1986 Hall of Fame Bowl

1986 Hall of Fame Bowl
Inaugural Hall of Fame Bowl
Boston College Eagles Georgia Bulldogs (8–3) (8–3) Independent SEC 27 24 Head coach:  Jack Bicknell Head coach:  Vince Dooley AP Coaches NR 17
1 2 3 4 Total Boston College 3 17 0 7 27 Georgia 7 0 10 7 24
Date	December 23, 1986
Season	1986
Stadium	Tampa Stadium
Location	Tampa, Florida
Referee	Gil Marchman (Big Ten)
Attendance	25,368
United States TV coverage
Network	Mizlou
Announcers	Howard David- Play by Play , Lee Corso and Bob Casciola- Color Commentators

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.