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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| Game Name          = Capital One Bowl
| Optional Subheader = 
| Title Sponsor      = 
| Image              = 
| Caption            = 
| Date Game Played   = January 1
| Year Game Played   = 2013
| Football Season    = 2012
| Stadium            = [[Citrus Bowl]]
| City               = [[Orlando|Orlando, Florida]]
| Visitor School     = University of Georgia
| Visitor Name Short = Georgia
| Visitor Nickname   = Bulldogs
| Visitor Record     = 11–2 <!-- Field should contain record prior to game -->
| Visitor AP         = 6
| Visitor Coaches    = 5
| Visitor BCS        = 7
| Visitor Coach      = [[Mark Richt]]
| Visitor1           = 16
| Visitor2           = 7
| Visitor3           = 8
| Visitor4           = 14
| Visitor5           =
| Visitor6           =
| Home School        = University of Nebraska
| Home Name Short    = Nebraska
| Home Nickname      = Cornhuskers
| Home Record        = 10–3 <!-- Field should contain record prior to game -->
| Home AP            = 23
| Home Coaches       = 21
| Home BCS           = 16
| Home Coach         = [[Bo Pelini]]
| Home1              = 14
| Home2              = 10
| Home3              = 7
| Home4              = 0
| Home5              =
| Home6              =
| Odds               = Georgia by 10<ref>Bowl Schedule, ''Los Angeles Times'', December 10, 2012</ref>
| MVP                = [[Aaron Murray]] (QB- Georgia)
| Anthem             =
| Referee            = Mike Defee ([[Big 12]])
| Halftime           =
| Attendance         = 59,712
| Payout             = 
| US Network         = [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]
| US Announcers      = [[Rece Davis]] (play-by-play)<br />[[Jesse Palmer]] (analyst)<br />[[David Pollack]] (analyst)<br />[[Samantha Ponder]] (sideline reporter)
| Ratings            = 6.6 (10 Million viewers)<ref>Michael Humes, [http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/01/combined-overnight-ratings-for-rose-bowl-and-orange-bowl-bcs-games-rises-over-2012/ Combined Overnight Ratings for Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl BCS Games Rises over 2012], ESPN, January 2, 2013</ref>
}}

The '''2013 [[Capital One]] Bowl''', the 67th edition of the game, was a post-season American [[college football]] [[bowl game]], held on January 1, [[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013]] at the [[Citrus Bowl]] in [[Orlando|Orlando, Florida]] as part of the [[2012–13 NCAA football bowl games|2012–13 NCAA Bowl season]]. 

The game, which was broadcasted at 1:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] on [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]], featured the #7 ([[2012_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season#Final_BCS_rankings|BCS]]) [[2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]] from the [[Southeastern Conference]] versus the #16 ([[2012_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season#Final_BCS_rankings|BCS]]) [[2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|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 [[2012 SEC Championship Game|lost to]] #2 [[2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] 32–28.   Meanwhile, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, winners of the Big Ten Legends Division, were ranked #12 going into the game.  They [[2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game|lost to]] unranked [[2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]] 70–31.

Prior to this bowl, Nebraska had played Georgia just once in football.  During the [[Sun Bowl|1969 Sun Bowl]], the  [[1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|9–2 Nebraska Cornhuskers]] defeated the  [[1969 Georgia Bulldogs football team|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.

==Game summary==

===Scoring summary===
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=Georgia|HomeName=Nebraska|state=expand}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=11:39
| Team=UGA
| DrivePlays=-
| DriveLength=-
| DriveTime=-
| Type=SafetyOther
| Info=Shawn Williams blocks punt out of the end zone for a safety
| Visitor=2
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=7:54
| Team=UGA
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=80
| DriveTime=3:45
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Arthur Lynch
| QB=Aaron Murray
| yards=29
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Marshall Morgan
| Visitor=9
| Home=0
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=4:42
| Team=NEB
| DrivePlays=7
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=3:12
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Jamal Turner
| QB=Taylor Martinez
| yards=14
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Brett Maher
| Visitor=9
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=4:15
| Team=NEB
| DrivePlays=-
| DriveLength=-
| DriveTime=-
| Type=IntTD
| Def=Will Compton
| yards=24
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Brett Maher
| Visitor=9
| Home=14
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=4:04
| Team=UGA
| DrivePlays=1
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=0:11
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Tavarres King
| QB=Aaron Murray
| yards=75
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Marshall Morgan
| Visitor=16
| Home=14
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=10:33
| Team=UGA
| DrivePlays=4
| DriveLength=38
| DriveTime=1:09
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Todd Gurley
| yards=24
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Marshall Morgan
| Visitor=23
| Home=14
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=8:48
| Team=NEB
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=46
| DriveTime=1:45
| Type=FG
| yards=39
| Kicker=Brett Maher
| Visitor=23
| Home=17
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=4:43
| Team=NEB
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=76
| DriveTime=1:58
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Rex Burkhead
| QB=Taylor Martinez
| yards=16
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Brett Maher
| Visitor=23
| Home=24
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=9:42
| Team=NEB
| DrivePlays=13
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=5:18
| Type=RushTD
| Runner=Rex Burkhead
| yards=2
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Brett Maher
| Visitor=23
| Home=31
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=7:26
| Team=UGA
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=79
| DriveTime=2:16
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Chris Conley
| QB=Aaron Murray
| yards=49
| 2pt type=Aaron Murray pass to Rhett McGowan
| 2pt result=good
| Visitor=31
| Home=31
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=14:52
| Team=UGA
| DrivePlays=6
| DriveLength=74
| DriveTime=2:27
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Keith Marshall
| QB=Aaron Murray
| yards=24
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Marshall Morgan
| Visitor=38
| Home=31
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=11:03
| Team=UGA
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=85
| DriveTime=1:22
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver=Chris Conley
| QB=Aaron Murray
| yards=87
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Marshall Morgan
| Visitor=45
| Home=31
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=45|Home=31}}

===Statistics===

===Game notes===

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.capitalonebowl.com/ Official site of the Capital One Bowl]

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