7:30 PM ET, December 31, 2002
Georgia Dome, ATLANTA, GA
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MD | TENN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 6:00 | SCOTT MCBRIEN 1 YD RUN (NICK NOVAK KICK) Drive info: 13 plays, 62 yards. | 7 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MD | TENN | |||
![]() | TD | 11:32 | CUROME COX 54 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (NICK NOVAK KICK) | 14 | 0 |
![]() | FG | 4:46 | ALEX WALLS 38 YD FG Drive info: 15 plays, 68 yards. | 14 | 3 |
![]() | FG | 0:47 | NICK NOVAK 48 YD FG Drive info: 6 plays, 29 yards. | 17 | 3 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MD | TENN | |||
![]() | FG | 6:48 | NICK NOVAK 44 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 67 yards. | 20 | 3 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MD | TENN | |||
![]() | TD | 12:55 | SCOTT MCBRIEN 6 YD RUN (NICK NOVAK KICK) Drive info: 11 plays, 68 yards. | 27 | 3 |
![]() | FG | 4:12 | NICK NOVAK 25 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 6 yards. | 30 | 3 |
Team Stat Comparison
| MD | TENN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 17 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 6-15 | 4-13 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 274 | 287 |
| Passing | 120 | 242 |
Comp-Att | 11-19 | 23-37 |
Yards per pass | 6.0 | 5.6 |
| Rushing | 154 | 45 |
Rushing Attempts | 45 | 27 |
Yards per rush | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| Penalties | 2-10 | 8-68 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 33:16 | 26:44 |
| Maryland Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Scott McBrien | 11/19 | 120 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 11/19 | 120 | 6.0 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Casey Clausen | 23/37 | 242 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 23/37 | 242 | 5.6 | -- | -- |
| Maryland Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Bruce Perry | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Chris Downs | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Scott McBrien | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 2 | 16 |
| Josh Allen | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jo Jo Walker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Latrez Harrison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| James Lynch | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 45 | 154 | 3.4 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Cedric Houston | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Troy Fleming | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Jabari Davis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Jonathan Wade | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Derrick Tinsley | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Casey Clausen | 8 | -22 | -2.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 27 | 45 | 1.7 | -- | -- |
| Maryland Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Latrez Harrison | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 36 |
| Jo Jo Walker | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Bruce Perry | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Downs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jeff Dugan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Suter | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 11 | 120 | 6.0 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Tony Brown | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | 44 |
| C.J. Fayton | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 21 |
| Jason Witten | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Montrell Jones | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Jonathan Wade | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Derrick Tinsley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| William Revill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy Fleming | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -8 |
| Team | 23 | 242 | 5.6 | -- | -- |
| Maryland Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Curome Cox | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 54 | -- |
| Maryland Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Steve Suter | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | -- | -- |
| Tennessee Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Leonard Scott | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Corey Larkins | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | -- | -- |
| Maryland Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Steve Suter | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 79 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | -- | -- |
| Maryland Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Brooks Barnard | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 60 | ||
| Team | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | -- | ||
| Tennessee Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Dustin Colquitt | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 57 | ||
| Team | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | -- | ||






