| 2013 Capital One Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 67th Citrus Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Aaron Murray (Georgia QB)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia by 10[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Defee (Big 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 59,712 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$4.5 million[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Rece Davis (play-by-play) Jesse Palmer (analyst) David Pollack (analyst) Samantha Ponder (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 6.6[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2013 Citrus Bowl, known as the Capital One Bowl for sponsorship purposes, was the sixty-seventh edition of the college football bowl game, played on January 1, 2013 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Part of the 2012–13 bowl season, it featured No. 7 Georgia of the SEC and No. 16 Nebraska of the Big Ten. The game began at 1:00 p.m. EST and was broadcast on ABC.
A record-breaking performance from UGA quarterback Aaron Murray led the Bulldogs to a 45–31 victory in a game that featured over 1,000 combined yards of offense.
Teams
[edit]Each team lost its conference championship game, Georgia 32–28 to eventual national champion Alabama and Nebraska 70–31 to unranked Wisconsin.
Georgia and Nebraska met once prior to 2013, a 45–6 Cornhuskers win in the 1969 Sun Bowl.[5]
Georgia
[edit]Nebraska
[edit]Game
[edit]Georgia took an early lead when Shawn Williams blocked a Brett Maher out of the back of the end zone – though several Bulldogs missed an opportunity to recover the ball for a touchdown, Aaron Murray led a ten-play drive on the ensuing possession to give UGA a 9–0 lead.[1] Nebraska, which entered as a double-digit underdog, mounted a strong response, marching 75 yards to get on the board. It was followed by a Will Compton pick-six of Murray to take a 14–9 lead, but on Georgia's next play from scrimmage, Murray hit Tavarres King on a downfield strike to reclaim the lead.[6]
After intercepting Taylor Martinez in NU territory, Georgia stretched its lead back to nine on a Todd Gurley touchdown. The Cornhuskers again responded to a two-possession Georgia lead, scoring ten unanswered points to take a 24–23 lead into halftime. After the break, NU added to its lead on a thirteen-play drive capped by Rex Burkhead's second touchdown.[7] UGA answered quickly on its ensuing drive, converting a third down to King before tying the game on a deep shot to Chris Conley and two-point conversion to Rhett McGowan.[7]
With the game tied at 31, Nebraska advanced into Georgia territory, but Ameer Abdullah lost a fumble on third down despite NU players insisting tight end Ben Cotton had recovered the ball.[6] Officials declined to review the play, and Georgia mounted a six-play touchdown drive to take the lead. After a Nebraska punt, Murray threw his fifth touchdown in the face of a six-man blitz, a screen pass to Conley that he took 87 yards to the end zone. Nebraska was unable to mount a scoring threat over the remaining eleven minutes and Georgia won 45–31.[6]
Murray was named most valuable player after a hyper-efficient passing performance (a UGA bowl-record 427 yards on just eighteen completions) that included three touchdowns of 49 yards or more.[8] Georgia set a new Citrus Bowl record with 589 yards of offense.[8]
Scoring summary
[edit]| Qtr | Time | Drive | Team | Detail[9] | Score | |||
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| Plays | Yards | TOP | UGA | NU | ||||
| 1 | 11:39 | – | – | – | UGA | Shawn Williams blocked punt out of end zone | 2 | 0 |
| 7:54 | 10 | 80 | 3:45 | UGA | Arthur Lynch 2-yd pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick) | 9 | 0 | |
| 4:42 | 7 | 75 | 3:12 | NU | Jamal Turner 14-yd pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick) | 9 | 7 | |
| 4:15 | – | – | – | NU | Will Compton 24-yd interception return (Maher kick) | 9 | 14 | |
| 4:04 | 1 | 75 | 0:11 | UGA | Tavarres King 75-yd pass from Murray (Morgan kick) | 16 | 14 | |
| 2 | 10:33 | 4 | 38 | 1:09 | UGA | Todd Gurley 24-yd run (Morgan kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 8:48 | 5 | 46 | 1:45 | NU | Maher 39-yd field goal | 23 | 17 | |
| 4:43 | 6 | 76 | 1:58 | NU | Rex Burkhead 16-yd pass from Martinez (Maher kick) | 23 | 24 | |
| 3 | 9:42 | 13 | 75 | 5:18 | NU | Burkhead 2-yd run (Maher kick) | 23 | 31 |
| 7:26 | 5 | 79 | 2:16 | UGA | Chris Conley 49-yd pass from Murray (Murray pass to Rhett McGowan) | 31 | 31 | |
| 4 | 14:52 | 6 | 74 | 2:27 | UGA | Keith Marshall 24-yd pass from Murray (Morgan kick) | 38 | 31 |
| 11:03 | 3 | 85 | 1:22 | UGA | Conley 87-yd pass from Murray (Morgan kick) | 45 | 31 | |
Individual leaders
[edit]| Team | Category | Player | Statistics[9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| UGA | Passing | Aaron Murray | 18/33, 427 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Todd Gurley | 23 car, 125 yds, TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Conley | 2 rec, 136 yds, 2 TD | |
| NU | Passing | Taylor Martinez | 16/27, 204 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Rex Burkhead | 24 car, 140 yds, TD | |
| Receiving | Ben Cotton | 2 rec, 69 yds |
Team statistics
[edit]| Statistic[9] | Georgia | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 26 |
| Rushes-yards | 38–162 | 52–239 |
| Comp.–att.–yards | 18–33–427 | 16–27–204 |
| Total offense | 589 | 443 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Punts–average | 3–39.0 | 4–34.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 7–76 | 8–69 |
| Time of possession | 27:33 | 32:27 |
Starting lineups
[edit]| Georgia | Position[9] | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | |||
| Arthur Lynch | TE | Ben Cotton | |
| Chris Conley | WR | Kenny Bell | |
| Tavarres King | Quincy Enunwa | ||
| Rhett McGowan | Jamal Turner | ||
| Aaron Murray | QB | Taylor Martinez | |
| Keith Marshall | RB | Rex Burkhead | |
| Kenarious Gates | LT | Brent Qvale | |
| Dallas Lee | LG | Seung Hoon-Choi | |
| David Andrews | C | Cole Pensick | |
| Chris Burnette | RG | Spencer Long | |
| John Theus | RT | Jeremiah Sirles | |
| Defense | |||
| Kwame Geathers | DT | Cameron Meredith | |
| Thad Randle | |||
| Garrison Smith | DE | Jason Ankrah | |
| Cornelius Washington | Eric Martin | ||
| Amarlo Herrera | LB | Will Compton | |
| Alec Ogletree | |||
| Jarvis Jones | OLB | NB | Corey Cooper |
| Branden Smith | Ciante Evans | ||
| Sanders Commings | CB | Andrew Green | |
| Damian Swann | Josh Mitchell | ||
| Bacarri Rambo | S | P. J. Smith | |
| Shawn Williams | Daimion Stafford | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jon Nyatawa (January 1, 2013). "Georgia QB Murray shines against NU". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ "2013 Capital One Bowl odds: Nebraska vs. Georgia betting preview, pick". SB Nation. OddsShark. December 27, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ James Williams. "CFB 2012-13 Bowls: Updated Broadcast Information, Payouts and Favorites". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ Michael Humes (January 2, 2013). "Double-Digit Increase for Rose & Orange Bowls Combined Viewership". ESPN.
- ^ Pete Holby (December 8, 2012). "Georgia vs. Nebraska: Orlando bowl game history not kind to Bulldogs". SB Nation. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c Sam Mckewon (January 1, 2013). "Alpha dawgs: NU's momentum comes to screeching halt after fumble". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Georgia's offense unloads in record-setting Capital One Bowl win". Orlando Sentinel. January 1, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ a b "Aaron Murray sets Georgia best in Capital One Bowl win over Nebraska". ESPN. Associated Press. January 2, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Huskers fall in fourth to Georgia". HuskerMax. Retrieved August 25, 2025.