Taylor Martinez's Mouth Is About As Accurate As His Arm
Taylor Martinez says the Cornhuskers should have "blown (South Carolina) out" in the 2012 Capital One Bowl.
Cornhuskers (13) @ Gamecocks (30)
Monday, Jan 2, 2012, 1:00 PM EST
Capital One Bowl - Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, FL
| Final - 1.2.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| South Carolina Gamecocks | 9 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
Stories
"Volcanic" Bo Pelini - Reality or Media Creation?
Bo Pelini has earned the reputation of having a fiery personality from the national media, Nebraska's media included. Is the reputation fairly earned, or is it myth being perpetuated by a media hungry for a good story?
Report Card: South Carolina Gamecocks 30, Huskers 13
Nebraska's offensive line and secondary breakdowns spelled doom for the Huskers on our report card.
South Carolina Vs. Nebraska Recap, Capital One Bowl 2012: The Numerical
The stats that mattered from South Carolina's 30-13 win over Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl, from South Carolina's ten fluky points, to Taylor Martinez's dreadful passing line, to one final, maddening glimpse of Alshon Jeffery's ceiling.
Half Cocked, Episode 8: It's Not Particularly Clever
On this bonus episode of Half Cocked, we recap the Gamecocks' 30-13 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Capital One Bowl.
Capital One Bowl: South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 -- Gamecocks, Alshon Jeffery Fight Their Way Past Cornhuskers
South Carolina won a game in which everything that happened was pretty bizarre. Of course.
Penalties, Turnovers, and Mistakes, Oh My! Gamecocks Defeat Huskers 30-13
While Nebraska looked like the better team in the first half, South Carolina made Nebraska look really bad in the second half.
Capital One Bowl Post-Game: Alshon Jeffery, Gamecocks Overcome Slow Start to Convincingly Beat Nebraska
Capital One Bowl Post-Game: Alshon Jeffery, Gamecocks Overcome Slow Start to Convincingly Beat Nebraska
Nebraska Vs. South Carolina, Capital One Bowl 2012: The 'Yeah, But...' Game
A preview of the Capital One Bowl between Nebraska and South Carolina.
Capital One Bowl Preview: South Carolina, Nebraska and the Different Kinds of Expectations
South Carolina hasn't been very good at winning bowl games lately, and it's never won 11 games on the season before. So can they achieve both in the showdown with Nebraska?
Capital One Bowl Preview: Q&A with Corn Nation
Capital One Bowl Preview: Q&A with Corn Nation
2012 Capital One Bowl: Huskers vs Gamecocks - Offense, Defense, And Special Teams
2012 Capital One Bowl: Huskers vs Gamecocks - Offense, Defense, And Special Teams. Getting to know more about what to expect from the Cocks as they take on the Huskers
GameThreads
Gamecocks Fans GameThread on Garnet And Black Attack
Cornhuskers Fans GameThread on Corn Nation
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 11:58 left: Nebraska Touchdown - 30-yard pass from Taylor Martinez to Kenny Bell. (Brett Maher extra point blocked by Travian Robertson Stephon Gilmore returned for defensive two-point conversion). |
| 6:04 left: So Carolina Touchdown - 1-yard run by Connor Shaw. (Jay Wooten extra point is good). |
| 6:04 left: |
| 3:33 left: Nebraska Touchdown - 1-yard run by Ameer Abdullah. (Brett Maher extra point is good). |
| 3:33 left: |
| Quarter 2 |
| 0:00 left: So Carolina Touchdown - 51-yard pass from Connor Shaw to Alshon Jeffery. (Jay Wooten extra point is good). |
| 0:00 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 12:25 left: So Carolina Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Connor Shaw to Kenny Miles. (Jay Wooten extra point is good). |
| 12:25 left: |
| 3:05 left: So Carolina Touchdown - 3-yard run by Kenny Miles. (Jay Wooten extra point is good). |
| 3:05 left: |
| Team statistics | Nebraska | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 30:49 | 29:11 |
| First Downs | 17 | 16 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 10-16 1 | 11-17 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 137 46 | 121 40 |
| Punt Return Yards | -1 | 19 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 1-1 1 | 0 1-0 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-58 | 6-66 |
| Punts-Average | 5-39.4 | 5-39.4 |
