1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1991 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big Eight co-champion
Blockbuster Bowl vs Alabama, L 25–30
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
1991 record	8–3–1 (6–0–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (10th year)
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,748)

1991 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#15 Nebraska +	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#20 Colorado +	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#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	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.

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Game notes

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

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

Oklahoma

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

Kansas State

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

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Buffaloes	10	3	3	3	19
Cornhuskers	10	3	3	3	19

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

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Cyclones	7	7	0	0	14
#16 Buffaloes	0	10	7	0	17

Blockbuster Bowl

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

References

1. "1991 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 19, 2012.