1990 Hall of Fame Bowl

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
Auburn Tigers Ohio State Buckeyes (9–2) (8–3) SEC Big Ten 31 14 Head coach:  Pat Dye Head coach:  John Cooper AP Coaches 9 10 AP Coaches 21 NR
1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 3 7 7 14 31 Ohio State 7 7 0 0 14
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]
Hall of Fame Bowl  < 1989  1991 >

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

1. "#21 Ohio State vs. #9 Auburn [Hall Of Fame Bowl]". January 1, 1990. Retrieved February 6, 2019 – via YouTube.

External links

• https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/02/sports/pumped-up-auburn-stops-ohio-state.html