| Year Game Played: | 1989 |
| Game Name: | Hall of Fame Bowl |
| Subheader: | 3rd Hall of Fame Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1988 |
| Visitor Name Short: | LSU |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor School: | Louisiana State University |
| Home Name Short: | Syracuse |
| Home Nickname: | Orangemen |
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Visitor Record: | 8 - 3 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Home Record: | 9 - 2 |
| Home Conference: | Independent |
| Visitor Coach: | Mike Archer |
| Home Coach: | Dick MacPherson |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 16 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 17 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 17 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 16 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 3 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 6 |
| Date Game Played: | January 2 |
| Stadium: | Tampa Stadium |
| City: | Tampa, Florida |
| Mvp: | Robert Drummond (Syracuse QB) |
| Referee: | Buddy Ward (Southern Independent) |
| Attendance: | 51,112 |
| Us Network: | NBC |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Tom Hammond, Joe Namath |
The 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the 17th-ranked Syracuse Orangemen and the 16th-ranked LSU Tigers.[1] It was the third edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl.
Syracuse scored first following a 2-yard Robert Drummond touchdown, and led 7–0 after one quarter. In the second quarter, Syracuse added a 38-yard field goal to take a 10–0 lead. LSU got on the scoreboard, following a 19-yard touchdown run by Calvin Windom getting to 10–7.
In the third quarter, avid Browndyke kicked a 35-yard field goal to tie the game at 10. Robert Drummond scored on a 1-yard run late in the third quarter as Syracuse led 17–10. Syracuse added a 4-yard touchdown pass from Todd Philcox to Deval Glover for a 23-10 lead. Syracuse held on to win by that same margin.
The loss marked the beginning of a dark period for LSU football. The Tigers recorded six consecutive losing seasons from 1989 through 1994, leading to the resignation of coach Mike Archer following the 1990 season and the dismissal of his successor, Curley Hallman, after four seasons. LSU did not return to a New Year's Day bowl game until 2001, by which time it had fired another coach, Gerry DiNardo.