraska had played Georgia just once in football During the 1969 Sun Bowl the 9 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the 5 5 1 Georgia Bulldogs by a score of 45 6 This season was of note in that it featured 31 year old Tom Osborne in his first year as an offensive coordinator for Nebraska Contents 1 Game summary 1 1 Scoring summary 1 2 Statistics 1 3 Game notes 2 Depth chart 3 Depth chart 4 ReferencesGame summary editScoring summary edit Scoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP Georgia Nebraska1 11 39 UGA Shawn Williams blocks punt out of the end zone for a safety 2 01 7 54 10 80 3 45 UGA Arthur Lynch 29 yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray Marshall Morgan kick good 9 01 4 42 7 75 3 12 NEB Jamal Turner 14 yard touchdown reception from Taylor Martinez Brett Maher kick good 9 71 4 15 NEB Interception returned 24 yards for touchdown by Will Compton Brett Maher kick good 9 141 4 04 1 75 0 11 UGA Tavarres King 75 yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray Marshall Morgan kick good 16 142 10 33 4 38 1 09 UGA Todd Gurley 24 yard touchdown run Marshall Morgan kick good 23 142 8 48 5 46 1 45 NEB 39 yard field goal by Brett Maher 23 172 4 43 6 76 1 58 NEB Rex Burkhead 16 yard touchdown reception from Taylor Martinez Brett Maher kick good 23 243 9 42 13 75 5 18 NEB Rex Burkhead 2 yard touchdown run Brett Maher kick good 23 313 7 26 5 79 2 16 UGA Chris Conley 49 yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray 2 point Aaron Murray pass to Rhett McGowan good 31 314 14 52 6 74 2 27 UGA Keith Marshall 24 yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray Marshall Morgan kick good 38 314 11 03 3 85 1 22 UGA Chris Conley 87 yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray Marshall Morgan kick good 45 31 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 45 31Statistics edit Game notes editDepth chart editNebraska Defensive starters FSDaimion Stafford SSP J SmithNBCiante Evans LBWill Compton NBCorey CooperCBJosh Mitchell DE DT DT DEEric Martin Cameron Meredith Thad Randle Jason Ankrah CBAndrew GreenGeorgia Offensive starters FlankerTavarres King FlankerChris Conley LT LG C RG RTKenarious Gates Dallas Lee David Andrews Chris Burnette John Theus TEArthur Lynch SplitendRhett McGowanQBAaron MurrayRBKeith MarshallDepth chart editGeorgia Defensive starters FSBacarri Rambo NB ILB ILB OLBBranden Smith Alec Ogletree Amarlo Herrera Jarvis Jones SSShawn WilliamsCBDamian Swann DE NT DEGarrison Smith Kwame Geathers Cornelius Washington CBSanders CommingsNebraska Offensive starters WRKenny Bell WRJamal Turner LT LG C RG RTBrent Qvale Seung Hoon Choi Cole Pensick Spencer Long Jeremiah Sirles TEBen Cotton WRQuincy EnunwaQBTaylor MartinezRBRex BurkheadReferences edit Bowl Schedule Los Angeles Times December 10 2012 Michael Humes Double Digit Increase for Rose amp Orange Bowls Combined Viewership ESPN January 2 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2013 Capital One Bowl amp oldid 1171586884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
