1949 Gator Bowl
12/26/2013 12:00:00 AM | Football
Gator Bowl -- Jacksonville, Fla.
At the 1949 Gator Bowl, the Missouri Tigers faced an unfamiliar team at a familiar site. Making its second consecutive January trip to Jacksonville, Fla., Mizzou met the Maryland Terrapins for the first time on the gridiron. The Tigers did not receive a kind greeting.
Though Mizzou outgained the Terps by 25 total yards and had more first downs, the game was never close on the scoreboard. Maryland turned an interception and two Tiger fumbles into first-half touchdowns and had a 10-0 lead at the half.
In the first quarter, Mizzou signal caller Dick Braznell was intercepted and Maryland's John Idzik returned the ball to the Mizzou 11. On the very next play Bob Shenonski gave the Terps the lead for good on an 11-yard run.
Tiger fortunes got no better in the second quarter when first Braznell and then John Glorioso fumbled, setting Maryland up in outstanding field position at the Tiger 28 and then the 15, respectively. Both turnovers became Maryland touchdowns and the Terrapins had this one in hand by halftime.
Late in the fourth quarter the Tigers forced a Maryland fumble at the Mizzou four. They then drove 96 yards and Phil Klein scored the Tigers' lone touchdown on a five-yard run to avoid the shutout. But with less than two minutes to play, it was too little too late to stop a fifth straight bowl game from ending in defeat for Missouri.
| MARYLAND | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | -- | 20 |
| MISSOURI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -- | 7 |
| MD -- Shemonski 11 run (Dean kick) |
| MD -- Modzelewski 3 run (Dean kick) |
| MD -- Shemonski 6 run (kick failed) |
| M -- Klein 5 run (Glorioso kick) |
| MU | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 13 | 10 |
| Rushing Yards | 100 | 226 |
| Passing Yards | 167 | 2 |
| Passes | 11-29-3 | 2-16-1 |
| Fumbles | 5 | 1 |
| Punting Avg. | 38 | 39 |
| Penalty Yards | 10 | 63 |
