| Year Game Played: | 1990 |
| Game Name: | Hall of Fame Bowl |
| Subheader: | 4th Hall of Fame Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1989 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Auburn |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor School: | Auburn University |
| Home Name Short: | Ohio State |
| Home Nickname: | Buckeyes |
| Home School: | Ohio State University |
| Visitor Record: | 9 - 2 |
| Visitor Conference: | SEC |
| Home Record: | 8 - 3 |
| Home Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Coach: | Pat Dye |
| Home Coach: | John Cooper |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 9 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 10 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 21 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | NR |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Tampa Stadium |
| City: | Tampa, Florida |
| Mvp: | Reggie Slack (Auburn QB) |
| Referee: | Bill McDonald (CIFOA) |
| Us Network: | NBC |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Don Criqui (play-by-play), Ahmad Rashad (color), Jim Donovan (sideline)[1] |
The 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the ninth-ranked Auburn Tigers, and the 20th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. It was the fourth edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl.
Ohio State scored first following a 1-yard touchdown run from Carlos Snow opening up a 7–0 lead. Auburn's Win Lyle kicked a 19-yard field goal, and Ohio State led 7–3 after one quarter. In the second quarter, Ohio State's Greg Frey connected with Brian Stablein from nine yards out to take a 14–3 lead. Reggie Slack threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Greg Taylor as Ohio State took a 14–10 lead to halftime.
In the third quarter, Slack and Taylor connected on another 4-yard touchdown pass, as Auburn took a 17–14 lead. In the fourth quarter, Slack scored on a 5-yard touchdown run opening a 24–14 Auburn lead. A 2-yard touchdown pass from Slack to Herbert Casey made the final margin 31–14 in favor of Auburn.