Year Game Played: | 2002 |
Title Sponsor: | Chick-fil-A |
Game Name: | Peach Bowl |
Football Season: | 2002 |
Visitor Name Short: | Tennessee |
Visitor Nickname: | Volunteers |
Visitor School: | University of Tennessee |
Home Name Short: | Maryland |
Home Nickname: | Terrapins |
Home School: | University of Maryland |
Visitor Record: | 8-4 |
Visitor Conference: | SEC |
Home Record: | 10-3 |
Home Conference: | ACC |
Visitor Coach: | Phillip Fulmer |
Home Coach: | Ralph Friedgen |
Home Rank Ap: | 20 |
Home Rank Coaches: | 18 |
Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
Home 1Q: | 7 |
Home 2Q: | 10 |
Home 3Q: | 3 |
Home 4Q: | 10 |
Date Game Played: | December 31 |
Stadium: | Georgia Dome |
City: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Odds: | Tennessee by 1 |
Referee: | Jim Lapetina (Big Ten) |
Us Network: | ESPN |
Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
Us Announcers: | John Saunders, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Mike Tirico (sideline) |
Different Previous: | 2001 |
Different Next: | 2004 (Jan) |
The 2002 Peach Bowl featured the Tennessee Volunteers and the Maryland Terrapins.[1]
Maryland scored first on a 1-yard touchdown run from quarterback Scott McBrien giving Maryland a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Maryland cornerback Curome Cox returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown increasing Maryland's lead to 14–0. Tennessee's Alex Walls kicked a 38-yard field goal, to pull Tennessee to 14–3. Maryland's Nick Novak kicked a 48-yard field goal before halftime to put Maryland up 17–3.
In the third quarter, Nick Novak kicked a 44-yard field goal making the score 20–3. Scott McBrien scored on a 6-yard touchdown run, increasing the lead to 27–3. Nick Novak's 25 yard field goal made the final score 30–3.