Maryland Terrapins Football Bowl Games - 2008 Humanitarian Bowl, 1954 Orange Bowl, 2004 Gator Bowl, 1948 Gator Bowl, 1950 Gator Bowl (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2008 Humanitarian Bowl, 1954 Orange Bowl, 2004 Gator Bowl, 1948 Gator Bowl, 1950 Gator Bowl, 2002 Peach Bowl, 2007 Emerald Bowl, 2006 Champs Sports Bowl, 1990 Independence Bowl, 2002 Orange Bowl, 1952 Sugar Bowl. Excerpt: 1948 Gator Bowl item Date: January 1, 1948 item Season: 1947 item Stadium: Gator Bowl item Location: Jacksonville, Florida item MVP: Lu Gambino item Attendance: 16,666 item Gator Bowl 1947: 1949 The 1948 Gator Bowl was the third edition of the Gator Bowl and featured the Georgia Bulldogs representing the University of Georgia and the Maryland Terrapins representing the University of Maryland . It was the first-ever meeting of the two teams. In the second quarter, Maryland scored first with a 35-yard touchdown run by running back Lu Gambino . On the first possession of the second half, Georgia quarterback John Rauch engineered an 87-yard drive culminating in a one-yard quarterback keeper for a touchdown. Maryland responded with an 80-yard drive of their own and another Gambino touchdown. Georgia fumbled on their own 40-yard line and Maryland recovered. The Terrapins capitalized with a 24-yard John Barone pass to Gambino for a third touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Georgia running back Joe Geri ran it from the one-yard line for a score. Rauch threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to John Donaldson, but Georgia missed the extra point. The final result was a 20 20 stalemate. Lu Gambino was named the 1948 Gator Bowl Most Valuable Player. He rushed for 165 yards and recorded all three of Maryland's touchdowns. His rushing yardage would stand as a school bowl game record for 60 years, until broken in 2008. John Rauch's 58-yard pass to Billy Henderson remains a Gator Bowl record. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at 1950 Gator B...