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Rex Burkhead scores in the second quarter.

Georgia 45
Nebraska 31

Jan. 1, 2013 • 12 p.m. Central
Capital One Bowl • Orlando, FL • ABC
1st2nd3rd4th F 
Georgia16781445
Nebraska14107031
1st quarter
UGA: Safety, Williams blocked punt through end zone, 11:39
UGA: Lynch 29 pass from Murray (Morgan kick) 7:54
NEB: Turner 14 pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 4:42 
NEB: Compton 24 interception return (Maher kick) 4:15 
UGA: King 75 pass from Murray (Morgan kick) 4:04
2nd quarter
UGA: Gurley 24 run (Morgan kick) 10:33
NEB: Maher 39 field goal, 8:48
NEB: Burkhead 16 pass from Martinez (Maher kick) 4:43 
3rd quarter
NEB: Burkhead 2 run (Maher kick) 9:42 
UGA: Conley 49 pass from Murray (McGowan pass from Murray) 7:26
4th quarter
UGA: Marshall 24 pass from Murray (Morgan kick) 14:52
UGA: Conley 87 pass from Murray (Morgan kick) 11:03
 
                             UGA       NEB
First downs.................. 23        26
  Rushing..................... 8        15
  Passing.................... 14         8
  Penalty..................... 1         3
Net yards rushing........ 38-162    52-239
Net yards passing........... 427       204
  Comp-Att-Int. ........ 18-33-2   16-27-2
Total offense yards...... 71-589    79-443
  Avg Gain Per Play......... 8.3       5.6
Fumbles-Lost................ 0-0       1-1
Penalties-Yards............ 7-76      8-69
Punts-Average............ 3-39.0    4-34.0
  Net Yards Per Punt....... 39.0      23.2
Punt returns-Average..... 3-14.3     0-0.0
Kickoff returns-Avg ..... 3-13.7    4-22.5
Interceptions-Yds-TDs.... 2-46-0    2-42-1
Fumble returns-Yds-TDs.... 0-0-0     0-0-0
Possession Time........... 27:33     32:27
Third-Down Conv. ......... 12/17      8/16
Fourth-Down Con. ........... 0/1       0/1
Sacks By-Yards............. 5-26       2-8

RUSHING
UGA: T.Gurley 23-125; K.Marshall 8-36; A.Murray 4-3l; T.King 1-0; TEAM 2-minus 2.

NEB: R.Burkhead 24-140; A.Abdullah 7-48; T.Martinez 20-46; B.Heard 1-5.

PASSING
UGA: A.Murray 18-33-2-427.
NEB: T.Martinez 16-27-2-204.

RECEIVING
UGA: T.King 3-104; J. Scott-Wesley 3-67; R.McGowan 3-40; K.Marshall 3-39; A.Lynch 3-37; C.Conley 2-136; T.Gurley 1-4.

NEB: K.Bell 4-60; R.Burkhead 4-39; J.Turner 3-22; B.Cotton 2-69; Q.Enunwa 2-11; K.Reed 1-3.

Attendance: 59,712

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Huskers fall in fourth to Georgia: No. 16 Nebraska hung tough with No. 7 Georgia for three quarters, but a pair of Bulldog touchdown passes in the fourth quarter provided the margin in the Huskers’ 45-31 loss in the Capital One Bowl.

Senior I-back Rex Burkhead led the Huskers with 140 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries, while adding four receptions for 39 yards and another score in his final game as a Husker.

Omaha World-Herald*
Lincoln Journal Star
• Huskers blow lead and golden bowl opportunity
• Report Card: Good effort not enough for Huskers
• Burkhead runs hard until the finish
• Husker offense had its chances
• Notebook: Huskers dispute fumble call
• The scene: Getting up close and personal with Uga
More Neb. sources

Grand Island Independent

• Murray’s 5 TDs lift Georgia
• Controversial fumble stalls NU’s momentum
• Bulldog receivers win battles with NU coverage

 
Hail Varsity

• Nebraska’s upset bid falls short against Bulldogs
• Three keys: Georgia review

 
HuskerOnline

• Huskers can’t keep up in bowl loss
• Notebook: UGA’s playmakers decided game

 
Nebraska Athletics

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Postgame notes
Opponent sources

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Murray leads Georgia to 45-31 win over Nebraska
• Georgia projects well for 2013, even with flaws in win
• Ogletree makes call to turn pro after 13-tackle performance

 
Macon Telegraph

• Final: Georgia 45, Nebraska 31

 
Dawg Nation

• Defense hunkers down

 
Georgia Athletics

• Murray and Bulldogs soar past Nebraska

 
Athens Banner-Herald

• Murray’s 5 TDs lift Georgia
• Notebook: Ogletree to leave for NFL draft
• Murray rallies with record performance
National sources

Associated Press

• Aaron Murray sets Georgia record in win over Nebraska

 
ESPN.com Big Ten Blog

• Instant analysis

 
Orlando Sentinel

• Georgia’s offense unloads in record-setting bowl win
• Osborne quietly steps away as college football icon

 
CBS Sports

• Postgame analysis
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Series history
Pregame press
2012 schedule
09/01S. MissW 49-20
09/08@ UCLAL 30-36
09/15Arkansas St.W 42-13
09/22Idaho St.W 73-7
09/29WisconsinW 30-27
10/06@ Ohio St.L 38-63
10/20@ NorthwesternW 29-28
10/27MichiganW 23-9
11/03@ Michigan St.W 28-24
11/10Penn St.W 32-23
11/17MinnesotaW 38-14
11/23@ IowaW 13-7
12/01@ WisconsinL 31-70
01/01GeorgiaL 31-45
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Chris Conley scores the final TD.

Commentary

Stryker

Nebraska had a decent plan; it just didn’t have enough good athletes to execute the plan.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax
Hamar

It wasn’t, all in all, a horrible game by the Huskers. It just wasn’t good enough.

Bob Hamar *
Grand Island Independent
Shatel

Playmakers make plays. Georgia had ’em and more of ’em.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Callahan

The ball skills of Nebraska’s corners were the worst we’ve seen all season.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Vogel

The one key ingredient the Huskers are missing is consistency and you don’t recruit that, you coach it.

Brandon Vogel
Hail Varsity
Sipple

In the last two games, Nebraska defenders’ heads were spinning. After Tuesday’s loss, Pelini put a positive spin on the big picture.

Steven M. Sipple *
Lincoln Journal Star
Chatelain

How close are the Huskers? And should Bo Pelini tweak the machine or overhaul it?

Dirk Chatelain *
Omaha World-Herald
Husker Mike

Nebraska gave a good effort, but the bottom line is that Nebraska didn't play well enough to win.

Husker Mike
Corn Nation
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