1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1993 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Bill McCartney and played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. The Buffaloes participated as members of the Big 8 Conference.

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	Multiple one-back
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (6th season)
Base defense	5-2
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

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

Schedule

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, Colorado	KCNC	W 45–21	50,281
September 18	9:30 pm	at No. 20 Stanford*	No. 7	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California	ESPN	L 37–41	52,100
September 25	1:30 pm	No. 3 Miami (FL)*	No. 13	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	ABC	L 29–35	52,391
October 9	12:00 pm	Missouri	No. 20	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	W 30–18	52,147
October 16	1:30 pm	at No. 9 Oklahoma	No. 20	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	ABC	W 27–10	64,213
October 23	12:10 pm	at Kansas State	No. 16	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (rivalry)	KCNC	T 16–16	33,728
October 30	1:30 pm	No. 6 Nebraska	No. 20	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–21	52,277
November 6	1:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	No. 23	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	KCNC	W 31–14	30,200
November 13	12:00 pm	Kansas	No. 21	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	W 38–14	52,139
November 20	12:00 pm	at Iowa State	No. 18	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	KCNC	W 21–16	23,797
December 25	3:30 pm	vs. No. 25 Fresno State*	No. 17	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, 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

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Roster

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 Bill McCartney Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 3 0 15 18 • Buffaloes 3 10 14 3 30 Date: October 9 Location: Folsom Field

Scoring summary 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

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At No. 9 Oklahoma

See also: 1993 Oklahoma Sooners football team

No. 6 Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 6 Cornhuskers 21 0 0 0 21 No. 20 Buffaloes 3 7 0 7 17 Date: October 30 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game attendance: 52,277

See also: 1993 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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Vs. No. 25 Fresno State (Aloha Bowl)

Main article: 1993 Aloha Bowl

See also: 1993 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

References

1. 2013 Colorado Football Information Guide
2. Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 10. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
3. "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.