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
APCoaches
910
APCoaches
21NR
1234 Total
Auburn 37714 31
Ohio State 7700 14
DateJanuary 1, 1990
Season1989
StadiumTampa Stadium
LocationTampa, Florida
MVPReggie Slack (Auburn QB)
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersDon Criqui (play-by-play), Ahmad Rashād (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
  1. "#21 Ohio State vs. #9 Auburn [Hall Of Fame Bowl]". January 1, 1990. Retrieved February 6, 2019 – via YouTube.
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