The 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the fourteenth-ranked Clemson Tigers and the sixteenth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini. It was the fifth edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl.
| 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th Hall of Fame Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tampa Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | DeChane Cameron (Clemson QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Soffey (CIFOA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joel Meyers, Ahmad Rashad, Paul Maguire | ||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson's Chris Gardocki kicked an 18-yard field goal as the Tigers built a 3–0 lead. They led 10–0 after DeChane Cameron threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Doug Thomas. In the second quarter, Clemson got another touchdown pass from Cameron, and a 34-yard interception return from Arlington Nunn giving Clemson a 24–0 halftime lead. Gardocki kicked field goals of 26 and 43 yards in the third and fourth quarter, respectively, as Clemson pulled away for a 30–0 victory.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Clemson 'D' gains Fame in 30–0 win". The Tampa Tribune. January 2, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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