Year Game Played: | 1993 |
Game Name: | Hall of Fame Bowl |
Subheader: | 7th Hall of Fame Bowl |
Football Season: | 1992 |
Visitor Name Short: | Tennessee |
Visitor Nickname: | Volunteers |
Visitor School: | University of Tennessee |
Home Name Short: | Boston College |
Home Nickname: | Eagles |
Home School: | Boston College |
Visitor Record: | 8–3 |
Visitor Conference: | SEC |
Home Record: | 8–2–1 |
Home Conference: | Big East |
Visitor Coach: | Phillip Fulmer |
Home Coach: | Tom Coughlin |
Visitor Rank Ap: | 17 |
Visitor Rank Coaches: | 17 |
Visitor Rank Bowlcoalition: | 17 |
Home Rank Ap: | 16 |
Home Rank Coaches: | 16 |
Home Rank Bowlcoalition: | 16 |
Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
Visitor 3Q: | 17 |
Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
Home 1Q: | 0 |
Home 2Q: | 7 |
Home 3Q: | 0 |
Home 4Q: | 16 |
Date Game Played: | January 1 |
Stadium: | Tampa Stadium |
City: | Tampa, Florida |
Mvp: | Heath Shuler (Tennessee QB) |
Referee: | Jack Baker (WAC) |
Attendance: | 52,056 |
Us Network: | ESPN |
Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
Us Announcers: | Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann |
The 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the 16th-ranked Boston College Eagles, and the 17th-ranked Tennessee Vols. It was the seventh edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl. The game marked the first for the Vols under new head coach Phillip Fulmer, replacing Johnny Majors after his resignation.
Tennessee scored first after quarterback Heath Shuler scored on a 1-yard touchdown run making the score 7–0 Tennessee. Shuler fired a 27-yard touchdown pass to Corey Fleming, as Tennessee led 14–0 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, Boston College's Glenn Foley threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell making the halftime score 14–7.
In the third quarter, Shuler scored on a 14-yard touchdown run making it 21–7. After a Tennessee field goal, Shuler threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to Mose Phillips, as Tennessee took a 31–7 lead. In the fourth quarter, backup quarterback Colquitt fired a 48-yard touchdown pass to Corey Fleming as Tennessee opened up a 38–7 lead. A touchdown pass from Foley, and a 7-yard run by Campbell made the final margin 38–23.