| Year Game Played: | 1991 |
| Game Name: | Hall of Fame Bowl |
| Subheader: | 5th Hall of Fame Bowl |
| Football Season: | 1990 |
| Visitor Name Short: | Clemson |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor School: | Clemson University |
| Home Name Short: | Illinois |
| Home Nickname: | Fighting Illini |
| Home School: | University of Illinois |
| Visitor Record: | 9 - 2 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Home Record: | 8 - 3 |
| Home Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Coach: | Ken Hatfield |
| Home Coach: | John Mackovic |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 14 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 11 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 16 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 17 |
| Visitor 1Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Date Game Played: | January 1 |
| Stadium: | Tampa Stadium |
| City: | Tampa, Florida |
| Mvp: | DeChane Cameron (Clemson QB) |
| Referee: | John Soffey (CIFOA) |
| Us Network: | NBC |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Joel Meyers, Ahmad Rashad, Paul Maguire |
The 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the fourteenth-ranked Clemson Tigers and the sixteenth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini. It was the fifth edition of the Hall of Fame Bowl.
Clemson's Chris Gardocki kicked an 18-yard field goal as the Tigers built a 3–0 lead. They led 10–0 after DeChane Cameron threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Doug Thomas. In the second quarter, Clemson got another touchdown pass from Cameron, and a 34-yard interception return from Arlington Nunn giving Clemson a 24–0 halftime lead. Gardocki kicked field goals of 26 and 43 yards in the third and fourth quarter, respectively, as Clemson pulled away for a 30–0 victory.[1]