1990 Hall of Fame Bowl
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The 1990 edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl featured the ninth ranked Auburn Tigers
1989 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1989 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won their third straight SEC title. On December 2, Alabama visited Auburn on their home campus for the first...

, and the twentieth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes
1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1989-1990. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–4 record, including the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost 31–14 to the Auburn Tigers.-Schedule:-Coaching...

. It was the fourth edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl.

Ohio State scored first following a 1 yard touchdown run from Carlos Snow
Carlos Snow
Carlos Snow is a former American football tailback, starting in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes.- Biography :Snow was a 5-foot-8, 195-pound speedster who attended the now-defunct Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education...

 opening up a 7-0 lead. Auburn's Win Lyle kicked a 19 yard field goal, and Ohio State led 7-3 after 1 quarter. In the second quarter, Ohio State's Greg Frey
Greg Frey
Greg Frey is a former college football player. He is currently a football announcer and high school football assistant coach....

 connected with Brian Stablein
Brian Stablein
Brian Patrick Stablein is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League.-Early years:...

 from 9 yards out to take a 14-3 lead. Reggie Slack
Reggie Slack
Reggie Slack is an American-born Canadian and American football quarterback.Slack was Auburn University's starting quarterback in 1989 when the Crimson Tide from the University of Alabama came to Jordan-Hare Stadium for the first time in the history of the Iron Bowl rivalry...

 threw an 11 yard touchdown pass to Greg Taylor
Greg Taylor
Greg Taylor may refer to:*Greg "Fingers" Taylor, American musician*Greg Taylor , English footballer*Greg Taylor , Indiana senator*Gregory Taylor , Bahamian cricketer...

 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, Reggie 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 Auburn.

External links

  • http://www.outbackbowlhistory.org/outback-bowl-1990.php
  • http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5D7153DF931A35752C0A966958260
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