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1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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.

1991 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big Eight co-champion
Blockbuster Bowl, L 25–30 vs. Alabama
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record8–3–1 (6–0–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (4th season)
Home stadiumFolsom Field
(Capacity: 51,748)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 75:30 pmWyoming*No. 12
ESPNW 30–1352,155
September 1412:00 pmNo. 23 Baylor*No. 12
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
KCNCL 14–1650,754
September 2112:00 pmMinnesota*No. 19
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
KCNCW 58–052,147
September 281:30 pmat Stanford*No. 17
ABCL 21–2857,394
October 1212:00 pmMissouri No. 25
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
KCNCW 55–752,315
October 191:30 pmat No. 12 OklahomaNo. 22
ABCW 34–1772,926
October 2612:10 pmat Kansas StateNo. 16
KCNCW 10–031,987
November 25:30 pmNo. 9 NebraskaNo. 15
ESPNT 19–1952,319
November 912:30 pmat Oklahoma StateNo. 14
KCNCW 16–1225,000
November 1612:00 pmKansasNo. 16
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
KCNCW 30–2451,768
November 2312:00 pmat Iowa StateNo. 15
KCNCW 17–1436,256
December 287:00 pmvs. No. 8 Alabama*No. 15
CBSL 25–3052,644
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Craig Anderson
RB David Arterberry
RB Matt Bell
RB Darnell Brooks
TE Sean Brown Sr
RB Kendall Bussey
RB Dennis Collier
TE Sean Embree
TE 88 Christian Fauria Fr
QB Darian Hagan
OL Jim Hansen
WR Mark Henry
RB James Hill
OL Roger Ivey
OL Robbie James
WR Charles E. Johnson
QB Vance Joseph
RB Kent Kahl
OL Jay Leeuwenburg
WR Erik Mitchell
OL Clint Moore
OL Jason Perkins
RB Scott Phillips
RB Tony Senna
WR Rico Smith
RB Chuck Snowden
QB Kordell Stewart
RB Lamont Warren Fr
WR Michael Westbrook
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 19 Greg Biekert Jr
CB 13 Ronnie Bradford Jr
LB 34 Chad Brown Jr
DL Brian Dyet
DL Marcellous Elder
DB Deon Figures
DB Eric Hamilton
LB Ted Johnson
LB Jon Knutson
DL Leonard Renfro
DL Joel Steed
DB Greg Thomas
LB Ron Woolfork
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, K Mitch Berger
K Pat Blottiaux
K Jim Harper
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Season summary

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Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Buffaloes 9 7 7 7 30
Cowboys 10 3 0 0 13

Baylor

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1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Buffaloes 14 0 0 0 14
#24 Bears 7 3 3 3 16

Minnesota

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1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Buffaloes 28 10 10 10 58
Golden Gophers 0 0 0 0 0

At Stanford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 28 0 0 0 28
#11 Buffaloes 0 0 0 21 21

Missouri

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1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Buffaloes 20 14 14 7 55
Tigers 7 0 0 0 7

At Oklahoma

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1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Sooners 3 14 0 0 17
#20 Buffaloes 20 7 0 7 34

At Kansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
#19 Buffaloes 3 0 7 0 10

Nebraska

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Nebraska at Colorado
1 234Total
Cornhuskers 3 637 19
Buffaloes 7 570 19
Scoring summary
Q111:20NEBBennett 27 yard field goalNEB 3–0
Q17:20COLOHagan 11 yard run (Harper kick)COLO 7–3
Q26:54COLOHarper 27 yard field goalCOLO 10–3
Q21:17NEBBostick 49 yard pass from McCant (kick blocked)COLO 10–9
Q21:17COLOBiekert 85 blocked PAT returnCOLO 12–9
Q35:12NEBBennett 35 yard field goalTie 12–12
Q30:27COLOHagan 4 yard run (Harper kick)COLO 19–12
Q46:41NEBD. Brown 7 yard run (Bennett kick)Tie 19–19
See also: 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

At Oklahoma State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 3 3 3 12
#22 Buffaloes 13 0 0 3 16

Kansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Buffaloes 0 20 10 0 30
Jayhawks 3 14 7 0 24

At Iowa State

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#15 Colorado Buffaloes (7–2–1) at Iowa State Cyclones (3–6–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colorado 0 10 7017
Iowa St 7 7 0014

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
  Full game
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing
Rushing Lamont Warren 168 Yds
Receiving
Iowa St Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Blockbuster Bowl (vs Alabama)

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1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Crimson Tide 7 3 13 7 30
#15 Buffaloes 7 5 7 6 25

After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Buffaloes were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
3 67 Joel Steed Defensive tackle Pittsburgh Steelers
6 143 Rico Smith Wide receiver Cleveland Browns
9 242 Darian Hagan Wide receiver San Francisco 49ers
9 244 Jay Leeuwenburg Center Kansas City Chiefs

References

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  1. ^ "1991 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "Iowa State – "Three-Peat" clinched before crowd of 2,500". November 23, 1991. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.


 

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