1991 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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

Scoring summary 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

See also: 1991 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

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]

External videos
Full game

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

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.