Georgia senior receiver Tavarres King set a school record with 205 yards in last season’s Outback Bowl against Michigan State, but the Bulldogs came up short in triple overtime.ORLANDO, Fla. – In three seasons as Georgia’s starting quarterback, redshirt junior Aaron Murray has thrown for nearly 10,000 yards and has racked up 90 touchdown passes. He is the first Bulldogs quarterback in a generation to defeat Florida in back-to-back seasons, and he has guided Georgia to consecutive SEC East Division titles.
A mere 5 yards against Alabama earlier this month kept Murray from obtaining his first league championship, and a bowl victory also is lacking from his list of accomplishments. The No. 5 Bulldogs (11-2) face No. 21 Nebraska (10-3) in the Capital One Bowl on Tuesday afternoon.
“I want to win a bowl game,” Murray said. “I haven’t won one as a starter, and I’ve been working extremely hard to win this game. I want to enjoy that feeling.”
Not long ago, bowl victories were practically taken for granted at Georgia. The Bulldogs lost their first postseason appearance under Mark Richt in 2001 — dropping a 20-16 decision to Boston College in the Music City Bowl — before reeling off seven wins in eight tries.
From the 2002 to ’09 seasons, Georgia won two Sugar bowls and two Capital One bowls while prevailing once in the Outback, Chick-fil-A and Independence bowls.