| 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6th Hall of Fame Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Tampa Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Marvin Graves (Syracuse QB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Al Ford (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the 16th-ranked Syracuse Orangemen, and the 25th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. It was the sixth edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl.
Syracuse scored first on a 50-yard touchdown pass from Marvin Graves to Shelby Hill for a 7–0 lead. Graves ran three yards for a touchdown as Syracuse led 14–0 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, Ohio State's Williams kicked a 34-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, Biskup kicked a 32-yard field goal to give Syracuse a 17–3 lead. Ohio State's Carlos Snow ran two yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 17–10. In the fourth quarter, Ohio State recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown to tie it at 17. Syracuse scored the gamewinning touchdown on a 60-yard bomb from Marvin Graves to Antonio Johnson. Syracuse won the game by a 24–17 margin.