| Year Game Played: | 1952 |
| Game Name: | Sugar Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1951 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Maryland |
| Visitor Nickname: | Terrapins |
| Visitor School: | University of Maryland |
| Home Name Short: | Tennessee |
| Home Nickname: | Volunteers |
| Home School: | University of Tennessee |
| Visitor Record: | 9–0 |
| Visitor Conference: | SoCon |
| Home Record: | 10–0 |
| Home Conference: | SEC |
| Visitor Coach: | Jim Tatum |
| Home Coach: | Robert Neyland |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 3 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 4 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 1 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 1 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 6 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Tulane Stadium |
| City: | 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. It was the eighteenth edition of the annual Sugar Bowl football contest. Tennessee represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the contest, while Maryland represented the Southern Conference.
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.