Georgia Football: Grading All 22 Starters from the Capital One Bowl

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The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 45-31, and finish the season with a 12-2 record. The offense for the Bulldogs tallied nearly 600 yards and the defense forced three turnovers.

It was not the best performance for the Bulldogs, but it was a very good way to end one of the better seasons in recent memory.

Here are grades for all the Bulldog starters from the Capital One Bowl.

QB Aaron Murray: A-

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Murray did throw two interceptions in the first quarter, but he settled down after the second interception and threw for 428 yards and five touchdowns.

After Murray picked apart the nation's top defense, this was a good bounce-back game after the disappointing ending to the SEC title game.

RB Todd Gurley: A

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It was another day in the office for Gurley as he rushed for 127 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown .

Gurley ran with toughness and aggression. It was a strong end to a fantastic 2012 season.

RB Keith Marshall: A-

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Marshall did another good job spelling Gurley. In fact Marshall started the game because the Bulldogs wanted to give the Cornhuskers a different look.

The freshman running back ended the afternoon with 38 rushing yards on eight carries and he also had three catches for 39 yards and one touchdown reception.

WR Tavarres King: A

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King will go down as one of the best receivers in UGA history.

He ended his career on a very high note with three receptions for 104 yards and one touchdown.

WR Chris Conley: A

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Conley had to play a bigger role in the offense because Malcolm Mitchell went down with a concussion.

He did not disappoint as he caught two passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns.

TE Arthur Lynch: B

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Lynch had to step his game up the second half of the season because of the injuries to Marlon Brown and Michael Bennett.

He had another solid outing, catching three passes for 37 yards and one touchdown.

Offensive Line: A

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Murray did get sacked couple of times, but the reason the Bulldogs had nearly 600 yards of total offense is because of the offensive line.

The had a rocky start to the season, but because of the consistency in health and the cohesiveness, the offensive line got better each game and it showed it the Capital One Bowl.

NT Kwame Geathers: D

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One of the reasons the Cornhuskers were able to run wild is the defensive line for Georgia never got a real push on the offensive line.

Geathers never made much of an impact, but at the same time, he did not have John Jenkins to help him out.

DE Cornelius Washington: D

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Like Geathers, Washington never really made an impact on the defensive line.

It has been an up-and-down year for the senior and he would have loved to play better in his final game of his career.

DE Garrison Smith: C

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Garrison Smith was the only defensive lineman that made the stat sheet.

However, he finished the day with only two tackles, which is not the way he wanted to end the 2012 season after playing so well the second half of the year.