American college football season
1991 Colorado Buffaloes football |
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Big Eight co-champion |
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Blockbuster Bowl, L 25–30 vs. Alabama |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 20 |
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AP | No. 20 |
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Record | 8–3–1 (6–0–1 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Bill McCartney (10th season)
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Hankwitz (4th season) |
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Home stadium | Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,748) |
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Seasons |
1991 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 15 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
No. 20 Colorado + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
No. 16 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Kansas State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Kansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | | | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1991 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by 10th year head coach Bill McCartney, played their home games in Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, and were members of the Big Eight Conference. They finished with a record of 8–3–1 (6–0–1 Big 8) to finish as co-conference champions, and they lost to Alabama 30–25 in the 1991 Blockbuster Bowl. In the final AP Poll and Coaches' Poll, Colorado was ranked #20 in both polls.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | 5:30 pm | Wyoming* | No. 12 | | ESPN | W 30–13 | 52,155 |
September 14 | 12:00 pm | No. 23 Baylor* | No. 12 | - Folsom Field
- Boulder, Colorado
| KCNC | L 14–16 | 50,754 |
September 21 | 12:00 pm | Minnesota* | No. 19 | - Folsom Field
- Boulder, Colorado
| KCNC | W 58–0 | 52,147 |
September 28 | 1:30 pm | at Stanford* | No. 17 | | ABC | L 21–28 | 57,394 |
October 12 | 12:00 pm | Missouri | No. 25 | - Folsom Field
- Boulder, Colorado
| KCNC | W 55–7 | 52,315 |
October 19 | 1:30 pm | at No. 12 Oklahoma | No. 22 | | ABC | W 34–17 | 72,926 |
October 26 | 12:10 pm | at Kansas State | No. 16 | | KCNC | W 10–0 | 31,987 |
November 2 | 5:30 pm | No. 9 Nebraska | No. 15 | | ESPN | T 19–19 | 52,319 |
November 9 | 12:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | No. 14 | | KCNC | W 16–12 | 25,000 |
November 16 | 12:00 pm | Kansas | No. 16 | - Folsom Field
- Boulder, Colorado
| KCNC | W 30–24 | 51,768 |
November 23 | 12:00 pm | at Iowa State | No. 15 | | KCNC | W 17–14 | 36,256 |
December 28 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 8 Alabama* | No. 15 | | CBS | L 25–30 | 52,644 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Season summary
Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#8 Buffaloes | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#7 Buffaloes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
#24 Bears | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#15 Buffaloes | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 58 |
Golden Gophers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Stanford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinal | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
#11 Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
Missouri
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#25 Buffaloes | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#2 Sooners | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
#20 Buffaloes | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
At Kansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#23 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#19 Buffaloes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Nebraska
Nebraska at Colorado | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cornhuskers | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | Buffaloes | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 11:20 | NEB | Bennett 27 yard field goal | NEB 3–0 | | Q1 | 7:20 | COLO | Hagan 11 yard run (Harper kick) | COLO 7–3 | | Q2 | 6:54 | COLO | Harper 27 yard field goal | COLO 10–3 | | Q2 | 1:17 | NEB | Bostick 49 yard pass from McCant (kick blocked) | COLO 10–9 | | Q2 | 1:17 | COLO | Biekert 85 blocked PAT return | COLO 12–9 | | Q3 | 5:12 | NEB | Bennett 35 yard field goal | Tie 12–12 | | Q3 | 0:27 | COLO | Hagan 4 yard run (Harper kick) | COLO 19–12 | | Q4 | 6:41 | NEB | D. Brown 7 yard run (Bennett kick) | Tie 19–19 | |
At Oklahoma State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
#22 Buffaloes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Kansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#20 Buffaloes | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
Jayhawks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
At Iowa State
#15 Colorado Buffaloes (7–2–1) at Iowa State Cyclones (3–6–1)
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
- Date: November 23, 1991
- Game weather: Snow, 17 °F (−8 °C)
- Game attendance: 36,256
- TV announcers: Les Shapiro and Dave Logan
Colorado clinched share of Big Eight conference title for third straight season.[2]
External videos |
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Full game |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Colorado | Passing | | |
Rushing | Lamont Warren | 168 Yds |
Receiving | | |
Iowa St | Passing | | |
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Receiving | | |
Blockbuster Bowl (vs Alabama)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#8 Crimson Tide | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
#15 Buffaloes | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
After the season
NFL Draft
The following Buffaloes were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[3]
References
- ^ "1991 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Iowa State – "Three-Peat" clinched before crowd of 2,500". November 23, 1991. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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