Running back Alvin Blount scored a touchdown in Maryland’s 35-18 victory over Syracuse in the 1985 Cherry Bowl, but two members of the team couldn’t remember the score when asked recently about the game. (Courtesy of Maryland Athletics)
Bruce Mesner said that when he first heard that the Maryland football team would be playing in Detroit for the Quick Lane Bowl against Boston College on Dec. 26, “I thought it was a joke, quite frankly.” The former Terrapins defensive lineman can laugh about it now.
Maryland beat Syracuse, 35-18, in the Cherry Bowl on Dec.