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1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1993 Colorado Buffaloes football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 41–30 vs. Fresno State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record8–3–1 (5–1–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorElliot Uzelac (1st season)
Offensive schemeSingle set back
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (6th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPCharles Johnson
Captains
  • Charles Johnson
  • Ron Woolfork
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Kansas State 4 – 2 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Oklahoma % 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Kansas 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Missouri 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oklahoma State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Bowl Coalition representative as champion
    % – Bowl Coalition at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 12th-year year head coach Bill McCartney, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 8–3–1 in a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 8. Colorado was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where the Buffalos defeated Fresno State. The team was ranked No. 16 in the final AP poll and the final Coaches Poll. Colorado played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 45:30 pmTexas*No. 11
ESPNW 36–1452,125
September 1112:00 pmNo. 24 Baylor*No. 10
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
KCNCW 45–2150,281
September 189:30 pmat No. 20 Stanford*No. 7
ESPNL 37–4152,100
September 251:30 pmNo. 3 Miami (FL)*No. 13
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ABCL 29–3552,391
October 912:00 pmMissouriNo. 20
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
KCNCW 30–1852,147
October 161:30 pmat No. 9 OklahomaNo. 20
ABCW 27–1064,213
October 2312:10 pmat Kansas StateNo. 16
KCNCT 16–1633,728
October 301:30 pmNo. 6 NebraskaNo. 20
ABCL 17–2152,277
November 61:00 pmat Oklahoma StateNo. 23
KCNCW 31–1430,200
November 1312:00 pmKansasdaggerNo. 21
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
KCNCW 38–1452,139
November 2012:00 pmat Iowa StateNo. 18
KCNCW 21–1623,797
December 253:30 pmvs. No. 25 Fresno State*No. 17
ABCW 41–3044,009
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

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Missouri

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Team 1 234Total
Tigers 0 3015 18
• Buffaloes 3 10143 30
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Folsom Field
Scoring summary
Q1COLBerger 25 yard field goalCOL 3–0
Q2MUPooler 23 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q2COLWarren 28 yard pass from Stewart (Berger kick)COL 10–3
Q2COLBerger 23 yard field goalCOL 13–3
Q3COLStewart 1 yard run (Berger kick)COL 20–3
Q3COLWarren 12 yard run (Berger kick)COL 27–3
Q4MUHolly 17 yard pass from Handy (Ofodile pass from Handy)COL 27–11
Q4COLBerger 32 yard field goalCOL 30–11
Q4MUOfodile 11 yard pass from Handy (Pooler kick)COL 30–18

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At No. 9 Oklahoma

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See also: 1993 Oklahoma Sooners football team

No. 6 Nebraska

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Team 1 234Total
• No. 6 Cornhuskers 21 000 21
No. 20 Buffaloes 3 707 17
See also: 1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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Vs. No. 25 Fresno State (Aloha Bowl)

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Main article: 1993 Aloha Bowl
See also: 1993 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Roster

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1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 88 Christian Fauria Jr
RB 19 Rashaan Salaam So
QB 10 Kordell Stewart Jr
C 64 Bryan Stoltenberg So
WR 12 Michael Westbrook Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 46 Ted Johnson Jr
CB 47 Chris Hudson Jr
DT 92 Shannon Clavelle So
DT 93 Darius Holland Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 17 Mitch Berger Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1993 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "1993 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Colorado Football 2024 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 63. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  4. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 10. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
  5. ^ "Big Eight: Dixon's 68-yard punt return is key to a 21-point first quarter as Cornhuskers hold off Colorado, 21-17". The Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1993. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
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