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1986 Hall of Fame Bowl
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year_game_played | 1986 |
| game_name | Hall of Fame Bowl |
| subheader | Inaugural Hall of Fame Bowl |
| football_season | 1986 |
| visitor_name_short | Boston College |
| visitor_nickname | Eagles |
| visitor_school | Boston College |
| home_name_short | Georgia |
| home_nickname | Bulldogs |
| home_school | University of Georgia |
| visitor_record | 8–3 |
| visitor_conference | Independent |
| home_record | 8–3 |
| home_conference | SEC |
| visitor_coach | Jack Bicknell |
| home_coach | Vince Dooley |
| home_rank_AP | NR |
| home_rank_coaches | 17 |
| visitor_1q | 3 |
| visitor_2q | 17 |
| visitor_3q | 0 |
| visitor_4q | 7 |
| home_1q | 7 |
| home_2q | 0 |
| home_3q | 10 |
| home_4q | 7 |
| date_game_played | December 23 |
| stadium | Tampa Stadium |
| city | Tampa, Florida |
| referee | Gil Marchman (Big Ten) |
| attendance | 25,368 |
| us_network | Mizlou |
| us_announcers_link | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| us_announcers | Howard David- Play by Play , Lee Corso and Bob Casciola- Color Commentators |
| first_game_ever_played | yes |
| different_next | [1988](1988-hall-of-fame-bowl) |
The 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl was a college football bowl game featuring the Boston College Eagles and the Georgia Bulldogs. It was the inaugural edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl.
Georgia started the scoring on a 7-yard James Jackson run. Boston College got on the board after Lowe made a 23-yard field goal at 7–3. In the second quarter, quarterback Shawn Halloran threw a 4-yard touchdown strike to Peter Casparriello giving BC a 10–7 lead. Troy Stradford scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, and Lowe added a 37-yard field goal for Boston College to take a 20–7 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, Georgia scored on a 28-yard field goal by Jacobs. With Boston College driving, Gary Moss returned an interception 81 yards for a touchdown, and Georgia was within 20–17. In the fourth quarter, James Jackson scored on a 5-yard touchdown run as Georgia took a 24–20 lead. Shawn Halloran's 5-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Martin with no time left gave Boston College a 27–24 win.
References
References
- (December 24, 1986). "Halloran flings BC by Georgia". Fort Lauderdale News.
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