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| 1952 Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18th Sugar Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, hosted the Sugar Bowl. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tulane Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ed Modzelewski | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | W.R. Dukes (Southern; split crew: Southern, SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 82,271 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1952 Sugar Bowl was a postseason American college football bowl game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Maryland Terrapins at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 1952. [1] [2] It was the eighteenth edition of the annual Sugar Bowl football contest. [2] Tennessee represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the contest, while Maryland represented the Southern Conference. [2] Both teams were unbeaten during their respective seasons. [3]
Tennessee featured the Heisman Trophy runner-up, Hank Lauricella.
In the first quarter, Maryland scored on a two-yard touchdown run by 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.
