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, held on January 1,

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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

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versus the #16 ( BCS)

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from the

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. 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

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32–28. Meanwhile, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, winners of the Big Ten Legends Division, were ranked #12 going into the game. They lost to unranked

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70–31. Prior to this bowl, Nebraska had played Georgia just once in football. During the

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, 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

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in his first year as an offensive coordinator for Nebraska.

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Capital One Bowl The Citrus Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The bowl is operated by Florida Citrus Sports, a non-profit group that also organizes the Cheez-It Bowl and Florida Classic. The gam ...

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