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
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
Record8–3–1 (5–1–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorElliot Uzelac (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple one-back
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (6th season)
Base defense5-2
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

Schedule

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

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Roster

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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
  •   Redshirt

Season summary

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Missouri

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1 234Total
Tigers 0 3015 18
• Buffaloes 3 10143 30
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Folsom Field

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At No. 9 Oklahoma

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No. 6 Nebraska

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1 234Total
No. 6 Cornhuskers 21 000 21
No. 20 Buffaloes 3 707 17

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Vs. No. 25 Fresno State (Aloha Bowl)

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References

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  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.