The 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the ninth-ranked Auburn Tigers, and the 20th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. It was the fourth edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl.
| 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4th Hall of Fame Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tampa Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Reggie Slack (Auburn QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bill McDonald (CIFOA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Criqui (play-by-play), Ahmad Rashad (color), Jim Donovan (sideline)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State scored first following a 1-yard touchdown run from Carlos Snow opening up a 7–0 lead. Auburn's Win Lyle kicked a 19-yard field goal, and Ohio State led 7–3 after one quarter. In the second quarter, Ohio State's Greg Frey connected with Brian Stablein from nine yards out to take a 14–3 lead. Reggie Slack threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Greg Taylor as Ohio State took a 14–10 lead to halftime.
In the third quarter, Slack and Taylor connected on another 4-yard touchdown pass, as Auburn took a 17–14 lead. In the fourth quarter, Slack scored on a 5-yard touchdown run opening a 24–14 Auburn lead. A 2-yard touchdown pass from Slack to Herbert Casey made the final margin 31–14 in favor of Auburn.
References
edit- ^ "#21 Ohio State vs. #9 Auburn [Hall Of Fame Bowl]". January 1, 1990. Retrieved February 6, 2019 – via YouTube.
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