1986 Hall of Fame Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl Inaugural Hall of Fame Bowl 1986 Boston College Eagles Boston College Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia 8–3 Independent 8–3 SEC Jack Bicknell Vince Dooley NR 17 3 17 0 7 7 0 10 7 December 23 Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida Gil Marchman (Big Ten) 25,368 Mizlou List of announcers of major college bowl games Howard David- Play by Play, Lee Corso and Bob Casciola- Color Commentators yes 1988 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. thumb 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.https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news-halloran-flings-bc/135000406/ Fort Lauderdale News Halloran flings BC by Georgia December 24, 1986 November 11, 2023 Newspapers.com References Hall of Fame Bowl Category:ReliaQuest Bowl Category:Boston College Eagles football bowl games Category:Georgia Bulldogs football bowl games Hall of Fame Bowl Category:20th century in Tampa, Florida Category:December 1986 sports events in the United States