College football game
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 .
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.
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Georgia Nebraska 1 11:39 - - - UGA Shawn Williams blocks punt out of the end zone for a safety 2 0 1 7:54 10 80 3:45 UGA Arthur Lynch 29-yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray, Marshall Morgan kick good 9 0 1 4:42 7 75 3:12 NEB Jamal Turner 14-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Martinez , Brett Maher kick good 9 7 1 4:15 - - - NEB Interception returned 24 yards for touchdown by Will Compton, Brett Maher kick good 9 14 1 4:04 1 75 0:11 UGA Tavarres King 75-yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray, Marshall Morgan kick good 16 14 2 10:33 4 38 1:09 UGA Todd Gurley 24-yard touchdown run, Marshall Morgan kick good 23 14 2 8:48 5 46 1:45 NEB 39-yard field goal by Brett Maher 23 17 2 4:43 6 76 1:58 NEB Rex Burkhead 16-yard touchdown reception from Taylor Martinez, Brett Maher kick good 23 24 3 9:42 13 75 5:18 NEB Rex Burkhead 2-yard touchdown run, Brett Maher kick good 23 31 3 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 31 4 14:52 6 74 2:27 UGA Keith Marshall 24-yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray, Marshall Morgan kick good 38 31 4 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 31
Nebraska Defensive starters
Georgia Offensive starters
Georgia Defensive starters
Nebraska Offensive starters
History & conference tie-ins Tangerine Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Capital One Bowl Citrus Bowl There were games in January and December of 1958, 1960, and 2016. As a result, there were no games in 1959, 1986 or 2017.
Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.