The 1991 Hall of Fame Bowl featured the fourteenth-ranked Clemson Tigers and the sixteenth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini.
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.