2012 Capital One Bowl

American college football game August 2023 August 2025 Capital One Bowl 66th Citrus Bowl January 2 2012 2011 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida University of Nebraska–Lincoln Nebraska Cornhuskers 9–3 21 20 20 Bo Pelini Big Ten 13 0 0 0 University of South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks 10–2 10 9 9 Steve Spurrier SEC 9 7 0 14 South Carolina by 1https://www.oddsshark.com/ncaaf/gamecocks-vs-cornhuskers-betting-matchup-report-january-02-2012 Capital One Bowl: South Carolina vs Nebraska Odds OddsShark August 25, 2025 Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina WR) Jerry McGinn (Big East) 61,351 4.55 millionhttp://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2011/11/bowl-payouts-projected-around-281-million.html Bowl payouts projected around $281 million Orlando Sentinel October 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121111033920/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2011/11/bowl-payouts-projected-around-281-million.html November 11, 2012 dead ESPN Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) Rod Gilmore (analyst) Quint Kessenich (sideline) 2.86 The 2012 Citrus Bowl, known as the Capital One Bowl for sponsorship purposes, was the sixty-sixth edition of the college football bowl game, played on January 2, 2012 at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. Part of the 2011–12 bowl season, it featured No. 20 Nebraska of the Big Ten and No. 9 South Carolina of the SEC. The game began at 1:00 p.m. EST and was broadcast on ESPN. Teams Nebraska 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team South Carolina 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks football team Game Nebraska jumped out to a quick lead on a deep Kenny Bell touchdown, but the score was just 6–2 after Stephon Gilmore returned a blocked extra point for a defensive two-point conversion. On the ensuing drive, South Carolina ran eleven consecutive rushing plays, culminating in a one-yard Connor Shaw touchdown on fourth down. Nebraska regained the lead and had several scoring opportunities throughout the rest of the half, reaching South Carolina territory on four consecutive drives, but was unable to extend its 13–9 advantage. Instead, the Gamecocks converted a 51-yard Hail Mary on the final play of the half, when Alshon Jeffery outreached the NU secondary at the three-yard line before leaping into the end zone.https://theindependent.com/sports/college/huskers_hq/article_28dd75c2-35b8-11e1-bbd2-001871e3ce6c.html Hail Mary touchdown puts Huskers in a hole Bob Hamar The Grand Island Independent January 2, 2012 August 25, 2025 Nebraska missed a field goal to open the second half and was unable to move the ball consistently for the remainder of the game. Two fourth-quarter Kenny Miles touchdowns pushed Carolina's lead to 30–13, more than enough for a stout Gamecocks defense that held NU to minus-eighteen yards across its final four drives. The victory capped South Carolina's first eleven-win season and its first top-ten ranking in a final AP or Coaches poll.http://www.omaha.com/article/20120102/BIGRED/701029885 Big plays help lift South Carolina past Nebraska Jon Nyatawa Omaha World-Herald January 2, 2012 August 25, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20120108090043if_/http://www.omaha.com/article/20120102/BIGRED/701029885 January 8, 2012 dead Jeffery was named most valuable player despite being ejected in the third quarter after a fight with NU cornerback Alfonzo Dennard.http://www.wyff4.com/USC-s-Jeffery-Ejected-From-Bowl-Game/-/9324882/10080984/-/l0df7lz/-/index.html USC's Jeffery Ejected from Bowl Game WYFF June 20, 2012 https://archive.today/20130209165851/http://www.wyff4.com/USC-s-Jeffery-Ejected-From-Bowl-Game/-/9324882/10080984/-/l0df7lz/-/index.html February 9, 2013 dead Scoring summary Qtr Time Drive Team Detailhttps://www.huskermax.com/game/2011-south-carolina-football/ Early lead doesn't hold up in bowl defeat HuskerMax August 25, 2025 Score Plays Yards TOP NU SCAR 1 11:58 3 46 0:56 NU Kenny Bell 30-yd pass from Taylor Martinez (defensive conversion) 6 2 6:04 11 55 5:54 SCAR Connor Shaw 1-yd run (Jay Wooten kick) 6 9 3:33 8 60 2:31 NU Ameer Abdullah 1-yd run (Brett Maher kick) 13 9 2 0:00 3 71 0:38 SCAR Alshon Jeffery 51-yd pass from Shaw (Wooten kick) 13 16 4 12:25 5 41 2:26 SCAR Kenny Miles 9-yd pass from Shaw (Wooten kick) 13 23 3:05 13 71 6:20 SCAR Miles 3-yd run (Wooten kick) 13 30 Individual leaders Team Category Player Statistics NU Passing Taylor Martinez 10/16, 116 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rex Burkhead 23 car, 89 yds Receiving Kenny Bell 3 rec, 53 yds, TD SCAR Passing Connor Shaw 11/17, 230 yds, 2 TD Rushing Kenny Miles 15 car, 67 yds, TD Receiving Alshon Jeffery 4 rec, 148 yds, TD Team statistics Statistic Nebraska S. Carolina First downs 17 16 Rushes-yards 46–137 40–121 Comp.–att. Completions–pass attempts–yards 10–16–116 11–17–230 Total offense 253 351 Turnovers 2 0 Punts–average 5–39.4 5–39.4 Penalties–yards 10–58 6–66 Time of possession 30:49 29:11 References Capital One Bowl Category:Citrus Bowl (game) Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football bowl games Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football bowl games Capital One Bowl Capital One Bowl Category:2012 in Orlando, Florida