[7] In addition, senior quarterback Taylor Martinez was injured in the season opener, and was limited to only four games in 2013.
[9] After the Cornhuskers lost to Iowa 17–38 in the Heroes Game, there was speculation that coach Bo Pelini would be fired.
[6][13] After losing its opener to Clemson, the Bulldogs would win their next four games, which included victories over #6 LSU and #6 South Carolina, to move to a 4–1 record on the season.
However, the injury-ridden Bulldogs would go 4–3 the rest of the season, with losses to Missouri, Vanderbilt and eventual SEC champions Auburn in the Prayer at Jordan–Hare.
However, Georgia was unable to reach the endzone and settled for a 39-yard field goal to give the Bulldogs a 3–0 lead.
Taking advantage of the turnover, the Cornhuskers took a 7–3 lead on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. to Quincy Enunwa.
The Bulldogs responded on its next drive with a 38-yard field goal from Marshall Morgan as time expired in the first half to make it a 10–9 game.
Taking advantage of the turnover, Nebraska extended their lead to 17–9 on a 1-yard touchdown run by Ameer Abdullah.
[20] Facing a third and 14 situation, Armstrong connected with Quincy Enunwa on a 99-yard touchdown pass to take a 24–12 lead with 4:58 remaining in the third quarter.
On the third play of the drive, however, Armstrong's pass was intercepted by Shaq Wiggins at Nebraska's 39-yard line with 2:03 remaining in the third quarter.
[19] Facing a fourth down and 2 situation at Nebraska's 14-yard line, Georgia elected to go for it instead of kicking the field goal.
The Bulldogs were unable to convert, however, when wide receiver Rantavious Wooten dropped what would have been a first-down pass.
With 31 seconds remaining in the game, the Bulldogs needed to convert a fourth and 3 situation at Nebraska's 16-yard line.
Georgia failed to convert, however, when tight end Arthur Lynch dropped a pass from Mason.
[18] Enunwa's 99-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter also set the record for longest pass play in bowl history.