1952 Sugar Bowl

1952 Sugar Bowl
Maryland Terrapins	Tennessee Volunteers
(9–0)	(10–0)
28	13
Head coach: ; Jim Tatum	Head coach: ; Robert Neyland
AP	Coaches
3	4
AP	Coaches
1	1
Date	January 1, 1952
Season	1951
Stadium	Tulane Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Ed Modzelewski

The 1952 Sugar Bowl featured the top ranked Tennessee Volunteers, with former Heisman Trophy runner-up, Hank Lauricella, and the third ranked Maryland Terrapins. In the first quarter, Maryland scored on a two-yard touchdown run Ed Fullerton, giving the Terrapins a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Fullerton threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Bob Shemonski, as the Terrapins built a 14–0 lead. Jack Scarbath scored on a one-yard touchdown run making it 21–0. Tennessee got on the board with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Payne to Rechichar as the score was 21–6 at halftime. In the third quarter, Fullerton scored on a 46-yard interception return making it 28–6. In the fourth quarter, Tennessee's Payne scored on a 2-yard touchdown run making the final score 28–13. Ed Modzelewski was named the game MVP.

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Notes	The 2006 game took place in Atlanta, Georgia due to Hurricane Katrina. The game was also the national title game for either the Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, or Bowl Championship Series in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004. There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972 and 1995. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 and 2018 editions.