| 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 |
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.[1]