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1991 Colorado Buffaloes football
1991 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big Eight co-champion
Blockbuster Bowl, L 25–30 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
Record	8–3–1 (6–0–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (10th season);
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (4th season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field; (Capacity: 51,748)
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	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

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
September 7	5:30 pm	Wyoming*	No. 12	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	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	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	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	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	ABC	W 34–17	72,926
October 26	12:10 pm	at Kansas State	No. 16	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (rivalry)	KCNC	W 10–0	31,987
November 2	5:30 pm	No. 9 Nebraska	No. 15	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (Rocky Road Showdown)	ESPN	T 19–19	52,319
November 9	12:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	No. 14	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	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	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	KCNC	W 17–14	36,256
December 28	7:00 pm	vs. No. 8 Alabama*	No. 15	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida (Blockbuster Bowl)	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

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

Bill McCartney

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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

Date: November 2
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 52,319

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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	0	10	7	0	17
Iowa St	7	7	0	0	14

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]

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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	CU	ISU
2					Colorado	Lamont Warren 74-yard touchdown run, kick good	10	7
2					Iowa St	Jim Knott 17-yard touchdown run, kick good	10	14
3		10	80		Colorado	Sean Brown 8-yard touchdown reception from Darian Hagan, kick good	17	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	14

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]

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

^ "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.