2012 Capital One Bowl
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| MVP | Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina wide receiver |
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The 2012 Capital One Bowl, the 66th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on January 2, 2012 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.
The game, which was telecast at 1:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, featured the #9 South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference versus the #20 Nebraska Cornhuskers from the Big Ten Conference.
Down 13-9 at the end of the first half, South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw took the snap from the Gamecocks' own 49-yard line with 0:06 seconds remaining. With 0:02 remaining, Shaw heaved a Hail Mary pass, which was caught at the 4-yard line by wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who dove into the endzone for a touchdown as time expired. South Carolina went on to win 30-13, and Jeffrey was named MVP of the game.
References
- ^ Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011