1952 Game Recap / Allstate Sugar Bowl

18th Annual Sugar Bowl Classic ~ January 1, 1952
#3 Maryland 28 (10-0-0)
#1 Tennessee 13 (10-1-0)

Tennessee came into this Sugar Bowl contest ranked No. 1 and powered by New Orleanian All-American Hank Lauricella at halfback and by All-America guard Ted Daffer. Maryland countered with standouts Ed Fullerton and Jack Scarbath and its own All-America back, Ed Modzelewski, who finished as the game's "Most Outstanding" player.

Fullerton was in on two scores on the day, one an interception return and the other a pass completion, while Scarbath rushed for a TD as the Terps dominated the Vols from beginning to end.

Tulane Stadium
Att: 80,187

Maryland 7 14 7 0 - 28
Tennessee 0 6 0 7 - 13

SCORING SUMMARY
Md: Fullerton 2-yard run (Decker kick)
Md: Shemonski 6-yard pass from Fullerton (Decker kick)
Md: Fullerton 46-yard interception return (Decker kick)
Tenn: Rechichar 4-yard pass from Payne (Kick failed)
Md: Scarbath 1-yard run (Decker kick)
Tenn: Payne 2-yard run (Rechichar kick)

Maryland	Team Stats	Tennessee
18	First Downs	12
64-351	Rushing	35-81
7-13-1	Passing	9-19-4
62	Passing Yards	75
77-351	Total Offense	54-156
8-38.8	Punting	7-43.0
7-3	Fumbles-Lost	2-2
12-120	Penalties-Yds	2-20

Rushing
Maryland: Modzelewski 28-153
Tenn: Payne 11-54, 1 TD; Kozar 9-29

Passing
Maryland: Scarbath 6-9-0, 61 yards, 1 TD
Tenn: Payne 7-14-1, 61 yards

Receiving
Maryland: Shemonski 3-19, 1 TD
Tenn: Rechichar 3-27, 1 TD

Miller Award recipient: Ed Modzelewski, Maryland fullback