1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1993 Colorado Buffaloes football
1993 Colorado Buffaloes football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 41–30 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	8–3–1 (5–1–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Elliot Uzelac (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Single set back
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (6th season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Charles Johnson
Captains	Charles Johnson; Ron Woolfork;
Home stadium	Folsom Field
	Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

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.

CoachesNo. 16

APNo. 16

Record8–3–1 (5–1–1 Big 8)

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1993 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:30 pm	Texas*	No. 11	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	ESPN	W 36–14	52,125
September 11	12:00 pm	No. 24 Baylor*	No. 10	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	W 45–21	50,281
September 18	9:30 pm	at No. 20 Stanford*	No. 7	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN	L 37–41	52,100
September 25	1:30 pm	No. 3 Miami (FL)*	No. 13	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 29–35	52,391
October 9	12:00 pm	Missouri	No. 20	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	W 30–18	52,147
October 16	1:30 pm	at No. 9 Oklahoma	No. 20	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 27–10	64,213
October 23	12:10 pm	at Kansas State	No. 16	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	KCNC	T 16–16	33,728
October 30	1:30 pm	No. 6 Nebraska	No. 20	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–21	52,277
November 6	1:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	No. 23	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	KCNC	W 31–14	30,200
November 13	12:00 pm	Kansas	No. 21	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	W 38–14	52,139
November 20	12:00 pm	at Iowa State	No. 18	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	KCNC	W 21–16	23,797
December 25	3:30 pm	vs. No. 25 Fresno State*	No. 17	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 41–30	44,009
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	15	18
• Buffaloes	3	10	14	3	30


Q1	COL	Berger 25 yard field goal	COL 3–0

Q2	MU	Pooler 23 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	COL	Warren 28 yard pass from Stewart (Berger kick)	COL 10–3

Q2	COL	Berger 23 yard field goal	COL 13–3

Q3	COL	Stewart 1 yard run (Berger kick)	COL 20–3

Q3	COL	Warren 12 yard run (Berger kick)	COL 27–3

Q4	MU	Holly 17 yard pass from Handy (Ofodile pass from Handy)	COL 27–11

Q4	COL	Berger 32 yard field goal	COL 30–11

Q4	MU	Ofodile 11 yard pass from Handy (Pooler kick)	COL 30–18

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 6 Cornhuskers	21	0	0	0	21
No. 20 Buffaloes	3	7	0	7	17

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